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Ben Musholt / 26 May , 2014
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The Author

Ben Musholt is a physical therapist turned software developer who launched BPMRx.com in 2009. He also published the Mad Skills Exercise Encyclopedia in 2013 and co-authored Parkour Strength Training in 2016. When not developing products to help people move better, he can be found exploring the Pacific Northwest wonderland. His goal is to do 3 fun physical activities per day. Good luck keeping up.

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25 Whole Body Workouts from the Mad Skills Exercise Encyclopedia

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Making roadies drool with my kit drip. Rasta socks Making roadies drool with my kit drip. Rasta socks FTW. #dropbarmtb #90smountainbiker #allcitygorillamonsoon #staysketchy #outdoorfitness
Pre-workday blood pumper over at @maniac_community Pre-workday blood pumper over at @maniac_community_fit #barmuscleup #frontsquat #frontracklunges #strengthtraining #skipthekip
Stride and box jump challenges at the most scenic Stride and box jump challenges at the most scenic community college in the U.S. #parkourstrength #boxjumps #jumptraining #agility #streetworkout #calisthenics #nogymneeded
Settling into our beautiful, temporary living spac Settling into our beautiful, temporary living space along the Maine seashore. Great views from the condo, and just enough space for some mini #parallette training. #calisthenics #bodyweighttraining #tuckplanche #parallettesworkout
The #garagegym is loaded up and ready to head East The #garagegym is loaded up and ready to head East. Destination: Portland, Maine! 🦞🌲🌊 Mad love to my PDX family, including all the #StrengthMob crew, #capoeira fam, and everyone who I shared an adventure with, whether by bike, skateboard, or otherwise! I’ll miss you all 💔 #growthmindset #garagegymlife #strengthandconditioning #barbelltraining #kettlebelltraining
Some L-sit progressions to challenge your time-und Some L-sit progressions to challenge your time-under-load: 1. Horizontal scissors 2. Flutter kicks 3. Alternating tucks 4. Bilateral tucks #corestrength #L-sit #parallettes #pbars #bodyweightworkout #calisthenics
It’s feeling darn near tropical in Portland toda It’s feeling darn near tropical in Portland today. Get out there and MOVE! #skateandenjoy #springfever #agilitytraining
Tractor beaming to the mothership. 🛸🛸🛸 #s Tractor beaming to the mothership. 🛸🛸🛸 #spinalextension #backflip #acrobatics #physioswhoflip
Busting out in A-basin in the mid 90s. Yesterday Busting out in A-basin in the mid 90s. Yesterday I sold our ‘93 Burley tandem to someone who was born in ‘96. Crazy how time flies 😳 We might not be here for a long time, so be sure to have a good time! 📷: Ethan B #tbt #throwbackthursday #snowboarding #arapahoebasin #abasincolorado #mutegrab
Curried lentils on simmer, incense on blaze: It’ Curried lentils on simmer, incense on blaze: It’s Sunday yoga time. #wheelpose #yogapractice #mood #bodyweightworkout #healthiswealth
Need some new exercise combos? Check out www.push- Need some new exercise combos? Check out www.push-pull-legs.com The site is 100% free, and generates new workout possibilities from over 300 illustrations. This is the first web-app I’ve coded and deployed that isn’t part of a school project. Only two more classes left until graduation! 🤓💪🤓 #neverstoplearning #coding #softwareengineering #endlesspossibilities #strengthandconditioning
Skin-the-cats are a great mobility drill for shoul Skin-the-cats are a great mobility drill for shoulder extension. They’re also a nice alternative to some of your more standard upper body pulling exercises. I have horrible knee flexion mobility, so these ladder-type bars make the movement a lot easier than on a regular high-bar. BTW, if you are new to the skill, you should definitely have a spotter for when you go inverted. Like Wu says: Protect ya neck! #skinthecat #shouldermobility #pullingstrength #parkourstrength
Props to all the landscape architects out there bu Props to all the landscape architects out there building random, head-height walls in city parks. We see you. We thank you. #parkourstrength #walldip #cathangpullup #frontsupportshimmy #calisthenics #streetworkout #bodyweightworkouts
I finally broke down and bought a legit landmine a I finally broke down and bought a legit landmine attachment for the garage gym. $40 is a small price to pay for the convenience and all of new angles of movement. Highly recommend. #garagegymlife #strengthmob #landmineworkout #squats #shoulderpress
Movement is my Mistress. [Preface to the 1st edit Movement is my Mistress. [Preface to the 1st edition of the Mad Skills Exercise Encyclopedia - 2013] Our relationship began when I was nine months old, rolling my infant walker down the sloped floor of my parents’ apartment. By five years old, my alluring partner in motion had me climbing doorframes and hallways. Years six through twelve we made the pact to master the martial arts. As a high schooler, she helped me claim the Wisconsin state freshman gymnastics title for parallel bars. In my later teenage years, she had me throwing double twisting somersaults from the diving board. And, at college in New Mexico, she enticed me to launch my snowboard-strapped body from big cliffs. No matter what hardship I’ve suffered, she has always been at my side, ready to console with a solid trail run or some old-school calisthenics. In our more intimate moments, we’ve explored yoga, skateboarding, surfing, and capoeira. Her drug is irresistible, but don’t get me wrong — we’ve had our bad moments. Two shoulder surgeries and a bone sticking out of my knee are some of the worst injuries I suffered from our tangles. I’m thirty-five years old now, happily married with a respectable career as a physical therapist, but my mistress and I still get together now and then. Sometimes we’ll catch up at the local bouldering gym or escape together for a bit of impromptu acrobatics. Not that my wife doesn’t notice. She does. But thankfully she turns a blind eye to my fooling around. What can I say? I guess she knows some relationships are impossible to untangle. Mad Skills is not a treatise about the love of movement — I would have to write that at in some other more creative context. It is my professional attempt to give you the skills to be fit enough to pursue your love of movement, at whatever pace or vigor that you choose. The stronger and more flexible you are, the better you can move. Period. What you and movement choose to do in your private time . . . that’s none of my business.
Nerve-busting, movement medicine for those pre-ele Nerve-busting, movement medicine for those pre-election jitters. #burpeeboxjumps #nogymnoproblem #parkourstrength #strengthmob #streetworkouts
The first two Mad Skills Exercise Mixtapes just hi The first two Mad Skills Exercise Mixtapes just hit the streets 💥💣💥 Volume 1 illustrates 115 at-home workouts with dumbbells, kettlebells, and calisthenics movements. Volume 2 illustrates 111 garage-gym workouts with #barbell lifts and other strength training tools. Each workout follows the 2-3-2 method of 2 warm-up activities, 3 (to 4) circuit exercises, and 2 cool-downs. Sets are up to you, between 3-5 depending on the intensity you want. Likewise, there isn’t any prescribed rep counts, as this depends on the type of resistance you have on hand. More details are described in the intro chapters. Each volume ends with an appendix that lists out the exercises in the workouts, as well as progression charts for common skills. The “mixtapes” come in paperback and e-book. Enjoy and keep on MOVING! #strengthtraining #athomefitness #garagegymworkout #calisthenics #dumbbellworkout #kettlebellworkout
Keep on grinding, everyone 🔥🤙🔥 #threefun Keep on grinding, everyone 🔥🤙🔥 #threefunthingsaday #physioswhoskate #strengthmob #functionalfitness #skateboardingisfun
Who else gets stoked when you find new #strengthtr Who else gets stoked when you find new #strengthtraining equipment in a park? I stumbled upon this killer pull-bar rig the other day: High, wide, and sturdy enough for muscle-ups and dips. 🧨💥🧨 #streetworkout #singlebardips #muscleupbar #calisthenics #strengthmob #bodyweightworkouts
Peace, Love, & Parallel Bars: 3 things the world n Peace, Love, & Parallel Bars: 3 things the world needs more of right now. If you’re low on number 3, here are a few movements to train next time you stumble upon a set: 1. Swings 2. Forward and Backward Hops 3. Lazy Vaults #parkourstrength #strengthmob #parallelbars #pbars #streetworkout #calisthenics #bodyweighttraining #hollowbody
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