Yay! Me 2! Personally, im not called weak but i feel weak and everything else (age and interest) is the same. I know you commented a while ago so i hope its going well!
One of these calisthenics guys on YT says he was that nerdy guy as a teen that was slim and a little quiet. Now he’s a sexy beast. Literally bigger and more shredded than 95% of men. I love calisthenics and I on the other hand and 36 and just had my 4th child 5 months ago, and basically I need a transformation and my journey has led me to calisthenics and I’m literally just getting started with this video now.
i'm a carpenter and i don't recommend pulling yourself up one of your interior doors because it puts a lot of strain on the hinges. your front door is the only one that MIGHT be able to tank that. but be aware that your body weighs way more than any door in and around your house in 99% of cases.
Go lift weights in the gym and you'll have results in just couple weeks. Also you can become much more stronger by lifting weights than doing anything else that is not lifting weights.
@@nihilist1680 you see results in a couple weeks doing this too. It’s just more difficult to see progress because the progressions aren’t measured with a definitive number and progressing from one exercise to another typically involves a significant load difference (certainly not as simple as adjusting in 5lb increments). So progress appears slow. At the end of the day how quickly you progress depends on how good your routine is and whether you can tailor your routine to reach your goals. Neither method is superior. The only muscle group you really can’t hit effectively without weights is the low back, and legs absolutely benefit from weighted exercise over bodyweight alone. But to say that weights build superior strength is just wrong. Strength is relative. A calisthenics athlete may not be able to win in a deadlifting competition, but the average weightlifter can’t do a muscle up, planche, human flag, or single arm pull-up (not without injuring themselves at least). Its a different kind of strength. Weights tend to build larger muscle groups while calisthenics train the large and small muscle groups (less isolation). I think the perfect exercise routine would include both bodyweight and weighted exercises to get the benefits of both.
First video I've seen admitting that it takes a long time to archieve these skills properly. Mostly the instructors give the unrelistic impression to expect fast improvements. Thank you for the good advice to enjoy the long process. That will help significantly to make training a habit of its own.
Well said. I‘m a 50+ guy and I started moderate exercise - but every day - a couple of years ago. I followed an online program, started small and worked up. One exercise I absolutely hated was the humble pushup… I can do a decent number of pushups now but it took about a year to really get them flowing. I found building chest muscle to be really hard. Most fitness things seem to require that 6-12 month time frame. But once you got them, it‘s so good.
I'm a girl and unlike most of my friends I don't want to be slim, I want to build muscle and seeing these women have so much strength in their upper body really inspires me. So hell yeah I'm gonna do this till I have money to go to a gym or get a trainer.
As a fit man in my 50s, I usually find a woman with a fit physique instantly hot. Lacking the testosterone, woman find it harder to make muscle. So when a woman keeps going with fitness training in spite of less returns on investment (of effort), this earns my respect.
8-9 months to do a push-up?? Girl that makes me feel so much better .. I feel like so many fitness instructors/trainers make it out to be this quick process when in reality for most people it takes time.. of course it also depends on current fitness level, genetics, etc etc and so for others it may be quick and easy but for the rest of us it takes a while .. thanks for being up front about this !!
I feel very discouraged when I try various "beginners" exercise videos and I struggle with the basics like dips and pushups. Like I'm not even strong enough to be a beginner? This is a great true starting point for people looking to gain strength and develop their movements
I'll be honest with you, beginner exercises are brought out to be regular push ups and regular dips when rally "beginner exercises" are always going to be assisted because the exercises have to cater to the people how rarely or never exercise. So all in all font try to push you self to do "Normal" Versions of exercises, Instead make your way up by doing assisted ones. ( PS. there is nothing wrong with doing assisted exercising, if anything it shows devotion )
This is my fourth day doing a version of each of these at night. I used to get discouraged because I couldn't keep up with a ton of cardio. This is a great place to start with some added stretching. Thank you for the beginner video!
Im 28 and a guy who had multiple injuries and a broken hand last year. Ive been doing workouts but I always loved calisthenics. This due to the slow and controlled movements which looks like art. But i always found that the excersises are really hard if you are a beginner. This video gives lots of inspiration and alternative excersises. Amazing!
This is great! The idea of calisthenics has been flirting with me for years and I've never really done it, and I was looking for an easy beginners' guide with little/no equipment to start exercising again, thanks!
Really been wanting to start calisthenics but had no idea what to do and have zero strength. This video was so informative and makes me feel like I can start it from stage 0. I also love how you mentioned it can take several months to start seeing results.
I've been looking at callisthenics as a way to keep fit cheaply and around all my other responsibilities. After thinking about starting for weeks I watched this video and did 8 push ups against the kitchen counter while making a cup of tea! I've started my journey! Thanks Lucy!
Just wanted to say that this begginer push up technique where you go down but could not get up yet properly so you sort of cheat on getting up really works!!! On 1 of Jan I could do 0 push ups and now about 10-12!!! Of course I do other training as well but wanted to thank you for this great idea.😃😃😃
This was RECOMMENDED to me!! What are you trying to tell me TH-cam?? I can't even do a plank more than 20 seconds!!! But will I be doing this!?? Absolutely Yes!!
Just came across you and have watched a couple of videos - it’s so nice to have someone show beginnings and progression AND say it’s not gonna happen overnight and that’s OK! Makes me feel better about my slow progress! Thank you!
Okay, I've watched a couple of your videos and I've decided that it's time for me to start exercising. I'm not young, I'm overweight and I haven't exercised much in awhile but...you've motivated me. Thank you for these videos. :)
As a inspired wannabe contortionist who never thought was flexible before being inspired I did most of the moderate excersises from the mix up in her other calisthenics video. Just shows that once you try you really can achieve some pretty impressive goals. Thank you for posting this video now I'm also inspired to add the excersises from your TH-cam channel to my workout.
Thank you! This is just what I was looking for/need to get started on my fitness journey. 5 mins a day every morning, no excuses, establishing a routine and building on it!
This is a very informative video. It is truly for beginners. I appreciate the progression exercises. Will embrace the journey and hope for good progress. We have to start somewhere. Cheers from Toronto Canada...and paws up to your kitty.
I love the kitchen bench corner. I also use it for leg raises to work out the abs. For those like me who cant afford the gym, its good to know we can turn our home into a gym. Thanks for all the useful tips, lucy.
You have inspired me to take up calisthenics. I have been working on your workouts (beginner) for the last two weeks. I already feel stronger! Thank you!
Hi Alma! So great to see other beginners here, it gives me strength to get beyond the frustration and get pumped up for everyone else and their progress. Keep up and let us all get stronger together! Best, Gigi.
@@janel4582 that’s great to hear! Yesterday I tried the modified pull-up at our gym that just opened up for 5 people at a time (soo hard to work out in a mask, but so grateful), so I didn’t have to worry about falling under my very unstable kitchen table, lol!
@@janel4582 oh no!! 🤦🏻♀️ Our situation just changed in LA, although I am obviously worried about some of our American freedom lovers who walk mask-less in our building hallways, ugh 🤯 I’m originally from Brazil and my family is back in strict lockdown again... stay well, and nice chatting with you! This video will certainly help us all!
@@lucylismoreYou master everything nicely. I don't have instagram to message you. Can you please link or name the DVD you used to follow for 3 months? I appreciate it❤
I'm 48 and never been athletic and didn't start working out u til in my 40s. I finally enjoyed working out just last year. It took me a year to do push ups and my next goal is to do pull ups. I'm new to calisthenics and I'm very interested so this video is great to learn from the basics.
I love the way you make these workouts so that people who are more advanced can do them along with people who have never done a pushup in their life. I love your channel so much and you're such a beautiful person inside and out. Love you 💖💖💖
This is exactly what I've been looking for. I'm interested in starting calisthenics and the "beginner" videos I've seen weren't very beginner friendly. Thank you so much for this!✌💜
Thank you so much 🙏 I’m 53 and just started exercising again after a 10 year hiatus 😮! So your video is very inspiring to me and your kitten is absolutely adorable 🥰
I found your video just now even though it’s been posted over a year ago, and I love it so much. I’m excited to get into calinthetics, as I want to work on my core and upper body strength with body weight only before I get into weight lifting. Your video was so well done and you outlined the information perfectly, and in a way that was very encouraging and beginner friendly. Thanks so much !
Negatives are a great way to build up strength! That is the "slowing down the eccentric movement" that you mentioned in the video! This is an amazing video! Great job on the production quality!
I did the same exercises, however I modified it to my own needs. Like doing knuckle push-ups (for Range Of Motion), seated rows/lat pulldown/straight arm pulldown (w/ recycled bike tubes), and hindu push-ups (alt for dips).
Thank you, I have been waiting on you to do this video. I started followed you because of you amazing transformations and your knowledge in this area. Thank you!!
I can not tell you how much your videos have helped me and even motivated more to keep pushing thru!! Its little things here and there that you have educated me on that I have not been able to learn from anywhere else.. and that's made a tremendous difference in my workout routines and eating habits! From the bottom of my heart, thank you!!!
love love love this video. I could really use whatever that I found in my home first before making an investment. I'm doing this. please pray for me guys!
A ball ...stack of books etc can be placed under the chest on the ground until strength has been built enough to allow one to lower closer to the floor.....the slow eccentrics and iso holds can assist with the strength building....
I love how to think outside the box. You are so creative for using existing parts of the home/furniture and turn it into a gym. It's great for people who might feel self-conscious about going to the gym. It's also good now since the pandemic is still ongoing. I love it.
I have a question: how do I know how many reps I should aim to? I understand it varies depending on the person but what should I look up to when choosing what to do and for how long?
I am an athlete and calisthenics is a whole new experience for me. I found out that ramps help a lot in doing push ups. Those high ramps and low ramps you do? The ones where you align your body to be a straight line and put most of the body weight to your arms. They helped me to do push ups. I first started by trying to hold the two ramp positions for long as I can and then I started to slowly bend down and come back up in the two ramp positions. It helped me a lot to do it this way. I would recommend to start with the low ramps. In a low ramp you put your elbows on the ground instead of your palms. Thanks for the video it helped a lot.
Thank you for the help. Lost 3s since january! I’m managing frog stance and your beginners work outs are a breeze now! (I do them 3x a week) Any chance of an intermediate video soon? Would love to start pushing myself but need something to follow. Ty for your hard work 😊
Awww wow thats amazing! You should be so proud!! Yes I think my back should allow for an intermediate workout so I’ll get planning 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. Thank you for the support ❤️
A lot of those exercise I do for 2 years by now too. For example: For the pushups I am nearly able to do one handed by now So from my own experience, I can say these exercises are well explained and great to do. And you can do them anywhere anytime
I don't know you, but the content in this video is so creative... esp for those with no equipment! Thank you, will try some of these... hopefully the house doesn't fall down.
Lol right? 🤭😅 She’s pretty specific about recommending sturdy furniture though so we could be extra careful about trying new moves. Good luck on your journey! 😃🙌
I watched a video from Squat University where they recommended flexing your shoulders first and then engaging in the pull up. It's a good teaching tool! Still love the tips in this video!
This was great video. The only feedback would be you need to engage your scapula, then pull them down before pulling up. Also to advance to another level, form a grip so your knuckles are on top of the bar, and squeeze the hell out of your grip as you are pulling up.
what I got out of this is that progress is not as important as getting the MOST out of each exercise. i don't care if I don't progress as fast, but I will draw and benefit as much as I can out of it
"One day, what you're doing today - which feels impossible, will be your warmup" -- best motivational training comment ever!!
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That's what I LOVE about calisthenics/z weightlifting/body weight more than any other sport. Or gymnastics
This is so trueee
It’s true. I couldn’t do two push-ups. Now I do 15 before work everyday to get me pumped.
"Enjoy being a beginner, and learn something new, enjoy the process."
This is harder, than the excercises themselves.
Then instead, let's choose to tell ourselves that it "is" not "harder than the exercises themselves".
Enjoy the Culture my friend
I’m 14 and a girl and I’ve always thought this was cool. I’m also tired of being called weak so this is one thing I wanna try
You got this!!
Yay! Me 2! Personally, im not called weak but i feel weak and everything else (age and interest) is the same. I know you commented a while ago so i hope its going well!
Yeah same but I'm 16 and I've always been wanting to get stronger so let's try our best together!!
Same I've always been called weak and started working out a week ago. I can see a slightly improvement :>
One of these calisthenics guys on YT says he was that nerdy guy as a teen that was slim and a little quiet. Now he’s a sexy beast. Literally bigger and more shredded than 95% of men. I love calisthenics and I on the other hand and 36 and just had my 4th child 5 months ago, and basically I need a transformation and my journey has led me to calisthenics and I’m literally just getting started with this video now.
i'm a carpenter and i don't recommend pulling yourself up one of your interior doors because it puts a lot of strain on the hinges. your front door is the only one that MIGHT be able to tank that. but be aware that your body weighs way more than any door in and around your house in 99% of cases.
Yah I'm a tad bit over 200lbs, and I'm guessing that won't hold me!! 😂😂
8 to 9 months thank you I tend to give up because I don’t notice any change but knowing it can take this long is actually really helpful!
Go lift weights in the gym and you'll have results in just couple weeks. Also you can become much more stronger by lifting weights than doing anything else that is not lifting weights.
@@nihilist1680 wrong, ignorant and wrong, even your gym trainers would say this that your body is your weight, you gym buffs are addicted to crutches.
@@nihilist1680 you see results in a couple weeks doing this too. It’s just more difficult to see progress because the progressions aren’t measured with a definitive number and progressing from one exercise to another typically involves a significant load difference (certainly not as simple as adjusting in 5lb increments). So progress appears slow. At the end of the day how quickly you progress depends on how good your routine is and whether you can tailor your routine to reach your goals. Neither method is superior. The only muscle group you really can’t hit effectively without weights is the low back, and legs absolutely benefit from weighted exercise over bodyweight alone. But to say that weights build superior strength is just wrong. Strength is relative. A calisthenics athlete may not be able to win in a deadlifting competition, but the average weightlifter can’t do a muscle up, planche, human flag, or single arm pull-up (not without injuring themselves at least). Its a different kind of strength. Weights tend to build larger muscle groups while calisthenics train the large and small muscle groups (less isolation). I think the perfect exercise routine would include both bodyweight and weighted exercises to get the benefits of both.
@@nihilist1680not everyone has the time and money to go to the gym. Stop diminishing people's way to stsy active.
@@SuperUsername147who would win in a fight
First video I've seen admitting that it takes a long time to archieve these skills properly. Mostly the instructors give the unrelistic impression to expect fast improvements. Thank you for the good advice to enjoy the long process. That will help significantly to make training a habit of its own.
Well said. I‘m a 50+ guy and I started moderate exercise - but every day - a couple of years ago. I followed an online program, started small and worked up. One exercise I absolutely hated was the humble pushup… I can do a decent number of pushups now but it took about a year to really get them flowing. I found building chest muscle to be really hard. Most fitness things seem to require that 6-12 month time frame. But once you got them, it‘s so good.
I'm a girl and unlike most of my friends I don't want to be slim, I want to build muscle and seeing these women have so much strength in their upper body really inspires me. So hell yeah I'm gonna do this till I have money to go to a gym or get a trainer.
SAMEEE but I live too far from the gym so I just work with what I have at home
As a fit man in my 50s, I usually find a woman with a fit physique instantly hot.
Lacking the testosterone, woman find it harder to make muscle. So when a woman keeps going with fitness training in spite of less returns on investment (of effort), this earns my respect.
@@AnoushkaRoy
Yes, grace and flexibility is harder for men.
Me too, i dont like seeing woman skinny and look undernutrition 😅 i want muscles and some amount of fat in the proper part.
r/notlikeothergirls 💀
8-9 months to do a push-up?? Girl that makes me feel so much better .. I feel like so many fitness instructors/trainers make it out to be this quick process when in reality for most people it takes time.. of course it also depends on current fitness level, genetics, etc etc and so for others it may be quick and easy but for the rest of us it takes a while .. thanks for being up front about this !!
The moment she did 1 pull-up, she beat half of the earth's population. Btw crazy strength.
much more tant the half !
Really? Just curious.
@@johannfischerteixeira2968 Yeah, Earth's population means we count all birds, animals, insects etc :D :D
If you have a floor, you have a gym.
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unless you wanna build glutes, which requires progressive overload with resistance that's hard to do with body weight
@@stonecat676 You can isolate glutes. I destroyed my legs today with only my bodyweight.
@@stonecat676 you can just use a bag as weights
@@realsemig hi, is it possible to grow your glutes with just bands?
fine ill lose the weight and take care of my body
Feels like the person in your profile spoke to me
@@gomathimathavan9447 BAHAHAHAHA
Loool 😂 what a lovely comment
Hahaha love it
Saaameee!
Finally a real BEGINNER friendly introduction. Thank you very much. Your story is very impressive!
I feel very discouraged when I try various "beginners" exercise videos and I struggle with the basics like dips and pushups. Like I'm not even strong enough to be a beginner? This is a great true starting point for people looking to gain strength and develop their movements
You cannot do push ups on a wall like in 3:28 ?
If dips such as in 9:36 are too challenging, you can try moving your feet closer to the chair.
I'll be honest with you, beginner exercises are brought out to be regular push ups and regular dips when rally "beginner exercises" are always going to be assisted because the exercises have to cater to the people how rarely or never exercise. So all in all font try to push you self to do "Normal" Versions of exercises, Instead make your way up by doing assisted ones. ( PS. there is nothing wrong with doing assisted exercising, if anything it shows devotion )
This is my fourth day doing a version of each of these at night. I used to get discouraged because I couldn't keep up with a ton of cardio. This is a great place to start with some added stretching. Thank you for the beginner video!
Im 28 and a guy who had multiple injuries and a broken hand last year. Ive been doing workouts but I always loved calisthenics. This due to the slow and controlled movements which looks like art. But i always found that the excersises are really hard if you are a beginner. This video gives lots of inspiration and alternative excersises. Amazing!
"Be patient and enjoy the process". Excellent advice for ALL things!!!
This is great! The idea of calisthenics has been flirting with me for years and I've never really done it, and I was looking for an easy beginners' guide with little/no equipment to start exercising again, thanks!
Really been wanting to start calisthenics but had no idea what to do and have zero strength. This video was so informative and makes me feel like I can start it from stage 0. I also love how you mentioned it can take several months to start seeing results.
I've been looking at callisthenics as a way to keep fit cheaply and around all my other responsibilities. After thinking about starting for weeks I watched this video and did 8 push ups against the kitchen counter while making a cup of tea! I've started my journey! Thanks Lucy!
Just wanted to say that this begginer push up technique where you go down but could not get up yet properly so you sort of cheat on getting up really works!!! On 1 of Jan I could do 0 push ups and now about 10-12!!! Of course I do other training as well but wanted to thank you for this great idea.😃😃😃
Yesss way to go!!! 🙌🏻💪🏻🙌🏻💪🏻🙌🏻💪🏻
This was RECOMMENDED to me!!
What are you trying to tell me TH-cam?? I can't even do a plank more than 20 seconds!!!
But will I be doing this!??
Absolutely Yes!!
Just came across you and have watched a couple of videos - it’s so nice to have someone show beginnings and progression AND say it’s not gonna happen overnight and that’s OK! Makes me feel better about my slow progress! Thank you!
I'm 26 weeks pregnant with #4 now and I can't wait to join my husband who recently started bw training after I've recovered from my birth.
YESSS!!!! Inclined push ups! not knee push ups and thank you for explaining why
Finally a realistic calisthenics video for beginners !!! You've just gained a new subscriber. Greetings from Germany
Okay, I've watched a couple of your videos and I've decided that it's time for me to start exercising. I'm not young, I'm overweight and I haven't exercised much in awhile but...you've motivated me. Thank you for these videos. :)
As a inspired wannabe contortionist who never thought was flexible before being inspired I did most of the moderate excersises from the mix up in her other calisthenics video. Just shows that once you try you really can achieve some pretty impressive goals. Thank you for posting this video now I'm also inspired to add the excersises from your TH-cam channel to my workout.
Thank you! This is just what I was looking for/need to get started on my fitness journey.
5 mins a day every morning, no excuses, establishing a routine and building on it!
I started your program like 2 months ago now I am able to do push-ups and much more feeling confident.
🤭🧡
This is a very informative video. It is truly for beginners. I appreciate the progression exercises. Will embrace the journey and hope for good progress. We have to start somewhere. Cheers from Toronto Canada...and paws up to your kitty.
OMG I JUST WANTED A COMBINED PUSHUP AND PULLUP VIDEO TO START MY FITNESS JOURNEY!!
*me and you sis are fate*
Thanks for existing Lucy, there are very less calisthenics girl contents here ,I'm tired of seeing Chris heria, I'm glad I found you as a girl
I love the kitchen bench corner. I also use it for leg raises to work out the abs. For those like me who cant afford the gym, its good to know we can turn our home into a gym. Thanks for all the useful tips, lucy.
The way you speak,the way you teach is amazing.
Thanks so much for all the progressions, it makes it accessible and also easier to keep track of progress.
You have inspired me to take up calisthenics. I have been working on your workouts (beginner) for the last two weeks. I already feel stronger! Thank you!
Hi Alma! So great to see other beginners here, it gives me strength to get beyond the frustration and get pumped up for everyone else and their progress. Keep up and let us all get stronger together!
Best,
Gigi.
@@gisellesoldati3319 Still going strong Giselle and getting stronger every day. I've even surprised myself!
@@janel4582 that’s great to hear! Yesterday I tried the modified pull-up at our gym that just opened up for 5 people at a time (soo hard to work out in a mask, but so grateful), so I didn’t have to worry about falling under my very unstable kitchen table, lol!
@@gisellesoldati3319 Oh you're so lucky! Here in Paris we are again under strict lockdown as of yesterday :-( no gym for me...
@@janel4582 oh no!! 🤦🏻♀️
Our situation just changed in LA, although I am obviously worried about some of our American freedom lovers who walk mask-less in our building hallways, ugh 🤯
I’m originally from Brazil and my family is back in strict lockdown again... stay well, and nice chatting with you! This video will certainly help us all!
No equipment. I like your inventive/creative use of chairs and tables. Subscribed.
Could you tell us how to protect and strengthen our wrists ?
I need to know this too! They HURT!
Same, I literally went to go do some wall pushups, and they are so stiff, lameeeee. :(
Morgan rose moroney is a gymastic coach and has great warm up and exercise in one of her videos
@@brooke7541 Thanks Brooke, I'll check that out!
@@brooke7541 Excellent! That's exactly what I needed. Thanks :-)
I see your authenticity, and I feel your vibe. Love the simple, honest, and transparent approach. Thank you. First time here, subscribed.
This is exactly what I needed to progress my climbing skills! I'm gonna try this on Wednesday
Wow you make it look so easy! I've been dipping in and out of getting fitter post baby🙉 my arms are pathetic, so thanks for tips and motivation 💜
Aww thank you! It definitely doesn’t feel that way and there has been many a time (and still is) where I can’t do things!!! ❤️❤️❤️
@@lucylismore Natural beauty-all the best girl!
@@lucylismoreYou master everything nicely. I don't have instagram to message you. Can you please link or name the DVD you used to follow for 3 months? I appreciate it❤
@@lucylismore Or can you please let me know how many of each exercises you introduced we should do?
I'm 48 and never been athletic and didn't start working out u til in my 40s. I finally enjoyed working out just last year. It took me a year to do push ups and my next goal is to do pull ups. I'm new to calisthenics and I'm very interested so this video is great to learn from the basics.
Your body is Amazing! And it's so good to see someone with perfect form on the exercises. Great work
I love the way you make these workouts so that people who are more advanced can do them along with people who have never done a pushup in their life. I love your channel so much and you're such a beautiful person inside and out. Love you 💖💖💖
Been looking for a video like this that explains the correct form when doing these exercises and how to progress :) Thank you!
Great advice,Lucy.Lot of people think they can do pull ups without training the correct muscles - Back,shoulder,lats,biceps.
This is exactly what I've been looking for. I'm interested in starting calisthenics and the "beginner" videos I've seen weren't very beginner friendly. Thank you so much for this!✌💜
Thank you so much 🙏
I’m 53 and just started exercising again after a 10 year hiatus 😮! So your video is very inspiring to me and your kitten is absolutely adorable 🥰
wow 53!! keep it up !!
Only yesterday a friend of mine was showing off about his calisthenics skills and damn could the timing be more perfect that I find this video today
Which proves your phone is actively listening to you
Creepy but true
I found your video just now even though it’s been posted over a year ago, and I love it so much. I’m excited to get into calinthetics, as I want to work on my core and upper body strength with body weight only before I get into weight lifting. Your video was so well done and you outlined the information perfectly, and in a way that was very encouraging and beginner friendly. Thanks so much !
This series is going to be very helpful for starting to learn calisthenics. Thankyou so much 🙏❤️. I'm gonna do this ❤️❤️
Thanks for showing the basics and how you build up. But the best part is using at home items to do the exercises!
Negatives are a great way to build up strength! That is the "slowing down the eccentric movement" that you mentioned in the video! This is an amazing video! Great job on the production quality!
Great words. Enjoy the process and have fun!
I did the same exercises, however I modified it to my own needs. Like doing knuckle push-ups (for Range Of Motion), seated rows/lat pulldown/straight arm pulldown (w/ recycled bike tubes), and hindu push-ups (alt for dips).
Thank you for the Details in proper form. I’ve been doing push-ups wrong for a while. And I never thought to use the door for pull-ups.
my character in The Sims when I give him the athletic trait:
same
Thank you, I have been waiting on you to do this video. I started followed you because of you amazing transformations and your knowledge in this area. Thank you!!
Aww thank you so much Latrice! Xx
Very informative, thank you, Lucy.
I can not tell you how much your videos have helped me and even motivated more to keep pushing thru!! Its little things here and there that you have educated me on that I have not been able to learn from anywhere else.. and that's made a tremendous difference in my workout routines and eating habits! From the bottom of my heart, thank you!!!
that's some of the best form I've seen in a long time.
The part that your cat looks at ya priceless
such great use of common house hold structures!! Never woulda thought of this - massive thanks sis :)!
love love love this video. I could really use whatever that I found in my home first before making an investment. I'm doing this. please pray for me guys!
A ball ...stack of books etc can be placed under the chest on the ground until strength has been built enough to allow one to lower closer to the floor.....the slow eccentrics and iso holds can assist with the strength building....
It was so motivating to hear that you started on the wall too. Really appreciate it
It's really hard to explain how much I love Lucy and her videos! Each vid is so helpful and motivating!
Love how you break down the basic movements of calisthenics, that’s exactly what I was looking for! ❤
I love how to think outside the box. You are so creative for using existing parts of the home/furniture and turn it into a gym. It's great for people who might feel self-conscious about going to the gym. It's also good now since the pandemic is still ongoing. I love it.
I've recently got rid of my weights and have been looking for home work outs. Look forward to trying these out soon.
I’m going to try this out! Thank you so much!
Thank you! X
Thank you! These are very practical suggestions
Skip to 2:54 if you want to see the start
I have a question: how do I know how many reps I should aim to? I understand it varies depending on the person but what should I look up to when choosing what to do and for how long?
I'm excited to try this once I finish with my body goals currently.
I have such weak upper arm strength. I want to be able to do pushups someday!
Thank you for these! It's great having exercises I can do at home, and at beginner levels. Also, shout out to your adorable kitty coach :)
Hehe good spot!!! Thank you xx
I am an athlete and calisthenics is a whole new experience for me. I found out that ramps help a lot in doing push ups. Those high ramps and low ramps you do? The ones where you align your body to be a straight line and put most of the body weight to your arms. They helped me to do push ups. I first started by trying to hold the two ramp positions for long as I can and then I started to slowly bend down and come back up in the two ramp positions. It helped me a lot to do it this way. I would recommend to start with the low ramps. In a low ramp you put your elbows on the ground instead of your palms.
Thanks for the video it helped a lot.
I use a great book called convict conditioning by coach wade. It has many progression levels. Very similar to some of your exercises.
It's really helpful the way you have labeled sections for each exercise. Thanks for doing that.
Awww! The kitten on one of the chairs is so cute!!!
You are creative and resourceful!
Thank you for the help. Lost 3s since january!
I’m managing frog stance and your beginners work outs are a breeze now! (I do them 3x a week)
Any chance of an intermediate video soon?
Would love to start pushing myself but need something to follow.
Ty for your hard work 😊
Awww wow thats amazing! You should be so proud!! Yes I think my back should allow for an intermediate workout so I’ll get planning 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. Thank you for the support ❤️
@@lucylismore wicked excited bow 😁
@@lucylismorelucyyy plz answer my comments. How many of each I should do everyday?
thank you for your amazing beginner advice :) until now i have been very unsure how to start out and you made it doable for me!
Thank-you, oh this beginner level is already enough and promess much fun, I'll stick to it the time required, thank-you very much coach
A lot of those exercise I do for 2 years by now too.
For example: For the pushups I am nearly able to do one handed by now
So from my own experience, I can say these exercises are well explained and great to do.
And you can do them anywhere anytime
Thanks Lucy! You are an inspiration AND manage to instil confidence and encouragement at the same time. Thank you!
I don't know you, but the content in this video is so creative... esp for those with no equipment! Thank you, will try some of these... hopefully the house doesn't fall down.
Lol right? 🤭😅
She’s pretty specific about recommending sturdy furniture though so we could be extra careful about trying new moves. Good luck on your journey! 😃🙌
I've already ruined the floorboards in my house from doing cardio! Lol.
Awesome, I'm gonna try to include some of these variations in my home workouts! Thanks for these very helpful tips!
Amazing! Thank you ❤️
I watched a video from Squat University where they recommended flexing your shoulders first and then engaging in the pull up. It's a good teaching tool! Still love the tips in this video!
Amazing, essencial video lucy! We really need more videos on how to progress: time/tactics/recovering time.
This was great video.
The only feedback would be you need to engage your scapula, then pull them down before pulling up.
Also to advance to another level, form a grip so your knuckles are on top of the bar, and squeeze the hell out of your grip as you are pulling up.
I feel soo inspired!! I just bought myself a pull bar with jump rope and handgrip kit from Amazon! Finna be lit!! Thanks for this awesome vid!!
This lady’s got me doing push ups at 3 in the morning
what I got out of this is that progress is not as important as getting the MOST out of each exercise. i don't care if I don't progress as fast, but I will draw and benefit as much as I can out of it
You are just inspiring and beautiful. I started calisthenics watching your videos 😊
14:22 for L Sit, you would need a cute cat 🐈.
Little nugget is so cute! Love this video, it’s very useful!
Thanks Lucy, great video. Best wishes for your continued recovery.
awesome vid, thanks !
Amazing video thank you I’m 58 and I’m going to try and get fit your way 😊