Ian Barseagle

You know bro: small achievements are important too.

I know I show off the guys who get to 50KG dips in 4 months, or the guys who can do crazy skills before they even hit puberty…

(Like I had a 14 year old student who was doing weighted muscle ups, which still sounds a bit crazy to me. 😂)

But I just wanted to remind you that everyone starts somewhere.

Sure, there’s a lot of guys who make some very nice progress in weighted calisthenics…

But for every one of those, there’s also a guy who goes from 5 bodyweight pull ups to 10+ in just a week or two.

Obviously, this is not as “dramatic” as most people see on IG or youtube…

But that doesn’t make it any less impressive.

So if right now, you can only do a few bodyweight pull ups or dips, and you see these huge beasts popping up on your feed…

Do NOT get demotivated, okay?

Just know that it doesn’t matter where you start, or who is ahead of you…

As long as you find a way to be better than you were yesterday…

That’s already a big achievement. 🗿

Ian Barseagle

1 day ago | [YT] | 2,275

Ian Barseagle

Weighted dips + weighted pull ups = 3D shoulders 💪🏼🗿

2 days ago | [YT] | 6,682

Ian Barseagle

“You don’t need a program bro, just train with intuition!”

I’m probably not the only one who has been hearing this more lately, yeah? 😂

Let me ask you a simple question to settle this:

Would you rather KNOW what you are doing…

… Or NOT know what you are doing?

I think the answer is simple, but still people will say:

“I have a friend who doesn’t follow any plan, and he looks great!”

Which is basically like saying:

“I don’t need to stop drinking, I know this one guy who drinks everyday and he’s fine!” 😂

Now to be serious: I do understand why some people get this wrong though.

When I ask world record holders and top athletes in calisthenics how they got to their level, some will say:

“I don’t know bro, I just train.”

But then I ask some questions, and I figure out that they used a plan for years, watched 1000 youtube videos on training, and spoke to 20 different fitness coaches…

To the point that they can walk into a gym with years of experience and “just train”.

You see, it’s basically like learning how to box.

At the start, you have to pay attention to how you punch, where you put the feet, what angle your elbow is in…

(And probably you have to watch some videos or have a coach help you to get it right)

But after a while, you don’t need to think about it anymore, and it feels natural.

Of course that doesn’t mean you can tell a completely new guy “just box bro, use your intuition”...

Because he doesn’t know how to do it properly yet, and his intuition will make him do wrong things.

So then you can ask yourself:

If the guy who has trained for 10 years says he “just trains with intuition”...

Is he really training with intuition?

Or is he training with years of knowledge and experience? 🗿

Ian Barseagle

PS: Just to be clear, if you feel a pain while you are working out, listen to your body when it tells you to stop training.

A good plan or program gives you all the knowledge you need to train efficiently, but of course that doesn’t mean you should ignore your intuition when you think something doesn’t feel right.

The point is that everyone who wants to become a beast who can do skills, needs to learn from someone who’s already done it…

And the more you learn, the more you can listen to your knowledge to make more progress.

3 days ago | [YT] | 4,569

Ian Barseagle

This is like the dark kermit meme (if kermit did calisthenics)

4 days ago | [YT] | 4,746

Ian Barseagle

You don’t have to train like a bodybuilder to look like one…

Most guys think they need to be in the gym 5 days a week, train for 2 hours long and do 10 different exercises…

But I’ll be honest:

9/10 times, guys train like this for an entire year, and then look in the mirror to ask themselves why they’re still so skinny. 😂

It’s normal though:

The only reason why chasing the pump with too much volume is so popular, is because of the big bodybuilders of 40-50 years ago…

As you probably know, a lot of these guys liked to use a little bit of help (💉)...

And in this situation, it doesn’t matter how they trained.

They could grow muscle with ANY method.

So they chose to use a “safer” failure strategy, which is high volume with moderate weights…

Instead of the most efficient failure strategy: high intensity.

(That doesn’t mean high intensity training is not safe, you just need more knowledge)

So just to say: if you want to look and lift like a bodybuilder, while staying natural…

You will progress MUCH quicker with a few sets at proper intensity, than with 10 exercises of 5 sets each…

Because maybe you don’t have any “special help”...

But you don’t need that, if you have knowledge. 🗿

Ian Barseagle

P.S. For the people that have not seen my 2-Set Method video yet, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/AjhjgNWiTPQ

5 days ago | [YT] | 7,205

Ian Barseagle

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Ian Barseagle

It’s crazy how much respect you get when you have a good physique…

And I didn’t realize how far it goes, until someone sent me a DM…

… And they asked me for MARRIAGE advice bro.

(I’m 23, what do I know about marriage? 😂)

But it makes sense if you think about it.

Because how you do one thing, is usually how you do everything.

So people see big biceps and proper shoulders, but they don’t JUST see that…

They see a disciplined guy with serious goals, who is willing to push himself.

And if this guy walks into a job interview…

The guy across from him will assume he is a hard worker, and he won’t just watch youtube all day.

Or if you walk into a room, people you have never met will be more likely to listen when you speak…

Because they don’t just see big muscles…

They see a serious person with serious goals and serious commitment.

And that’s someone worth listening to. 🗿

Ian Barseagle

1 week ago | [YT] | 5,925

Ian Barseagle

Weighted calisthenics gains 🗿

1 week ago | [YT] | 9,637

Ian Barseagle

I see a lot of guys get demotivated when they hit plateaus…

But here’s the thing bro: the more plateaus you hit…

… The more you actually progress.

I know it sounds a bit crazy, but look at it like this:

Let’s say you could add 5KG to your set every session.

Even if you start from 0, after 30 training sessions you would be a top level athlete…

But that’s not how it works, because progress gets harder when you get to a higher level.

(And you need a higher level of knowledge and training to smash those plateaus)

Because in the beginning, the solution is always:

“Just eat more, sleep better, fix this thing about your form, …”

And in these situations it’s very easy to smash plateaus.

But the higher your level, the higher the problems.

So then when you start to use a better method, improve the quality of your diet, fix the mindset…

You will realize those plateaus are not such a big problem, and they shouldn’t demotivate you.

Because the #1 thing these plateaus do…

Is force you to upgrade your method, your knowledge, your skills…

Which means that you progress MORE than before the plateau.

And you can’t be angry at progress, yeah bro? 🗿

Ian Barseagle

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 6,839

Ian Barseagle

How I train to carry all the groceries inside at 1 time

(the hardest calisthenics skill of them all)

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 4,311