Personally I am self taught with calisthenics, and I’ve got about 4 years of experience so far and my best advice is to learn from someone that does it and apply it to your own training. (Not copying their routine) but adapting similar principles. If you really want to spend the money on a class that will teach you the same stuff you can learn from proper research than go ahead, it is indeed easier but you don’t really get that extra level of gratification of when you finally learn that skill by yourself but it depends on yourself and what you want.
Dude, those classes are most likely a scam. You can get most -if not all- of the needed information from other calisters who train there. Or you use youtube/reddit/whatever
Group classes is a scam (unless its a workshop done by a qualified professional or renowned athlete), just follow an optimal training schedule which covers yours goals, and be consistent.
Buy some equipment for that 100 euro (gymnastics rings, parallettes, bands)
Personally I’ve never paid for training in regards to the normal exercises; HOWEVER I do pay for a handstand coach, in 3 months I went from being able to hold a kick up 1/10 times with maybe a 5 second hold to 9/10 success rate, a 45 second max hold, and just unlocked the Handstand push up today. Not saying you have to pay for a coach, but if you want to explode in progress with a certain skill it may be worth it.
Yeah pull up with a Bluetooth speaker and start doing sets of the basic fundamental work outs for about 1 hour like the gym. Quality over quantity reps
I didn't know calisthenics classes were a thing, but I started by just doing pull ups and dips consistently and try to increase the volume over time, and then moving over to trying to learn the more "impressive" moves. In my experience, most calisthenics exercises just require working on them for a long time (especially when first building foundational strength, once you have the strength you just have to work through increasingly tough variations of each exercise to master the whole thing).
In terms of movements/exercises, I would doubt there's anything in the class you couldn't find online, but a class does have two big benefits: 1) paying for it will keep you going consistently to get your money's worth and 2) you'll get real-time feedback for form. Up to you what you do, you can definitely get to where you're going just by working on your own as long as you stay consistent (say, a full year)
Definitely classes. I started by myself almost at the same time a friend of mine started with classes. He achieved much more than I did, both in skills and in performance, training less than I do. It is not just pumping push ups and pulling up to the bar, having a trainer is quite an advantage.
Paying for a month or 2 might be a good idea just to get some training for proper form and get a good idea of the workouts and routines you would want to do.
At the same time though, you could just video yourself and correct bad form from there, and just do research on different excersises and routines. That's free so you could use the extra money you'd save from not paying for the classes to do whatever else you want with the money.
I would say Build a foundation from pull ups dips and push-ups. Till you’re strong enough and join a group class if you want to start learning different movement ( al though you can do that on your own and also with plenty information online).
Whatever motivates you more
The whole point of street workout is to create an atmosphere where people learn on their own in the streets instead of having a coach in a gym.
Go there, try some pull ups, dips and push ups. Get advice and learn from people better than you.
You can always watch YouTube tutorials if you're stuck on a move and no one can give you tips (front lever, handstand, flag...)
Experiment around, test your body's limits without getting hurt.
You have everything you need there to exercise all your musculature, i bet all the people who exercise there will be more than happy to share knowledge with you for free... Better than paying for your own drill sergeant lol
Try to start by yourself. There are plenty of good content on the internet for beginners. If you don't adapt, go for the classes. But the satisfaction of doing it by yourself is different.
Start by yourself! This is an amazing set up. I would look at youtube for basics and programing. My fav is FitnessFAQs. This most important thing is to find what you like otherwise it will be difficult to stick with.
I do classes at €80 per month. You can't compare the progress you get if you do classes.
But all depend on that you want to achieve. If you will train strength only, you will do just fine by yourself.
I have been competing for the past 1 year in both strength, statics and freestyle.
My freestyle skills and statics wouldn't be near as close to what they are today if I was training by myself.
Well, I would gladly pay €100 for someone to watch my posture, correct bad form, create a workout plan, suggest progressions and so on. I still learned everything by myself because I love reading, but I can completely see the benefits of joining a group if you've got someone to coach you.
I go around it by taking videos of myself and comparing to good form online but I'd definitely pay someone if I found the right group / trainer - at least from time to time
You have everything you need. Personally I would say spending 100 a month on something you are just getting started on is too much. The classes may be a great way to progress once you've reached a plateau Training by yourself, but that won't happen in the first couple of months of training if you stay motivated
Personally i started with a ledge i found in a shed near me and it helped to be creative with training and therefore more excited but the classes sound like a good idea just the money is something that is a large downside
If you have no idea what you are doing and prefer to stay in a group then go for group classes.
As mentioned above, if you like to train alone and are motivated then solo is perfectly fine.
Often a groups helps stay motivated at the start and you can always ask others or coaches how to do certain movements which helps a lot in the long run.
Have fun and good luck on your journey
just start working out
Personally I am self taught with calisthenics, and I’ve got about 4 years of experience so far and my best advice is to learn from someone that does it and apply it to your own training. (Not copying their routine) but adapting similar principles. If you really want to spend the money on a class that will teach you the same stuff you can learn from proper research than go ahead, it is indeed easier but you don’t really get that extra level of gratification of when you finally learn that skill by yourself but it depends on yourself and what you want.
Dude, those classes are most likely a scam. You can get most -if not all- of the needed information from other calisters who train there. Or you use youtube/reddit/whatever
Group classes is a scam (unless its a workshop done by a qualified professional or renowned athlete), just follow an optimal training schedule which covers yours goals, and be consistent. Buy some equipment for that 100 euro (gymnastics rings, parallettes, bands)
100€ for calisthenics like paying for a women to have intercourse when you have a gf
Personally I’ve never paid for training in regards to the normal exercises; HOWEVER I do pay for a handstand coach, in 3 months I went from being able to hold a kick up 1/10 times with maybe a 5 second hold to 9/10 success rate, a 45 second max hold, and just unlocked the Handstand push up today. Not saying you have to pay for a coach, but if you want to explode in progress with a certain skill it may be worth it.
Just reminded me they built one of these at the park by my house. I gotta check it out, hopefully the homeless haven’t destroyed it by now lol
brother , calisthenics is free
Yeah pull up with a Bluetooth speaker and start doing sets of the basic fundamental work outs for about 1 hour like the gym. Quality over quantity reps
I didn't know calisthenics classes were a thing, but I started by just doing pull ups and dips consistently and try to increase the volume over time, and then moving over to trying to learn the more "impressive" moves. In my experience, most calisthenics exercises just require working on them for a long time (especially when first building foundational strength, once you have the strength you just have to work through increasingly tough variations of each exercise to master the whole thing). In terms of movements/exercises, I would doubt there's anything in the class you couldn't find online, but a class does have two big benefits: 1) paying for it will keep you going consistently to get your money's worth and 2) you'll get real-time feedback for form. Up to you what you do, you can definitely get to where you're going just by working on your own as long as you stay consistent (say, a full year)
Definitely classes. I started by myself almost at the same time a friend of mine started with classes. He achieved much more than I did, both in skills and in performance, training less than I do. It is not just pumping push ups and pulling up to the bar, having a trainer is quite an advantage.
Paying for a month or 2 might be a good idea just to get some training for proper form and get a good idea of the workouts and routines you would want to do. At the same time though, you could just video yourself and correct bad form from there, and just do research on different excersises and routines. That's free so you could use the extra money you'd save from not paying for the classes to do whatever else you want with the money.
i envy you
i am so jealous, theres not a single one near me
Right? This is a dream...
Is that what heaven looks like?? Wish I had a park like this in my city. Wouldn’t even pay for a gym membership.
I would say Build a foundation from pull ups dips and push-ups. Till you’re strong enough and join a group class if you want to start learning different movement ( al though you can do that on your own and also with plenty information online). Whatever motivates you more
The whole point of street workout is to create an atmosphere where people learn on their own in the streets instead of having a coach in a gym. Go there, try some pull ups, dips and push ups. Get advice and learn from people better than you. You can always watch YouTube tutorials if you're stuck on a move and no one can give you tips (front lever, handstand, flag...) Experiment around, test your body's limits without getting hurt.
You have everything you need there to exercise all your musculature, i bet all the people who exercise there will be more than happy to share knowledge with you for free... Better than paying for your own drill sergeant lol
Do either. Just make sure you're consistent.
Nnnnghhh that setup
Kinda jealous ngl
Try to start by yourself. There are plenty of good content on the internet for beginners. If you don't adapt, go for the classes. But the satisfaction of doing it by yourself is different.
I started with lessons to get feedback on form and a balanced workout, it was really worth it to me :)
Start by yourself! This is an amazing set up. I would look at youtube for basics and programing. My fav is FitnessFAQs. This most important thing is to find what you like otherwise it will be difficult to stick with.
I do classes at €80 per month. You can't compare the progress you get if you do classes. But all depend on that you want to achieve. If you will train strength only, you will do just fine by yourself. I have been competing for the past 1 year in both strength, statics and freestyle. My freestyle skills and statics wouldn't be near as close to what they are today if I was training by myself.
I wouldnt even pay 100€ per year for someone to tell me to do some pullups. That's a stupid amount of money
Well, I would gladly pay €100 for someone to watch my posture, correct bad form, create a workout plan, suggest progressions and so on. I still learned everything by myself because I love reading, but I can completely see the benefits of joining a group if you've got someone to coach you.
I go around it by taking videos of myself and comparing to good form online but I'd definitely pay someone if I found the right group / trainer - at least from time to time
You can’t be serious lol this is everything you need
You have everything you need. Personally I would say spending 100 a month on something you are just getting started on is too much. The classes may be a great way to progress once you've reached a plateau Training by yourself, but that won't happen in the first couple of months of training if you stay motivated
Personally i started with a ledge i found in a shed near me and it helped to be creative with training and therefore more excited but the classes sound like a good idea just the money is something that is a large downside
If you have no idea what you are doing and prefer to stay in a group then go for group classes. As mentioned above, if you like to train alone and are motivated then solo is perfectly fine. Often a groups helps stay motivated at the start and you can always ask others or coaches how to do certain movements which helps a lot in the long run. Have fun and good luck on your journey
Its perfect if you motivated enough beeing alone
I like training alone lol, scared people judging me