Calisthenics
/ ˌkaləsˈθɛnɪks /
Calisthenics is strength training with your own bodyweight: pull-ups, dips, handstands, levers and planches. The word comes from the Greek kalos, beauty, and sthenos, strength.
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All competitions- DE Calisthenics Cup Upcoming 4 editions since 2024 · last edition 2026
- FR Gravity Urban Cup Upcoming 4 editions since 2024 · last edition 2026
- HU BOS Cup (Beast of Static Cup) Upcoming 1 edition since 2026
- BR Free Power World Championship 2 editions since 2025 · last edition 2026
- FR Gravity Armoric Battle Tour (GABT) 7 editions since 2019 · last edition 2026
- ES Queen of Statics 1 edition since 2026 · last edition 2026
- IT International Burningate Cup (IBC) 11 editions since 2014 · last edition 2026
- ES Street Workout Ultimate Battles (SWUB) 8 editions since 2017 · last edition 2026
- FR International Strength Nights (ISN) 3 editions since 2024 · last edition 2026
- CH Sthenos Xbition 4 editions since 2023 · last edition 2026
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All posts- Beginner calisthenics program: 8 weeks at home, written out in full A free 8-week beginner calisthenics program for home: 3 full-body sessions a week, every set and rep, tests at weeks 0, 4 and 8, and the rules to progress.
- Back workout without a pull-up bar: what works and what doesn't Train your back at home with no pull-up bar: table rows, towel rows, backpack rows, floor pulls. What each replaces, what none of them can, and the cheap fix.
- Calisthenics workout without equipment: one session, three levels A full-body calisthenics workout with no equipment: 8 exercises, 4 blocks, 3 levels, 40 minutes. Floor, wall and a towel, plus an honest fix for pulling.