An Interview with PCC Instructor, Adrian Harrington Dragon Door: What inspired you to start with bodyweight training? Adrian Harrington: When I was about 17, I met some guys from Eastern Europe who moved to my town. They started teaching me how to breakdance and that’s kind of where it all started! After learning some of the steps, I wanted to start going to the gym to get stronger for breakdancing—and I wanted a six-pack too. Then I saw videos of people walking on their hands, hand-walking competitions, and other things that were actually calisthenics, but we just called it all training. I’ve always done pull-ups and push-ups, and we have a pull-up bar in our house. But, after seeing muscle-ups on YouTube I started doing those too. Soon I found videos of Al Kavadlo and Danny Kavadlo and was blown away! I was not into doing regular exercises like bicep curls at the gym because I like to get the biggest bang for my buck. I think doing bro-reps and looking in the mirror is boring. So, I started doing pull-ups, muscle-ups, and dips at the gym to get strong. And I got some very good advice from some of the stronger guys there who introduced me to powerlifting. I started to work on squats, deadlifts, and bench press even though I don’t really bench press very much anymore. Sometimes I do powerlifting, but I like to do everything—kettlebells, climbing, bouldering, parkour, free-running… but it all really started because of dancing and breakdancing. I just love movement and love to move! Im not a huge guy and never really wanted to get big in the gym, Im just having fun. If it wasnt fun, I wouldnt do it! I feel like bodyweight training really brings you in tune with yourself and think that people who just go to the gym and go through the motions dont get the same mind to muscle connection. For me, I’m getting in tune with my inner animal and being free. Freedom is the main thing. If the gym is closed, it doesn’t bother me, I can workout outside or anywhere. Its always been this way, when people talk about kids who just cant sit still, they were probably talking about me! But I also feel quite in tune with myself and am always trying to discover new things to learn, and new ways to...read the complete interview here: dragondoor/an_interview_with_adrian_harrington_pcc_instructor
Posted on: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 14:36:36 +0000
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