Author Archives: FormIsEverything

I love the micro-workout approach to strength training. There are a lot of ways to approach micro-workouts. For me, they are a way to break up a single workout into several parts and spread those parts throughout the day. For example, a typical full-body workout for me would be three sets of push-ups, three setsContinue reading “The Problem With Micro-Workouts”

This is Part 2 of my interview with San Diego Fitness trainer and high frequency basic calisthenics advocate Kyle Boggeman. You can read Part 1 here. Steve: In my own experience, one of the biggest challenges with frequent training is how to reconcile fatigue with the concept of making “progress”. In fact, you have toldContinue reading “The Power of High Frequency Basic Calisthenics Training: Interview With Kyle Boggeman, Part 2”

Back when I started training calisthenics I was very excited about the potential for building strength and muscle with basic movements such as push-ups, pull-ups and squats. That excitement has not waned ten years later and has served as the basis for my humble little book on the subject. Although calisthenics skills such as theContinue reading “The Power of High Frequency Basic Calisthenics Training: Interview With Kyle Boggeman, Part 1”

Not long ago I was contacted by Born Tough, makers of fitness apparel, gear, gym bags and accessories. They said they had found my site from a link on Fit Dad Fitness, and wanted to know if would test some of their new training apparel and provide an honest review. To be truthful, I thoughtContinue reading “Born Tough Elite Sportswear”

In a Nutshell – This guide is for those who are just getting started and/or those who want to build muscle and strength and are not necessarily interested (yet) in complex skills such as handstands, front levers and muscle-ups. This is a summary of my book The Progressive Calisthenics Program for Everyone with video accompaniment.Continue reading “How to Train Basic Calisthenics: A Step-By-Step Guide”

This incredible move is quite possibly the only push movement you ever need for strength AND flexibility! Why? Because it encompasses two yoga moves and two calisthenics strength moves. It starts with Downward Dog, dives down to a vertical push then Upward Dog and then to a pike push-up. WOW. The “dog” components are greatContinue reading “Dive-Bomber Push-Ups”

Towel rows involve using a towel draped over a sturdy elevated object such as a door frame, table, or tree limb. You grasp each end of the towel and perform the rowing movement. This is a great exercise for two main reasons. First, towels are quite common and there are many places throughout the insideContinue reading “Towel Rows”

The Jackknife pull-up is a fantastic exercise for a couple of reasons. First, it can be used as a bridge exercise to help you on the journey to your first full body-weight pull-up. Second, it is a kind of hybrid between the horizontal pull and the vertical pull movement patterns, which are two essential movementsContinue reading “The Jackknife Pull-Up”

The most interesting, intelligent and innovative people in the fitness industry are often those who started out down a conventional, unchallenged, unquestioned path. The fitness industry is overflowing with information and a lot of it is bad. More importantly, there is a huge machine constantly churning this bad information and pushing it out over andContinue reading “Form Is Everything Interview With Philip and Martina Chubb of Mindful Mover”