Usually most people look at bodyweight exercise as a waste
of time and don’t hold any real value for fitness. Even many trainers would say
that if you want to get strong you advance onto weights and machines. The
problem with this notion is that many people don’t know how to handle their own
bodyweight. When you learn the real styles of Bodyweight Exercise, you’re
learning how to use your body from multiple angles, work more muscles one
exercise at a time and you burn more fat. Those who tell you it doesn't do
anything either can’t do it themselves or they’re trying to make a buck and
don’t really give a damn who they hurt to get by.
To be a stronger person physically, you can and should learn
to build strength from multiple angles, the more muscles you work at one time
the better. In Gymnastics, strength is built all over the place from your neck
to your toes. Now I never said you needed to be like a gymnast to have that
kind of power but learning certain basics won’t hurt very much either. It does
take practice but with time, your strength can skyrocket to levels you never
imagined before. Think about it, what it would be like to hold a perfect handstand, be able to switch from exercise to exercise without pain or fatigue
or better yet, have the strength to hold even the most basic positions and
still look good doing it. It could happen if you just believe and take action.
Gymnasts and even Acrobats have the most fluid and graceful
movements that are strong and cunning. Even a ballet dancer is very strong once
you start paying attention. The power of a movement even in basic positions isn't how it looks; it’s how it’s presented, straight and tight. The best way
to describe those straight and tight movements is how you are flexed in that
position. In other words, you’re looking at Isometrics. Think of a guy on the
Rings in the Iron Cross or in a Handstand, that is a form of isometrics.
Isometrics is the form of strength training where you’re throwing all your strength
in a fixed position.
Have you noticed that one of the key components if not the
key component to a gymnast is their powerful abdominals? It has been said that
Gymnasts have the strongest abs in the world, why? Because without strong and
powerful abs, they can’t move or better yet hold the most powerful looking
positions. A lot of us look to having strong abs, but the majority just want
abs to look which is not a bad thing but I’ll say it won’t look good on your
resume if you’re trying to do certain things. Your Core is the center of your
whole body, the key that holds everything together, from the lower chest down
to near your pelvis, that’s the Core that holds it all. Building strong abs= A
strong body.
Every time you watch Gymnastics, Acrobatics, Ballet or
anything that has nothing but their own body moving through the air or holding
some pretty awesome positions, you’re in awe and think “how the hell do they
get like that?”, besides years of training, they all started somewhere, some of
them had natural ability, others were terrible but with practice got better and
better. We all start somewhere, I didn't get into Gymnastics till I was in my
20’s when that’s the retirement age for most gymnasts, a good friend of mine didn't start till he was in his mid 30’s when most would say he was too late
and won’t be able to withstand those exercises. No matter how old you are or
what your current fitness is, beginning an exercise program is a great way to
go up that latter, it’s like learning math, you start with arithmetic and work
your way up to calculus. Start with where you’re at and progress to the best of
your abilities.
One of the coolest ways to look at training with Bodyweight
Exercises is that it doesn't take up a lot of time, hell no more than 15-20
minutes a day is all you need and if you don’t have time, start just doing a
few seconds, work up to a minute. You can even do separate exercises throughout
the day. It’s all about making it work for you. Those who say you need 30
minutes of cardio and an hour of weights don’t know a damn thing about your
lifestyle, the majority don’t have that amount of time to do all that but its
not impossible to do something during your day. Doing a few minutes of training
is really all you need, you used many muscle groups, you don’t need to do more
than a few exercises and best of all, you can make them fun and exciting, not
dull and used as a punishment. Do what you can, your body will thank you for
it.
Getting stronger is not far out of reach but you got to want
it bad enough, not to the point where you’re taking short cuts that’s the
cheating way. The true value of being strong and healthy is practice, practice,
practice. Consistency is a key and whether you exercise for one minute or one
hour it still counts. Make it happen for you, you can think all you want and
nothing will come of it, it’s the action that gets the job done. Your body is
what you make of it, don’t let certain things or people get in the way of what
you want to do. You can have a beautiful, powerful and strong body if you
believe in yourself and find the right resources for you to develop what you
want to achieve. It’s not that far away but it’s up to you to reach out and
grab it by the horns and run with it.
