The Charles Atlas course was no more than flexing and calisthenics.
It’s an interesting experiment ;
What if you did nothing as purposeful exercise past flexing and walking?
This is a very old school idea.
It works phenomenally, it’s just that nearly no one does it.
You don’t need a gym, and don’t shy away from physicality.
Do yard work, play a pickup game, have a physical job, just make your purposeful exercise entirely flexing and walking.
Walking is basic human locomotion.
As a human animal we are meant to cover long distances on foot.
We are meant to leisurely stroll, to shoulder weight and hump it, to carry, to ruck, to hike, to hoof it.
To trek.
It’s basic physicality.
We would all do well to walk 10 miles a day. The Roman legionaries hiked 20 daily regardless of terrain, then built camp every night. There’s a lesson here.
There’s plenty of examples of those who took flexing far.
The maxalding course can be your guideline.
The beauty of flexing is how it can be done anytime, anywhere, at any and all angles.
Flexing is the perfect logistics.
You want to improve a bodypart?
Start flexing it.
You’ll improve mind-muscle connection, and as you believe you will find yourself getting stronger and stronger.
Be influenced by all movement in choosing your flexing positions.
I find my upper body flexing is inspired by a mix of lifts, calisthenics, martial arts, and bodybuilding poses.
This would have been very useful had I done this for wrestling.
Regularly involved flexing will build a beast, a very strong and extremely lean freak.
Do so with your entire heart and soul.
Persistence & Tenacity