This week we have a slightly different podcast episode where you hear Tim & Jacko getting interview on how the are 'built by calisthenics!' as we were guests on The Ultimate Athlete Podcast, hosted by GotROM. . For those that haven't heard our 'background story' before will know that are training isn't purely built on calisthenics, we've played many sport, especially rugby before starting calisthenics by in 2014. . A lot has happened since 2014, find out exactly what and how it all began and lessons we've learned along the way! . Find out more about The Ultimate Athlete Podcast here - http ..read more

When you start something new there can be an 'alarm reaction' from the body. A new training stimulus or maybe it's the time of your life that is the 'new thing'! Either way it can be as equally challenging as exciting and motivating to start something new. Over the years we've both (Tim and Jacko) played with many different types of training and sports and often made similar mistakes! . But we have learned some lessons over the years and we are both embarking on some new challenges at the moment (Tim with CrossFit and Jacko with ultra marathons) and we hope those lessons can help you nagivate ..read more

This week in the podcast we get into both the science and the practical experiences of programming reps and sets for your training. We look at it both from a perosnal experience as well as a coahcing experience with professional athletes we've programmed for in the past. . Sponsor OFFER // Get your FREE place at a Spartan Race with us! [Only 50 available] Simply take a training photo or video of you getting 'serious' about the Spartan race, then on Instagram tag @spartan and #SpartanRace as well as tagging us @schoolofcalisthenics then send in a Direct Message your video or photo post to us. W ..read more

This week we go deep into a subject which goes beyond just what to do in your training but the WHY behind your training. . It's something that has changed for us over the years and something we are fascinated to see how it keeps evolving in our own minds. One area we talk about more today is how your training impacts your physique and the mental barriers we have around the perception of how we look and how that makes us feel. . We'd love to hear what you think and to share your own perspective - get in touch with us over on Instagram @schoolofcalisthenics . We'd also love you to join us in Jul ..read more

This week on the podcast we take a trip down memory lane to set the scene for why 'too much impossible' can be a problem and give you some take aways for your training to ensure you're less likely to get injured and more likely to achieve your goals whatever they are. . Sponsor OFFER // Get your FREE place at a Spartan Race with us! [Only 50 available] . Simply take a training photo or video of you getting 'serious' about the Spartan race, then on Instagram tag @spartan and #SpartanRace as well as tagging us @schoolofcalisthenics then send in a Direct Message your video or photo post to us. We ..read more

You might think picking up really head objects in your mouth is pretty weird but D J Murakami from Strong Camps as research showing the importance of bite and jaw strength as part of what he calls 'Human Strength Training' . We are excited to share this episode of the podcast with you as we explore yet another potential training area or modality that many of us won't have even considered let alone dismissed! . We progressively overload many aspects of our strength but typically not our 'bite' yet D J as some strong research and data to show some insane increases in strength output in things li ..read more

This conversation was long overdue and it didn't fail to disappoint. . John and Leon AKA the Lean Machines have been in the fitness industry for over a decade and were amongst the early pioneers of content creators who sought to help people digitally. . This podcast is an open and honest chat about the good, the bad and the ugly of the online fitness space. . We talk about their journey so far and have a great discussion about how to be successful on social media. Be warned, what you think success looks like and what it is to John and Leon may be quite different. . These are genuinely two awes ..read more

This week we have the pleasure of the amazing Daria Albers helping us all to become more 'mindful athletes'! . The is so much emphasis on how we training physically, which Daria as a former professional kickboxer and now coach knows, BUT what she also has expertise in is training the mind. Helping her athletes and fighters to learning how to control their mind, their focus, their attention... that's the 'game changer' she is helping all of us listening to engage in today! . We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did! . Online memberships & online courses here - www.schoolofcalistheni ..read more

This amazing episode of the Movement, Strength and Play podcast we speak with Andreas Saltas aka the Bodmechanics. Andreas has an incrediable story of his own rehabilitation journey from being paralysed and told he'd never walk again to making a full recover and able to 'climb mountains'! . That sparked a desired to understand rehabiliation in a way that his doctors couldn't explain or comprehend. He's trained with our friends over at Z-Health performance, PRI (Postural Restoration Institute) and many more, bringing a unique approach to rehab combining neurology training, breathing, posture an ..read more

We kick off the new year with the first podcast of 2022 encouraging us all to take a long term approach to our training mentality. . That's because we often overestimate what we can achieve in a short period of time, get de-motivated when we don't achieve them because its unrealistic. But we you give yourself a full year, how much could you progress? . We discuss; what we've changed in our training and achieved last year, lessons learned from those changed and what would be realistic for you in 2022 with your own training. . What could you achieve in 2022 with an online membership to the Schoo ..read more