Veggie Vlad Calisthenics

Veggie Vlad Calisthenics Tall guy learns gymnastics on a meat-free diet. I came to Leeds in September 2011 to study at Beckett University. I did my pull ups and chest dips there.

I’ve been doing calisthenics since my mid teenage years and found it shocking the city didn’t offer much opportunities for street workout. At least, I wasn’t able to find them despite being a keen walker ever since. It took me more than a year until I accidentally came across a horizontal bar in Leeds Bramley Park. I was so happy I wanted to cry, and pulling myself up on the bar felt like holding

God’s hand. Few months later, I found calisthenics equipment at Norma Hutchinson Park and Horsfort Hall Park. Prior to that, I exercised at kids playgrounds such as the one in Leeds Hyde Park. I adapted to training at kids playgrounds and really enjoyed it when I finally stopped worrying about what people thought of me. Gym membership wasn’t an option. Coming from a poor Eastern European country, I had to be careful with my money anyway. I even remember the place where I did my first street workout in Leeds, just a few days after moving into Woodhouse Flats student residence hall. I was walking around the area desperately looking for a pull-up bar until I saw a horizontal branch. I jumped on it and pulled my body a few times. It was not ideal and I felt awkward especially when students stood looking through the windows. I stayed however and did a few sets of 10 pull ups. Calisthenics was in my blood and I wasn’t prepared to give it up. One day, I got so inspired I wanted to show others how to exercise outdoors, as an alternative to going to the gym, and began making tutorials about basic calisthenic exercises that could be practised at any children’s playground. Presently, my training is more consistent than ever and my passion for calisthenics keeps growing. I'm learning new skills and improving old ones. I've also began to offer personal training in calisthenics to those who want to get strong and able to perform impressive moves with their body.

I found it funny the Guardian called that mighty piece of equipment "hoops". 😄
24/07/2020

I found it funny the Guardian called that mighty piece of equipment "hoops". 😄

09/05/2020

Look after yourself for the end of the lockdown and sorry we broke the rules.

18/02/2020

Classes 2020: Cancelled Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 by Veggie Vlad in Announcement Regretfully, I won’t be doing the calisthenics classes this year.As most of you might remember, I’ve been teaching calisthenics as a hobby and that my main job has always taken priority. I’m sta...

11/10/2019

I'll be training in Burley Park at 11am tomorrow.

Join us if fancy some practice on the rings or parallettes.

Everyone's welcome!

06/10/2019

Testing the bars in Geneva...

I visited Geneva for 6 days in September and came across a good few calisthenics parks.There were two spots I enjoyed th...
01/10/2019

I visited Geneva for 6 days in September and came across a good few calisthenics parks.

There were two spots I enjoyed the most: one featured a simple calisthenics rig and the other was a proper calisthenics park.

Follow this link to learn more and see images:

Two calisthenics spots in Geneva, Switzerland at which I enjoyed training the most.

I saw this place on Google Maps by accident and went to check it out on the same day. I was really excited, thinking I’d...
18/09/2019

I saw this place on Google Maps by accident and went to check it out on the same day. I was really excited, thinking I’d find a nice pull up bar for muscle ups...

I saw this place on Google Maps by accident and went to check it out on the same day. I was really excited, thinking I’d find a nice pull up bar for muscle ups. Disappointingly, the rig is no…

Thank you each and everyone of you who has ever turned up to my class or has been attending consistently since last summ...
17/09/2019

Thank you each and everyone of you who has ever turned up to my class or has been attending consistently since last summer.

Thank you for the energy you brought and the effort you put in through hot, cold and rain.

Loved seeing every little bit of progress you guys made.

British summer may nearly be over but training will never be.

Stay active, stay motivated and don't ever quit.

30/08/2019

Messing about on the bars in Bramley.

Try this sequence if you have the stamina:

3 muscle ups
5 dips
3 bar rolls
5 ice cream makers
4 archer pull ups (2 on each arm)

Pearl Susanne Inspiration showing off her recently acquired forward roll and back lever in the making.

I used to do banana back handstands for years. Back in the days, my goal was to walk on my hands as far as possible, and...
16/08/2019

I used to do banana back handstands for years. Back in the days, my goal was to walk on my hands as far as possible, and arching the lower back and bending the knees helped with that tremendously. Unfortunately, that was putting my lumbar spine under pressure and I could've injured it if I wasn't as flexible. Read the full article below...

I wish I knew a thing or two about good form when I first began doing calisthenics. Unfortunately, the concept of good form and ex*****on never really crossed my mind as a teenager. In my early day…

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