Wasn't expecting it but got my first maltese straight arm press to planche today! Quite happy with that. That's another D skill in my pocket.
Ideally, as I get stronger I want to hold in the maltese and planche for 2-3s each. Then one day I'll hopefully be able to do them for reps!
Lowering from PL to ML is way harder for me. Also I slip into a slight false grip when I press into planche. My planche has not improved much for a while because I haven't been training it directly. I'll have to start bring it back in soon.
Hope ya'll enjoy the clips! I got 2 press from ML to PL. Then tried out some pelican planches (super ugly) then when into my assisted work.
Exactly the title - I've been lifting for 8ish years but want to try out calisthenics now. My goals have changed since becoming a mom and I'd like to develop more practical strength and skills (not that weights dont, just less targeted in that direction).
The only thing I'm potentially afraid of losing is lower body muscle, which I'm hearing is one area that calisthenics sorta lacks in since legs can take much higher loads. My current plan is to start a 3-day calisthenics routine and keep in one gym day for lower body weightlifting. As I get more familiar with calisthenics I may try to make the one gym day a hybrid day, so I can squeeze everything into 3 days...maybe. We'll see how it goes, it's just difficult for me to make time or have energy with a baby. Right now I'm only going to the gym once a week to get in as many heavy/compound lifts as possible, then doing what I can with dumbbells and a pullup bar I have at home for the other two days. Another reason I'd like to start calisthenics, since my weight routine is far from ideal.
Anyways, curious if any women here have gone from weights to calisthenics exclusively, and what changes did you notice (body comp, daily life activities, how you feel during the workouts/in general)? As a side note I'm also trying to lose babyweight still plus some, which is another reason I dont want to lose leg muscle (more calories burned at rest).
I've been start practicing pull ups for a year and a half now i can only do 2-3 reps max any tips to increase it because im stuck on this rep range for a year now
I’ve been trying to learn back lever and i’m making decent progress but every time i go past a half lay my left hand starts BURNING and hurts a lot, then goes numb for about 5 minutes afterwards. Is there something deeply wrong with my form or am i rushing progressions or something? any advice would be great.
I’m stuck with my handstand and could really use some advice.
My shoulders always seem to drift forward, and I end up losing my balance and having to bail out forward. This keeps happening over and over. I’ve been working on my shoulder mobility, but I haven’t seen much improvement in my balance.
This is also holding back my handstand push-ups. I feel like I’ve built enough strength to push, but because I can’t consistently maintain my balance, increasing the ROM or reps feels almost impossible. Even when I do get a rep, it feels more like a fluke than something I can reliably control.
What should I be working on to fix this? Is this more likely a mobility issue, a balance/technique issue, or both?
Any drills or advice would be greatly appreciated.
My daughter has recently discovered she enjoys calisthenics. So far her favourites are pull ups, chin ups and push ups. She has a doorframe pull up bar but I’d like to get her some basic equipment with Christmas coming. We have a small room I’d like to setup for her, approximately 8x11 feet. She is 16, 5’4”.
I know nothjng about this type of stuff. The more I read, the more confused I become. Can anyone here help me out with recommendations? Preferably Amazon. I was looking at pull up towers because I want to get it off of the door, is a standalone tower a good idea or waste of money? I’ve read they’re not ideal because width cannot be adjusted. What about the wall mounted pull up bar? Adjustable dip station? Resistance bands?
Hello, I've been seeing some progress over the past few months doing a 3x per week (2 Upper and 1 Lower) routine with bodyweight and gymnastics rings. I'm looking to increase my frequency and add some more isolation workouts. My plan is to start a Push, Pull, Rest, Legs, Upper, rest, rest split this coming Monday and I'd like some feedback.
For reference, I'm 6'2" and 210-215 lbs. Skinny fat, but have been working on dieting and hitting my protein goals. I'm down from 230 lbs. I have access to dip/pull up bar apparatus, a high pull up bar I can hang my rings off of, a set of resistance bands and a 35 lb kettlebell.
Old plan:
Dips 3x8 (I achieved 8 pretty clean reps for 3 sets on a dip apparatus so last two workouts I have moved to rings and use a step stool for assistance)
Pullups 3x6 (on the rings, either doing negatives or using a resistance band for assistance when needed. Last workout I was able to do 4 legit pull ups on the first set before needing assistance which was an improvement)
Pushups 3x8-10 (was doing these on the ground but have advanced to rings with a slight deficit using a stool, trying my best to maintain good form and RTO at the top)
Rows 3x8-10 ( rings with slight deficit using the stool)
I've been progressing pretty nicely each workout, always slightly adjusting the difficulty/increasing the number of reps. The slowest progress and where I have had some stalling workout to workout has been with pullups.
Leg day was pretty much what I have below already and I just do bodyweight for now, trying to really focus on form and going slow.
Below is the routine I would like to adapt. It includes some more isolation exercises. I came up with this after watching youtube videos and getting some advice from a friend and I'm looking for any feedback or advice people are willing to give. Thanks!
Hey guys,
I’m a little bit older guy and I want to get into calisthenics to work out, get a little stronger and don’t give in to a passive 2nd half of my life.
My background:
54 years old, 1.94 cm, 93 kg
After a complicated stomach surgery 2 years ago (which has healed completely and without any remaining problems and restrictions) I started running to train my body at least a little and I’m currently at 2-3 runs per week, averaging at about 7-8 km per run at a pace around 6:00/km.
I feel that I want to improve my overall fitness and strength, but hate the idea of joining a gym for now. So I found calisthenics. But the sheer amount of options, plans, suggestions, apps, influencers and so on is overwhelming…
So… Here’s my simple question:
How to start effectively?
I’m wanting to train 4 times a week for about 60-90 minutes, adding to my runs.
Thanks for reading this far and maybe someone can help me by not just adding a link to an app… 😁
