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.
Read it if…
you want long-term bodyweight progressions.
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Skip it if…
you dislike the prison framing.
Try instead: You Are Your Own Gym →
Three things you will actually use
- Progress slowly through steps.
- Master the easy before the hard.
- Joints first.
Do this first
Start at step one of each movement, no matter how easy.
Our verdict
Bodyweight progressions.
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