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#ALISTHENICS
$ON T WORRY IF YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE TERM IT SIMPLY REFERS TO BODY
RESISTANCE EXERCISE USUALLY CALLED CALISTHENICS IN THE 53! 5NBELIEVABLY
CONSIDERING THE DEPENDENCE MARTIAL ARTS BOXING AND THE MILITARY HAVE
ON IT IT IS DERIVED FROM THE 'REEK WORDS hKALLOSv BEAUTY AND hSTHENOSv
STRENGTH &OR NOW WE ARE GOING TO SKIP THE BEAUTY PART AND HOME IN ON
THE STRENGTH ELEMENT
7HY CALISTHENICS 4WO REASONS
IT S CHEAP
IT S CONVENIENT
%XERCISES
0USH PRESS UPS
%ASY TO EXPLAIN BUT AS ALL
FORMER SCHOOLBOYS REMEMBER HARD
TO PERFORM IN A LARGE NUMBER OF
REPETITIONS +EEP BODY STRAIGHT AND
START WITH HANDS UNDER SHOULDERS
6ARIATIONS INVOLVE NARROWING OR
WIDENING HAND POSITIONS OR PUTTING
FEET UP SUCH AS ON A BOX 0RIMARILY
THEY WORK THE CHEST THE FRONT OF
THE SHOULDERS AND THE TRICEPS &OR
ADDITIONAL BENElT AND OF COURSE
DIFlCULTY RAISE THE FEET ON A BOX OR
0USH UPS
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