Journey of Strength

I see athletes, young or old, everyday who are not able to perform basic functional movements such as: Squatting, Lunging, Push Ups, and Pull Ups. For the next 6 months I am going to go on Journey of Strength that gets me back to function. On this journey my main goal is to become Functional Fit. I am looking to do basic movements such as Overhead Squatting, Single Leg Squatting, One arm Push Ups, One arm Pull Ups; basically training not old school but ancient school. My goal is to master the ancient art of body-weight training. The ancient art of body-weight training is known as Calisthenics. Not a word commonly heard much in strength circles anymore; and most personal trainers would have trouble even spelling it. The word itself has been used in the English language since at least the nineteenth century, but the term has very ancient origins. It comes from the ancient Greek kallos meaning, "beauty", and sthénos, which means "strength." It has been known from the ancient days of gladiators that the correct practice of body-weight exercise both perfects the physique and develops greats strength. Ever since prehistory, when the fist men wished to develop and display their power they did so by demonstrating control over their own body.

The Journey of Strength is going to use the ancient school of thought and challenge the body with basic calisthenics and progress towards advance calisthenics. An example for some of us would be my Level 1 Push Up Progression:

ISO Hold Push Up
Wall Push Up
Incline Push Up
Kneeling Push Up
1/2 Push Up
Classic Push Up

(Video Progressions coming soon)

Join me on this Journey of Strength. Come in and get tested on Functional Movements and see where you stand and start your training to becoming Functional Fit.

To get a FREE Functional Movement Screening call:

318.869.1600 (Shreveport)
318.323.1613 (Monroe)

Wade, P. (2010). Convict condtioning. St. Paul, MN: Dragon Door Puclications, Inc.