Hey Tom! I've been following you for like half a year on a daily basis. I've been using your flexibility and mobility workouts literally every day haha! Btw, since a month now I am following your vids on calisthenics thoroughly, and in the very near future will definitely get your full accesses on trybe! God bless you!
Very true. I’ve gone through levels 1-4 (half way through 4) from Cali Move. 1 and 2 were a bit tedious and I took a few breaks but they build a good foundation for level 4 which is more interesting. Really enjoying it and looking forward to 5. Having a good programme makes the difference. Gradual progression, especially at my age 48
@@ironfist2505 tbh he is a little too lean to be ideal imo, at least in terms of long term sustainability for most people...unless you take this to a professional level of course.
@@IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag yeah Daniel is fucking LEAN. That looks fantastic but as you said, certainly not sustainable for your average joe. Not sure if he does but sometimes I feel like he might get rid of his water weight by dehydrating before recording a video too but I’m not all to educated on that front so I wouldn’t know.
@@albussd Put short: idiots love him. Put longer: Nothing in science or human understanding is exact: we try to codify real forces of nature into simplified models with general rules (A), but the complexity of reality always makes things more complicated. As a result, in the real world there are always exceptions to even the most reasonable statements (B). Some contrarians love peering into these exceptions and claiming the whole system is broken (C); whereas people working within the system simply admit there are always subtle modifications that the system can adapt (D). These contrarians sometimes receive support and adoration from people who have unreasonable hatred for the system. (E) Let me give you an example: It is a reasonable statement to say that ''veggies are good for you''(A). But someone with a genetic disorder might be allergic to cruciferous veggies, someone else may be gluten intolerant, etc (B). So along comes Dr Dan Van, a doctor who has treated multiple people with these disorders by getting them to stave off veggies; but he's eccentric and decides to use his credentials to push his ''meat only'' diet and say the vegans are crazy and pushing an evil agenda (C). A proper doc would simply say ''if you're allergic to this one veggie, don't eat it; but most veggies are still good for you'' (D). But then a bunch of people who, for whatever reason, don't like veggies (maybe they don't like how veggies taste, maybe they think meat and beer are the shit, maybe they think veggies are for SJW, whatever) praise Dr Dan Van and say he's fighting the good fight against the evil vegetarian overlords. (E)
Tennis elbow and Golfers elbow on both arms. Lot of inflammation, tendonapathy. Pretty much all upper body excercises stopped. The worst part is when you rest it feels like it has healed but it comes back. This time not just resting but actually doing something to fix it. Would really appreciate a video on how to heal these injuries if possible. Btw love the gym in the living room👍
I've also been in your shoes mate. I have had tennis elbow in the past during weight lifting days, Then after some time ...golfers elbow. Still struggling with those. Just hang in there mate. I know it is very hard and mentally so disappointing, not being able to train. But just hang in there, it will get better and you will be able to start training.
Same here, more than half a year without training because of golfer’s elbow. I am now trying daily stretching and massaging my forearm and doing some low intensity traning like australian pullups...
Check out Dave MacLeod's video "10 ways to overcome Elbow Tendonosis". Tendon recovery is a bit of a magical unicorn, but he (and from his advice, me as well) has found recovery from smart, careful, re-introduction to loading the tendons with eccentric movements. The goal is to slowly re-strengthen your tendons without injuring them. It's a long road that takes maturity to not overtrain and dedication to keep at it but it's worth it! Good luck!
I had similar conditions. Brutal golfers elbow and tricep tendinopathy on both arms. It's almost completely gone now and I'm able to do almost all exercises again thanks to one book: Overcoming Tendinopathy by Steven Low. You'll completely understand the condition afterwards and know how to rehab and how to ease back into training. I can't state enough how great that book is
@@mrnaizguy Cheers man! Just checked the Amazon reviews of the book and couple of people are saying that although its a good read but lacks material of how to actually heal tendonitis. Did you find actual steps on how to heal stuff like golfers and tennis elbow in this book?
Listen to your body. I could feel something off during one of my workouts and ignored it. Putting down some relatively light weight injured my back, and I had sciatica pain for months.
So true my man!! I did the same mistake and suffered from tennis elbow. Pushed myself too fast with progressive overload. I did gain strength but couldn't even move my arm because of severe tennis elbow. Dropped weight and its gone .. Now i know that i have to overload with patience and not to rush.. thanks daniel for great advice 👍👍
He edits his videos like he's a 16 yearold justin bieber trying to mac on a girl, "bruh just eat this spinach and do some planches bruh teehee hay gurl"
Great video 💪 I’ve been injured once while doing leg raises, I strained my abdominal muscles, it was so painful during two weeks. Now I trained smarter , and not rushing the process. 💪
So i ive been traning calisthenics for 2 years, and just a few months ago got like a "strain" behind my right shoulder blade, probably from overtraining front lever and having a too weak scapula while not giving it enough rest. It became so bad that everytime i did a stupid move, even in normal day life like driving around, i felt like a sensation in my shoulder wich raidiated up my right shoulder to my head and i got a really bad headache for hours. This went on for weeks, so i restardet my front lever traning from scratch, built in more rest and went to massage once or twice a week. that helped and its now gone since a few weeks. Moral of the story, dont overtrain, dont try to skip steps because you already kinda can do stuff. give your body enough rest, if you want to do more implement yoga or cardio days. perfect pratice makes perfect, i learned it the painful way.
I did tear something near or below the scapula years ago while I was doing push ups. The pain was so strong that i pretty much couldn't turn my torso and my neck also hurt. After 2-3 days i felt better, so after a week passed I decided to start doing push ups again, and that's when something snapped again in that same spot. This time I used ibuprofen and it really seemed to have helped, as the pain was pretty much gone in 1 day. I had to wait 2 weeks to start doing push ups again though. I still don't know what I tore and how, but I think it may have been due to the fact that out of lazyness I decided to skip warming up. Sometimes I used to start with a set to failure right away too, but I'm glad I got wiser now!
@@IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag I've been there too, trust me : a proper warm-up & mobility routine before each session (at least 15 min) is the key to avoid all injuries ;)
I'm training FL too and got stuck at adv tucked (I train with fl pulls), and I was wondering if I should train more frecuently or something, but thanks to your comment (and the vid) I'll take it slowly.
I have watched hundreds,if not thousands,of calisthenics videos on YT,and i have never seen a video explaining these so important concepts about injury prevention. Thank you a lot Daniel for all your free content,which is getting better ,and more useful, with time. Guys,listen to Daniel.He's been where we all want to be,but earlier 😉
So many key messages in this video. It's all about your own journey and looking at the long term. Someone is always bigger/faster/stronger/more skilled than you. You've got to take inspiration from these guys and girls, but it's all about how you feel inside. Great video Daniel.
This video is dense with information that is actually interesting AND useful, also pretty motivational seeing that you're not just "all talk and no show". Thanks a lot man, been finding some really great stuff from you.
Happy belated birthday Daniel! You are an inspiration for a 45 year old guy from Germany, who feels in the best shape of his life after following your channel for roughly 15 months. I really appreciate your dedication to our sport and your incredible effort to teach and inspire so many people all over the world. Looking forward to seeing what´s to come on this channel. Keep up the awesome work and stay safe! All the best, Chris
I appreciated hearing that movement to "failure" has some negative consequences, and that variety, slow progression and maintenance of form are ideas to minimize injury. Thanks, joe
This was fantastic and extremely helpful. As one who, when younger, went full blast and all out every workout for years I can personally attest that the inevitable injuries and time-off will impede progress far more in the long run than staying smart, steady, and ignoring your ego.
Absolutely agree It's very important to listen to your body. If any type of excercise is too excessive or causing pain you need to swap the movement. Mix them up but also works similar muscle. Every routine is different with individual. Rest & Nutrition is the major game changer. Have fun training guys.
I have never watched and heard of any other cali guys speak so much in depth then this guy! Other Cali programs might look better and be more eye appealing but fitness FAQ is the best hands down
This was a great video. I have been dealing with elbow pain in both elbows for the last year. I decided to take a break. It's been about 3 weeks with no exercise and the pain has healed a little, but it's still there. I've tried supplements such a krill oil, callogen, but with no help. It's shitty because I've been unmotivated to continue my journey out of fear of making the injury worse. I feel that It's rarely talked about and most people just tough it out. This video helped me look at training more logically, and In a broader spectrum.
Definitely wise advice! I assume that most of us have been injured (either during calisthenics or any other type of training) and probably had stupid injuries, for any of those reasons mentioned in your video ... it's important to learn from these mistakes, and I believe that your video is a good way not to forget them, and avoid making them again and again!!! Therefore, it would be wise to see this video from time to time, especially a) as we are getting older b) if for any reason we had to stop training for a period and then restart (I have had several minor but really annoying injuries for such reasons, so at the age of 44 now, I strongly suggest younger guys of any level of training to keep this video as reference). Thank you so much Dan!!! Absolutely awesome!
I actually got injured few days ago, my elbow hurts, and now I think it was because of too fast reps and too much progressive overload. Great video I will keep these tips in mind.
Thanks a ton Daniel for sharing your experience! I needed this as I was getting a bit impatient at the gym even though this has been the most consistent phase of working out in my life! Lol. I have been working out seriously for the past 2.5 months(1.5 at the Gym lifting weights) But impatience has been showing in the form of the urge to increase the weight or trying new exercises or even the urge to hit an extra set when you feel pumped but deep down you know that's not advisable especially relatively early on in my renewed training journey. Thanks for also outlining out the longer timeline and adaptive nature of the tendon compared to the muscles. same goes for Ligaments and the Fascia. This is extremely important as the pump and early gains disguise the internal mechanics of the still adapting soft tissues. 'The Bioneer' also went in depth about the same topic. Really appreciate it :)
I honestly did basically everything I should, and still got rotator cuff tendinitis. Couldn't even grab a water bottle. Most of my friends don't care about form etc and never had an injury. It's frustrating honestly. I think it's partly genetic. Face pulls and other stuff like that helps the recovery though
Everyone needs a special plan for his Body. So for you it would be a Longer warm up. Mobility. Basic exercises. Like Push ups for reps. Not making them harder by lifting your legs up. Or instead of shoulder handstand pike push ups. Just handstand holds as Long as Possible. Use exercises which does Not hurt just a lil Bit. And do them for time or reps. You will still grow. In jails they often work for reps. They dont have weights. For me I cant do one leged squats. So I just do a lot split squats. Normal squats. Fast squats and holds. Works Fine and does Not hurt my knees
Lmaoo i have the exact problem my friends does sloppy shitty form exercises and nothing happens and when i make a mistake i have to suffer for months for it to recover. It really is frustrating
Same here. I swear my partner has steel cables for tendons -- he's always doing stupid stuff and never gets injured. Meanwhile I need to be careful all the time. I think you're right about genetics. I know I have some mild connective tissue issues, so if I try a dynamic move or explosive reps I need to be excessively strong in the slow version of the move or an injury is pretty much guaranteed. I had 2 years of rotator cuff pain after an overuse injury (of course at 2 years at least some of it had become learned pain). It finally went away after a PT told me to not do any more pull ups until I could go from a dead hang to a tuck front lever, so I started doing these (with bent knees and I still cannot go that high! But I can go into a tuck front lever without momentum): ua-cam.com/video/Q8dIUnS3NYw/v-deo.html and this other thing: ua-cam.com/video/rPCyQthf_zA/v-deo.html which I do anytime the pain comes back and that stops it immediately. And I was able to get back to handstand practice after doing a lot upper back extension stretches and exercises -- including those face pulls. Now I can feel muscles in my upper back working that I never even knew I had before. Anyway, this was a really great video with practical tips -- I'm actually motivated to go revise my programming now.
it's genetics plain and simple. some people are blessed with titanium joints and others, like myself, have wet noodles for tendons. you just need to accept it and move on lol. ive felt pain in my shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, ankles, neck, lower back, and groin doing very normal things like low intensity workouts or playing soccer after warming up. on the other hand people like mathew zlat can do a few band rotator cuff extensions and then churn out one arm pullups easy
Awesome content as usual! I'm 53 and I've had countless elbow and shoulder injuries over the years - most of which have been caused by the exact workout errors you describe here. In my case I'd say that wisdom consists of avoiding making the same stupid mistakes I've made in the past over and over again.
@@plexim1591 Try overhand narrow grip for a while. It puts the stress on the inside fingers, and the outside fingers are the ones that contribute to the problem. It worked for me anyway.
Theraband reverse and normal tyler twists, eccentric dumbell reps, and a lot of massaging (cross tissue massaging specifically). Mine was moderate and I have largely eliminated it. I also took a while off of pulling training though.
I second what junglanscinera said. Imbalance of the forearm flexors. On top of the theraband, I would suggest thumbless reverse grip ez bar curls, you’re probably overworking the medial epicondylitis with your current routine
Well I can say I prevented it since we know there are different types of pains the pain of resistance on the muscle is different than the pain of injuries,so in my case golfers elbow gave its signs when I was a beginner in doing pull ups,i felt weird pain and didn't push after the pain persisted for 2days, luckily I was able to do pull ups after 6-7days normally
Excellent video and useful tips. I have had too many injuries to remember. Biggest thing I learned is to warm up and stretch properly and that showing off will likely result in injuries.
I have patella tendonitis from do ing double unders..i just started doing them in June and i lose my form after about 5 and continued running , leg press and waited leg extensions!! after that my knees hurt like hell!!! Couldnt walk and my knees pain would wake me out my sleep...ive been rehabing myself slowly with the help of youtube..exercises and stretching ..im back doing body weight and now light weights..i hope to get back to 100%
Presently dealing with an injury to my right arm brachioradialis... not sure if it was from pull ups, playing drums, or even throwing frisbees all summer. Now following a routine from my physio: neutral bicep curls (or hammer curls)... Really looking forward to restarting my calisthenics training. IT'S BEEN A MONTH AND A HALF :(
Same thing happened to me from excessive and forced-beyond-failure pullups. Did some hammer curls as well as standing bicep strecthes, but mine recovered after a month thankfully. I was able to continue my regular pushup routine meanwhile though.
One of the best and most valuable content,Thanks Dan,those who has experienced injuries knows,that it is extremly frustrating,as it stops you fully to progress. Pations is the key...and listen to your body
Brilliant video, I wish I had adopted this mentality when it comes to training much earlier in life. I would've saved myself a lot of unnecessary pain and frustration!
Where was this 8 years ago? I ruined my body increasing weights too fast! After 3 surgeries I've been working out very slowly to give my tendons time to recover before increasing weights. Great video 👍🙏 Cheers
Thanks so much, I have been waiting for this video ever since I seriously injured my tendons and shoulders from overuse and aggressiveness about 5 weeks ago.. I never knew how tendons worked until I hurt myself.. I'm slowly getting better and would want to train stratigically this time around
I've had a rotator cuff injury in the past, and it stopped my progress for one year, and it was really painfull, really bothering and desapointing, we have to respect our own body, great video
7:18 THANK YOUUUU! You do NOT need to train all the way to failure for hypertrophy as long as you are reasonably close to failure. Leave the ego at the door
Thank you for this video! Needed some sort of reminder to take care especially these days...feel like I'm overdoing things and need to cool it down a bit haha
Ive been following your channel since I started calisthenics which is about 6 months now and I love the genuine approach and information. I started hard often training planche and handstand repeatedly without warming up. I progressed super fast, getting a 4s good straddle, a decent handstand and presses and my first slow false grip muscle up in about 4 months at 5'11 and 72kg (wish I could post vids). Problem is I never cared about injuries and suffered for it. I started getting forearm overuse injuries when moved to advanced tuck like 2 months into it. It got so bad I had to stop planche training but still persued with handstands and pseudo pushups. Later (about 4 months in) I developed what I believe is TFCC injury at the side of my wrist and again I ignored the pain till it got way too much to train. I have stopped doing exercises that hurt (mainly handstands) for about 2 months now and although better it can't seem to heal. So please everyone take your pain and injuries seriously (Especially eager beginners wanting to progress fast like I was and still am). My question is this: Am I still damaging or impeding recovery if I do exercises which do not hurt but still involve my wrist such as dumbbell curls and pullups or is it OK if I don't feel any worse after? I would love to get a response from you since I respect you and your channel very much. Cheers all the way from malta
Lots of minor stuff, from the major ones: I had 3 serious shoulder injuries, started with a slap tear combined with the usual accompanying rotator cuff tears. Further shoulder issues were basically the offspring of that demon xD I wish I did more mobility work and support/corrective exercises back then, especially since I needed them regardless of training. But doctors and school nurses would always say my posture was alright smh I also tore my bicep twice but that's because I can't grab stuff properly with my right hand (finger injury that wad improperly healed leading to two fingers being busted instead of just one lmao).
@@xavier_szAs to diagnostics I think nowadays they may decide to do an MRI, especially if the case is severe, but in my case doctor just did some basic mobility tests, asked a couple questions, sent me to the x-ray, gave me some anti-inflammatory injections and told me not to move my arm for a month, after which he sent me to a PT xD I think that's a usual scenario, I've heard that some research even suggests that most athletes (including ones that were never hospitalised etc.) show signs of a labrum injury either in shoulders or hips and have never even noticed anything lmao But if I were you I'd see a doctor, in some cases it requires a surgery, in others - steroid injections (This is usually presented as a proposition if theres lots of swelling causing impingement and potentially further damage or if you want to start working hard on the capsule), but as I said it usually very slowly heals on its own. Regardless of your decision it's good to somewhat limit the movement, especially under load, and to completely avoid extreme range of motion. If you also have accompanying injuries to soft tissue (minor ones happen in most cases) you gotta wait for them all to heal, then you can start the rehabilitation and further shoulder mobility and strengthening regime, teach your nervous system proper movement patterns and all that jazz. Just start slowly, don't charge with 5 stretch and 3 strength sessions a day, start with alternating days (stretch, strength, stretch, strength) and if you feel you can safely progress gradually increase the frequency and intensity.
@Ghandi Blyat not the greatest because since losing basically a few years of hard work it's hard to stay motivated and consistent. But physically besides not being able to properly work on handstand yet I'm doing fairly well. Ironically shoulder exercises and archery don't cause any pain (well, not the bad kind at least lol), however playing the guitar for too long and working too close to failure on pull ups can force me to skip the next training session.
I experienced : Wrist injury Herniated disk Hip injury Rotator cuff impingement Shoulder pain All are stupid injuries , ignoring warm up and lifting too heavy weights But I learned from them to be patient and enjoy the safe journey , Thanks Daniel 😁
"It doesnt matter how tough we are mentally or how passionately we want to improve, we must respect and be patient with the adaptive process of the body". This. I'm not wise and learned this lesson only after years of elbow pain.
Watching Fitnessfaqs videos, is like learning in science class for me. I always listen to every word very carefully. I would love to see a Fitnessfaqs video about how to balance practicing isometric skills like the font lever and doing other strength exercises like dips or chin ups!
Absolutely amazing content, this is the main objective that we all need to learn how to understand during the process of develop yourself not just in calisthenics but in any practice that we get through our life, thanks man!
Suffering now under a Tennis ellbow :D Video came at the right point. Must slow down, recover and use your tips. Rep quality over quantity, variation, stretching, RECOVERY TIME. Thank you Mister !
Been telling people the stuff about connective tissue adaptation for years. Glad that others in the calisthenics world are educating people about this. You're one of the smartest and knowledgeable trainers online. Just wondered why you're not squeezing your arms in at the top of those ring archer pushups; I think that was a technique I learned from one of your videos. :)
My worst injury doing callisthenics was a contracture muscle in my trapezium that eradicated to all the upper back muscles in the right side. It took two years to solve between physiotherapy and acupuncture, and the main reason was my scoliosis that "made" me compensate with my strong side. Now I'm doing 'pilates' (I don't know how to say it in English) and it helps me so much with this problem, I'm getting gains really fast compared to these last 3 years that I suffered from injuries.
Being impatient, and having ego as the motivation for training has been the biggest cause of injury that I had to learn the hard way. Recently having tennis elbow and issues with elbow tendon, as I tried to force progressions with levers too fast. Now I am learning it the hard way.
I love cycling exercise variations every 5-6 weeks. For upper body for example, I do one workouts per week: 4 supersets of a horizontal push paired with a horizontal pull, 4 supersets of a vertical push paired with a horizontal pull, 3 supersets of a biceps isolation paired with a triceps isolation. One cycle may have me doing standard pushups for 5 weeks in a row; maybe first week I do sets of 15 (RPE 8), next week sets of 18, next week sets of 20, then sets of 22, and finish the last day with sets of 25 (RPE 10). After that, I spend the next few weeks doing a banded push up working up from sets of 8 to sets of 14 by the end. Another variation for the next few weeks. Eventually I come back to normal pushups, but I start this new cycle with sets of 18 and do my last week with sets of 28. Personally, I do more martial arts than calisthenics/hypertrophy/strength so I like the higher-end rep ranges and I'm not too hung up on quick progress. This system has cost me little recovery-time (unlike Olympic Lifting which was my main training style for 6 years), and allows me to make continuous progress while still focusing on my other activities to a much higher degree.
I must say I really love your channel and the quality of the content I find here. Thoses are deeply though tips and I feel much confortable learning and applying advices from you than any other!
Great video on a very neglected topic! I got severe tennis elbow on both arms back in 2015. Took me ~3 years to get my tendon performance back to 95% of what it used to be. Probably won't ever get back to 100 but it is what it is, just thankful to be back at it.
This is invaluable advice. A rookie error for me (not understanding the time lag in tendon development discussed in this video) led to a really annoying episode of tendinopathy that basically nixed all vertical pulling progress for several months. Trying to max out / train to failure every session was the biggest contributor there - at my advanced age (just turned 40 at the time) it was a really silly strategy, born simply of overzealous ambition. Easily avoided ever since just by generally leaving a few reps in the tank and being strict with warm-ups and stretching pre and post training. Posting this so any other older calisthenics converts can avoid the same mistake! Cheers Daniel
Poor form, uncontrolled reps, training to failure, and neglecting a quick stretch was the first things giving me injury down time. I almost decided I was too old & deformed for calisthenics, glad I stuck with it and kept learning!
Thank you for sharing mind set and concept in training. I found out this kind if video is very useful and valuable. Looking forward to more this kind of topic. Really enjoy it!
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That penitentiary haircut, tho.
;)
What happened to those beautiful calisthenics parks ur typically at?
Hii bro I join with you
@@StraitjacketFitness ,Also the hurriedly hair cut recruits get when entering the military as a rookie. Matter of fact it is bald, no style to it.
I would love to know what rack is that. I think it would fit my garage. Anyone knows?
"Have you been injured?" Right, where do I begin...😂 Great advice as always Dan :)
Hey Tom! I've been following you for like half a year on a daily basis. I've been using your flexibility and mobility workouts literally every day haha! Btw, since a month now I am following your vids on calisthenics thoroughly, and in the very near future will definitely get your full accesses on trybe! God bless you!
@@georgekondov4001 same
-"Respect and be patient, or suffer the consequences!" 😈
No
To avoid stupid injuries just follow calisthenic movement and fitness FAQS.
Bingo. I also take a bit of muscle and body function info from Athlean-X
@@Mike-hw5jp he tells some facts with lies just like Chris heria, etc. The Ones i can trust 💯 % are fitness FAQS and calisthenic movement.
@@alexinhomg2 what facts you have in mind? just one example
Very true. I’ve gone through levels 1-4 (half way through 4)
from Cali Move. 1 and 2 were a bit tedious and I took a few breaks but they build a good foundation for level 4 which is more interesting. Really enjoying it and looking forward to 5.
Having a good programme makes the difference. Gradual progression, especially at my age 48
@@michal24980 fake weights.
Doesn't matter how many times I look at it, I'm still in awe at his physique, so shredded, muscular & balanced!
Same here...the man looks perfect, my goal physique, or should I say goal physique level, since no one can look the same because of genetics
Pretty sure he does weights as well😒
@@karupt422 ofc he does lol, but I'm just talking about his physique here, not his style of training.
@@ironfist2505 tbh he is a little too lean to be ideal imo, at least in terms of long term sustainability for most people...unless you take this to a professional level of course.
@@IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag yeah Daniel is fucking LEAN. That looks fantastic but as you said, certainly not sustainable for your average joe. Not sure if he does but sometimes I feel like he might get rid of his water weight by dehydrating before recording a video too but I’m not all to educated on that front so I wouldn’t know.
“It can get monotonous, tedious and boring but that’s a reality of getting better”
“Daily training is a battle against yourself”
Facts if you train on schedule with different things each training day you’ll definitely be hyped for your next session to see the improvements.
Daniel: It doesn't matter how tough we are mentally or how passionately we want to improve...
David Goggins has entered the chat.
I love David goggins and I think his biggest fan would concede he’s suffered the consequences of not listening to his body many times.
David Goggins is the Jordan Peterson of lifting
@@giorgosterzakis3286 Hmm. Can you elaborate on that?
@@giorgosterzakis3286 why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?
@@albussd Put short: idiots love him. Put longer: Nothing in science or human understanding is exact: we try to codify real forces of nature into simplified models with general rules (A), but the complexity of reality always makes things more complicated. As a result, in the real world there are always exceptions to even the most reasonable statements (B). Some contrarians love peering into these exceptions and claiming the whole system is broken (C); whereas people working within the system simply admit there are always subtle modifications that the system can adapt (D). These contrarians sometimes receive support and adoration from people who have unreasonable hatred for the system. (E)
Let me give you an example: It is a reasonable statement to say that ''veggies are good for you''(A). But someone with a genetic disorder might be allergic to cruciferous veggies, someone else may be gluten intolerant, etc (B). So along comes Dr Dan Van, a doctor who has treated multiple people with these disorders by getting them to stave off veggies; but he's eccentric and decides to use his credentials to push his ''meat only'' diet and say the vegans are crazy and pushing an evil agenda (C). A proper doc would simply say ''if you're allergic to this one veggie, don't eat it; but most veggies are still good for you'' (D). But then a bunch of people who, for whatever reason, don't like veggies (maybe they don't like how veggies taste, maybe they think meat and beer are the shit, maybe they think veggies are for SJW, whatever) praise Dr Dan Van and say he's fighting the good fight against the evil vegetarian overlords. (E)
He probably got a buzzcut so that his hair won't be touching the ceiling.
Hahahaha bro you made smile 😂
Was thinking the same thing 😂
or so that his hair doesnt touch the floor in HSPU
Full RMO XD
Thanks for my first morning laugh lol
and your pfp makes it even funnier
Tennis elbow and Golfers elbow on both arms. Lot of inflammation, tendonapathy.
Pretty much all upper body excercises stopped. The worst part is when you rest it feels like it has healed but it comes back.
This time not just resting but actually doing something to fix it.
Would really appreciate a video on how to heal these injuries if possible.
Btw love the gym in the living room👍
I've also been in your shoes mate. I have had tennis elbow in the past during weight lifting days, Then after some time ...golfers elbow. Still struggling with those. Just hang in there mate. I know it is very hard and mentally so disappointing, not being able to train. But just hang in there, it will get better and you will be able to start training.
Same here, more than half a year without training because of golfer’s elbow. I am now trying daily stretching and massaging my forearm and doing some low intensity traning like australian pullups...
Check out Dave MacLeod's video "10 ways to overcome Elbow Tendonosis". Tendon recovery is a bit of a magical unicorn, but he (and from his advice, me as well) has found recovery from smart, careful, re-introduction to loading the tendons with eccentric movements. The goal is to slowly re-strengthen your tendons without injuring them. It's a long road that takes maturity to not overtrain and dedication to keep at it but it's worth it! Good luck!
I had similar conditions. Brutal golfers elbow and tricep tendinopathy on both arms. It's almost completely gone now and I'm able to do almost all exercises again thanks to one book: Overcoming Tendinopathy by Steven Low. You'll completely understand the condition afterwards and know how to rehab and how to ease back into training. I can't state enough how great that book is
@@mrnaizguy Cheers man! Just checked the Amazon reviews of the book and couple of people are saying that although its a good read but lacks material of how to actually heal tendonitis. Did you find actual steps on how to heal stuff like golfers and tennis elbow in this book?
Listen to your body. I could feel something off during one of my workouts and ignored it. Putting down some relatively light weight injured my back, and I had sciatica pain for months.
True. If I feel even the slightest pain in the wrong place, I stop doing that movement for the day.
1. Rep Speed 0:21
2. Variation 3:38
3. Progressive overload 5:59
4. Avoid failure 7:19
Thank you so much
Ty bro
This is genuinely the best advise Video i have seen in the last years.
This man is the most Trustworthy
So true my man!! I did the same mistake and suffered from tennis elbow. Pushed myself too fast with progressive overload. I did gain strength but couldn't even move my arm because of severe tennis elbow. Dropped weight and its gone .. Now i know that i have to overload with patience and not to rush.. thanks daniel for great advice 👍👍
Be patient and you'll get even more u want.
Huge injury... I've followed chris heria for months and still haven't gotten them back tattoos.
Chris "hernia" then
Oh the six pack abs guy
@@clvnl4902 his ego is huge and he sometimes tells real bullshit
but his skill tutorials are muy bueno
@@georgschmidt1252 calisthenics, yes. When he start talking about weights, no
He edits his videos like he's a 16 yearold justin bieber trying to mac on a girl, "bruh just eat this spinach and do some planches bruh teehee hay gurl"
Honestly those clean handstand pushups get me every time. Just a beautiful demonstration of human ability.
Great video 💪 I’ve been injured once while doing leg raises, I strained my abdominal muscles, it was so painful during two weeks. Now I trained smarter , and not rushing the process. 💪
His haircut is so beautiful I almost injured myself looking at it.
#Penatentiarystyle
😂😂😂😂😂
A backhanded compliment
Yep, planche leaned right into the screen
I get mesmerized by his back.
So i ive been traning calisthenics for 2 years, and just a few months ago got like a "strain" behind my right shoulder blade, probably from overtraining front lever and having a too weak scapula while not giving it enough rest. It became so bad that everytime i did a stupid move, even in normal day life like driving around, i felt like a sensation in my shoulder wich raidiated up my right shoulder to my head and i got a really bad headache for hours.
This went on for weeks, so i restardet my front lever traning from scratch, built in more rest and went to massage once or twice a week. that helped and its now gone since a few weeks.
Moral of the story, dont overtrain, dont try to skip steps because you already kinda can do stuff. give your body enough rest, if you want to do more implement yoga or cardio days. perfect pratice makes perfect, i learned it the painful way.
Welcome to the reality of the front lever injuries' club brother ;)
I did tear something near or below the scapula years ago while I was doing push ups. The pain was so strong that i pretty much couldn't turn my torso and my neck also hurt. After 2-3 days i felt better, so after a week passed I decided to start doing push ups again, and that's when something snapped again in that same spot. This time I used ibuprofen and it really seemed to have helped, as the pain was pretty much gone in 1 day. I had to wait 2 weeks to start doing push ups again though. I still don't know what I tore and how, but I think it may have been due to the fact that out of lazyness I decided to skip warming up.
Sometimes I used to start with a set to failure right away too, but I'm glad I got wiser now!
@@IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag I've been there too, trust me : a proper warm-up & mobility routine before each session (at least 15 min) is the key to avoid all injuries ;)
I'm training FL too and got stuck at adv tucked (I train with fl pulls), and I was wondering if I should train more frecuently or something, but thanks to your comment (and the vid) I'll take it slowly.
@@Apolo044 Dragon Flag (a lot) and try to work on this : row + hold in tucked/adv tucked postion. It might help ;)
I have watched hundreds,if not thousands,of calisthenics videos on YT,and i have never seen a video explaining these so important concepts about injury prevention.
Thank you a lot Daniel for all your free content,which is getting better ,and more useful, with time.
Guys,listen to Daniel.He's been where we all want to be,but earlier 😉
So many key messages in this video. It's all about your own journey and looking at the long term.
Someone is always bigger/faster/stronger/more skilled than you. You've got to take inspiration from these guys and girls, but it's all about how you feel inside.
Great video Daniel.
This video is dense with information that is actually interesting AND useful, also pretty motivational seeing that you're not just "all talk and no show".
Thanks a lot man, been finding some really great stuff from you.
Happy belated birthday Daniel!
You are an inspiration for a 45 year old guy from Germany, who feels in the best shape of his life after following your channel for roughly 15 months. I really appreciate your dedication to our sport and your incredible effort to teach and inspire so many people all over the world.
Looking forward to seeing what´s to come on this channel. Keep up the awesome work and stay safe!
All the best,
Chris
I appreciated hearing that movement to "failure" has some negative consequences, and that variety, slow progression and maintenance of form are ideas to minimize injury. Thanks, joe
This was fantastic and extremely helpful. As one who, when younger, went full blast and all out every workout for years I can personally attest that the inevitable injuries and time-off will impede progress far more in the long run than staying smart, steady, and ignoring your ego.
Absolutely agree It's very important to listen to your body. If any type of excercise is too excessive or causing pain you need to swap the movement. Mix them up but also works similar muscle. Every routine is different with individual. Rest & Nutrition is the major game changer. Have fun training guys.
3:29 "Let's lead by example for future generations."
Amen. This is true for all things in life.
I've been training to failure all these years thinking I was doing it right! Thanks you so much for this awesome information !
I have never watched and heard of any other cali guys speak so much in depth then this guy! Other Cali programs might look better and be more eye appealing but fitness FAQ is the best hands down
Wonderful and very informative vid, and I just love the calm and sober elocution.
This was a great video. I have been dealing with elbow pain in both elbows for the last year. I decided to take a break. It's been about 3 weeks with no exercise and the pain has healed a little, but it's still there. I've tried supplements such a krill oil, callogen, but with no help. It's shitty because I've been unmotivated to continue my journey out of fear of making the injury worse. I feel that It's rarely talked about and most people just tough it out. This video helped me look at training more logically, and In a broader spectrum.
Good advice. As you pass your 40s, injuries become even more common and u gotta let your body rest more.
Definitely wise advice! I assume that most of us have been injured (either during calisthenics or any other type of training) and probably had stupid injuries, for any of those reasons mentioned in your video ... it's important to learn from these mistakes, and I believe that your video is a good way not to forget them, and avoid making them again and again!!! Therefore, it would be wise to see this video from time to time, especially a) as we are getting older b) if for any reason we had to stop training for a period and then restart (I have had several minor but really annoying injuries for such reasons, so at the age of 44 now, I strongly suggest younger guys of any level of training to keep this video as reference). Thank you so much Dan!!! Absolutely awesome!
The wise voice of reason. Thank you!
I actually got injured few days ago, my elbow hurts, and now I think it was because of too fast reps and too much progressive overload. Great video I will keep these tips in mind.
@Black Magick Sorcerer RIP my gains
Thanks a ton Daniel for sharing your experience! I needed this as I was getting a bit impatient at the gym even though this has been the most consistent phase of working out in my life! Lol. I have been working out seriously for the past 2.5 months(1.5 at the Gym lifting weights) But impatience has been showing in the form of the urge to increase the weight or trying new exercises or even the urge to hit an extra set when you feel pumped but deep down you know that's not advisable especially relatively early on in my renewed training journey.
Thanks for also outlining out the longer timeline and adaptive nature of the tendon compared to the muscles. same goes for Ligaments and the Fascia. This is extremely important as the pump and early gains disguise the internal mechanics of the still adapting soft tissues. 'The Bioneer' also went in depth about the same topic.
Really appreciate it :)
"Train short of failure" is definitively a good thing to avoid injury
I honestly did basically everything I should, and still got rotator cuff tendinitis. Couldn't even grab a water bottle. Most of my friends don't care about form etc and never had an injury. It's frustrating honestly. I think it's partly genetic.
Face pulls and other stuff like that helps the recovery though
Everyone needs a special plan for his Body. So for you it would be a Longer warm up.
Mobility. Basic exercises. Like Push ups for reps. Not making them harder by lifting your legs up.
Or instead of shoulder handstand pike push ups. Just handstand holds as Long as Possible.
Use exercises which does Not hurt just a lil Bit.
And do them for time or reps. You will still grow.
In jails they often work for reps. They dont have weights.
For me I cant do one leged squats. So I just do a lot split squats. Normal squats. Fast squats and holds. Works Fine and does Not hurt my knees
Lmaoo i have the exact problem my friends does sloppy shitty form exercises and nothing happens and when i make a mistake i have to suffer for months for it to recover. It really is frustrating
*sniff* *sniff* FACEPULLS!?
*inhales* WHAT'SUPGUYSJEFFCAVALIEREATHLEANXDOTCOM!
Same here. I swear my partner has steel cables for tendons -- he's always doing stupid stuff and never gets injured. Meanwhile I need to be careful all the time. I think you're right about genetics. I know I have some mild connective tissue issues, so if I try a dynamic move or explosive reps I need to be excessively strong in the slow version of the move or an injury is pretty much guaranteed. I had 2 years of rotator cuff pain after an overuse injury (of course at 2 years at least some of it had become learned pain). It finally went away after a PT told me to not do any more pull ups until I could go from a dead hang to a tuck front lever, so I started doing these (with bent knees and I still cannot go that high! But I can go into a tuck front lever without momentum): ua-cam.com/video/Q8dIUnS3NYw/v-deo.html and this other thing: ua-cam.com/video/rPCyQthf_zA/v-deo.html which I do anytime the pain comes back and that stops it immediately. And I was able to get back to handstand practice after doing a lot upper back extension stretches and exercises -- including those face pulls. Now I can feel muscles in my upper back working that I never even knew I had before. Anyway, this was a really great video with practical tips -- I'm actually motivated to go revise my programming now.
it's genetics plain and simple. some people are blessed with titanium joints and others, like myself, have wet noodles for tendons. you just need to accept it and move on lol. ive felt pain in my shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, ankles, neck, lower back, and groin doing very normal things like low intensity workouts or playing soccer after warming up. on the other hand people like mathew zlat can do a few band rotator cuff extensions and then churn out one arm pullups easy
You put the smart in training! Thanks for putting this out there.
Awesome content as usual! I'm 53 and I've had countless elbow and shoulder injuries over the years - most of which have been caused by the exact workout errors you describe here. In my case I'd say that wisdom consists of avoiding making the same stupid mistakes I've made in the past over and over again.
Very true about training to failure. It's not necessary
Golfers elbow is the most annoying thing ever.
Have had it for a couple months now and my pull workouts have gone to shit. Lost all my OAC gains :(
@@plexim1591 Try overhand narrow grip for a while. It puts the stress on the inside fingers, and the outside fingers are the ones that contribute to the problem. It worked for me anyway.
Theraband reverse and normal tyler twists, eccentric dumbell reps, and a lot of massaging (cross tissue massaging specifically). Mine was moderate and I have largely eliminated it. I also took a while off of pulling training though.
I second what junglanscinera said. Imbalance of the forearm flexors. On top of the theraband, I would suggest thumbless reverse grip ez bar curls, you’re probably overworking the medial epicondylitis with your current routine
Well I can say I prevented it since we know there are different types of pains the pain of resistance on the muscle is different than the pain of injuries,so in my case golfers elbow gave its signs when I was a beginner in doing pull ups,i felt weird pain and didn't push after the pain persisted for 2days, luckily I was able to do pull ups after 6-7days normally
Super valuable! Especially as we get older. At 58 there's only so much I'm gonna do before joints and tendons start talking back on the regular.
Excellent video and useful tips. I have had too many injuries to remember. Biggest thing I learned is to warm up and stretch properly and that showing off will likely result in injuries.
You have one of the best backs of all Fitness UA-camrs. Well, actually all around physique.
I have patella tendonitis from do ing double unders..i just started doing them in June and i lose my form after about 5 and continued running , leg press and waited leg extensions!! after that my knees hurt like hell!!! Couldnt walk and my knees pain would wake me out my sleep...ive been rehabing myself slowly with the help of youtube..exercises and stretching ..im back doing body weight and now light weights..i hope to get back to 100%
You have great production quality especially on your close ups looking into the camera. Keep up the good work.
Feiyues and Star-Socks 👌🏼love it.
Great video as always, like this one a lot.
Presently dealing with an injury to my right arm brachioradialis... not sure if it was from pull ups, playing drums, or even throwing frisbees all summer. Now following a routine from my physio: neutral bicep curls (or hammer curls)... Really looking forward to restarting my calisthenics training. IT'S BEEN A MONTH AND A HALF :(
Same thing happened to me from excessive and forced-beyond-failure pullups. Did some hammer curls as well as standing bicep strecthes, but mine recovered after a month thankfully. I was able to continue my regular pushup routine meanwhile though.
@@MrPtrlix man, you're giving me hope! Thanks
One of the best and most valuable content,Thanks Dan,those who has experienced injuries knows,that it is extremly frustrating,as it stops you fully to progress. Pations is the key...and listen to your body
Amazing content Daniel, this is probably the most important video to watch if you workout.
Brilliant video, I wish I had adopted this mentality when it comes to training much earlier in life. I would've saved myself a lot of unnecessary pain and frustration!
Where was this 8 years ago? I ruined my body increasing weights too fast!
After 3 surgeries I've been working out very slowly to give my tendons time to recover before increasing weights.
Great video 👍🙏
Cheers
Thanks Dan, ive been plagued by shoulder injuries because of not training smart. Thanks for all your tips. Much appreciated
rotator cuff injury. I was lucky I just strengthen mine with a band before my workouts and I am fine now.
great tips for long lasting healthy training, many thanks !
Great video Daniel! I’ve been struggling with elbow pain for sometime now...
Thank you for helping others with your knowledge on their journey!
Thanks so much, I have been waiting for this video ever since I seriously injured my tendons and shoulders from overuse and aggressiveness about 5 weeks ago.. I never knew how tendons worked until I hurt myself.. I'm slowly getting better and would want to train stratigically this time around
Brother you looks a very decent and humble person.God bless you !!
I've had a rotator cuff injury in the past, and it stopped my progress for one year, and it was really painfull, really bothering and desapointing, we have to respect our own body, great video
Lots of wisedom. Thanks for this video. Indeed tendon care is commonly lacking. With age, the consequences are magnified
bro is changing my life one day at a time
7:18 THANK YOUUUU! You do NOT need to train all the way to failure for hypertrophy as long as you are reasonably close to failure. Leave the ego at the door
Really good content here Daniel, thank you.
We need a calisthenics Chest and leg workout ❤️
real quality content! thanks for explaining this simple "how to" 👍
Thank you for this video! Needed some sort of reminder to take care especially these days...feel like I'm overdoing things and need to cool it down a bit haha
Ive been following your channel since I started calisthenics which is about 6 months now and I love the genuine approach and information. I started hard often training planche and handstand repeatedly without warming up. I progressed super fast, getting a 4s good straddle, a decent handstand and presses and my first slow false grip muscle up in about 4 months at 5'11 and 72kg (wish I could post vids).
Problem is I never cared about injuries and suffered for it. I started getting forearm overuse injuries when moved to advanced tuck like 2 months into it. It got so bad I had to stop planche training but still persued with handstands and pseudo pushups. Later (about 4 months in) I developed what I believe is TFCC injury at the side of my wrist and again I ignored the pain till it got way too much to train. I have stopped doing exercises that hurt (mainly handstands) for about 2 months now and although better it can't seem to heal.
So please everyone take your pain and injuries seriously (Especially eager beginners wanting to progress fast like I was and still am). My question is this: Am I still damaging or impeding recovery if I do exercises which do not hurt but still involve my wrist such as dumbbell curls and pullups or is it OK if I don't feel any worse after?
I would love to get a response from you since I respect you and your channel very much. Cheers all the way from malta
Amazing video. Honestly high quality content. Hope to reach that level also in my life. And thanks for helping!
Thank you for charing this wisdome. I feel like a lot of people need to hear about those "mistakes". I love your socks
Lots of minor stuff, from the major ones: I had 3 serious shoulder injuries, started with a slap tear combined with the usual accompanying rotator cuff tears. Further shoulder issues were basically the offspring of that demon xD I wish I did more mobility work and support/corrective exercises back then, especially since I needed them regardless of training. But doctors and school nurses would always say my posture was alright smh
I also tore my bicep twice but that's because I can't grab stuff properly with my right hand (finger injury that wad improperly healed leading to two fingers being busted instead of just one lmao).
How did you heal the slap tear? I think I have one
@@xavier_szAs to diagnostics I think nowadays they may decide to do an MRI, especially if the case is severe, but in my case doctor just did some basic mobility tests, asked a couple questions, sent me to the x-ray, gave me some anti-inflammatory injections and told me not to move my arm for a month, after which he sent me to a PT xD I think that's a usual scenario, I've heard that some research even suggests that most athletes (including ones that were never hospitalised etc.) show signs of a labrum injury either in shoulders or hips and have never even noticed anything lmao
But if I were you I'd see a doctor, in some cases it requires a surgery, in others - steroid injections (This is usually presented as a proposition if theres lots of swelling causing impingement and potentially further damage or if you want to start working hard on the capsule), but as I said it usually very slowly heals on its own.
Regardless of your decision it's good to somewhat limit the movement, especially under load, and to completely avoid extreme range of motion. If you also have accompanying injuries to soft tissue (minor ones happen in most cases) you gotta wait for them all to heal, then you can start the rehabilitation and further shoulder mobility and strengthening regime, teach your nervous system proper movement patterns and all that jazz. Just start slowly, don't charge with 5 stretch and 3 strength sessions a day, start with alternating days (stretch, strength, stretch, strength) and if you feel you can safely progress gradually increase the frequency and intensity.
@Ghandi Blyat not the greatest because since losing basically a few years of hard work it's hard to stay motivated and consistent. But physically besides not being able to properly work on handstand yet I'm doing fairly well. Ironically shoulder exercises and archery don't cause any pain (well, not the bad kind at least lol), however playing the guitar for too long and working too close to failure on pull ups can force me to skip the next training session.
I experienced :
Wrist injury
Herniated disk
Hip injury
Rotator cuff impingement
Shoulder pain
All are stupid injuries , ignoring warm up and lifting too heavy weights
But I learned from them to be patient and enjoy the safe journey ,
Thanks Daniel 😁
"It doesnt matter how tough we are mentally or how passionately we want to improve, we must respect and be patient with the adaptive process of the body". This. I'm not wise and learned this lesson only after years of elbow pain.
Watching Fitnessfaqs videos, is like learning in science class for me. I always listen to every word very carefully.
I would love to see a Fitnessfaqs video about how to balance practicing isometric skills like the font lever and doing other strength exercises like dips or chin ups!
You just explained why heavier bodybuilders experience muscle tears on the full planche.
Wow! THanks!
Slap tear and shoulder impigement left shoulder, tennis elbow right arm, golfers elbow on both arms
Exellent Daniel, As a trainer like you, I can't be more agree with you in ALL of you said in this video. Congrats for the channel and your work done!
"lets lead by example for future generations"..
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Absolutely amazing content, this is the main objective that we all need to learn how to understand during the process of develop yourself not just in calisthenics but in any practice that we get through our life, thanks man!
This is exactly what I needed to know.
Loved it, so much info and tips squeezed in this video! thank you !
Suffering now under a Tennis ellbow :D Video came at the right point. Must slow down, recover and use your tips. Rep quality over quantity, variation, stretching, RECOVERY TIME. Thank you Mister !
Been telling people the stuff about connective tissue adaptation for years. Glad that others in the calisthenics world are educating people about this. You're one of the smartest and knowledgeable trainers online. Just wondered why you're not squeezing your arms in at the top of those ring archer pushups; I think that was a technique I learned from one of your videos. :)
My worst injury doing callisthenics was a contracture muscle in my trapezium that eradicated to all the upper back muscles in the right side. It took two years to solve between physiotherapy and acupuncture, and the main reason was my scoliosis that "made" me compensate with my strong side. Now I'm doing 'pilates' (I don't know how to say it in English) and it helps me so much with this problem, I'm getting gains really fast compared to these last 3 years that I suffered from injuries.
Great video Daniel! I wish I new all this info just an year ago, as I am still recovering from shoulder injury.. Keep up, your chanel is awesome!
Tempo is a big one for me. Its taken me 3 years to understand and respect my joints. Its definately a big one!
Being impatient, and having ego as the motivation for training has been the biggest cause of injury that I had to learn the hard way.
Recently having tennis elbow and issues with elbow tendon, as I tried to force progressions with levers too fast. Now I am learning it the hard way.
Excellent content. This helps a lot. Definitive tips and very clearly described and good to remember.
Amazing content, as always! 👊
Wish I saw this video sooner. Just tweaked my left lat a month into a pretty intense, high-frequency training block
I love cycling exercise variations every 5-6 weeks. For upper body for example, I do one workouts per week: 4 supersets of a horizontal push paired with a horizontal pull, 4 supersets of a vertical push paired with a horizontal pull, 3 supersets of a biceps isolation paired with a triceps isolation. One cycle may have me doing standard pushups for 5 weeks in a row; maybe first week I do sets of 15 (RPE 8), next week sets of 18, next week sets of 20, then sets of 22, and finish the last day with sets of 25 (RPE 10). After that, I spend the next few weeks doing a banded push up working up from sets of 8 to sets of 14 by the end. Another variation for the next few weeks. Eventually I come back to normal pushups, but I start this new cycle with sets of 18 and do my last week with sets of 28.
Personally, I do more martial arts than calisthenics/hypertrophy/strength so I like the higher-end rep ranges and I'm not too hung up on quick progress. This system has cost me little recovery-time (unlike Olympic Lifting which was my main training style for 6 years), and allows me to make continuous progress while still focusing on my other activities to a much higher degree.
I must say I really love your channel and the quality of the content I find here. Thoses are deeply though tips and I feel much confortable learning and applying advices from you than any other!
Great video on a very neglected topic! I got severe tennis elbow on both arms back in 2015. Took me ~3 years to get my tendon performance back to 95% of what it used to be. Probably won't ever get back to 100 but it is what it is, just thankful to be back at it.
This is invaluable advice. A rookie error for me (not understanding the time lag in tendon development discussed in this video) led to a really annoying episode of tendinopathy that basically nixed all vertical pulling progress for several months. Trying to max out / train to failure every session was the biggest contributor there - at my advanced age (just turned 40 at the time) it was a really silly strategy, born simply of overzealous ambition. Easily avoided ever since just by generally leaving a few reps in the tank and being strict with warm-ups and stretching pre and post training. Posting this so any other older calisthenics converts can avoid the same mistake! Cheers Daniel
Poor form, uncontrolled reps, training to failure, and neglecting a quick stretch was the first things giving me injury down time. I almost decided I was too old & deformed for calisthenics, glad I stuck with it and kept learning!
I got my first injury in my wrists from Not doing a good warm up. Lesson learnd
I'm injured just in the same spot as the video shows. At the elbow, probably by doing wrongly push ups back when I started. And now I feel it always.
Thank you for sharing mind set and concept in training. I found out this kind if video is very useful and valuable. Looking forward to more this kind of topic. Really enjoy it!