- The feeling of a moment stopped in time
is the vibe that overlays this beautiful city,
a feeling of peace,
Lisbon, Portugal was unreal.
This was a city of art, everywhere you look,
these walls tell a story, that dates back hundreds of years.
This is where our story begins.
(roaring airplane engines)
This tour was our first tour ever for the team,
we were to land in Lisbon for a workshop,
drive to Madrid for a meet and greet,
fly to Zurich for another workshop
and finish in London for our final workshop of the tour
and we were to do all that in just 10 days.
Push ups, pull ups, things like this
and we are coming here to teach some people how to work out.
(light melodic music)
From the plane,
we headed straight to the gym with no delay,
we were hitting the ground running,
straight into our first workshop
in the heart of Lisbon at the RawLX Gym.
As we entered the building,
I felt like I was in a scene from the movie, Fight Club.
Teaching at Portugal's first calisthenics gym,
RawLX was an experience like no other,
the passion for calisthenics is felt the moment you walk in.
Alright guys, we're about to start
the workshop, alright.
So today we're gonna be focusing
on hand balancing specifically.
(light upbeat music)
Every single person that walked into that workshop
was eager to learn and expressed how much they support us,
what we are doing with the calisthenics movement,
it was truly an honor to teach there.
(light upbeat music)
To show an example, I want all you guys to watch,
alright, so you guys can learn a lot faster
by watching someone else do it
and then I want you guys to try it, alright.
(light upbeat music)
One of the greatest things about these workshops
is being able to bring people together,
a lot of people that had come to attend the workshop
had traveled from different countries around the world.
After our first successful workshop,
we were ready to head to our hotel.
(light upbeat music)
Going through town to find our hotel
really allowed me to see how the city of Lisbon
is painted with culture and character like no other.
When we reached Epic Sana Hotel, we were taken care of
from the moment we stepped out of the car.
(light upbeat music)
Is this everybody?
Where do we go? - I wanna fart.
- Don't, bro.
(laughing)
- [Lorenzo] It should be hard to do something bad right now.
- [Chris] Yeah, so what's up, man?
- [Lorenzo] Lisbon's full of my shit, where that's there.
(light upbeat music)
- [Chris] Meeting up with old friends was priceless
and Lorenzo went above and beyond for us,
making sure our experience in Portugal was one of a kind.
Speaking of calisthenics bringing people together,
I had met Lorenzo at my old gym on Miami Beach back in 2015,
he had come to study abroad
and we would train every morning together.
Three years later, he's showing me around his country,
which is kind of funny,
because I always told him one day he would be,
but that was only the beginning
to our first day in Portugal.
- Getting over here, New York City, Seven Hills,
- This one? - it's like
a Bohemian neighborhood. - So this is like
the cool spot? - Exactly.
- Well, tonight that would be cool.
We later went out for dinner
joined by good company for a night to remember.
(chattering people)
(light upbeat music)
Thank you, brother. - You're welcome.
- My bro, my bro, my bro, my bro.
(laughing)
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Around nine o'clock,
we get the workout, - Okay.
- We gotta go get in the car,
the next day we're gonna drive to Spain.
Day two in Portugal.
I was invited back to RawLX to get a workout in
with some of the guys from yesterday's workshop.
(light upbeat music)
It was time to leave our first spot
and go to my friend, Lorenzo's hotel,
but little did we know, we were going to stay in a palace.
(light melodic music)
Pestana Hotel was incredibly beautiful,
this is a five star hotel for good reason,
making our last night in Portugal unforgettable.
(chattering)
We're in the Pestana Residencies,
I looked it up.
(light melodic music)
Three days in Lisbon
and it was finally time to head to Madrid,
staying for a short amount of time in any country
really makes you feel the magic of that city,
you know you have to come back one day
and for sure, one day I will.
You can always fly to another country,
but there's nothing like driving,
you can see and feel the air change
as you cross an imaginary line,
it's like entering into another world.
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(electronic drumming)
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