The fact you're not trying to please algorithm with bloated videos is something really special here on YT, I appreciate this so much man, I love your work. Thank you for every video and free programs, your channel is a gem!
Thank you! I’m not tech savvy, not an into social media, so I’m just being myself. I never thought any of it would work or there would be an audience that it would connect with, so I’m extremely grateful for you guys and I’m committed to keeping the channel authentic and down to earth.
Because of your I switched my mindset from "quantity" to "quality" in every rep. It made a tremendous different in my training and results. Thank you very much! ❤️
Yes,me too. I have been doing the pull Up routine (now with chin ups) trying to do It in strict form as well as the push ups... I tell you that with the correct" protein intake the results are notable. Stay focused and sorry for my english
I am 72 years old and thought the days of adding a little lean muscle were gone. Since I have been following you I have added a little lean mass and lost some body fat. Slow but sure. Thanks you….mad respect!
“The ability to train outside in the sunshine” - as an Englishman, this made me smile! Thanks Kyle, keep up the great work. Ps would love to see something about rounded shoulders + forward neck posture one day.
You can try getting a resistance band and doing YTW’s. They are great for posture and also a good warm up for the upper body before working out. They have really helped me with my posture. I am 6 feet 4inches so posture had also been a problem for me. It is an increasing problem amongst the youth of today with over use of mobile phones etc. This is a very important issue
@@fitat4224 great advice that was ignored. Prone or band YTWLs are great, as are facepulls, band pull aparts, dislocations, dead hangs and wall slides 👍
Since finding this channel I’ve made serious improvements in my physique just by leveraging basic calisthenics with good form, walking, and a weekly caloric deficit. Your principles for fitness are easy to follow and, most importantly, they are sustainable for the long term because they are low cost and minimize injury. Thanks for the great content!
Don! Thank you for this feed back, my friend! So happy to hear you are getting solid results and improving your fitness in a way that is affordable and sustainable. Keep me posted on your journey, brother🙏
I love the physique that calisthenics (and training under your guidance) is giving me: I'm looking big but not too bulky, which I've never liked as I'm on the shorter side. Great video as always.
Hi Kyle. Just want to say that your providing tremendous value. I’ve been training Calisthenics on and off for the past 12 years with average form, always pushing to failure. You’ve completely changed the way I now approach my training. Quality over Quantity is the key in every aspect. It’s been a true paradigm shift. If only I found you sooner. Thank you 👍
Jonathan! Thanks so much for the kind feedback! I'm so stoked to hear the content has resonated with you. That means a lot! Keep at it and don't hesitate to reach out if you ever have any questions.
Thank you for including your own fat free mass index for a baseline!!! All of the info was great, including what is suspicious and what is achievable for the general population.
Thanks, no name. I’m happy you enjoyed it! I think most people would be pretty happy with moderate FFMI. Most of our perceptions around what is attainable naturally for most of us is skewed.
So much incredible content on this channel. The simplicity of videos, the quality of info, the conciseness of the communication. I thought I had read and learned everything there was about fitness, bought a bunch of weights and trained heavy in my home gym, injured myself from ego lifting, and found that although other ways may work for others depending on their goals, my personal goal of minimizing injury while building a physique like this, having less equipment, this all just spoke to me so much. I’ve seen others teach calisthenics on RU-vid but this channel feels so authentic and straightforward with no flashy “look at me” clickbaity vibes. Got the notification bell 🔔 on now and have watched every video and at this point it’s just being interested in seeing you pop up in a new video rather than feeling like I’m needing anything more. Wishing you all the success in the world k boges !!!
Wow, Kaotonix! This one means a lot. Thank you so much for the kind words. I truly appreciate that. I'll keep doing my best to bring useful content to you and the other subscribers. Thank you for the support and the beautiful comment!🙏
Trained today in the park with rings, the spot was amazing, had a great walk to it. It did not feel like a workout but more like I was just chillin. Some rows dips and walking lunges + training handstands. So much beter than a gym.
Just realized that your past 200K subs and have 3 videos that have over a million views. Insane! It's been an honor and privilege to learn under you as your channel has grown. thanks so much for everything you do!
It's truly wild. Thank you so much for sticking around and always commenting and supporting the community. That is how it's all possible. I truly appreciate it, William!🙏
Good video, simple, straightforward, and factual. It's very much like a coach answering someone's question(s) face to face at the gym. You are teaching, not selling, which everyone on here finds really refreshing!
you are the best man!..I consider you as my big brother..please never stop giving us your amazing tips. we will always support you no matter what! you have actually helped me and many others like me in many ways. you have utmost respect and support. keep going big brother!
Wow dude, thank you! This is so kind. I appreciate the support so much because without it, I couldn't do this. It means a lot and just know that I appreciate you guys more than you know. 🙏
I know I’m late, but it’s still worth it to say thank you. Thank you for your accurate, simple to digest information. I changed my approach to training because of you, my push ups are not as high in a number, but they surely hurt much more! Thanks man!
Hey mate just wanted to say your content and training principles have really resonated with me. I've been training for a while now starting with typical commercial gyms then into calisthenics following other youtubers. But lately since I discovered your channel I've been adopting a much more simple and consistent approach to my training and it feels awesome (less is more!!). It really feels like you're giving honest advice and just trying your best to help others along with their fitness journey. Much appreciated my guy!!
Thank you, Chris! So happy you like the content and find it useful! I really appreciate the feedback. Always nice to hear from people who enjoy videos. Thank you brother!🙏
So a couple months ago I started following your nutrition principles video. I was literally eating strictly chicken, greens, fruits, nuts, eggs every single day in addition to taking up jump rope. Let me just say man, I've NEVER been this shredded in my life. I'm talking visible six pack, serratus, defined chest, shoulder muscles, weird back muscles. everything! I can do way more pushups and pullups now too since I melted the fat off of me. People were literally approaching me at the gym asking if I was a fighter 🤣🤣 I just said nah man I'm just trying to get ripped. I also started hitting the heavy bag at the gym consistently because if I have a fighters body, I might as well see what it can do! Anyways, just wanted to thank you. I've learned a lot from you.
Dallas! Awesome to hear! It's amazing how well it works, and once you have it figured out, it's like a tool you have access to for rat rest of your life. No matter what you do, you will know how to get ripped. Great job brother! Keep at it and let me know if you ever have any questions!
Hey kboges! I'm 3 months into doing calisthenics after finding your channel and loving your methodology and attitude. I've half heatedly tried stuff over the years but your ideas of quality over quantity and making it a lifestyle really help put my mind where it needs to go. Training 5 days on 2 days off with push ups/pull ups/squats/sit ups and I feel good and I can see my body changing and I feel stronger and healthier. Much love, and keep posting! I don't plan on stopping this routine for quite a long time now.
As long as you continue to progressively overload with more advanced calisthenics exercises you will continue to grow. You don’t need barbells and dumbbells. If you mastered push ups and dips, move on to handstand push ups. I think a lot of guys stay small with calisthenics because they never push into more advanced movements. Regardless though the physique you achieve with even basic calisthenics is still more aesthetic than the mass monsters in my opinion👍🏻👍🏻
A really good channel you have going here mate. I've been following for a while and what you say really matches with my experience over the years of different training approaches and what you promote is really the most sensible approach for the majority of people. I remember when I was a student on a budget I'd do calisthenics and dynamic tension exercise routines every day coupled with a 4 mile walk to university and a 4 mile walk home. I looked like a gymnast and never had any injuries. Weight training after leaving university and using commercial gyms piled on huge amounts of muscle mass, I looked like a tank but long term not good for the joints. In my mid 50s now and it is back to routines based mostly on calisthenics, with some burpees and explosive kettlebell exercises thrown in for speed and cardio plus some walking .. back to looking like a gymnast and my joints are very happy about it too. You should post some follow along routines and see if you can get a bigger following on RU-vid. You deserve a bigger following and more income from your RU-vid videos, you have an honest and simple message with no frills or BS regarding exercise and diet for what the majority of people want in terms of health and fitness, and it works. Good luck to you .. look forward to seeing more of your output.
hey aasimgc! This is an awesome story and such a cool testament to the power of basic training. Keep it up, brother! Thank you for the kind words and the advice! Much appreciated and very useful.
really appreciate your content. I'm 50 years old and am in the best shape of my life. I like what you have to say man. I started doing squats in my daily morning routine Because of you. thank you!!!!
Bodybuilding is slowing losing its appeal and folk are starting to wake up to the fact that being "big" has absolutely no health benefits whatsoever. Bodyweight exercises/callisthetics is the future. You get the best of both worlds.....health....strength and incredible aesthetics. What's not to like?
Wouldn't say so , millions of normies think that if you are bigger you automatically can fight/win fights and the other side thinks women in general want/like big guys lol it is really stupid but that's how it is. As for topic of aesthetics I'd say weighted calisthenics + some dumbell work is the best way for a great and balanced looking physique
bodybulding is blowing up. Being "aesthetic" has 0 healths beneft either, it's simply something you do for yourself. Bodyibiding is healthy, builds more strength and better aesthetics (and uses a lot of calisthenics movements). Doing calisthenics is good if you like calisthenics, bodybuilding is good if you like bodybuilding.
@@thebrognator3524 knowing how to fight helps in a fight, I'm confident that 135lbs gervonta davis would knock the fuck out most steroid junkies sitting 200+lbs assuming they never trained a martial art or have a lot of fighting experience in the street.
Recently just started using my pull up bar again. Gonna stop weight training for awhile and strictly focus on Calisthenics thanks to you and a few other creators out there. Thanks for the motivation💯🖤
@@ManiIVVII It can, but it's not the most efficient way to go about it. It will build muscle, which will burn calories and increase your metabolic rate, but diet is the easiest way to burn body fat.
Great feed as always! Any info about how your warming up looks like before your workouts would be the icing on the cake for this channel. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Thomas! Pretty simple actually. I do a few easy sets of what I'm about to do. If I train in the morning when I'm "cold", I might do a slow jog or walk before in some sweats to loosen up.
@@Kboges not sure but like the other poster, I never receive an email about new videos despite being a longtime subscriber. I do see the new videos on my RU-vid landing page so I generally catch them in the first week regardless, but I would think that subscribing should mean an email notification as well. Either way, congrats on the growth, very well deserved.
@@JHallOnline Man... that's bizarre. You have been subbed for a LONG time (much appreciated, BTW), so I have no idea why that would be happening. Any ideas?
@@Kboges I dug into it a bit further. I guess RU-vid quietly removed the email notifications last August. I don’t subscribe to many channels so I hadn’t noticed, but I guess that would explain why the other guy feels it’s being ignored. I’d say just keep encouraging the subscribe option, as they always do pop up on my landing page at the very least.
I’ve been doing ladders daily now after watching some of your videos and it’s been going great I usually do 4 or 5 rounds and I just do push ups/dips , pull ups/chin ups, and close stance/wide stance squats depending on what I feel like I usually do up to 5 reps with my squats being double instead With my busy work schedule now it’s been awesome because I get a lot of reps done in like 30 to 40 minutes tops Do you think that’s a good thing to do daily? I recommended your channel to a friend as well btw, told him you give great tips! 🙌🏻 Lol at the “Greek statue” thing! That’s exactly what I’m tryna look like 😂💀
Hey Stress Lee! I do think that's a solid approach. I did like 6 months of nothing but ladders once and it was really effective. I kept it at 3 rounds though, and really focused on my form. It's a great way to train, no doubt. The greek statue physique is attainable that way for sure, just make sure your nutrition is supporting your goals.
@@Kboges great tips all around! Thank you 🙏 how many reps would you do for your ladders? What do you do now for your workouts?🧐 I’m tryna get ripped af like you! 💪😂 I just bought some rings but I haven’t tried them yet, hopefully I can go to the park or something today and try them out
I think most of us would like to look like ancient Greek statues!! Just need to dial in the nutrition and stay consistent with the training -- simple but still challenging.
Hi, I'm new to your community, thank you for the knowledge. I'm extremely hopeful for my journey with calisthenics, especially with your guidance. I'm glad I found this channel 👊🏽
I weighted 300pounds 2 years ago today am down 147pounds,went from size XXL to size XXS in T shirt am a 28inches waist only calisthenics all the way wit cardio n a pure diet got me on track 💪💪💪
I’ve put on a lot of size with dumbbells/barbells (with a bit too much extra fat), but it’s just far too much of a commitment and not sustainable long term. Being just 5’6 and not wanting to look like a meatball, I’m gonna go for the lean physique you’ve achieved. Getting started in calisthenics with a push day tomorrow. Thank you for the much needed guidance.
Please make a complete beginners guide for PPL 6x per week. Like how many exercises to do, how many reps to do, how much to rest, when to change the progression, when to progressive overload etc. Make it all in one video and that would be the best video ever.
I think calisthenics and kettlebells make a good combination for somebody who just trains for GPP. My body definitely feels better when I do calisthenics rather than barbell training. While barbells build the strength I always notice some aches and pains as well as reduced mobility. Just my observation.
I've ramped up the intensity of your style of calisthenics recently. Been pushing closer to failure (used to hold back too much) on most sets and aesthetically, I'm seeing great differences in my chest, traps, and arms. My legs were beefy before this, but they may be gaining a little bit of size, while the high rep squats done daily are taking off some chunk. I believe that this style of training is super palatable for most people, while getting you close to your genetic potential for long lasting muscle mass because adherence to this style of training is incredibly high.
I also had recently watched your video on bulking and you had mentioned body recomposition. I know a little about body recomposition but I would like to hear it from your perspective Kyle, as you keep things simple and straightforward. Plus in the context of calisthenics, it is really cool to gain muscle, increase volume of exercise, and watch the jiggles stop happening. Thank you for everything you do brother and have an excellent 4th of July! 🦅🇺🇸
LOL Kyle. I think you've hit paydirt... Make a video about the "new, never-before seen, ultimate body shaping tool" that will revolutionize fitness and human health as we know it. The K-Bell. So much better than the J-Bell. Throw a splashy thumbnail on there with the words "shocking" and "you'll never believe..." and you're golden. 🤣 All kidding aside, thank you for putting out your content. Your simple push, pull, legs, and intensity vs. fatigue approach has confirmed what I've wondered for a long time and pushed an old guy enough to train regularly and intelligently. Not for the gains or end result. For the journey. You keep posting, and I'll keep watching.
Hahaha I love it! I'll be hiring you to market the new K-Bell! 😂 Than you for the support! So happy you like the continent🙏 Keep at it and I'll be looking forward to hearing about your progress!
Your channel has helped me to really start to change my body after many years of not knowing what I was doing while training. Always basic, just my body weight, and working on motion as perfect as I can. Thank you so much.
That's exactly it, Adam. So many people have unrealistic expectations one way or another. Seems like 1/3 of people believe they are going to look like Arnold in his prime if they train. 1/3 believe that you can achieve absolutely nothing and anyone with visible abs and any muscle is on drugs, and the other 1/3 understand you actually have control over your body composition but genetic limits are a real thing.
Thanks Henko! Basically any of the foundational compound movements that are low skill; the classics like push up, dips, rows, pull ups, squats, lunges nd all their variations. Basically, non skill type of calisthenics.
Another great video and relevant to all of us, in fact more relevant that we might care to admit. Be interesting to correlate the pull-up fitness with the FFMI.
Hey Kyle great video as always. For the first time in my life I’m obtaining a Patrick Bateman physique. Just a quick question which push up variation do you recommend to hit the upper chest? Aside from incline push ups. That portion of my chest is lagging .
My friend, i find that different variations of decline pushups exploding the way up while controlling the way down get your upper chest really strong and solid and end up giving you a fuller non bulky look
As a teen starting out for almost a year, I'm really glad I found your channel just when I was starting to plateau, mostly because of me being bombarded with different exercises that I was ego repping my way through all of it leaving me not looking forward to my workouts which leads to me skipping some, I started to progress again when I followed your advice focusing on the basics and your discipline, I have a busy schedule and do you think the bw squats will be enough for the overall development of the legs? Would there be any injuries or pulled hamstrings that we should worry about when only doing squats or do you think that only happens if you do barbell squat? Thank you so much for your content sir, hope to learn more from you, cheers!
Muscle is gained when the fibres are broken down due to fatigue; of course they will build muscle. The rep ranges you hear of to build muscle are meaningless nonsense you should throw out the window if you care about your health. The fitness industry sells much nonsense like stimulants and BS rep ranges to make profit.
Aesthetics for men in order of importance (my opinion of course): 1. Visible abs but not shredded (this alone is 80% of aesthetics). 2. Square chest from having good upper pec development. 3. Decently developed shoulders and arms. 4. Not skinny calves and maybe a developed vastus medialis (if wearing shorts). Not eating like a pig in addition to a simple exercise like decline push-ups will be enough to have a sexy body for 99% of men. For most people, your height in cm minus 100 is probably your ideal bodyweight in kg at 10-20% body fat give or take 1-2kg.
I really like your videos. You take a very pragmatic, honest approach to fitness that resonates with me. I'd be interested to learn more about your story. How long have you been training? Are you a competitive athlete? How long have you been this fit? What's your average day like? Clearly you're a smart, well-researched guy who practices what he preaches. Give us some insight. Thanks.
Thanks, Eric! I appreciate that feedback very much! - I've been training since I was a kid- 7th grade - I'm not a competitive athlete, though I competed in martial arts when in was a kid and young adult - I've been fit my whole life. I did a dreamer bulk in my mid 20's and intentionally got as big as I could, which was mostly fat. Great experiment, but I was happy to get the weight off. - My typical day is an early wake up (4 or 430), cardio, work straight until about 2, train, eat, work until about 4:30pm, eat, and then walk with my wife and daughter. The rest of the day is spending time when them, and then I turn in early to do it again. Every day, including weekends, is pretty much the same with some small variation day to day depending on schedule. If more people are interested in this I can make a video covering my typical day. Thank you for the support and the kind words!
Our modern age, with spirituality, acceptance, tolerance, it still comes down to the irreducible variables: one of which is physique. The guy looks like he's wearing armor; a characteristic of a protector. He knows what is about.
Watched the Ted talk with the pressup lady 👍 I have started doing 200 press ups, 300 squats and 80 chin ups spread over the entire day and I feel stronger already? Greasing the groove I’d say 😮
pending your video ... I look good (63 yrs) with shirt and pants on as I have no "man slide pouch", but without shirt I do have a minor soft mid section. So I figure I am near 20 BMI. My eating is about two hours on Omad with a weekly autophagy fast each week. Keep up the videos.
Hey Forest! It sounds like you are doing pretty good! Keep at it. OMAD is so effective for leaning out, in my experience. I have used it quite extensively, and I have seen a lot of clients use it successfully. Just don't slack on the resistance training. I know you wont, but I just had to add it to the comment for other readers to keep in mind 😉💪
You said "if your goals are to maximize size...don't limit yourself to calisthenics", but add dumbbells, barbells, etc to maximize hypertrophy. Is this simply just swapping a bodyweight exercise with a compound weighted version, while still following 10 to 20 hard sets per week per body part? How does the inclusion of isolation exercise(s) change the calculation of weekly sets? Thank you!
This is a great questions and it's a bit complicated to answer. But here's how I would look at it... compounds, whether high rep or low rep, BW or weighted, offer the greatest return on investment meaning you can hit a lot of muscle with a limited exercise selection. Compounds do require more recovery though. If I were bodybuilding, I would be pushing weekly volume as high as I could, which would necessitate more isolation work. I would try to hit as much muscle from as many angles as was reasonable so i might accumulate fewer total weekly sets in the form of compounds, but I would increase my total volume by adding various single joint exercises.
Hey Kyle. I've been subbed to you from maybe 5-6 months. I've stopped working out(I used to do weighted calisthenics and had that bad "on-off" consistency) for almost 9 months now mainly because of financial problem to support my diet and college pressure and some personal reasons. So for few weeks I've been wanting to get back into it as I've got the financial stability for supporting a great clean diet and it would be 3-4 days that I've watched quite a few of your videos. Yes I'm on a time constraints of 3 months to at least build a representable physique so at first I was sceptical about using your approach of doing only 3 main exercises daily because I wasn't sure if it'll give at least as much as(if not more) output in terms muscle size gain which I used to get from my previous Push-Pull-Leg routine. However I've looked into more and more of your videos and understood better what you are talking about and when I did the calculation for the weekly no. of sets that I've been doing(talking about back and chest exercises only) in my past regimens I was surprised to see that I will hit almost the same no. of weekly sets if I follow your approach. Only difference in doing it will be that I used to do 3-4 different exercises for Back and Chest and 2-3 different exercises for shoulder, biceps and triceps but in your approach I'll be doing same exercise (I've considered the variations too) for back and chest(and as by-product hitting the shoulders, biceps and triceps)7 days/week. Well I'm really intrigued now and looking forward to start my fresh journey on calisthenics from tomorrow. Your simplistic approach really lifted my mood up and encouraged me to do so because I was really feeling detached whenever I was thinking about working out and my old routine of it. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Will keep you posted about my progess. P.S. I think my growth will be rapid because when I left calisthenics my diet become really bad, sleep schedule was absolute garbage (at max 2 meals a day, mostly leading a lethargic day without eating, having lowest level of energy) and that resulted getting skinny to the bones, weak joints etc. So I really think ghat with good nutrition and sleep I can test the maximum output of this kind of training style(though I'll have the muscle memory advantage which true beginners don't have).
Pritam! Good to hear you are getting back to it! I think you will like this style of training. Trust is, give it time to work, and check out something called the Norwegian Frequency Project for more inspiration! Enjoy the gains, brother!
@@Kboges thank you brother!!! I'll start in few hours. Actually I was planning my workout routine and watching your videos now. I'll be able to complete it while I get your answer of my other question about cycles.
Like the idea of using FFMI compared to BMI. I've been following your Pull Up Mastery program and have had excellent results for strength and aesthetics. However, I need to work on cutting a little body fat. What are your thoughts on 400m sprints combined with your PUM?
Glad to hear you are enjoying it! It's one of my favorite programs. 400m sprints with this would be amazing. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes for you.
