YOU WON’T WANT TO DO THIS — BUT IT MAKES BODYWEIGHT WIZARDS

You won’t want to do this, but it truly makes bodyweight wizards.

From the light-body legends of the Wu Tang mountains…

To the Powerbatics protégés of the polar regions…

There is one single element of training that absolutely sucks — absolutely hated by kids, teens, men, and women for thousands of years. And I can almost guarantee that you too will hate this training method.

Though it yields the strength of smelted iron sculptures, most skip it entirely.

Failing to understand it, skipping through it, or bouncing from article to article will lead to continued failure in fitness and health… so stay focused, fellow Pac Rimian. This is not short-form content.

And I’ll show you exactly what it is, how it relates to your mental and physical training, and at the end of this blog, several examples you can implement today.

Lee Weiland, Pacific Rim Athletics, creator of Powerbatics.

THE GOAL OF HUMAN TRAINING

Grounded, unwavering strength and sustainability should be the goal of each human with a body not yet in the ground.

Starting as young as possible and continuing into your golden years.

Maybe that’s you. Awesome. Continue your quest.

But many say they can’t.
Too old. Too fat. Arms too short, like a T-Rex.

But many say they can — and then do it.
Like surfer Bethany Hamilton who overcame a shark attack.
Or Vennie Nemecek, the real Wolverine.

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ANCIENT TRAINING — NOT FOR MILLENNIALS, BUT MILLENNIA

What I’m going to show you has been used for millennia.
Not by millennials… but for millennia.

So powerful that warriors from Shaolin to Mongolia used this methodology.

And it will solidify your personal avatar of:

• Strength

• Flexibility

• Stamina

• Special skills

But here is where most go wrong…

THE MODERN TRAP

At best, people want:

• Sets

• Reps

• Exact plans

• Timelines

• Freebies

• “Just give me a quick tip”

At worst — maybe not the worst, but still pretty bad — they bounce from blog to blog, comment to comment, personality to personality, making demands or complaining.

Parents and adults 40, 50, 60+… you know exactly what I’m talking about.

The internet is overflowing — like fidget spinners on eBay — with:

“How to get abs, arms, and an apple bottom.”

THE 15-SECOND FORMULA (USEFUL BUT NOT TRANSFORMATIONAL)

NUTRITION

Whole, real, organic food when possible. Water. Supplements for deficiencies.

MUSCLE

3–5 sets
5–10 reps
3–5 days per week
2–3 body parts per day
Lower reps for maximal strength.
Higher reps/full body for endurance.
Compound movements for mass or power based on rep range.

FLEXIBILITY

Static passive stretching, 1–5 minute holds.
Add dynamics only when advanced.

SKILLS

Do sets of 10 up to 100 of drills that build the skill.
Always end on a high note.

Ok… that was more than 15 seconds.

And sadly, it won’t change the 90+% failure rate of online learning.

Because it all boils down to this one training method.

THE FAILURE OF UNITARIAN THINKING

These failures actually stem from Unitarian philosophy.

Yes — everyone has a philosophy or theology.
And the better you understand yours, the better you’ll be in every area… including physical training.

This produces what I’m coining right here:
Athletosophy — philosophy of athletic mastery — stronger than iron.

Unitarianism denies the eternal coexistence of unity and plurality.

In other words, it disregards individuality and merges everything into singular cookie-cutter forms.

Mass institutions.
One-size-fits-all programs.
Lowest-common-denominator thinking.

Like blending bacon, eggs, toast, coffee, and orange juice and calling it breakfast.

This thinking infects:

• Government structures

• Giant institutions

• Public schools

• Online fitness culture

And now, social algorithms mold people into identical patterns — even down to the way they think, speak, move, and train.

This creates:

• Wanting what others have

• Desire for instant results

• Shortcuts without coaching

• Training without community

My fellow Pac Rimian — don’t be imprisoned by this.

THE FIRST HALF OF THE METHOD: PATIENCE

PATIENCE

Use this training method instead.

Here’s the mental half: Patience.

Do the boring stuff.
The hard stuff.
Without pre-workout.
Without noise.
Without demands.
Without instant gratification.

Training feels like standing unmoved between raging forces.

Anyone can get distracted.
Anyone can dabble.
Anyone can do random workouts.

But you… can become the iron.

As Jackie Chan said, “Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.”

Patience is the bedrock.

PATIENCE CYCLES

MUSCLE — 8-WEEK CYCLES

FLEXIBILITY — 24-WEEK CYCLES

Slow down.
Stop blending everything together like a Unitarian.
Stop seeking shortcuts.

Use this instead…

THE SECOND HALF: STATIC TRAINING

STATIC TRAINING

The method I’m going to show you.

Some call it brutal.

BRUTAL

Handstand positions.
Stances.
Frozen holds.
Time under tension that feels eternal.

HANDSTAND STATIC PROGRESSIONS

From basic
→ To intermediate
→ To advanced

Hold for:

• 10 seconds

• 30 seconds

• 60 seconds

Build control.
Build structure.
Build stillness.

STANCE STATIC PROGRESSIONS

Horse.
Snake.
Crane.
Lunge.
Stick.

Hold for:

• 60 seconds

• 120 seconds

• 360 seconds

These forge tendons, fascia, discipline, and will.

THE CHALLENGE

When we train at our facility, every time someone drops from a static hold, they earn extra work for the entire group.

Take the wall handstand:

• Ankles together

• Arms against ears

• Nose on wall

• Five minutes

• No coming down

Each drop = another bridge pushup for everyone.

Do you dare try this alone at home?

Will you discover your breaking point?
Will you push beyond 29, 39, 49 seconds?

You can.
And when you do, it carries over into every challenge in life.

This is why the moves come last.
You must understand the mental framework first.
We teach this to our coaches and advanced students.

BUILDING TOWARD MASTERY

Static training expands into:

• Dynacombos

• Full katas

• Strength sequences

• Flexibility chains

• Skill integrations

This is the upward spiral into mastery.

If you’d like to learn more about strength, katas, or level tests, let us know and we can write more in upcoming blog posts.

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Either way, explore the next articles linked below.

And I’ll see you in the next phase of your training — or hopefully in person soon.