The ancient Greeks where already practicing calisthenics thousands of years ago. Today calisthenics exercises becoming more and more popular. The American College of Sports Medicine lists body-weight training, also known as calisthenics, as the second highest fitness trend for 2016. The exercises are meant to build a strong and athletic body. Once you can easily perform the beginner exercises, start with the intermediate workouts and then gradually move on to the advanced exercises to continuously challenge your muscles. Beware to always warm up before you hit the street with calisthenics and allow for sufficient rest in between your workouts for optimal muscle recovery.
Here’s a list of popular calisthenic exercises
We’ve created an archive with the most popular calisthenics. The star rating next to each exercise indicates the difficulty of the workout. Click on the exercises to get a brief description and/or video tutorial.
The switchblade is a dynamic move for advanced athletes. When you're able to perform many pull-ups and muscle-ups, it's time to try something new! The video tutorial will explain you more about the switchblade. Switchblade …
The human flag is an advanced street workout move. Even for experienced athletes this is one of the more difficult exercises. The human flag requires a very strong core body. Not only does it grab plenty …
The handstand push-up - also known as the vertical push-up or press up - is a push-up exercise where the body is positioned in a handstand. A proper handstand push-up is performed free-standing, so without …
So, you want to learn how to hold a full planche position? Great! When you have the discipline and follow the steps below, then you will slowly progress towards a full planche position. Remember that the …
The front lever is an advanced calisthenics exercise that you will not learn over night. It requires a lot of training and dedication before you are able to perform a perfect front lever. In the video …
The pistol squat is a more advanced version of the regular squat. It's actually a squad on one leg. The pistol squat is an advanced exercise for experienced athletes. The video tutorial below will explain …
The split squat is similar to lunges, although with the split squat you don’t go back to a standing position. The glutes, hamstrings and quads are the primarily muscles involved. You can perform the split …
The superman push-up requires explosive strength and may be one of the toughest push-up variations to perform. How to perform a superman push-up Start in the regular push-up position, with your hands at shoulder width. …
The Aztec push-up is a plyometric exercise which requires explosive strength. Agility will also play a role when performing a proper Aztec push-up. In the video tutorial below is explained how to progress towards a …
Adding a few boxes to your push-ups routine can be great for explosive strenght. The higher the box the more explosive strenght you need. Start with boxes of 10 to 20 cm high and work …
