More Than Lifting

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk about training your handstand skills and I've got 10 handstand training tips for you! Heres the breakdown: 1 - Don't waste your energy, kick straight up 2 - Focus on stretching high 3 - Train off the wall in every session 4 - warm up with drills 5 - finish with conditioning 6 - concentrate on wrists, shoulders and core 7 - Practice the dismounts 8 - Use a soft surface 9 - Train the variations and mix it up 10 - Negative Press for strength To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk about training challenges on the internet - particularly Instagram - and how they can help you learn new skills in a fun group environment. Plus we talk about all of the personal benefits, how you can apply what you learn to your own training and integrate it into your programming. To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk about false grip, what it is, why you need to use it, and how to use it to your advantage in your training. PS - I realise that I have been spreading myself a bit thin with these skills, so I explain how I am going to fix it. To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk about how to breathe while you are training. This is particularly important for isometric holds, where your whole body is tense. If you cant breathe, you are limited by your breath and not your strength. To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk all about a very important element of your calisthenics training, Straight Arm Strength. We discuss what it is, when you use it in skills, some example conditioning exercises and much more! To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk about why you need to be Adaptable. You can't always do the workout you have planned, whether an injury, overtraining or you are in a different training environment, you need to build that adaptability into your training. To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk about Training Cycles or Periodisation, and how you can use them to learn those skills! We cover: What are Training Cycles How to use them What goes between Cycles Plus real life examples of how I'm training my skills and how training cycles fit into the 12 Week Program To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk about the 6 Key Training Elements you need to be doing to advance with Calisthenics quickly and efficiently. We Cover: Cardio (HIIT Training) Strength Skills Mobility Low Level Drills Freestyle (play time) And Combined Workouts To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk about how anyone including you can do calisthenics training. Anyone can do this stuff - All you need to do is follow the steps! I talk about how I got started from nothing, from 0 Pull Ups, from 0 Handstands, to becoming a gymnast and now doing 1 Arm Handstands and the Planche!   To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: Rhys talks about how you can get creative with your skills training. Because you aren't always doing full workouts, and you sometimes just want to train your skills and have a mess about. We go into: How you can use your rest time to practice How to fit all the 'should be doing' mobility and functional training How you can train multiple skills Trying and failing at skills is alright To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: Rhys talks about how to train skills. Yes we did touch on a few little ideas in the last episode but this time we cover 10 different ways you can train skills, with examples of course!   Here's the run down 10 Ways To Train Advanced Calisthenics Skills:  1 - Drop Set Progression Exercises  2 - Hold To The Death  3 - Isometric Sets  4 - Superset With Muscle Ups or Handstands  5 - Transitions  6 - Supported  7 - Supportive Exercises  8 - Grease The Groove  9 - Dynamic or Isometric Variations  10 - Train Strength To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailo

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics, Bodyweight Exercise, by Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: Rhys talks about Skills Training. What skills actually are, and how you can train them. This episode is an introduction to skills and Rhys explains how this progression works following on from the Foundation and the Beginner stages of Calisthenics into the more advanced. We cover: The Basic Skills Dynamic and Isometrics Skills How Skills unlock more Skills! Transitions, Variations and much much more! To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics Bodyweight Exercise, from Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: This is an exciting episode because I've got a Workout Template you can use to take you from the Foundation Level up to Advanced Skill Training! In this episode we talk about the One Workout Framework Here's The Breakdown: Warm Up - Prepare to train Skills - Front Load your Skills Strength - Foundation Triset Finishers - Beginner's Triset Cool Down - Mobility and Stretching   To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics Bodyweight Exercise, from Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: This is Part 3 of a 3 Part Series on the different places you can do Calisthenics and Bodyweight training. In this episode we talk about calisthenics training outdoors. We cover: Where you can train The Equipment you can use Exercises you can do, and what you can struggle with I also talk abut the advantages and disadvantages of training outside. To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.

More Than Lifting is a podcast all about Calisthenics Bodyweight Exercise, from Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: This is Part 2 of a 3 Part Series on the different places you can do Calisthenics and Bodyweight training. In this episode we talk about calisthenics training at home. We cover: The Equipment you can use Exercises you can do, and what you can struggle with I also talk abut the advantages and disadvantages of training at home. To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.

More Than Lifting is a podcast created by passionate fitness coach and gymnast, Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in calisthenics, bodyweight training, gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We kick off a 3 Part Series on the different places you can do Calisthenics and Bodyweight training. In this episode we talk about calisthenics training at the gym. We cover: The Equipment you can use Exercises you can do, and what you can struggle with I also talk abut the advantages and disadvantages of training at the gym. To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.

More Than Lifting is a podcast created by passionate fitness coach and gymnast, Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in calisthenics, bodyweight training, gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk about how to use the Progression Templates in Real Life Workouts! Its all good knowing the progression exercises, but if you cant turn them into workouts then you will struggle to achieve any particular skill. This episode will give you examples for every point in the workout: What to do FIRST What to do Afterwards What to do right at the End And of course we have 3 specific sets and reps examples. To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs

More Than Lifting is a podcast created by passionate fitness coach and gymnast, Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in calisthenics, bodyweight training, gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: We talk about Dynamic Skill Progression Exercises. These are the progressions for skills where you move for reps rather than hold for time (Isometric Skills). Think Pull Ups, Muscle Ups, Planche Push Ups, Front Lever Pull Ups and much more . . .  To learn more visit https://morethanlifting.com/podcast/ Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.

More Than Lifting is a podcast created by passionate fitness coach and gymnast, Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in calisthenics, bodyweight training, gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: Rhys has a special guest from the US (not the UK like i said in the podcast), He is an awesome gymnast and we go into mobility training and conditioning, we talk about flow and training to music and we cover a lot of discipline in skills. There is a lot of great training tips in here guys! To learn more visit www.morethanlifting.com Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.

More Than Lifting is a podcast created by passionate fitness coach and gymnast, Rhys Morgan, to share his experience in calisthenics, bodyweight training, gymnastics and functional strength training with the world. In this episode: Rhys shows you the template for learning levers and isometric skills. We go through each of the 5 Progressions in detail with plenty of examples and explanations, here's a quick run down Tuck lever Advanced Tuck Lever Single Leg Lever Straddle Lever Straight Leg Lever To learn more visit www.morethanlifting.com Disclaimer: The activities and research discussed in these podcasts are suggestions only and should not be undertaken without prior consultation with a health or medical professional. Fitness training, nutrition and other physical pursuits should be tailored to the individual based upon an assessment of their personal needs.