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Calistenics, systematized

Do not guess. Build skills in stages.

BarMates Blog breaks bodyweight training down from Level 0. Articles for training at outdoor bars—and coming back next week.

Articles
30

published

Categories
5

themes

Levels
0–4

skill stages

How to read

Do not skip steps. Every article is written so you can step back.

  1. 01

    Foundation first

    Warm-up, skin care, frequency. Keep a body that can return to the bars next week—before chasing skills.

  2. 02

    Build in stages

    Not skill names—from what you can do now to the next step. No shortcuts. Written so you can regress safely.

  3. 03

    Fuel counts too

    Food and sleep extend the session. Transitions do not work on empty stomachs and short sleep.

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Level 3 Skills

マッスルアップ完全攻略:ゼロから跳ね上がる5つの段階的ロードマップ

準備中です。近日公開します。

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Levels

Stages, not skill names.

From zero to static holds. Enter at the stage that matches you today.

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  1. 00

    Level 0

    Start from zero

    Joints, habits, basic range of motion

    14 posts →

  2. 01

    Level 1

    Hang

    Dead hang, scapular work, Australian rows

    9 posts →

  3. 02

    Level 2

    Pull and push

    Full-range pull-ups and dips

    4 posts →

  4. 03

    Level 3

    Transition

    Muscle-up, front lever intro

    3 posts →

  5. 04

    Level 4

    Statics and beyond

    Planche, path toward one-arm work

    0 posts →

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From getting started to nutrition—the same skill, different lens.

The bar is public

Not how flashy you look—whether you can return to the same park next week.

Outdoor bars are not a stage. Start small, log your work, protect your tendons. These articles are the map.

What is calisthenics? →

Next step

Read the article, meet at the bars.

BarMates is an iOS app to log practice and meet at outdoor bars. See who is training now on the map. App Store coming soon.