Stretching Your Boundaries Flexibility Training for Extreme Calisthenic Strength

by Al Kavadlo, Elliott Hulse (Foreword)

Stretching and Flexibility Secrets To Help Unlock Your Body—Be More Mobile, More Athletic, More Resilient And Far Stronger
Picture yourself with the elegant lines and eye-catching flexibility of a Himalayan Yogi. Watch yourselfmove with the fluidity and grace of a great dancer. Feel your strength as you power into and hold the most challenging of bodyweight exercise moves. See yourself ripple with the muscular, toned, symmetrical physique that signals the perfect marriage of form and function.

All of this could be yours—with the right mindset, the right knowledge, the right mentor and the right blueprint for success. Enter Al Kavadlo—and his hard-earned skills in the world of bodyweight exercise training. This is a man who walks the walk of his talk—and then some. A man who models the capabilities and qualities of a bodyweight master—while also being able to teach and inspire others in the most practical of manners.

In Stretching Your Boundaries , Al provides a blueprint that anyone can follow to achieve supreme physical elegance, mobility and strength—and to amp up their game in any aspect of physical performance. In Stretching Your Boundaries you will find the time-tested tools you need to continue cultivating yourself as a magnificent human artwork.

Fitting Al Kavadlo’s message is the the book has gorgeous design and stunning photography—that will inspire you for years to come.

“The ultimate bodyweight mobility manual is here! Stretching Your Boundaries belongs on the shelf of any serious athlete—it’s bodyweight mobility dynamite!—"COACH" PAUL WADE, author of Convict Conditioning

Genres: Fitness, Health, Nonfiction

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 19, 2014

Reviews

[Peter Goutis · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 *

To me, the best book on stretching I've read is Stretching by Bob Anderson. And if you wanted to learn dynamic stretching, it would be Stretching Scientifically. So when I read a book on the subject, I compare it to those.

The descriptions of the exercises in this book are great. There's no question on how to do them correctly. The book looks really good as well. The pages and photos are all high quality.

The one real thing this book is lacking is in the programming and organizing areas. Programming gets a couple pages that have a few simple routines. And the book could organize the exercises a little better. They are organized by standing and ground work - Not by muscle or areas. So when you're coming up with your own routine, there can be a bit of page flipping and rereading involved.

I do recommend the book though. There's quite a bit of good advice and Kavadlo's writing style is really motivational.

[Ransom Patterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really helpful, practical book. I was skeptical that it would adequately demonstrate the stretches with just pictures, but the photos, paired with clear text descriptions, effectively illustrate how to perform each movement. I particularly like how Al gives a calisthenics counterpart for many of the stretches--this is helpful in creating a routine relevant to the movements you're currently working on.

Also, the book has some wonderful quotes. My favorite: "You can have anything you want, but you can't have everything you want." A lesson not just for fitness, but for life, to be sure.

Best fitness book I've read (and also the first, mind you).

[Tanvir Muntasim · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very reader friendly book with some invaluable training advice to increase flexibility for better health. Lots of photos and succinct description makes this a handy reference for bodyweight enthusiasts.

[Eddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great combination of yoga and modern calisthenics

Great combination of yoga and modern calisthenics. Offers many more options than old school gym class stretching. Really enjoyed it.

[Andre · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's really a compendium of stretches, not a training program per se. Still on the whole it's useful. And me his the included programming suggestions at the end. If you need to work on your flexibility (probably) and don't want to do yoga get this book and get stretching.

[Annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this book. I have enough books on exercise, but not so much on the importance of stretching. Excellent stretches plus he points out which ones help out more advanced exercises like levers and handstands. I knew I needed to stretch more and now I know which ones to do.

[T.S. Oakley]

Will review this properly after 3-6 months f applying the practices therein, but the exercises seem solid and there's no fluff, just pure content.

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the open minded discussion of stretching and calisthenics by the author, unfettered by dogma pertaining to any particular fitness system i.e., Yoga, Martial Arts.

[Joe Colosimo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative

Nice read. Though I consider myself very knowledgeable with many aspects of fitness there was still more for me to learn. Solid work by Al.