Are you looking for the best calisthenics workout you can do at home?

You’re in the right place.

After reading this post, you will learn:

 how to train your entire body with calisthenics (even if you are a
beginner),
 the best exercises to include in your workout to master your body
weight, and
 simple calisthenics progressions to keep your workouts
challenging
Let’s get started.

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Okay, let’s get started.

What Is A Calisthenics
Workout?
A calisthenics workout is a form of exercise that uses your own body weight as
resistance.
In many ways, it is very similar to traditional gym workouts that involve free
weights. The only difference is that you have to learn how to use your body
weight to create different levels of intensity for each muscle group.

If you cannot or do not want to go to a gym, calisthenics is a great alternative

for improving strength, flexibility, endurance, and coordination.

As of late, it is my go-to form of strength training.

How Can I Practice

Calisthenics At Home?
The great news is, you can begin practicing calisthenics workout routines at
home.

In fact, you can start RIGHT NOW if you want.

All you need is a plan to guide you.

The first thing you need to know is how to train all the major muscle groups
using just bodyweight movements.

Let me show you how.

How Should A Beginner Start

Calisthenics?
As a beginner, the first thing you need to focus on is learning how to do the
basic calisthenic exercises with good form.
One of the biggest mistakes you can make is using exercises that aren’t
appropriate for your skill level.

The great thing is, you can find numerous progressions or regressions to all of
the major calisthenic exercises.

Let’s talk about those major exercises now.

The Three Basic Calisthenics Movements

In general, there are three broad types of calisthenics moves. They are:

 The Push Calisthenics Exercises

 The Pull Calisthenics Exercises
 The Leg Calisthenics Exercises
Let’s go over each one in more detail.

Push Calisthenic Exercises

The first category is the push exercises. These movements primarily train the
anterior side of your upper body.

Specifically, the chest, shoulders, and triceps.

The most basic exercise example is the push up. As underwhelming as this
exercise may sound, there are dozens of ways to add complexity and varying
levels of difficulty to this movement.
More on that later.

Pushing exercises also involve more advanced movements such as

handstands.

Pull Calisthenic Exercises

The second category is the pull exercises. These movements primarily train
the muscles in the posterior side of your upper body.

Specifically, the rhomboids, the lats, the trapezius, the posterior shoulders,
and the biceps. The major caveat is that calisthenic pulling exercises need
some sort of equipment such as a pull-up bar or gymnastic rings.
The most basic exercise example of this movement is the pull-up or
the bodyweight row.

Leg Calisthenic Exercises

The last category is leg exercises.

These movements involve different kinds of squats, lunges, and hip extension
exercises to strengthen the quadriceps, hamstrings, and gluteal muscles.

The major disadvantage of pure bodyweight leg exercises is that you will
eventually outgrow them. Your legs are extremely powerful, and your
bodyweight simply won’t provide enough resistance to continuously stimulate
them.

With that said, if you can do pistol squats (one of the more advanced leg
exercises), your legs are pretty strong.

The Ultimate Calisthenics

Workout (For Beginners)
Alright, let’s get to the workout. I would like to say that this is a complete no-
equipment workout, but that wouldn’t be completely accurate.