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5 MOST COMMON MISTAKES KEEPING YOU SMALL & WEAK IN CALISTHENICS - Ian Barseagle
5 MOST COMMON MISTAKES KEEPING YOU SMALL & WEAK IN CALISTHENICS - Ian Barseagle
MISTAKES
CALISTHENICS
IAN BARSEAGLE
HOW THIS 24-PAGE GUIDE WILL HELP
YOU CRUSH LIFE (& YOUR BICEPS)
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Because when the average fitness influencer
makes a program or workout, they just look at
themselves and their "own experience". They
don’t look at what their audience needs, and if
you don’t really know your people, then how can
you help them?
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Now, you look like an adult that knows what the
fuck he’s doing. A man that’s disciplined,
hardworking, and has a vision for himself.
So, with all this being said, I hope you realize the
importance of these 5 super simple, but life-
changing pieces of advice.
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I didn’t make this guide super long, because why
make it long when it can be short? But trust me
when I tell you, that the advice I give you here
will impact your life a lot.
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YOU ARE OBSESSED WITH
TRAINING STATICS
One of the biggest mistakes I see calisthenics
newbies make is that they do too much static
training. I’m talking about: handstands, front
levers, planche etc.
Muscle contraction.
Maybe you’re a well studied gymbro and you
think, “But Ian, isometric contraction is ALSO
contraction!”, yes that is factually correct, but it
will give you the slowest progress possible
because it is the lowest intensity.
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YOU DON’T GIVE “THE GYM” THE
CREDIT IT DESERVES
When I talk about “gym”, I am not talking about
chasing the pump like the average juiced-up
fitness influencer who gets jacked from lifting
some grocery bags off the ground, that’s not
what I mean.
COMPOUND MOVEMENTS.
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I did not get the muscle or the strength
by doing planche push-ups.
THE TRUTH is that I got most of this muscle by
focussing on strength through compound
movements or “gym” movements. I’m talking
dips, pull-ups, hack squats, etc.
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Lifting compound movements is great, training
hard is great, but it does not matter if you don’t
give yourself the proper energy and nutrition to
help your body turn all that hard work into:
MUSCLE.
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YOU EXPECT A BEAST PHYSIQUE
WITH AN ANT DIET
I must have talked to DOZENS of guys who say,
“Bro I eat a lot, I train a lot bro”, but they still don’t
gain any weight or mass… and the simple reason
is that you’re not eating enough bro.
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Sure, I may have good genetics for how my body
looks aesthetically, I will admit that, but that does
not mean that the muscle just “magically”
appeared on my body.
This was not part of the outline for this guide, but
why not:
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There you go bro. These methods might sound a
little weird at first but they work very well.
“BULLSHIT. “
Just some cheap BS, and you end up not even
looking what’s inside. It would be a shame if that
happened to the Soviet Strength Secrets I
discovered from talking to numerous Russian &
Ukrainian pro strength and calisthenics athletes
(& the tens of thousands I spent for plane tickets
and consultation fees lol).
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I have faith the Barseagle Community will find
liars and set the record straight where the
information REALLY comes from.
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YOU ONLY SEE THE “SMALL
INJURY”, NOT THE POTENTIAL
END OF YOUR CAREER
think, “Oh it’s fine”
Guys will notice injuries, and
because they can still train, but what they don’t
realize is that the even smallest injury can
become a BIG injury that prevents you from
training for months.
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Now… while you are forced to sit on your ass only
doing legs, someone else who follows my advice
and takes maybe 1-2 days rest when he felt some
pain, is doing 50 kg dips, handstand push-ups
and has the numbers of all the girls at his gym.
Don't be stupid.
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YOU’RE DOING TOO MANY BS
EXERCISES
If you don’t know… the whole fitness industry is
juiced up. They’re all on steroids. Maybe a small
percentage of them are natural, but most guys
are taking something, so… when you take this
into account, then you must realize that for
them, it does not matter what they do to build
muscle.
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The method comes along with many small
details, so I can’t explain it in a single paragraph.
That’s why I turned it into an entire program in
the first place, but if you take your calisthenics
journey serious and want to progress like crazy,
become a LEGENDARY ATHLETE in the next
couple months & years, and you are not afraid to
invest in yourself and your future…
Ian
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