Let's Talk About Problems

Let's face it, EVERY human on earth has problems.

Of EVERY kind.

Here I'll only address injuries, chronic pains, and posture deficiencies. The goal is to keep them MINOR, and reverse them.

I’ll only name a few but I trained with:

1. Broken toes 
2. A long term-chronic winging right shoulder blade (affects ALL overhead movements) 
3. A left elbow with a bursted bursa that will never heal (affects ALL pushing movements) 
4. Chronic tendonitis in the right arm from tennis (problematic for ALL grips). 
5. Right rotator cuff chronic pain due to too much serving at tennis (very inconvenient for ALL overhead movements)
6. Left slightly cracked knee cap skiing in my teens (affects knee bending capacity) 
7. Right ankle busted from a 8ft jump/fail skiing (affects ankle flexion)
8. I have a tendency for hyperlordosis (lower back arching syndrome) (affects ALL movements)
9. I also have constant tinnitus from making music for 20+ years (affects focus)
10. Over the...

How Calisthenics Promotes Spirituality!

Most people see Calisthenics as a sport to get strong, get lean and learn some skills.

But this is just the tip of the iceberg!

This is also a spiritual endeavor, and no one talks about that.

So I just started a new video series on that topic, with Hatem, a French client of mine.

Click here to watch our first podcast episode!

Nicolas

I Wouldn’t Mind Rewinding This Moment a Hundred Times!

I remember when I first had a massive win with calisthenics.

Unlocking the all mighty Muscle Up!

It was incredible! 

Before I was able to do a muscle up, I was a completely different person. 

I thought I would never be able to achieve that from where I was standing. Pull ups were already challenging so the muscle up seemed to be from another dimension.

I felt fatalistic and I was ok with the idea that this move wasn’t for me, that I wasn’t a gymnast anyway and that I’d stay stuck under the bar forever.

How the muscle up happened…is actually the most important part of the story. 

This quest for something that seemed unattainable has changed my life.

I wouldn’t mind rewinding these moments a few more times...  

I would go train every single day for years, and haven’t stopped ever since.

I was getting great advices from the older, more experienced guys that were...

The ONE Thing That Makes a Difference!

I wanted to write this article to share something I've learned with you.

In my early days, after a few years of training, I was disappointed with my results. 

It happens to the best of us. I did make clear progress but was training with guys much stronger than me. I also thought I’d reach their level within a few years of hard training.

Then, I had the opportunity to have a conversation with a ripped, retired professional rugby player in his mid 40’s. He was THE guy everyone was looking up too where I used to train - and I went for it. 

I went for the long term, small steps, consistent approach than this guys had been using for decades.

This chat has been a life changing experience. I realized results take time. This guys had been training for 30+ years! And I was thinking that 3 years of intense training was going to get me where he was. LOL.

After that, I felt so refreshed and gained so much clarity on how to get...

Toxic Myths You Believe In!

Today, we'll cover the 3 toxic myths about fitness and health that all beginners MUST break away from in order to achieve a healthy lifestyle and get the strong body they want. 

Getting your mindset right is the #1 thing you have to conquer if you want to succeed in getting the body you want. As the popular saying goes, "You are your worst enemy and best asset" ;)

From serving many customers and 1:1 private clients from all walks of life over the last 8 years, I can tell you that the best and most successful customers are those with the right mindset and attitude, who have the right beliefs about long term health and fitness.

It's myth-busters time, my friend!

Time to re-align your perspectives and make things right.

Myth #1: "I can get strong and lean without intense efforts”

Most fitness fads and courses are designed to create the short term illusion that 4-8 weeks of mild exercise will work for beginners and get them the body their trainer...

Is Calisthenics Art?

What do you think?

By calisthenics I mean it in its original sense, from the greek words "Kalos", beautiful, and "Sthenos", strength.

Beautiful Strength.

And if not an art, then it's definitely a meditation tool.

I learned to handstand by meditating without knowing I was meditating.

Learning to handstand allows us to tangibly feel the joy of balance. It requires focus, consistency and patience.

I have built the handstand program based on those principles and I strongly recommend learning how to do handstand to everyone.

You have access to the program inside your membership.

In the end, hand balancing is all about details.

Here is a slow motion video, where you can see every small adjustments that are needed while we are standing upside down.

Here is how to get better at handstand!

Get online calisthenics personal coaching here!

Become The Most Advanced Machine With Calisthenics!

Did you watch "Human, The World Within" on Netflix?

If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it!

Being a human is, currently, being the most advanced machine in the known universe.

So learning how to move like one is a great life skill!

In this video, I go over 3 essential exercises to move optimally.

These 3 drills will workout your full body and be a great challenge.

Here are 10 other calisthenics movement variations to diversify your workouts!

Use these when you workout!

Let's go!

Get my full calisthenics course and online personal coaching here!

How To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone With Calisthenics!

Let's chat about how to get out of your comfort zone and be successful with your workouts!

Wether you are just getting started with calisthenics or already are an advanced athlete or been lifting for a long time, you will find ideas to work on, to break out of your comfort zone and make progress! 

Here are some ideas and case scenario that may resonate with you:

1. You are a beginner/not active
2. You started calisthenics and now have been reaching plateaus
3. You lift weights and now need new goals
4. You are an advanced calisthenics athlete
5. You eat well but its getting boring with white rice and chicken breast
6. You are very active but need some creative balance in life

Now is always the best time to start!

Make your own beginner calisthenics workout here!

Let's go!

Get my full calisthenics course and online personal coaching here!