The Movement, Strength & Play Podcast

This week on the podcast we're discussing the importance of how we keep progression, avoid or even more importantly how we deal with plateaus in our training. . This episode is jammed packed with practical advice from Tim & Jacko that you can implement into your own training straight away to ensure you continue to enjoy progressing with your own training. . LINKS MENTIONED: Workshops in 2022 Online & In Person - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/calisthenics-workshops-retreats

This week we welcome back Cole Clayton for some tongue strengthening and funny face pulling to help improve our jaw, breathing and hopefully our good looks! This episode will literally blow your mind and face... and maybe even your tongue. . Cole makes us test our mouth and tongue flexibility & strength which you can follow alomg and watch live on our YouTube channel. If you've NOT watch the podcast yet on YouTube and SUBSCRIBED then this is certainly the podcast episode to do that - https://www.youtube.com/schoolofcalisthenics . We've love to hear what you think of this fascinating episode with Cole. Drop us a message on instagram or email us direct at david@schoolofcalisthenics.com or tim@schoolofcalisthenics.com . LINKS MENTIONED: www.happykidsclinic.com www.coleclayton.com.au

This week 'question master' Jacko is back thanks to some questions from YOU listeners - thank you! . We cover an interesting topic sparked by a question from Wesley Huysmans about not just 'how' to improve flexibility but also how to 'keep' and maintain any new range of motion we are abe to create in a single session. . This epsiode is jammed packed with practical advice to help improve your mobilty, flexibility, range of motion or any other term you'd like to use (listen out for Tim's rant) from both Tim and Jacko. . We hope you find this helpful and would love to hear any other questions you have as well as how your own 'flexibility' journey is progressing! . Get in touch via email david@schoolofcalisthenics.com or tim@schoolofcalisthenics.com . LINKS MENTIONED: 6 week mobility starts 22nd Feb online with Georgie and Jacko - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/course/6-week-mobility-2022

This weeks guest Vikki jones has 20 years experience as a personal trainer and dietician but during the pandemic her life as changed as she caught COVID-19 and continues to suffer from 'Long Covid'. . She has seen become an Oxygen Advantage instructor focusing on re-training breathing and using breathwork to help athletes with long covid symptoms. . Still battling her own long covid 'rollercoaster' as she describes it, she gives us practical tips and advise to help either you or a loved one improve long covid symptoms with; breathing exercises, vitamins and supplements as well as other dietary advice . 25% OFF Annual Memberships for January 2022!!!! - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/annual25 . LINKS MENTIONED: Long covid YouTube Workshop with Vikki and Patrick McKeown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG6b0C32izA . Vikki YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8i0VUfvSsLwfN0E8Khp9Q . Healthspan vitamins and supplements, 20% off with code SOC20 - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/shop

Does your warm up prepare you effectively enough for your training? That's the topic of discussion in todays podcast with Tim & Jacko. . How and why you need to tailor your warm ups (as we like to specifically call 'movement preparation') to the session you are about to engage in and your individual needs is what we'll explore. And give you some practical tips to improve your own warm-ups which will enhance the progress of your training programme. . 25% OFF Annual memberships offer - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/annual25

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 and pain management with incredible results for himself and his clients. . We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did speaking to Andreas. . Thanks again for listening . Tim & Jacko . 25% OFF Anual memberships offer - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/annual25 . Links mentioned: Follow on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bodmechanic/ Website - https://bodmechanic.com

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 School of Calisthenics? Get 25% off annual memberships now! . 25% OFF Annual Memberships end 31st January 2022 - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/annual25

Ask WHY enough times and you'll ever get to the bottom of your deepest motivation for something or get really confused and your head wants to explode! . This week on the podcast we try to do both!! We just the 'WHY' behind calisthenics as a whole but they go into what the 'why' is for each of us, how it's different for everyone and how it's changed over the years for us all. . We hope this encourages you to ask yourself a few 'why' questions and get a deeper understanding of yourself and your reasons for training the way you do. . We'd love to hear your feedback on this episode so please get in touch on instagram - www.instagram.com/schoolofcalisthenics . 25% OFF Annual Memberships for January 2022!!!! - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/annual25

Merry Christmas everyone! An early Christmas present from all of us at the School of Calisthenics as we plan a little break over the festive period. . Today though we're having some Christmas fun, sharing our favourite Christmas songs & movies, training tips over the festive period and what we've learned about ourselves from our training and life over this last year. . We hope by sharing some of the lessons we've been learning those that it resonate with will be able to learn from our mistakes! . Have a blessed Christmas everyone. . Tim & Jacko . LINKS MENTIONED: . 6 Week bodyweight basics starts 11th Jan - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/course/6-week-bodyweight-basics-jan-2022

Why is Tim so fascinated with the shoulder? Why is the shoulder so complex and why do so many people have shoulder pain or issues with their shoulders? . In this episode Tim explains how so many previous dislocations forces him to understand the complex shoulder joint to a deeper level in order to protect his own shoulders. And now he's giving you the 'tool's to be able to take care and optimise the performance of your shoulders whatever your sport or goals. . We hope you enjoy taking a 'deep dive' into shoulders with us this week. . Sign up for 6 week Bodyweight Basics [at home] online course starting 11th January 2022, kick start your bodyweight training for the new year - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/course/6-week-bodyweight-basics-jan-2022 . LINKS MENTIONED https://www.instagram.com/dynamicshoulders https://www.dynamicshoulders.com

This week we have Dr Jay Wiles on the podcast who is a leading world renowned expert in HRV and biofeedback training. HRV stands for Heart Rate Variability. It's fast becoming one of the best marks professional sports people are using to track stress, recovery and performance. . Jay explains exactly what it is, where it's come from and how best we can use it to help us monitor things like or stress, recovery and sleep. Many of you like us we're sure have wearable tech and fancy watches that tell us our heart rate for example. Lots of you might know about HRV and have a device already that measures it, but some of you might have a device but didn't even realise it measured HRV or what HRV is. . So sit back and enjoy Dr Jay Wiles from Hanu Health explaining all about HRV and what you can do to improve your health and performance with it. . LINKS MENTIONS: School of Calisthenics online membership 7 day free trial - schoolofcalisthenics.com . Follow @drjaywiles on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drjaywiles/ Follow @hanuhealth - https://www.instagram.com/hanuhealth/ . Hanu Health product Waiting list - https://www.hanuhealth.com/waitlist/ Hanu Health Podcast - https://www.hanuhealth.com/podcast/

We welcome Jack White aka 'Attuned' from instagram onto the podcast to take a wide but deep look into movement through the lens of philosophy! . What does that mean? You'll have to listen to the podcast to find out!!! . BLACKFRIDAY Offer 50% off handstand programmes! Use code: BLACKFRIDAY at https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/black-friday . Links mentioned: email: hello@attuned.space website: www.attuned.space Instagram: www.instagram.com/_attuned

Jacko's first ever marathon was a coastal trail marathon last month and in this episode he reflects on the challenges, what he learnt in the training and the event itself - which ended up being a P.B (it was the first so would always be!). . We discuss the benefits of nasal breathing for breathing efficiency and exercise economy, how to train that as well as how to apply those principles to better condition your body for whatever exercise you are doing whether running, calisthenics, yoga, crossfit or any other type of training through how you breath during exercise. . Thanks as ever for listen to the podcast! If you have't given us a review on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you listen to the podcast we'd love and massively appreciate a REVIEW with a few stars (ideally 5 stars please!! ha ha!) . Read the blog at https://www.rootedlife.co.uk/post/first-marathon-nasal-only . Follow Jacko on instagram www.instagram.com/jackohumanflag . Offer mentioned... . Want to have fun with your training, move better and get strong? Join us for online bodyweight training with a 7 day FREE trial membership (only £9.99 per month - cancel anytime) - https://www.schoolofcalisthenics.com

What an amazing interview with Cole Clayton, you are in for a real treat and enlightenment with Cole Clayton this week. . Cole is an osteopath in Australia doing incredible worth helping people to heal themselves. His approach to rehabilitation and helping people back to full health and athletic function might challenge your current thought process of what is the cause of route problem of a potential injury or issue with the body. But keep your mind open throughout this episode and you will grow. . Also keep listening to the end when the didgeridoo comes out to be played live on the podcast and why that can be a Breathwork tool to help people with their breathing. . Thanks as ever for listen to the podcast! If you have't given us a review on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you listen to the podcast we'd love and massively appreciate a REVIEW with a few stars (ideally 5 stars please!! ha ha!) . Links and offers mentioned... . website: https://www.coleclayton.com.au . Want to have fun with your training, move better and get strong? Join us for online bodyweight training with a 7 day FREE trial membership (only £9.99 per month - cancel anytime) - https://www.schoolofcalisthenics.com

What's better than 100 podcast episodes...? 101 you might say... no no 200!!! . That's right we've reach the double century or the doppio as the Italians would say! We look back on some of our favourite guests and episodes to eek out some of the best learning points and experiences over the last 200 episodes. . We've been so luck and privileged to have such amazing guests from the podcast and learned so much over the years from them that we feel that the podcast is littered with golden nuggets of information and education for your training, your body and your mind! We hope you have learned a lot from listening to the podcast as we have and below is a list of key podcasts we mentioned that you might want to go back and check out. . Ep 10 // Ross Edgley Ep 32 // Carl Paoli Freestyle Connection Ep 121 // Patrick McKeown Oxygen Advantage Ep 126 // Mark Smelly Bell Ep 141 // BBoy wicket Breakdancer Ep 152 // Dana Santas Mobility Maker Ep 153 // Peter from Piper farm 5% off with code SOC5 - https://bit.ly/SOC5PipersFarm Ep 155 // The Brain Guy Scott Robinson Ep 158 // Ryan Hurst GMB Ep 168 // Mike Fitch Animal Movement . Thanks as ever for listen to the podcast! If you have't given us a review on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you listen to the podcast we'd love and massively appreciate a REVIEW with a few stars (ideally 5 stars please!! ha ha!) . Links and offers mentioned... . 33% off Strength & Play Offer end 31st October - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/bundle/strength-play . Organic sustainably farmed meats from Pipers Farm // 5% off with code SOC5 - https://bit.ly/SOC5PipersFarm

You might think you can get bored of the basics or your too good, big or advanced for the basics BUT we've got news for you... you can't beat the basics! And you certainly never waste any training time when you are trying to master them further! . In this episode of the Movement, Strength and Play podcast by the School of Calisthenics we not only encourage you to embrace mastering the basics but also explain how the basics can change. Whats basic for you is different to me (Jacko) or Tim. It's different for you at the start and after 6 months. So the basics potentially change in time as you develop but the foundations and principles stay the same. . We explain and detail how you can go about getting more basics in your training in a way that is fun and enjoyable that will ultimately maximise your progression. . Thanks as ever for listen to the podcast! If you have't given us a review on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you listen to the podcast we'd love and massively appreciate a REVIEW with a few stars (ideally 5 stars please!! ha ha!) . Links and offers mentioned... . 33% off Strength & Play Offer end 31st October - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/bundle/strength-play

I got 99 problems but my handstand strength ain't one... said no one ever! . That's because having strength in abundance for your handstand in our belief is key to progression. The stronger you are the more 'brain capacity' you leave for the balance and cognitive demand of balancing on your hands. . But... how do you effectively and progressively build that strength? In this #HandstandHack episode we talk about the problems we have as well as our best solutions for you! . Strength & Play Offer end 31st October - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/bundle/strength-play . Interested in our online training programmes? Join a 7 day free trial in the Virtual Classroom here - schoolofcalisthenics.com

With winter setting in and most of us enjoying the benefits of training at home we still don't have a gym membership and don't want one anytime soon. But training in your garden at home in the sun compared to training in your front room when its dark and raining outside are two different things. . Training inside may have different challenges, not the space or equipment you might have outside or at a park and you need to adapt your training. . In this week's episode of the Movement, Strength and Play podcast we discuss and provide options for you to consider to still get the most out of your training in the winter months ahead! . Strength & Play Offer end 31st October - https://schoolofcalisthenics.com/bundle/strength-play . 5% off Red Light Rising Products to help during winter with code SOC5 here - https://redlightrising.co.uk/?rfsn=3852424.8c14e15

With the podcast named 'Movement, Strength & Play Podcast' clearly we love strength and play within our training and see it as an essential part of our training. . In this episode we discuss how rings can be such a great tool to provide strength and play through versatility for your own training. Combined with the fact they are so easy to use and portable we hope this encourages to use an amazing afford piece of equipment. . Gymnastics rings we recommend, less than £30 on amazon - https://amzn.to/38FEF9x . Thanks for listening. Tim & Jacko. . 7 day FREE Trial to our online memberships - schoolofcalisthenics.com

We believe that movement is that key to the quality of your training and progress that we will go as far to say that it is THE MOST IMPORTANT element of your physical 'make-up'... Movement is the cornerstone of performance. . In this episode we discuss and explain why our approach and philosophy to training is build upon the foundation of movement. If you don't move well you lack mobility, it will affect your strength capabilities, your progress and ultimately how much your enjoy your body, training and life! . We hope this one resonates with you and helps you give perspective on why we should always be looking at way to move better and develop the quality of our movement capabilities. . Thanks for listening. Tim & Jacko. . 7 day FREE Trial to our online memberships - classroom.schoolofcalisthenics.com