You said perfectly brother👍🏽, a big part of my calisthenics journey was learning to respect my body. Rest is important to progress! A strong community also helps, welcome to the channel my friend!🙏🏽

Thank you my friend, I’m glad you’re restarting your calisthenics journey! The fall off is natural, it’s your time to bounce back brother💪🏽

Thank you brother, calisthenics is a lot of fun! Hope you try it out, stay consistent and you’ll be deep into it in no time💪🏽

Wow thank you! I’m glad to this video is helping so many people, I spent a lot of time on it so reading all these nice comments makes me so happy. Wholesome calisthenics community right here🔥 Don’t give up on the skills brother, you can do it 100%. Take it one session at a time and honestly just have fun with it. You forget about the long term goal when you’re actively taking the little wins. I believe in you💪🏽

That’s what I like to hear! You have the perfect mindset to achieve your goals brother, I believe in you 100%. The skills are hard on the body but consistency is hard on the mind, I strongly believe that keeping your mind set on the path will lead to good results. Enjoy the journey my friend🙌🏽

Wow thank you brother that means a lot, the journey had its ups and downs but I’m really glad I kept going.

I’m glad this video is resonating with so many people, we are in this journey together my friend. The skills are a lot of fun to do but the process it takes to get there really builds character. The ups and down are all worth it! Stay consistent brother, you’re going to achieve your goals🙌🏽

Thank you! Training calisthenics is in itself a super fun hobby, getting caught up in the skills can be mentally draining. The one arm pull up had such a big impact on my journey, and I’m keeping that same motivation for the planche. Appreciate all the support, keep up the good work in your training my friend💪🏽🔥

Thank you brother, I’m glad my journey is helping! Reading all these comments is inspiring for me as well. I wish you the best on your calisthenics journey, stay consistent and you will succeed🔥

Thank you brother💪🏽 more videos coming soon!

Excellent points! I think most people aren’t willing to sit through the grind of handstands and the pressing skills that come with it. It’s such an overlooked skill and it’s honestly my favorite. The amount of body awareness we gain from the pushing and pressing is definitely going to help in the planche. I recently started my planche journey and can already see solid form in the tuck/advanced tuck but not very long holds haha. Keep grinding with your planche journey brother, I respect your determination. You’re killing it💪🏽

Thank you! I appreciate all the support🙏🏽

That’s what I like to hear! Appreciate all the support my friend, wish you luck on your journey💪🏽🔥

Thank you brother, this year has been unreal! I wish you luck on your fitness journey, we in this together💪🏽

That’s what I like to hear! You got the right mindset to succeed brother, take it one day at a time and the gains will come💪🏽

@@teotlkev thanks bro my biggest problem rn is form and core strength, I can do a HSPU but my form in TERRIBLE so have to work on that

Thank you for the kind words brother🙏🏽 you’re absolutely killing it in the planche! A straddle hold is no joke, I’m working my way to advanced tuck at the moment:) do you have any advice or exercises that helped with your journey? Keep going strong with your journey man, you’re killing it🔥

Thank you so much!!! Although I didn’t work on the advanced tuck for a very long period (I kinda just went to banded straddle attempts), one thing that I noticed is that activating your core is a huge factor in the advanced tuck to keep the somewhat rounded back as well as scapular protraction. And also when working on the straddle, bands have really helped me properly understand the movement, and what muscles to activate, so I would definitely recommend banded planche holds. Other than those, keep working on HSPU, that builds some awesome shoulder strength especially with your good form and also 90 degree pushups, because the bottom of that is a bent arm planche. I hope this helps out! 🔥💪

@@KesKnight thank you man, that’s some great advice! I’m hearing a lot of athletes finding success in the planche by going for the banded straddle, I’m definitely going to add some of those into my next session🔥

Thank you brother, we in this together🙏🏽

Thank you brother, more videos on the way🔥

Thank you! I’m glad to hear it brother🙌🏽

Thank you 🙌 the grind pays off! Hope to see you on the journey to planche my friend

Thank you brother🙏🏽

That’s amazing brother! Doing a tiny bit each session seems to be the common theme for unlocking the handstand. It’s such a fun and meditative skill. Continue grinding in your calisthenics journey as well💪🏽🔥

Appreciate it man💪🏽

I’m glad to hear it! More content is on the way brother🙏🏽

You got this my friend! The handstand push up is my favorite skill and I truly want everyone to be able to unlock it. The path to get there is a whole a battle, but stay consistent and you will succeed. I believe in you! The handstand push up guide will be out on my channel very soon brother💪🏽 (The planche has me feeling very humbled so far haha)

​@@teotlkevahahaha that's true! I've trained planche for almost a whole month but all I could do was increase my tuck planche time to about 30 seconds and that's it! Couldn't even open to advanced tuck. But now I believe the handstand pushup along with the 90° degree pushup should get me really far in that journey. I'll be waiting for the guide! :)

@@boukhobzatamer7842 Very nice brother! That’s still a really solid hold time, all that conditioning you’re doing is going to pay off. We’re in this calisthenics journey together, let’s stay consistent and lift each other up💪🏽 I truly appreciate all the support, I’ll make the guide the best I possibly can🙏🏽

Thank you! I’m in the early stages of the skill so it’s been humbling to train it💪🏽 Starting at the beginning feels very nostalgic, I’m embracing it 100% as I gradually build the strength for a full planche possible by the end of the year🙏🏽

Let’s gooo, documenting all your progress is honestly pretty fun. Wish you the best on your calisthenics journey🙌🏽

Thank you brother🙏🏽

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Very solid advice! I actually just recently started incorporating those types of holds in my handstand push up training. I’ve been failing on the 5th rep so instead of going for an attempt I’ve been adding a max hold shoulder stand at the end of my HSPU set. It actually works wonders! Keep going with your fitness journey as well, we in this together💪🏽

Thank you my friend, weekly uploads every Monday! Currently working on the path to handstand push up guide🔥

Still working on my handstand, but will be good to watch for future reference! 🙌🏻

@@BrandonChengYT Appreciate it man, keep up the good work in the handstand training. You’re gonna get it in no time! I’m definitely going to do a handstand guide sometime in the future. The skill started off being such a pain to learn but after almost 2 years of hard work it has become second nature. Consistency is your number 1 friend, happy training brother🙏🏽

Thank you brother💪🏽 keep grinding and you will unlock it! One thing that helped me achieve it was increasing the frequency of the sessions from 2x a week to 3x. More on this in my “Path to Handstand Push Up” video releasing tomorrow!

@@teotlkev Will definetly watch the video💪 is it ok to ask your age?

@@user-dd9xj5fg8d Of course! I’m currently 22 years old. Thank you for the support brother🙏🏽

Thank you my friend! I’m glad you enjoyed the video:) I’m having a hard time finding the song on Spotify as well. The song is called Schizo by Aim to head official, there’s a free download on their video🔥 Also if you’e looking into some new gym music you should check out Niki Istrefi on Spotify! Found his music through pewdiepies gym videos haha

Thank you brother, you’re looking shredded🔥

Thank you, I am trying to stay fit :)@@teotlkev

Yup I had a strong base in basic pushing/pulling movements with the majority of my training being focused on yoga/rings before this transformation. 2023 was the first time I decided to lock in to the calisthenics grind, while cutting down on my yoga practice. The on and off training is part of the process, everyone goes through it during their fitness journey, my self included. From 2020 to end of 2022, I had inconsistent training that involved doing too much at once which led to no results besides a muscle up. It wasn’t until 2023 where I decided to truly become a calisthenics athlete, pushing away other hobbies like running and cutting down on yoga (I still have my daily practice just not as long anymore). You are on the right path to succeed! Consistency is a big part in making progress. Training the body is important but training the mind to stay disciplined is a whole other hurdle. I believe in you man, stay strong in your journey🙌🏽

@@teotlkev Thanks, that motivates me 💪🏻 keep the hard work !

Thank you my friend, more videos coming very soon🔥

@@teotlkev let's go bro I'm 16 been doing it for about a year I have the upper body strength for planche but my hips are so immobile that I can't do a straddle planche properly:(

@@Syndrosia wow very nice! I have a background in yoga so I’ll definitely have to drop some mobility routines soon. The foundation for all my mobility sessions involves the deep squat. With daily practice you can definitely overcome the struggle! Including it with your warm up before the planche training would be 🔥

@@teotlkev alright ty bro it doesn't even feel like a stretch it just feels like something twisted in the upper backs of my legs

Thank you brother, I was honestly super shocked when I was reviewing my old clips. I didn’t realize how quick I was progressing until I stopped to look back, falling in love with the journey is actually what helped me the most in my handstands. It’s one of those skills that requires at least 4x a week to train. After a warm up + mobility, I would train handstand holds for about 10 min. I would set a timer in order to avoid excessive training. Handstands do require some strength to perform but they can also be done more efficiently with good alignment. The path to handstand push up guide is taking me longer than expected to finish. I’m really proud with what I have so far, I’ll definitely drop a handstand guide sometime in the future as well🙌🏽

Full ROM is the way to do it! I believe partials can be beneficial when first learning a movement, especially when the goal is the smoothen the movement. But the goal should always be full ROM imo. I appreciate all the support brother, keep up the grind in calisthenics💪🏽🔥

Thank you! The alignment in my handstand used to be a really big struggle, I’d have an arched back and I’d be leaning super far to the right. I will post the 10 minute follow along mobility routine that I personally do before every calisthenics session as soon as I can. I’m currently on break before my fall semester starts so I’ll get started with this alongside my handstand push up guide (coming out on monday). Hope you stick around brother, thank you for your patience🙏🏽

I’ve found the path of consistency and I will do my best to stay locked in. Keep going with your journey brother, you’re crushing it as well💪🏽

Very nice my friend, those are perfect movements to start off with! I actually learned my pistol squat from holding a deep squat (the bottom position) and extending one leg at a time. Keep up the good work, you’re on the right path brother 💪🏽

Bruv I can't believe it...I did my very first pistol squat after posting this. It took me around 2 weeks but it was constant training! I actually did the same way you did. Looking forward to seeing more of you in the future. @@teotlkev 👊

@@sanchezsanofficial LETS GOOOO! Great job brother, you’re making amazing progress🔥

@@teotlkev 😁 thank you my brother 👊

Thank you my friend! I will be uploading a more in depth breakdown of handstand push ups and the path it takes to achieve it. I wish you the best with your journey, a lot of calisthenics has to do with the mind. Don’t give up! Keep your mind strong and set on your goal, your body will adapt and you will progress brother🙌🏽

@@teotlkev letssgooo

Appreciate it my friend💪🏽🔥

Gotta create a hazard so my body has no choice but to succeed😂 thank you for the support brother💪🏽

Thank you for the support brother, I have a great drill in my HSPU guide for the L-sit, it’s in the “stretching” section and I’d highly recommend giving it a try! I have many more guides and movement tutorials planned in the future, the L-sit will be one of them. For now I would try holding the L sit on an elevated surface, either with 2 chairs or with parallettes, and holding L-sit holds (dynamic/static) on a pull up bar. Stay consistent my friend, you got this💪🏽

Great questions my friend, one of the hardest parts of calisthenics is juggling skills with other parts of our fitness routines. A split that is currently working well for me is HSPU + OAP, FL + 90 degree HSPU, 3 sessions each for 6x a week. I would recommend having one day focused on shoulders (HSPU), the next day chest (heavy dips) , and continuing your split from there. Option 2: since you have your first rep in HSPU unlocked, I’d recommend doing 1 rep HSPU for 10 min every minute on the minute. So start a stop watch and do your first rep, once the stopwatch hits 1 min you do another rep, then another at 2 min, another at 3 min, and so on. Adjusting the rest time as needed so maybe going for every 2 minutes instead of 1 min. Because HSPU is a very technical skill due to the balancing aspect, it is best to train it at least 2-3x a week, even if it’s just for 10 min at the beginning of your push days. I am planning on dropping a guide for how to train HSPU after unlocking the first rep, and this is a great topic to cover in it! Hope this helps💪🏽

@@teotlkev thanks so much man

Wow crazy coincidence haha, hope your handstand journey is going well💪🏽🔥

Appreciate it man💪🏽

Yessir the journey continues!

Appreciate all the support! My dip bars are the B-bars from Baseblocks💪🏽

Appreciate all the support! I use the base blocks combined with the Manduka pro mats💪🏽

​@@teotlkev Thank you very much for such a quick replay! I am transitioning from regular gym to callisthenics now and combined this with my MMA and BJJ training it's a bit hard to progress as fast as I would because my wrists most of the time are in pain. I made a pair of low parapets last Friday, and I am very impressed of how much pressure they take from the wrists ! Hope that will allow me to train more consistent ! From my side +1 sub and notifications on! I like your content and how you share your journey with us! Keep up the good work!

Very nice! Planche is such an interesting skill, I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. We got this brother💪🏽🔥

Much appreciated brother💪🏽

Brother that means a lot to me, you have no idea🙏🏽

It’s so easy to get lost in the race, especially when you see all the insane skills the calisthenics athletes put out on social media. Comparison is the thief of joy, as long as we’re improving ourselves a little bit each day then we are absolutely killing it! Stay consistent with your training brother, you’re going to succeed💪🏽

@@teotlkev thank you and all the best on your KZfaq journey.

Thank you! I’m 22 years old💪🏽

Thank you brother🙏🏽 the progress was initially very very slow, I feel like I really started to rapidly progress after I experienced the fall off. Don’t be afraid of the ups and down, stay consistent and one day your body will surprise you💪🏽

Thank you, I’ll make a separate video about programming sometime in the future. I started off doing push/pull/legs, with leg day focusing on mobility/yoga. It was a pretty basic gym bro split and I made some progress with it in terms of strength. Once I decided to switch my focus to skill training, I began to do push/pull/push/pull consecutively for 4x a week with 1 day of rest. Now I train a different skill everyday with 1 full day of rest every 4-6 sessions (leg day = mobility drills for me). Hope this helps brother, stay consistent on your fitness journey and you will make progress!💪🏽

I initially started training on the wall 2-3x a week and gradually made my way to doing it every other day. My training is very different now than it was in the early stages of the skill though. The path to handstand push up guide will be out Monda! I’ll go more in depth with programming and some good cues to understand the movement. Hope to see you there brother💪🏽

I use the B-Bars from BaseBlocks💪🏽

@@teotlkev thanks man

I initially trained with push/pull/legs (sprints and yoga) but I changed my focus for the last 2-3 months to push/pull/push/pull for 6 sessions a week, with legs being done primarily for mobility purposes through daily yoga (at least 10 min a day). I currently train for skills so each day focuses on 1 push and 1 pull skill💪🏽

Of course! I’m getting the handstand push up guide out on Monday but the OAP guide will be coming very soon🔥 For now I would recommend adding some one arm hangs or shrugs into your session, you can’t go wrong with band assisted reps either. Getting small exposure maybe 4x a week, or whenever you have your pull day, is a a great way to get conditioning for the skill. Check out my shorts for an example my friend💪🏽

@@teotlkev thanks alot

Haha it’s all about the mindset! I started training for skills instead of aesthetics, taking me to whole new level of strength I didn’t know I had. Consistency and the will to transform myself into the greatest version of myself possible is still my drive. Your mind is your #1 coach! Master the mind to master the body🙌🏽 This is a topic I want to cover more in depth in videos to come: the mind and body of calisthenics. Hope you stay tuned my friend💪🏽

Excellent goals my friend, I’d recommend doing more pulling movements from the horizontal plane. The L sit pull ups are in my routine as well, but it’s important to get more volume in rows (starting in tuck then regressing to advanced tuck). I’ll make a full guide after I compete the path to unlocking the handstand push up! The video is still in the works but it will posted shortly🙏🏽

@@teotlkev I forget to mention that I can do 4 sets of 7 Chin and pullups with 20 Lbs Same thing with horizontal rows for 4 Sets of 9 weighted. After progressing these exercises to 40 Lbs do you think muscle up can be achieved without training for it

Great question! I would dabble in weighted calisthenics for a session or two a month but didn’t really incorporate it seriously into my routine until now. 2023 was mainly body weight, and so far 2024 is taking a similar path, but I love using a weight vest on my strength block in HSPU/L-sit. Ankle weights have also been added to my routine for explosive pull ups! You can get really far (especially with the technical work) through strictly body weight 💪🏽

Great question! I would recommend looking into ape index for a more researched answer on that topic. Calisthenics is a lot of fun and can lead to great results when done correctly. You’re going to get stronger the more you practice. Skills are really tough no matter the size of the body, keep grinding my friend and your arms will adapt and surprise you🙌🏽

They’re CEP sleeves for your legs! I used to have them in high school for cross country and track, they’re great for elbow sleeves too💪🏽

Of course I can! I’m currently working on a video just for that, the projected release date will be on Monday January 8th. Is there any questions or topics you would like to see covered in it? Welcome to Teotl my friend, I’m glad to have you here💪🏽

I wish I had the footage of my early days in front lever, I know I have my GoPro around here somewhere lol. The front lever was actually the hardest and most frustrating skill for me. I had tried learning it back in 2022 and failed. I felt like I started to make true progress in 2023 after I invested in the base bar. Having a low bar at home allowed me to train the front lever daily, and eventually it got me to where I am today. I have many videos and guides planned for the future! Thank you for the comment brother, I’ll keep this in mind for the front lever guide🙌🏽

New videos dropping every Monday my friend, I’ll definitely make tutorials for all those skills very soon💪🏽

Thank you brother🙏🏽 I usually stay under 140 pounds as a maintenance weight. I used to experiment with a lot of fasting, meal preps, and counting calories. Nowadays I like to eat intuitively, and never to the point of bloating. I can do a whole video talking about nutrition if you’re interested💪🏽

@@teotlkevhow tall are you? gotta be like 5’6-7 around there

@@jjjjermie Aw haha that’s very generous, I’m actually on the shorter side at 5’4 maybe 5’5🙌🏽

@@teotlkev yea makes sense how you progress so fast. Your body is built for calisthenics. I’m 5’11 and this is the only time i wish i was short haha. 8 months into training and I can hold a 1 leg FL for 8 secs atm

@@jjjjermie you can do it! The front lever was actually pretty hard for me to do, I have naturally beefy legs so they felt so heavy to lift. I definitely felt the advantage in handstands though since the fall wasn’t very big. I have mad respect for the tall calisthenics athletes out there, keep up the good work brother🙌🏽

Great question! Closed shoulders are very common when you first start handstands, so you can never go wrong with working on overhead flexibility. The other reason for a banana back is due to the pelvis being in an anterior pelvic tilt (butt sticks out and ribs are splayed), a good way to fix this is to work on holding a posterior pelvic tilt (squeeze your glutes). I have a few drills to better understand this movement in my handstand push up guide. Hope this helps, keep going with your handstands brother💪🏽

Wow very nice! Your 1 year transformation is right around the corner, stay consistent brother you’re doing great💪🏽🔥

It’s a basebench pro from baseblocks! It is a little on the pricier side but it gets the job done. I spent a lot of time trying to justify the purchase haha. The base bars themselves are 100% worth it if you’re interested in the front lever. Having the equipment at home is what really helped me stay consistent, stay strong on your journey my friend🙌🏽

Thanks for the (fast) answer.

Appreciate all the support🙏🏽

Great question! Parallettes are typically easier to balance on due to the hands having something to grip. It’s a lot easier on the wrists since you can essentially move them in many directions with the parallettes. This is a big reason why 90 degree HSPU was achievable for me back in may/august but the freestanding one gave me a lot more trouble. The same thing happened with my HSPU as well, as long as you train both you will progress very nicely💪🏽

@@teotlkev Oh I see thanks. Was wondering because lately I've been doing calisthenics mainly on my hands, but I notice my wrists tend to hurt afterwards. It's not a big issue, but I find it irritating especially when I attempt the tuck planche to 90 degree hold/handstand. Despite the pain, I'm still curious if it's possible for me to go from a tuck planche to handstand on parallettes, if I'm capable of performing 75% of this exercise without it.

@@JY.k4waii20 You should definitely give it a try! The parallettes take away the wrist as a limiting factor, allowing you to really practice the movement firsthand. Doing it on the floor places the wrist into a lot of extension, it’s important to properly warm up and take a few warm up sets to get the blood flowing before doing any high stress work. For example, I spend about 20 minutes doing this before getting into any handstands, and after my holds I will begin to do the harder movements like HSPU and 90 degree HSPU. Experiment with the warm up and parallettes and you may surprise yourself. Keep going man, you’re doing great💪🏽

The front lever was such a big hurdle for me to overcome in calisthenics. I tried learning it back in 2022, failed and didn’t restart calisthenics until November the same year. Surprisingly enough, I learned the front lever from doing horizontal pulling movements like rows, scapula retraction (very important drill) and FL raises. After many sessions I decided to do an attempt and to my surprise I could hold the full FL! So focusing on the strength in horizontal movements, then after you get stronger going for the holds. I’ll drop a guide covering it in more detail in the future🙌🏽

@@teotlkev cool thanks man🙂

Ayo😂

Great question! It played a big part in my understanding of how to use the shoulders correctly in a handstand (strong protraction) but it wasn’t enough to learn the HSPU from those alone. My video on “The path to unlocking the Handstand push up” will be releasing in the next day or two! Hope you check it out brother💪🏽

@@teotlkev thank you for replying cause im trying to master hspu

You can do it! I’d highly recommend recording your progress, it’s very motivating seeing where you were a month ago to the present moment. Stay consistent and you will succeed my friend

@@teotlkev thank you for that man, really appreciate it 🫡🫶

I made my own program through trial and error and I still follow it to this day! Check out my new video releasing tomorrow for more info🙌🏽

I haven’t trained it much because it wasn’t a high priority for me in 2023. I did a planche assessment last week and found I could hold an advanced tuck pretty well for attempts. I haven’t done any more planche sessions besides general conditioning though. Funny enough today is my planche day! It’s been tough balancing this skill with all the other ones I’m working on but I’ll adapt to it soon🙌🏽

♾️ is my lucky number haha

Yup that’s pretty much what the transformation is. I transitioned from having a practice that revolved around yoga to a practice that revolved around mainly calisthenics, so it’s a 1 year transformation since I made the switch. I give some context at the start of the video but I am by no means a complete beginner when it comes to body weight exercises. The journey continues my friend💪🏽🔥