If you want to change your body composition so you have more lean muscle mass, look at your diet. To do so requires a combination of adequate calorie and nutrient intake with a solid muscle strengthening program. Here are the nutritional building blocks to encourage muscle gain.
Ice massage is one of the most important first steps for treating acute injuries such as strains, contusions, tendon ruptures, and overuse injuries. Doing calisthenics you may encounter the necessity to use it often. It is a component of RICE therapy (the acronym for rest, ice application, compression, and elevation). As opposed to placing an ice pack...
For most of the 20th century, getting fitter just involved training harder. However, today’s elite athletes, weekend warriors and even recreational gym-goers know that they have to consider not just their workouts but their bodies’ recovery from them too, especially if they want to get stronger or faster. Rest and recovery is an essential part...
Injury prevention is a huge topic of discussion in the gymnastics community. Everyone wants to know: How do I train harder, run faster, and get stronger without putting my body at increased risk for injury? Calisthenics is a very intensive sport. Your muscles, your joints and bones are always under constant high pressure, therefore they...
Calisthenics is the newest, most popular trend in exercise and fitness It can be used to help sculpt your body, regardless of your end objective –muscle building, getting fit, or losing weight! The word calisthenics is derived from the ancient Greek words kalós (καλός), meaning “beauty”, and sthénos (σθένος), which means “strength”. It is the...
Back to
Top