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We share the best quadriceps exercises you can do to strengthen your legs using only your bodyweight, no equipment needed.

Discover Calisteniapp’s new achievements system, faster offline workouts, and improved program planning. Train, progress, and reach your goals!

Discover what the cluster method is and how to apply it to your training to build strength and lift more weight.

Learn how to improve your pull-ups step by step. From assisted pull-ups to strict ones. Tips, proper technique, and effective exercises to build strength.

Aprende cómo hacer un muscle up con esta guía. Desde tu primer intento hasta dominar el muscle up estricto y con goma. Progresiones, consejos y beneficios.

Discover the best calisthenics exercises for beginners, intermediate, and advanced levels. Train for free at home or outdoors with this complete guide.

Legs and Calisthenics: Yes, You Can Build Muscle Mass (If You Do It Right) Why so many calisthenics athletes have “chicken legs” and how to avoid it with 5 practical keys For years, the same myth has been repeated: “You can’t build big legs with calisthenics.” But the reality is different. Youcanbuild leg muscle training only with your bodyweight—you just need intensity, progression, volume, and smart exercise selection. In this article, I’ll break down the 5 key reasons why so many people fail to make progress… and how you can avoid those mistakes.

Calisthenics Warm-Up: Joint-by-Joint Guide One of the most common questions among people who train calisthenics is how to warm up properly—how to make it as effective as possible so you can perform at your best while preventing injuries. In this article we’ll cover how to build the most efficient warm-up for both full-body sessions and for specific joints that often cause trouble, such as the shoulders, elbows, wrists, and knees.

Key tips for learning the handstand fast Recently, the entire Calisteniapp team got together in person in Lanzarote to plan all the exciting updates coming in thenext versions of the app. While we were all together, we came up with a challenge related to the handstand.

Calisteniapp v25.7.0: Progress Smarter At Calisteniapp, we're constantly evolving, and today we bring you an update packed with improvements to help you train better, more personally, and with smarter tracking. Ready to discover everything that’s new? 🧠💪

One of the safest ways to make your training effective and reach your goals is to keep things simple, stick with your program over time, and understand exactly what you’re working on and why. So, in today’s post I’m giving you a straightforward push-day routine that works whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced athlete. You’ll know how to do it, you’ll be able to keep it up over time, and—most importantly—it will deliver results.

Pike push-ups are one of the most useful exercises in calisthenics, yet they’re also among the most underrated and poorly executed. In this article I’d like to go over the benefits of the exercise and the key points for doing it correctly.