What is calisthenics street workout

Calisthenics is a bodyweight regiment founded in Eastern Europe. Calisthenics athletes use calisthenics parks and often train with portable calisthenics equipment. The sport takes elements from several other disciplines including gymnastics and breakdance and fuses them with its own unique elements to create a completely unique subculture. 

Bodyweight training is nothing new, but calisthenics gives it a new flavor. As much as calisthenics is about staying fit, the movement is primarily based on showmanship. Calisthenics is flashy and impressive because of statics and dynamics. These are the high-level calisthenics skills that the sport has become known for.

Statics are positional freezes adopted from gymnastics. They require superhuman strength and turn heads. Dynamics are momentum-based skills, often also called calisthenics freestyle. Dynamic skills are combined into sequences and mashed together to create bar flow routines. Statics and dynamics are often combined in calisthenics freestyle competitions.

Why calisthenics over traditional gym training?

The basic answer is it’s just a ton more fun. Sure, the gym can be exciting for a while, but once you master all the basic lifts there’s nothing more at the end of the tunnel. Results will plateau after about a year, and you’ll be left with a continual grind to maintain what few gains you managed to make.

Calisthenics is different because the goal in calisthenics is not aesthetics, it’s not even so much to get strong. Calisthenics is all about learning new skills and mastering movement. Physique and strength come as by-products from this. As you start to unlock new skills you start seeing the new potential for combinations and unlocking bigger, better, and crazier skills.

How to get started with calisthenics?

Calisthenics requires a certain amount of basic strength. The best way to start is by practicing fundamental movement patterns in bodyweight exercises. By building up the volume in basic exercises such as pull-ups, push-ups and dips – you will gain considerable upper body strength that can be translated to more advanced calisthenics. 

In addition to upper body strength, calisthenics requires good core strength. The core is comprised of the major muscles of the torso and hips – including by not limited to the abs, lower back, glutes, and hip flexors. The best way to train these muscles is through isometric holds. These are exercises that are held for prolonged periods of time. The best 3 exercises for this are the dish, superman, and reverse plank exercises. 

Personal training for calisthenics

Calisthenics is a very technical sport. It’s important to start on the right foot to avoid a lot of headaches later on. From building a foundation to learning how to correctly and safely train statics and dynamics, it’s important to have the correct guidance. 

A personal trainer can not only speed up your journey but can guide you through correct technique, injury prevention. The major advantage of a personal trainer is the fact that everything is tailored to you. No 2 people are the same, so why should their training be the same? Goals differ, strengths differ, the way different people react to differences in training and diet differ. 

Street Workout St Kilda is a mobile personal training company in St Kilda, Melbourne that offers calisthenics guidance. We specialize in taking beginners who have never tried the sport, to competent bodyweight athletes.