Al Kavadlo > Quotes

“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” -Friedrich Nietzsche”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

“Strength does not come From physical capacity. It comes From an indomitable will” -Gandhi”
― Al Kavadlo, Raising the Bar: The Definitive Guide to Bar Calisthenics

“Keeping a humble, joyous attitude about your training is the healthiest way to achieve long-term growth. Aggressive goal-setting can actually do more to hurt your practice than help it. Pursuing a goal too hard may cause you to make short-sighted decisions in the moment. This can lead to injuries or other setbacks.”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

“Light to medium stretching promotes circulation. Getting the blood flowing to your achy areas is the best thing to help them recover.”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T.S. Eliot”
― Al Kavadlo, Pushing the Limits! Total Body Strength With No Equipment

“Before holding a pose for an extended period of time, it’s often best to ease in with a few shorter holds of just a few seconds. This will prime your nervous system for the movement pattern.”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

“Greatness arises not from the pursuit of greatness, but rather from doing simple tasks one at a time with care and attention.”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

“The practice itself should be the most valuable part of your training. Do not get too attached to the idea of achieving any specific goal.”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

“The word calisthenics comes from the ancient Greek words “kallos” and “sthenos,” which roughly translate to “beauty” and “strength” in English.”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

“A thirty second L-sit in an excellent indication of a strong core.”
― Al Kavadlo, Raising the Bar: The Definitive Guide to Bar Calisthenics

“The best way to vanquish an enemy is to make them a friend.” - Abraham Lincoln”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

“On the path toward greatness, the only thing that matters is that you consistently dedicate yourself to improving.”
― Al Kavadlo, Raising the Bar: The Definitive Guide to Bar Calisthenics

“Stick with the basics for as long as possible. Don’t let your ego sway you towards attempting to move on before your body is ready.”
― Al Kavadlo, Pushing the Limits! Total Body Strength With No Equipment

“If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Always question things that defy your common sense. Definitely”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

“Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is uniquely your own.” —Bruce Lee”
― Al Kavadlo, Zen Mind, Strong Body: How To Cultivate Advanced Calisthenic Strength--Using The Power Of "Beginner's Mind"

“Bar training is a fantastic way to build muscle, but if you want to get a six pack, put that donut down and eat some vegetables.”
― Al Kavadlo, Raising the Bar: The Definitive Guide to Bar Calisthenics

“There’s a concept in exercise science called the “specificity principle” which is just a fancy way of saying that you get good at the things you consistently do.”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

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― Al Kavadlo, Get Strong: The Ultimate 16-Week Transformation Program For Gaining Muscle and Strength--Using The Power Of Progressive Calisthenics

“If you feel pain when doing this or any other exercise, you should stop or it’s your own damn fault if you get hurt.”
― Al Kavadlo, Raising the Bar: The Definitive Guide to Bar Calisthenics

“Aim for perfection and you might achieve greatness.”
― Al Kavadlo, Pushing the Limits! Total Body Strength With No Equipment

“Any fool can work out when they’re motivated. It takes someone special to do it when they’re not.”
― Al Kavadlo, Next Level Strength: The Ultimate Rings and Parallettes Program

“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way, an artist says a hard thing in a simple way.” -Charles Bukowski”
― Al Kavadlo, Stretching Your Boundaries: Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

“Though individual genetics play a part in how your muscles look, nobody is genetically incapable of being lean and muscular. I work hard to make the best of what I got. Do likewise and you might just come close to reaching your full potential. It’s actually very simple - but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.”
― Al Kavadlo, Raising the Bar: The Definitive Guide to Bar Calisthenics