Eduard Checo- Get Ripped For Free With Calisthenics
“A long road and a bunch of bumps of motivation and inspiration along the way”
-Ed Checo
Ed Checo @edbarstarzz , is the founder of the worldwide calisthenic movement Barstarzz, where they use calisthenic moves and bodyweight to make exercising fun. To date, they have grown a YouTube channel with more than 150 million views, and have a social media platform with a following of 1+ million people. All of which started with a kid who had a passion for working out in the park. Since then he has been featured on numerous media outlets such as Forbes, Mens Fitness, CNN, Business Insider, and many more.
He also has an exercise program called Barstarzz-BTX which uses calisthenics techniques and high intensity routines in order to train your body to use your own bodyweight. (I actually purchased the program and am on level 2 and I can honestly say it’s one of the best programs I’ve done; factoring in time, workout intensity, and results.)
In this interview we dive into
- Ed’s story of how Barstarzz was created
- Ed’s influences
- What calisthenics is
- The step-wise progression to get your first pull up
- How to get your first muscle up
- +more
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People/Resources Mentioned in Episode
OfficialBarstarzz Youtube Channel
Show notes
2:28 Interview Starts
3:27 Ed talks about where he is from
5:16 Ed talks about his influences for fitness
6:06 Ed explains what calisthenics is
6:50 Ed talks about his passion for calisthenics and where it started
8:34 how the name barstarzz was created, and how the brand started to grow
13:00 the future for barstarzz
13:33 how Ed learned marketing
16:14 Ed talks about his injuries from doing calisthenics
21:45 Ed talks about his trip to latvia
25:40 how to get ripped with calisthenics and how to start
26:18 how Ed does his push up sets
27:50 how to get your first pull up
30:13 how to get your first muscle up
32:38 the move to try after you master the muscle up- the back lever
33:06 how to do a back lever
39:00 how to workout your legs using body weight
40:41 how you can do to bulk up and gain muscle using calisthenics
42:39 workouts that Ed is not a fan of (workouts)
44:33 Ed’s morning routine
46:10- what Ed would do with 50 million dollars