Prismatic Strength

10/23/2026

One of the biggest mistakes you can make when learning calisthenics is confusing methods with principles.

Methods are the different ways we accomplish something.

And what works for one person might not work as well for another.

That’s why blindly following someone else’s technique can be confusing and sometimes even hold you back.

You end up chasing a specific position instead of understanding what that position is supposed to accomplish.

Methods can change. Principles stay the same.

In this case, the principle is keeping your center of gravity over your hands.

How you accomplish that depends on your strength, mobility, proportions, and experience.

Once you understand the principle, you can experiment with different methods and find what works best for your body.

That’s the difference between simply copying a movement and actually understanding how it works.

Learn the principles. Then find the method that works for you.

10/22/2026

Comment, “MORE” and i’ll send over a free handstand push-up mini course 👊

10/22/2026

This is what progress actually looks like.

It’s not always pretty.

There are failed attempts, awkward reps, small adjustments, and plenty of moments where things just aren’t clicking.

But that’s all part of learning.

Most people I work with are already willing to put in the effort.

They show up. They train hard. They want to get better.

What they often need isn’t more motivation.

It’s a better understanding of what to work on, why they’re working on it, and when it’s time to make an adjustment.

Because there’s a difference between practicing something over and over and progressively getting better at it.

And that’s what I love about this journey.

Each attempt might not look dramatically different from the last, but those small improvements eventually add up to something pretty significant.

In this case, a handstand push-up. 💪

You don’t always need to work harder. Sometimes you need a better direction for the work you’re already doing.

10/20/2026

10/14/2026

Strength and technique go hand in hand.

You can have great technique, but without enough strength to support the position, you’re going to struggle.

And you can be incredibly strong, but without understanding how to apply that strength, the skill might still feel impossible.

That’s why we train both.

Just like we did with Kate, we built the strength while practicing the skill alongside it.

Technique teaches you where and how to apply your strength. Strength gives you the capacity to do it.

Build the body that supports the skills, and the skills become an expression of what you’ve built.

If you’re not getting stronger or still struggling to unlock calisthenics skills, send me a message. Let’s see if coaching can help.

10/13/2026

Most people approach the handstand push-up from the bottom up.

They start with pike push-ups, and the recipe for progress is almost always the same.

More reps. More reps. More reps.

But what if instead of just doing more reps, you changed how you performed them?

By shifting your shoulders farther forward, you increase the amount of weight your upper body has to support.

Your body position becomes a form of progressive overload.

And you’re not just building strength. You’re learning how to manage your center of gravity, which is an important part of the handstand push-up itself.

You can practice this in your pike push-ups and in your handstand work against the wall.

Gradually increase the lean as your strength and control improve.

More reps have their place, but they’re not the only way to progress.

Sometimes getting stronger means making the same movement harder, not just doing more of it.

Save this for your next handstand push-up session!

10/11/2026

Want to get better at calisthenics? Start by building a body that’s capable of more.

This is where General Physical Preparedness (GPP) comes in.

The goal is to develop strength and mobility broadly, rather than building your entire training around one specific skill.

And the ingredients are pretty simple:

Compound movements. Train multiple muscle groups and joints working together.

Large ranges of motion. Develop strength and mobility through positions your body can actually control.

Scalable resistance. Make movements easier or harder so you can progressively overload them as you get stronger.

Vertical pushing and pulling.
Horizontal pushing and pulling.
Squatting.

These fundamental movement patterns give us a way to develop physical capacity that carries over to a wide variety of skills.

Of course, you still need to practice the skills themselves and build extra mobility for the range required. That’s where specificity comes in.

But the stronger and more mobile you become, the more options you give yourself.

Build the body that supports the skills, and the skills become an expression of what you’ve built.

10/10/2026

A big milestone unlocked for Sara!

Her main goal is to press to handstand.

But instead of spending all our time practicing the press, we’ve been building the strength and mobility that make it possible.

One of those pieces is the pancake.

A few sets, a couple times a week, alongside everything else we’re working on.

And she’s unlocked it!

That’s what I love about developing skills this way.

You don’t have to make every individual skill the center of your training.

Build the strength and mobility that support your goals, then practice the skills alongside them.

As your physical capacity improves, more possibilities start opening up.

Build the body that supports the skills, and the skills become an expression of what you’ve built.

If you have multiple skills you want to learn but aren’t sure how to structure your training to get there, send me a message. Let’s see if coaching can help.

10/09/2026

The stronger and more mobile you become, the more skills you have access to.

But strength and mobility alone don’t guarantee you’ll unlock a skill. You still have to practice it.

That’s why I believe in developing both.

Build all-around strength and mobility to expand what your body is capable of.

Then practice the right progressions at the right level to learn how to apply that capacity.

Your foundation determines what’s possible. Your practice teaches you how to do it.

Build the body that supports the skills, and the skills become an expression of what you’ve built.