CALISTHENICS TRAINING

My personal training clients come to me at different ages, with different goals, and, of course, with different bodies. This is why all programs will vary drastically from each other. However, one key component will always be present in all programs and that is calisthenics! Training sessions never require any equipment. The only weight that you’ll need to lift is your own bodyweight!

WHAT TO EXPECT?

Expect to lose fat and gain muscle! Most bodyweight athletes are strong and have a very impressive physique, so you better get on board now if that’s what you want! Besides aesthetics, bodyweight training provides an incredible boost to your mobility and makes your joints and ligaments absolutely bulletproof. That’s why bodyweight training is, by far, the best method of working out if you want to avoid injuries during your workouts and prevent random injuries in your everyday life. Of course one the biggest benefits is that you can take your training with you anywhere you go, so you can keep training and getting results no matter where you go!

WHAT EXERCISES WILL WE DO?

We will do exercises that will make you stronger—that is going to be the focus of your program. Getting stronger will help you grow muscle, which, in return, will help you lose fat due to an increase in your metabolism. Examples of such exercises are squats, push ups, pull ups, lunges as well as more advanced exercises such as human flag, muscle ups and pistol squats once you get stronger. Any time my clients can't do a certain exercise, I make them do a regressed version (elevated push up instead of floor push ups for example). When my clients can comfortably do the exercise, then I do a progression (pistol squats instead of regular squats). The goal is to get you to the next level, no matter where you are starting. 

WE KNOW HOW TO USE TRAINING EQUIPMENT, YET WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO USE OUR OWN BODIES. LET’S FIX THAT.

“Alex not only teaches exemplary human movement, but he makes sure his own movement is exemplary. He walks the walk. His quiet diligence is seen in everything from scheduling to programming to goal-setting to training to achieving goals. And the body you build with Alex is not simply a statue. It’s a body of work and resiliency, learning how to move one’s own bodyweight through space. Injury prevention is paramount with Alex, and he helps you obtain just how great strength feels.”

— Kathy Dooley, MSc, DC, (rehabilitative chiropractor, anatomy instructor, NYU)