r/CalisthenicsBeginners

Hi everyone,

I recently started taking bodyweight training more seriously because traveling more made it harder to keep a gym routine.

I’m 171 cm / 98 kg, so pull ups are already quite demanding for me.

I only started doing them consistently this week. Right now I can do about 8 reps on the first set, but then my strength drops hard and I struggle to get more than 2-3 reps on the next sets.

Is this drop between sets normal (from 8 to 2-3)? Any tips to keep more reps in later sets?

Would appreciate feedback on form and technique.

Struggling to break past a pull-up plateau after 4–6 months of training—stuck at 6–7 reps and questioning if form might be the issue.

I put together a little progress video of my pull-up journey so far, and honestly, it was really fun to see it all back to back.

The first clip is from January 26, when I could not do a single pull-up. I got my first chin-up on January 30, then my first very ugly pull-up on February 7. By mid-March I could do 3 pull-ups, in April I got to 5, and now I’m at 6 pull-ups and occasionally trying some weighted chin-ups as well.

I had kind of forgotten that less than 4 months ago, even one pull-up felt completely impossible. Seeing the progress side by side really reminded me that with consistency, you can make quite a lot of progress in a relatively short time. It definitely gets easier, even if it feels impossible at first. The progress for me is mainly by implementing it into my day-to-day life, I didn’t have a lot of pull up dedicated workouts, but I have the wall bar in my living room and every day when I pass it, I did an attempt at or did some reps (while waiting for my coffee, while cooking food, waiting for an online work meeting).

I’ve also learned a lot from the tips and form checks I received on my earlier videos. For anyone looking for specific tips, I’d recommend checking my previous post, where I listed everything that helped me.

My form is definitely still far from perfect, and there is still a lot of room for improvement, but I’m happy with the progress so far. I’m always open to more feedback and tips, especially on the last part of the video since that is the most recent. Questions are also very welcome!

Still a work in progress, but a little better every day! And a biiiig thanks to everyone who gave me tips, feedback (and support!) on my previous posts, it genuinely helped me a lot and kept me motivated :)

Coulda probably got 2 more ugly ones.

Been trying to make my pull-ups cleaner and more controlled lately.
Anything obvious I should improve or fix? Trying to keep them as strict as possible.

I don't feel I'm doing them right... I think something is wrong with my form but can't quite figure them out. Any hints?

Went from 130lbs BW, 0 push ups, 0 pull ups to 160lbs BW, +25kg pull ups for 8, 20kg ring dips x6, and ring/bar muscle ups in 17 months. (Including a 3 month break so basically 14 months)

I am mainly focusing on Dragon Flag or Ab-Wheel.
And 2. Question: i am at 6 KG weighted Dips atm. Took me 3 Months i coulf barely do 10 normal dips. So how should i Progress further? Is a weight Vest a solid option? Or just continue with loading my Backpack. (I also habe Rings available)

I used to train for like a year then took a big break and now been training pps for 2 months (blue joggers was before). I was looking for some advice and thoughts. i also kinda feel like that there is sum wrong with my chest but i cant really tell what

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It is way more difficult to balance a handstand in the fully extended position than in this "planched" position. Have been practicing handstands for more than a year now.
This is really frustrating!!
Any suggestions/advices?

This is my AMRAP set. I did 3 ramping sets of 5 prior to this top set. Rings have been making my bar dips feel more stable.