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Convict Conditioning by Paul Wade — WisdomDeck honest review
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Convict Conditioning

by Paul Wade

Six bodyweight movements in ten progressive steps each, from wall push-ups to one-arm push-ups and handstand push-ups. The framing is gimmicky; the progressions are useful.

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you want long-term bodyweight progressions.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Progress slowly through steps.
  2. Master the easy before the hard.
  3. Joints first.

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Start at step one of each movement, no matter how easy.

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Bodyweight progressions.

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