Questions tagged [calisthenics]
The term calisthenics covers wide bunch of physical exercises which are performed by sportsmen using natural body weight only.
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Order of exercise in full body workout routine
I do full body workouts from home on alternate days, and I was wondering if there is a particular order to target specific muscle groups of the body.
I usually go from bottom to top as in, legs first, ...
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What happens when we start externally rotating our legs when squatting?
I am doing bodyweight squats, and I notice that when I intentionally rotate my legs out during the descent, the squat bcomes significantly harder altho depth is significantly reduced?
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Does this exercise (maybe an RDL variation) have a name?
Imagine laying on one’s back on a bench, arms extended straight toward the back of the bench, pointing away from one’s feet. Then, bending the elbows down to grab gold off the sides of the bench, and ...
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Why is Wall Handstand Pushup So Much Harder than Pullup?
Why is Wall Assisted Handstand Pushup soo much harder than a Pullup?
I am talking about Wall assisted, where balance is not required. I find it very difficult to go all way down? Is there a scientific,...
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How is a parallete planche changed by bending the elbows?
Is the primary targeted musculature changed from the front deltoids? And is the overall targeted musculature changed? (From a normal one where the elbows are extended straight, the shoulders at 90deg ...
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Moving tongue to the back to prime explosive back strength?
This was a point mentioned by Dr. Staurt Mcgill to Brian Caroll when teaching him to prime himself to maximize the explosive power when pull uping. Here is a time stamped video of the same.
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How do I break a plateau for weighted pull up (2023)
Today 174cm, 64kg 25 years old, gender male
Last year 174cm, 74kg 24 years old, gender male
I also did some medical testing last year, my testosterone slightly
below average but not considerably.
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Lower body calisthenics for GAINing muscle mass? Specifically for a "hard gainer"?
In general, I'm looking for suggestions concerning calisthenic exercises/regiments that will help me GAIN muscle mass (not sure if that's even a thing with calisthenics).
More specifically, I would ...
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Is it possible to do dips with correct form on this home workout bar?
I have a home workout pull-up bar like the one you see on this image: https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/Hcc0fc33b7d954a59b1e0c5a57e223431R/252614994/Hcc0fc33b7d954a59b1e0c5a57e223431R.jpg The bar is 100% ...
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How many micro workouts are enough?
For someone who trains 3 times a week, performing only body weight exercises, how many micro workouts are enough?
What are the rules for micro workouts in terms of number of exercises, rest between ...
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How fast can you expect to increase your rep numbers in comparison to increasing strength or size?
I have been doing some basic calisthenics for about a year now. Mainly just doing push ups, inverted rows, squats (I mix the squats with lunges sometimes) 3 times per week for 3 sets each, every set ...
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Do heavier untrained people progress faster on calisthenics?
Me and my friend are debating about if it's easier or harder for a light person or a heavy person to be able to do a pull up, provided they are both begineers.
My arguement is that, while it's easier ...
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What muscles are worked by ���reverse dips “?
Imagine being upside down with one’s shoulders resting on some dip bars and elbows bent beside the ribs pointing upwards with forearms coming back down for hands to also grip the bars. So it’s like a ...
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When learning a strength skill, is attempting the skill outside of workouts a bad idea
I have a pair of gymnastic rings at home and attempted to learn doing pull-ups during the last 2 months. I did 3 workouts a week mainly just doing eccentrics. I also did some body rows as an ...
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As a begginer, is better a push-pull split or a upper body split
im 20M and i´ve started excercising about a month ago. I cant go to the gym, but i have access to a calisthenics park and some weights. For now, i have been alternating a push day (where i usually use ...
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