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Excellent fitness book on calisthenics with a logical program! A book I will reference likely throughout my life. wonderful plan and wonderful advice for those that are looking into getting into progressive calisthenics and progressive overload!
Get STRONG!
Get STRONG!
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Me gusta mucho cuando un manual presenta un programa sencillo, claro, con metas y opciones bien definidas y donde en cada momento sabes perfectamente lo que has de hacer y el siguiente paso. Mejor aún si, encima, es un programa de ejercicios básicos y es eficiente. Este manual lo cumple todo, y es una excelente introducción a la calistenia.
Some books are supposed to be reviewed the day you finish it while some after you actually follow it. This is my review of Get Strong after I followed it for a reasonable while.
Because of the lockdown, I took up this program after going through "You are your own gym" as well as "Convict conditioning". I was a complete beginner and I finished their Phase 1 program in approx 2 months. Why I picked this book over others is:
- It has a cookie-cutter program. Hence for me, who was completely new to callisthenics, this proved to be ideal. Just follow the program as mentioned and nothing else.
- They are scientific in their approach and don't just bro-science their way out. Their articles after the workout section are especially a very good read after a workout.
- Kavadlo brothers are very active on social media and their Youtube AMA's were very helpful.
Despite all these pointers, I decided to move from "Get Strong" to "Reddit's recommended routine" after Phase 1 because of these points:
- The progressions are sometimes too steep. E.g. Phase 1 Week 4 has you doing active hangs and negative chin-ups. In a matter of days, when Phase 2 starts, you are expected to do 3 sets of 2 chin-ups. Going from 0 to 6 chin-ups was particularly daunting for me at one shot.
- The exams at the end of each phase are a little erratic. E.g. Phase 1 Week 4 has you doing 15 elevated-pushups in one set. However the exam a day after requires you to do 30 elevated pushups at once.
- Also, the exam requires you to just take 60 secs of rest between each exercise which I didn't get the logic. This is for strength building and not necessarily endurance so why give a time limit for rest.
All in all, it's a great book for anyone who wants to start doing callisthenics. Grease the groove and you'll start to understand more about yourself and your body after which you can either continue and finish this program or choose something else.
Because of the lockdown, I took up this program after going through "You are your own gym" as well as "Convict conditioning". I was a complete beginner and I finished their Phase 1 program in approx 2 months. Why I picked this book over others is:
- It has a cookie-cutter program. Hence for me, who was completely new to callisthenics, this proved to be ideal. Just follow the program as mentioned and nothing else.
- They are scientific in their approach and don't just bro-science their way out. Their articles after the workout section are especially a very good read after a workout.
- Kavadlo brothers are very active on social media and their Youtube AMA's were very helpful.
Despite all these pointers, I decided to move from "Get Strong" to "Reddit's recommended routine" after Phase 1 because of these points:
- The progressions are sometimes too steep. E.g. Phase 1 Week 4 has you doing active hangs and negative chin-ups. In a matter of days, when Phase 2 starts, you are expected to do 3 sets of 2 chin-ups. Going from 0 to 6 chin-ups was particularly daunting for me at one shot.
- The exams at the end of each phase are a little erratic. E.g. Phase 1 Week 4 has you doing 15 elevated-pushups in one set. However the exam a day after requires you to do 30 elevated pushups at once.
- Also, the exam requires you to just take 60 secs of rest between each exercise which I didn't get the logic. This is for strength building and not necessarily endurance so why give a time limit for rest.
All in all, it's a great book for anyone who wants to start doing callisthenics. Grease the groove and you'll start to understand more about yourself and your body after which you can either continue and finish this program or choose something else.