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How to do frog stand | progressions & tips

Frog stand is a basic calisthenics skill that every athlete should be able to do. It’s essential to master the frogstand to unlock other skills like handstand or planche. In this article, you will learn what frog stand is, its progressions, and its proper form What is a frog stand? Frog stand is one of

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How to do victorian cross | form & progressions

In this article you will learn what vicotrian cross is, its progressions and proper form What is a victorian cross? The victorian cross is an advanced static skill, that consists of holding the body in a horizontal position, facing upwards only on your hands while keeping the arms straight. This move is derived from gymnastics,

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How to do bent arm planche | form & progressions

In this article, you will learn what bent arm planche is, its progressions, and its proper form What is bent arm planche? Bent arm planche is an intermediate static skill in calisthenics. This move consists of holding a horizontal position, facing the ground and parallel to the ground only on your hands and with bend

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How to do hefesto calisthenics | progressions & tips

In this article you will learn what hefesto calisthenics is, its progressions and tips What is hefesto calisthenics? The hefesto is an advanced calisthenics movement that, just like muscle up, uses both pushing and pulling muscles. It’s a compound movement that works every muscle group in our body, especially biceps, and requires great shoulder and

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List of calisthenics skills ranked by difficulty – easy to hard

Complete list of calisthenics skills with examples of how it looks. Skills on the list are mainly static holds. The list is divided into 3 difficulty levels, but remember that everyone is different and the list may look slightly different for you. For example, the front lever is generally considered harder than the back lever,

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How to do tuck front lever | form & progressions

Tuck front lever is a fundamental exercise for learning front lever. It will Build necessary strength and teach you proper body position – especially shoulders and scapula. In this article, you will learn what a tuck front lever is, how to perform it, proper form, and progressions What is the tuck front lever? Tuck front

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How to do maltese planche | progressions & tips

In this article, you will learn what maltese planche is, progressions and tips What is maltese planche? Maltese planche is a static skill in calisthenics and it is a more advanced version of the planche. Maltese planche consists of holding your body horizontally facing downwards with only your hands touching the ground. The grip is

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How to do russian dips | progressions & tips

In this article you will learn what russian dips are, how to perform them, progressions and tips What are russian dips? Russian dip, also called elbow dip and forearm dip is an advanced dip variation, in which you do a normal dip and when you’re at the bottom of the movement, you lean backward to

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How to do front lever pull ups

In this article you will learn what front lever pull ups are, how to perform them, prerequisites and progressions What are front lever pull ups? The front lever pull up is a pull up variation in which the body is raised and lowered in the horizontal, facing upwards position. The front lever itself is very

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Airwalk pull ups – introduction to bar dance

You’ve probably seen how people dance on the bar. It is becoming more and more popular. Airwalk pull ups are a great way to start with bar dancing. In this article, you’ll learn what airwalk pull ups are, the prerequisites, and how to perform them. What are airwalk pull ups? Airwalk pull ups are the