Progressive Calisthenics In The City Of Angels
I’m picking up good vibrations. After two immensely successful events in Encinitas and Mountain View, CA last year, the Progressive Calisthenics Certification made its return to the Golden State this...
View ArticleShifting Focus and Setting New Goals When Injury Strikes
In the life of an athlete, there is a high likelihood that injury will disrupt our training plans at some stage. As much as we try to prevent our bodies from breaking down, and do our utmost to push...
View ArticlePCC New York: A Very Special Homecoming
Every single Progressive Calisthenics Certification is unique and I’m grateful to have played a part at these amazing experiences. As I write this, we’ve certified over 500 trainers all over the...
View ArticleFitness, Fun and Failure: What I Learned at the NY PCC
A few weeks ago I had the honor of being a student at the Progressive Calisthenics Certification in New York City. The PCC was 3 days of learning how to bend, twist and leverage our bodies into...
View ArticleBe Prepared for the Time of Your Life
Where do I begin? I guess the best place to start is to say that if you haven’t been to the PCC yet, GO! I’ll wait while you go sign up. You won’t be sorry. I had the PCC on my workshop wish list for...
View ArticleHealth & Strength 2016: This Is What We Do!
As I stepped on the stage at Dragon Door’s second annual Health & Strength Conference, my mouth was dry. My hands were moist. My heart beat hard against my rib cage. I took the stage to address...
View ArticleGive The Squeaky Wheel Some Grease
Keeping things simple, yet effective is something that I’ve personally struggled with at times. Every so often, I find myself imagining the solution to a problem has to be complex in order to provide...
View ArticleProgressive Calisthenics Returns to Australia
I just flew home from Australia and boy are my arms tired…from teaching the PCC, of course! Last weekend the Progressive Calisthenics Certification returned to Australia for our first ever event in...
View ArticlePCC Holland: A Celebration Of Unity
No one ever knew it would go this far. We believed, we hoped, we dreamed. But nothing could have prepared us for the outpouring of passion, dedication and intensity from the global calisthenics...
View ArticleProgressive Calisthenics In The Forbidden City
Never in my life did I imagine that my calisthenics journey would take me all the way to Beijing. I knew that working out would get me in shape: lean, fit, solid and strong. It was also very obvious...
View ArticleProgressive Calisthenics Returns To New York!
The first PCC of the New Year was held in my hometown of New York City this past weekend, and if it’s any indication of what’s to come, then it’s clear that 2017 will be another incredible year for...
View ArticleProgressive Calisthenics Returns To The West Coast!
The date was Thursday, February 9. I rose at the crack of dawn, ready to board a plane from New York to San Francisco. I was intent on instructing, along with my brother Al Kavadlo, our fourth...
View ArticleRevive, Restore, Recertify!
This January marked my ninth Progressive Calisthenics Certification since first becoming PCC Certified three years ago. In that time, I have been a student, an assistant, an instructor, and now, a...
View ArticleProgressive Calisthenics Comes To Boston!
In 1858, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. famously referred to the city of Boston as “the hub of the solar system.” This past weekend, Boston could have been called “the hub of the calisthenics system,”...
View ArticlePCC Goes Commando
I’d heard big things about the Commando Temple gym in London from Al and Danny after the previous Progressive Calisthenics Certification there, so I had high expectations going into last weekend’s...
View ArticleProgressive Calisthenics Returns To Beijing
Last week, the Progressive Calisthenics Certification made its return to Beijing, China for the third time in just 18 months. Once again, I had the esteemed pleasure and honor of traveling to the Far...
View ArticlePCC Torrance: Once In A Lifetime
And you may find yourself in another part of the world… That’s what tends to happen when we instruct Dragon Door’s Progressive Calisthenics Certification, the first and best bodyweight training...
View ArticleBorrow These Calisthenics Cues From the Recent NYC PCC
One of my absolute favorite parts of any teaching situation is the opportunity to troubleshoot and help teach the troubleshooting process. This not only helps the participants with their own workouts,...
View ArticlePCC London: Rise Of The Underground
This was one for the record books. For our fourth foray into the UK, we revisited The Commando Temple in the Deptford section of Southeast London. In many ways, Deptford reminds us of our hometown...
View ArticleLost in Austin: Progressive Calisthenics in the Lone Star State
The last time that my brother Al Kavadlo and I rolled into Texas was back in 2015. It was also the last time the Lone Star State had hosted a Progressive Calisthenics Certification. It had been too...
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