Desert strength training

Recently we took a trip to the desert.  While we were there we stayed in a house that was dug underground.  Many people live in dug out houses out there due to the intense heat.  

Not surprisingly, they had no gyms out there.  

One of the benefits of body weight exercises is they can be done anywhere and do not need a gym.  

The following picture we went to a look out for sunset.  My son decided to do elbow lever off a fence.  It started to creak and crack so he didn't do this for long.  He did straighten up, but I didn't get a decent photo before he had to stop because we were worried the fence would collapse.  

While the land may look very flat, and for the most part it was, there was actually a bit of a cliff to the left of the barricade.  

Back from the lookout there were some large rocks that had been placed to prevent cars driving up to the lookout.  

Much to the amazement of onlookers, my son did elbow lever using these rocks.  He held elbow lever for some time.  It is easy, because he is strong.  While he is skinny, he is stronger than he looks and can probably do a lot of physical things you can't do because he trains properly.  

While it has nothing to do with strength training exercise, below is a photo of one of the few trees that grew out there in the desert.  This tree was about two meters tall, gnarled from the desert winds, far older than it looked, and must have incredible strength to be able to survive out there.  

This little tree is a true representation of Prochnost'.

Tree in the desert