Stretching Your Boundaries 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

“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

“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 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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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