What is Reddit's opinion of Convict Conditioning: How to Bust Free of All Weakness--Using the Lost Secrets of Supreme Survival Strength?

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Buy this book. It will take you through the big 6 body weight exercises, with 10 levels of progression for each exercise. Don’t skip ahead because you think anything. Just start at the beginning and follow the progression. You can do levels 1-4 without any equipment so you can do it at home. That should take you several months 3-6) to get to level 4. https://www.amazon.com/Convict-Conditioning-Weakness-Survival-Strength/dp/1942812159/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1ZJFB5YZTEMHV&keywords=convict+conditioning&qid=1662675892&sprefix=convict%2Caps%2C672&sr=8-1

I recommend reading Convict Conditioning. He recommends to not use weights but instead do Calisthenic exercises through gravity and your body weight.

So I started out my own body weight fitness journey as a 300 pound guy at home with two things.

1. I was recommended and ended up buying Convict Conditioning. A purely body weight fitness guide that brings body weight excises back from cardio and into serious muscle gain through easy and slow progressions. Convict Conditioning on Amazon

2. For more general information and extremely helpful wide knowledge, I read up on the body weight fitness Reddit wiki page

They have a great community and an excellent set of progression routines.

The key to serious strength and conditioning for body weight fitness is slow progression build up. Both of the sources have tons of information on how weight loss and muscle building can be done with just your own body weight. Read those sources and use the information.

And please, please, PLEASE. Go SLOW! This is a lifelong thing, don’t try to rush to doing the crazy stuff or try and jump into the next progression exercise. Don’t skip progressions. Tendons and ligaments strengthen much much slower than our muscles. Go slow and do the easy stuff to build up the parts of your body that aren’t muscle as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Convict-Conditioning-Weakness-Survival-Strength/dp/1942812159/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BA6J8Q1MLAMR&keywords=convict+conditioning&qid=1663473159&sprefix=convict+conditioning%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1

This one? Looks like theres a second book too. You know if that ones any good?

Hi. Haven't written an article on it yet. But will share it here in a summary.

I used bodyweight training. Did Convict Conditioning 6 Core Exercises for first 6 months. The core 6 include Pushups, Pullups, Squats, Bridges, Leg Raises and Handstand.

Most weight early on came from Squats, Pushups and Pushups.

First month I was slow. But then I read Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins which inspired me to go crazy and push hard.

Did exercises 6 days a week spending 1 hr in the morning 7.30am to 8.30am. Did four of the Core six a day.

So, bodyweight training is what kept me going in Convid too as I was able to perform it at home and no gym required.