The Front Lever is a great bodyweight exercise for back. But too many tutorials out there tell you only the 5-6 basic front lever progressions you should go through in order to perform the full front lever. The problem is, the jump in difficulty between each of the main front lever progressions is WAY TOO BIG. In this article I give you a strategy for breaking those front lever progressions down into bite sized pieces. I will also talk about why the front lever is more difficult for some people, but regardless if it takes you 1 year, or 10, it will still provide a great bodyweight exercise for back and core strength.

The back lever is a cool and beginner-friendly calisthenics movement. As well, it is a great bodyweight exercise for building strength. Whereas you don’t see too many children rocking muscle ups or front levers during play time, the back lever is actually something you may have tried before as a child, messing around on the monkey bars or pull-up bars. In this article I will go over some positional cues to keep in mind when learning and training the back lever - in particular I'll cover the correct shoulder positioning, grip variations, and spinal positioning. As well, I will cover the different back lever progressions you should work through. Finally, I will go over some exercises which will help build strength specifically for the back lever.

if you’ve come here to learn how to do a handstand, then you’re in the right place. In this article I will highlight 10 common mistakes I see people making while learning to handstand, and how to overcome them. Learning to handstand is a crucial part of your calisthenics journey, and it is a great way to build bodyweight strength. Here are 10 things to avoid in mastering one!

A full, thorough tutorial on the 90 degree handstand push-up. The 90 degree push up is a badass calisthenic skill, and also possibly the ultimate bodyweight pushing exercise. It is a natural step forward once you’ve mastered the handstand push up and are comfortable with that.

The story of how watching a movie as a teenager evolved into creating a weird skill that people doubted was legit when it was posted to social media. one part of the skill is based in an actual yoga move which is called the Inverted Locust Press, but the rest is an improvisation of sorts that came to be from combining moves like the hollow back and planche. Read more to see what the hell I’m talking about :)

In this introduction to calisthenics equipment for handstanding, I will go over 4 pieces of handstand equipment that I use and recommend. These are: the handstand board, parallettes, and handstand blocks and handstand canes. I’ll go over their different uses, the advantages of using each, and why I recommend you do consider getting yourself some handstand equipment.

You already know the benefits of being barefoot. You know that wearing over-cushioned shoes weakens the musculature in our feet, and flattens our arches. The best option, then? Barefoot/minimalist shoes. I’ve gone through dozens of pairs of barefoot shoes myself, and so have discovered which minimalist shoes are the true winners of the field, as well as discovered one popular choice I think you should avoid.

The 5 most common mistakes that most people do when learning the handstand push-up (HSPU). This handstand push-up (HPSU) tutorial is for anyone wanting learn the handstand push-up (HSPU). The handstand push-up (HSPU) is an awesome callisthenics and bodyweight strength exercise. In my blog you can find more Bodyweight and calisthenics strength and tutorials.