Calisthenics
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Your body is the only gym you need. Learn to move it with real skill and control.
Start the Programme →Your body is the only gym you need. Learn to move it with real skill and control.
Start the Programme →The gym that goes everywhere with you is your own body. No membership required, no equipment to buy, no commute — just you, the floor, and a pull-up bar in the park if you need one.
I started calisthenics because I couldn't afford a gym. What I found was something that gave me back in a way that weights never quite did: a physical practice that's as much about skill and control as it is about strength. The movements are harder to master. The milestones are more visible. And there is nothing quite like landing a skill you've been working toward for months.
I've been training calisthenics for eight years and coaching it for four. Everything on this channel is about progressive bodyweight training — starting from the fundamentals and building, step by step, towards the more advanced skills. The progressions work for complete beginners and experienced athletes alike, because the movement patterns are the same. Only the starting point is different.
Your bodyweight is enough. Let's get to work.
Three tiers of structured bodyweight progressions — from foundational movements through to the advanced skills that define the sport. No equipment required to begin.
Bodyweight training starts with three fundamental movement patterns. This playlist establishes correct form for push-ups, bodyweight rows, squats, and lunges — the basis every calisthenics progression is built on. No equipment needed for a single video.
The pull-up is the cornerstone of upper body calisthenics. This playlist takes you from zero to your first full rep through a structured set of progressions — dead hangs, scapular pulls, negatives, and band-assisted reps — at whatever pace you need.
Advanced calisthenics movements are impossible without a trained, controllable core. This playlist develops the hollow body position, plank variations, and the full-body tension techniques that underpin everything from dips to handstands.
Building on the foundations with more demanding compound movements. Parallel bar dips, ring rows, pike push-ups, and the progressions that systematically develop the strength needed for advanced skills — all explained with clear technique cues and scaling options.
The handstand is one of the defining skills of calisthenics. This playlist starts with wall-supported holds and builds progressively towards a freestanding handstand — covering shoulder strength, the correct body position, and the specific balance drills that make the difference.
How to structure a calisthenics programme across a training week. Balancing strength work with skill practice and recovery — so you make progress on multiple fronts simultaneously without accumulating fatigue that kills the quality of your sessions.
The muscle-up is the most sought-after milestone in calisthenics. This playlist breaks the movement into its constituent parts — false grip, the explosive pull, the transition, the press out — and builds each one systematically until the complete movement comes together.
Two of the most demanding static holds in the sport. This playlist works through the progressions for both — tuck to advanced tuck to straddle to full, for each movement — with clear guidance on how to programme them alongside each other without burning out.
Overhead pressing strength combined with balance, control, and spatial awareness. Wall-supported to freestanding handstand push-up progressions, alongside the specific balance work for a consistent freestanding handstand — the apex of upper body calisthenics training.
Calisthenics rewards strength, control, and consistency — and all three are supported by eating well. The nutrition principles for bodyweight training are practical rather than prescriptive: fuel your sessions properly, give your body what it needs to recover, and let the training do the rest.
Calisthenics asks a lot of your body — complex movements, high neural demand, and the sustained effort required to develop skill. Arriving at a training session under-fuelled means compromised technique, slower skill acquisition, and a higher chance of picking up an injury. Eating enough to train well is the single most impactful nutritional habit you can build.
Bodyweight training builds muscle just as effectively as lifting weights, and your protein needs reflect that. Including a solid protein source with most meals supports muscle development and quality recovery between sessions. You don't need to count or obsess — just make it a consistent part of how you eat. Chicken, eggs, fish, legumes, dairy — the source is your choice.
Calisthenics is unique in that the better you move and the stronger you get, the more capable your body becomes. Focus on eating enough whole food to fuel consistent training, and your body composition will reflect the work you're putting in. This isn't about restriction — it's about giving the training the support it needs to produce results.
Unlike some training disciplines, calisthenics nutrition doesn't need to be elaborate. Whole foods, adequate protein, enough carbohydrates to fuel your sessions, and consistent hydration is genuinely all the foundation you need. Keep it simple, keep it consistent, and direct your energy where it belongs — towards mastering the movements.