OUR METHOD

Most people don't know how to get stronger using calisthenics and only associate this training modality with high rep sets of partial range of motion push ups, occasional sketchy looking pull ups, jumping jacks, etc. That's the modern way of doing calisthenics and we are determined to change that by bringing the old and forgotten method of strength training. This method was used by ancient Greeks in Sparta, ancient Romans and many other civilizations of that time. More recently, it's been used by monks in Asia, martial artists, and some old-timers, but most of it has been lost in time. The old method will teach you how to get as strong as possible using exercise progressions that will manipulate the leverage of your body and challenge your muscles like they've never been challenged before. It is time to go back to this old-school training method that has been tested for thousands of years and has a proven record of delivering results!

This method was unknown to us too until 2014, and we’d like to take a moment to give full credit to Paul Wade for putting together the most comprehensive blueprint to bodyweight strength training in the series of books “Convict Conditioning”. We are forever grateful to be able to use this knowledge at our gyms.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

We believe that people should be able to workout anywhere. Whether you are on a business trip, sitting at home without a gym membership, on vacation, or in any other situation, you should be able to work on your fitness! And that is exactly what our personal training service will help you with. Our training methods don't require any equipment. Instead, we encourage our clients to use their own body to get stronger and faster and to feel and look better. We use simple, yet very effective, personal training programs that are based on progressive calisthenics.

Our clients come to us with varying goals: some want to lose weight, others want to get stronger, and some just want to get healthier. With goals like these, it is very important to have a performance-oriented program that is accompanied by proper nutrition. When you get stronger and faster, your body has to adopt to these new demands, and that's when it starts losing fat, gaining muscle and improving on many other levels.

Having a performance-based goal will also make your training process more meaningful, fun, and motivating. Why go to the gym to use boring machines and that rusty elliptical when you could be working on pull-ups, pistol squats, handstands, or sprints?

We’ve trained many clients who got to the point where they were able to do those things in a matter of months, and guess what? They look and feel much better than before they started training. It always works.

WHY DO BODYWEIGHT TRAINING?

LOW INJURY RATE

Calisthenics are the most natural form of training for your body - which explains why injuries from bodyweight exercises are far less common than in weightlifting. It is also one of the few ways to get rid of muscular imbalances in arms and legs, as bodyweight training offers a wide variety of unilateral exercises that will even out strength levels between your dominant and non-dominant sides. So this way it even acts as an injury preventing type of training!

CONVENIENCE

One of the biggest reasons why people don’t workout during their work trips is a lack of time to go to the gym. Well, you don’t have that problem with calisthenics because you can continue your program with one of our trainers via video sessions by doing a variety of complex strength exercises without having to leave your hotel room! Let’s also not forget how hard it was to stay fit during the pandemic in NYC. Imagine how much easier it could have been if more people knew how to use calisthenics in NYC using progressive bodyweight training techniques.

SIMPLICITY

Most bodyweight training programs are very simple (not easy though). If you can’t do an exercise like a push up, then your trainer will have you take a step back and do a regressed version of a push up until you get strong enough. Same thing with any other exercise like a pull up, squat, etc. Calisthenics are famously great for having regressions and progressions for any exercise - that’s why it is great for people of all fitness levels!

STRENGTH GAINS

Bodyweight training leads to serious strength gains. You may have to start at a low level, but if you set up a proper training program to follow, then you can get to some high points where you will be able to do single arm chin ups, one arm push ups, free handstands, pistol squats, bridge holds and many other feats of strength. The sky is the limit! You will gain strength, anaerobic and aerobic conditioning in addition to improving your psychomotor skills such as balance, agility and coordination.

FAT LOSS


We all know that diet is the most important tool to lose body fat. After it, comes strength training (which is all we focus on) as it helps you build muscle and as a result increases your metabolism. But it also works on phycological level. You see, when your goal is to do 5 pull ups for example, you can do two things to reach it: get stronger and get lighter. Some people will just focus on strength training, however, the vast majority of people will do both by subconsciously eating less food because their brain knows that their body needs to stay light or become lighter to be able to do more pull ups. The opposite is true for weightlifting - the heavier you are, the more weight you’ll be able to safely lift.


BETTER MOBILITY


The best way to improve your mobility is to do exercises with a full range of motion that require you to maintain muscular tension. That is why squats and lunges work so great for people with tight hips and ankles, or pull ups for folks with tight shoulders. If you want to move and feel better, then high quality strength training is the answer for you!


DIVERSITY


Bodyweight training can offer training options for various goals. For example if you want to improve your strength and mobility - go with progressive calisthenics. Need to work on your conditioning? Then go with running, crawling and swimming. Bodyweight training has a lot to offer to any user!


LONGEVITY

Most bodyweight exercises like push ups, squats, pull ups and their progressions will keep your joints strong and healthy for years to come. Reality is that strength training is the best medicine for any aging body and by getting stronger, you will without a doubt improve your life quality.

  • “Alex is an amazing trainer and I've had great results with him in a very short amount of time..”

    — Jason S.

  • “ I have been training with Alex for 3 months now and the results have been noting short of life changing.”

    — Nick L.

  • “I worked out with Alex for a few months and he taught me to view fitness from an entirely different perspective.”

    — David R.

  • “Alex will take the time to understand your history and goals then will customize a program that fits your capabilities and schedule.”

    — Blake H.