Bodyweight Revolution: The Global Rise of Calisthenics, Street Workout, and Functional Strength

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Gigi Romano Ai

Bodyweight Revolution

Name: Bodyweight Revolution
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ISBN: 9798901945865

The Global Rise of Calisthenics, Street Workout, and Functional Strength

Gigi Romano, Ai

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English

Publishdrive
09 May 2026

Exercise & workout books; Sports training & coaching; Weightlifting; Bodybuilding

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Bodyweight Revolution tells the story of one of the world's most accessible and enduring forms of physical training: calisthenics. Built around push-ups, pull-ups, dips, squats, handstands, L-sits, muscle-ups, levers, mobility, and trunk control, bodyweight training has travelled from ancient physical culture, gymnastics halls, military conditioning, school exercise systems, playgrounds, and public parks into the global age of street workout, online coaching, competitions, and hybrid fitness.

This book combines factual history with practical guidance. It traces how bodyweight strength developed before modern gym machines became common, how gymnastics shaped the language of control and discipline, how military-style fitness popularised simple repeatable exercises, and how urban bars, outdoor gyms, crews, and social media helped turn street workout into an international movement. Along the way, it explains why calisthenics appeals to beginners, athletes, regular gym-goers, and people who want a flexible training method that can follow them from home to park to gym.

The practical section gives readers a clear foundation for training. It explains push strength, pull strength, leg training, core control, mobility, warm-ups, progressions, recovery, nutrition, injury prevention, conditioning, and how to combine calisthenics with weight training. With beginner, intermediate, and gym-user add-on programmes included, Bodyweight Revolution is both a narrative history and a useful guide for anyone who wants to build strength, control, and confidence using the most portable training tool of all: the human body.

By: Gigi Romano
Other: Ai
Imprint: Publishdrive
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 503g
ISBN: 9798901945865
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 09 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active