Essential Calisthenics Thread

[detroitwalt]

yall ever tried pistol squats
Pistol Squats - YouTube

This and handstand push-ups are what I want to be able to do eventually.

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

hip push ups, I like

one arm push ups, I don't

can't do one yet

For 1arms try mastering the diamond pushup first. It will condition your arms and joints enough to start attempting the 1 arm. you wanna eventually start doing 1 arm pushups on objects you can. Pick a high desk and crank out a few. then keep lowering yourself down to the ground. TAKE IT NICE AND SLOW. IT TAKES MONTHS. Eventually you'll be doing them on the ground.

If you wanna make real progress on 1arms remember a couple of things

1)Completing a full stable repetition is more important than trying to do it like a workout. Distribute this stuff during the day. Think of it as "snacking" on exercise rather than a meal of it.

2)Tense your whole body and try to involve every part in the rep. The more you do this, the less your shoulders are stressed and the easier it'll be to get it done.

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

yall ever tried pistol squats

Yeah, i do them 3x a week. Just like the 1arm there's a progression to it. To be honest you need to focus as much here on flexibility and balance as much as strength.

 

[TYBG]

I want to add that NFL players add some calisthenics such as clapping push ups in addition to their weight training regimen too

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

Always been on this.

 

[ALLiKNOWizPAIN]

why do my knees fukking kill me after doing body weight squats?

am i doing these shyts wrong?

 

[semtex]

why do my knees fukking kill me after doing body weight squats?

am i doing these shyts wrong?

I guess somehow you are

 

[Uncle Trill]

Calisthenics gang we in here

 

[ALLiKNOWizPAIN]

I guess somehow you are

thanks for all the help bro, now i know exactly what to do.

 

[GoFlipAPack]

ima cut back on the weights and fukk with cals. we'll see how this goes.

 

[semtex]

ima cut back on the weights and fukk with cals. we'll see how this goes.

just make sure they are HARD calisthenics not no shyt you can bang out 20+ reps on without thinkin about it.

 

[its_normal]

My friend has some real nice videos on here for people starting out with this sort of bodyweight training SPARTANFAM

 

[TYBG]

why do my knees fukking kill me after doing body weight squats?

am i doing these shyts wrong?

I don't know how you hurt knees from body squats fam unless you doing jumping squats. Make sure knees don't go too outward or inward Hope that helps

 

[MMS]

@semtex i realized it wasnt my lats at all

its my serratus muscle that im feeling its right in front of the lat and stabilizes the rib cage

ive never had to work it this hard before

 

[semtex]

@semtex i realized it wasnt my lats at all

its my serratus muscle that im feeling its right in front of the lat and stabilizes the rib cage

ive never had to work it this hard before