Veterano Plus - A Hybrid Calisthenics Routine

The original Veterano routine was developed by Paul Wade in his classic text; ​Convict Conditioning​. Because Convict Conditioning focuses on “the big six” moves of push ups, pull ups, bridges, leg raises, handstand push ups, and squats. You simply focus on one of these moves each day of the week and rest, or have an active rest day, on the 7th. This is a great example of a muscle building program. You hit a move once and then allow yourself to fully recover throughout the week. Here’s the “Plus”: To quickly build the softer qualities required by the Big Six, add in the other 5 moves as a sort of warm up every day. This means you practice your push ups, handstands, bridges, leg raises and squats before hitting your main move of the day which would be pull ups on Monday. This builds volume to train your nervous system so you become more comfortable and proficient at the technical details of the Big Six.