Calisthenics

The ‘Hollow Body’ is a staple exercise for Gymnasts and Calisthenic athletes. It is key because it aids development towards basic gymnastics exercises, such as handstands and support holds. But [...]

The Front Lever is a Calisthenics staple exercise. Simply hold onto a bar, ensuring to keep your hips and legs straight, lift them up so your whole body is parallel with the ground, and hold. It [...]

The Planche is arguably the holy grail of calisthenics exercises. It is one of the hardest static holds to master, but unarguably one of the coolest looking. The Planche looks like a press up, [...]

Press ups are a staple calisthenics exercise. They are the bread and butter of bodyweight training, predominantly working the chest, shoulders triceps and core. Many people find normal press ups [...]

It is often mentioned that a strong ‘core’ is very important.  But what exactly is the core? Which muscle groups does it consist of? What is the best way to train it? We look at the muscles that [...]

Unless you are a bodyweight training specialist, or calisthenics pro, then the chances are you haven’t heard of an Archer movement. Archer movements are cornerstone bodyweight exercise movement [...]