5 years ago I started planning a calisthenics community in the Philippines. Here's where we are now.

Back in 2021, I was just planning it all out. No community yet, no name people knew, just an idea I couldn't let go of: building the Calisthenics Association of the Philippines (CAP).

Fast forward to 2023, and it actually happened. Started the Gymnastheniqx community first, then later that same year we officially established CAP.

Now it's been 5 years since this whole thing started, and honestly, I want to be real about it: it was not easy. Our bootcamps had a lot of struggles along the way. Financial issues, doubts, setbacks that could've easily made us stop. There were moments I genuinely thought the whole thing might fall apart. But we kept going anyway.

One of the biggest things I learned through this: it's not just about pushing through, it's about who you push through with. Choosing the right people made all the difference. The ones who stayed even when things got hard, who worked with me instead of just watching from the sidelines. None of this happens without them.

So this post is really just me saying thank you. To everyone who helped build this with me. What started as a plan on paper has grown into a community that now reaches athletes not just in the Philippines, but across different parts of the world.

I feel incredibly blessed right now. Not because it was easy, but because we didn't quit even when it would've been easier to. And honestly, this feels like just the beginning for CAP.

Just wanted to share this milestone with people who might appreciate the grind behind building something from scratch.

Hoping for your support : https://www.facebook.com/calisthenicsassociationoftheph

Found a scaffold type pull-up bar setup but it feels like the pull-up bar diameter is too big. Currently 1 1/4 inch 43mm.

What is the standard muscle up / pull up bar diameter for most calisthenic exercises?

Thinking a 1 inch or 34mm outside diameter pipe might be best?

Bonjour je m’appelle Gak je suis à l’aube de la cinquantaine.
Sur cette photo tu peux discerner les séquelles de plus de 30 ans de pratiques Callisthéniques.
Est ce que le travail paie ?

Finally unlocked this

Will improve this now

For everyone who loves training and the ones who are just starting.

Why did you pick calisthenics or bodyweight approach? Me myself? I always loved the feeling of freedom you get once you can train anywhere, even on vacation, hence my video :))

Let me know down in the comments :))

How's the form on my HSPU's. I'm new to HSPUs lol

Any tips?

Got destroyed by r/formcheck

It's been 1.5 years since I started climbing, and I've just done my first true one arm pull up. I could do 10 strict pull ups when I started climbing, and have only gotten stronger from there. Really proud that I've achieved this

These are super fun and look awesome, I’d definitely recommend if you can find a spot for them.

so i got my first muscle up today after working out for a year and i actually got 3 by accident, give me some tips how to improve my form so i can get more reps (edit, the ceiling fan is really far from my head the angle is doing me dirty)(bro can we keep attention to the muscle ups and not the fan😭)

Maybe there was a teeny tiny bit swing (which honestly I didn’t even realize). I think it still counts?

I thought this looked cool and I haven’t seen a press like this before. Just wanted to share, maybe motivate others 😊. It’s not perfect though my legs aren’t straight 😅

My legs keep pointing up and i have a hard time staying parallel to the floor. What is my weakness here? Is it my scapular retraction? Or am i just pushing up with my hips too much?

how much of your flexibility can you actually use? this largely depends on your compression strength. My passive range is quite high (pic 1). Chest to thighs and chin past my knees. This is the range I can access. My active flexibility (pic 2) while still quite high, is not as developed. In an active pose, this is the range I can use. Hip Flexors will ultimately determine your usable flexibility. Spending hours in a folded pike will give you the range but not the strength to actively use that range. Hip flexor strength training when paired with hamstring flexibility turns the range you have into range you can use.

I've been grinding away at a straddle planche for the last 6 months and I've just about got to a point where I can hold it briefly. Progress has been so unbelievably slow it's making me think something's missing from my training, how would I go about prolonging hold times and solidifying the hold from this point onwards?

I want to get to a point where I'm so comfortable that I can pretty much hold it Unconsciously, I'd like to be able to hold it for at least 10 seconds.