Calisthenics Bundle
Pull-up to muscle-up — bodyweight strength progressions built for real gyms or parks.
A bodyweight-only path from solid pull-ups to clean muscle-ups, handstands, and pistol squats. Skill work, strength work, and the nutrition to support both.
Training framework
Three phases, twelve weeks.
Foundation (Weeks 1-4)
Pull-up volume, handstand wall holds
Skill (Weeks 5-8)
Explosive pulls, freestanding skills
Mastery (Weeks 9-12)
Muscle-up progressions, pistol work
Weekly template
Your training week, mapped
One row per training day. Repeat across the 12 weeks; the loading scheme below evolves.
1 · Mon
Pull / Push Skill
Pulling strength + handstand
- 5 × max-1
Pull-up
- 3 × 4 per side
Archer Pull-up
- 4 × 30s
Handstand Wall Hold
- 4 × 8
Pike Push-up
- 4 × 20s
L-Sit
- 3 × 30s
Active Hang
1 · Wed
Push / Core
Pressing + core
- 5 × 8-10
Dip
- 4 × 6
Pseudo-planche Push-up
- 3 × 12
Diamond Push-up
- 3 × 5
Dragon Flag Negative
- 3 × 30s
Hollow Hold
1 · Fri
Lower / Explosive
Single-leg + jump
- 4 × 5 per leg
Pistol Squat Progression
- 3 × 6 per leg
Shrimp Squat
- 5 × 5
Box Jump
- 3 × 6
Nordic Curl (assisted)
- 3 × 12 per leg
Calf Raise (single-leg)
1 · Sat
Skill Practice
Muscle-up + handstand walk
- 6 × 2
Muscle-up Transitions
Quality over fatigue
- 5 × 30s
Handstand Walk Practice
- 4 × 20s
False-grip Hold
- 3 × 3
Skin-the-cat
Progression
How loads evolve over 12 weeks
Foundation · 1-4
Loading
Volume on pull-ups + pike push-ups, hold isometrics
Intensity cue
RPE 7 — clean reps, no kipping
Skill · 5-8
Loading
Explosive pulls, archer progressions, longer holds
Intensity cue
RPE 8 — every rep purposeful
Mastery · 9-12
Loading
Muscle-up attempts, freestanding handstand, pistol work
Intensity cue
RPE 8 — skill day stays fresh
Equipment
What you'll need
Warm-up
- 5 min easy jog or jump rope
- Scapular pull-ups · 3 × 8
- Wrist circles + push-ups · 10
- Hip flow · cossack squat × 8 per side
- Pike walks · 3 × 10
Cool-down
- 5 min easy spin or jog
- Couch stretch · 60s per side
- Ankle dorsiflexion · 10 reps per side
- Nasal-only breathing · 3 minutes
Equipment
Nutrition framework
Athlete Maintenance Diet
- Style
- Lean performance
- Protein target
- 0.9 g per lb bodyweight
- Calorie bias
- At maintenance
Light pre-training meal preferred. Bodyweight matters.
Recipe library
Six meals that match this diet
Picked to hit the macros above without spending all day in the kitchen.
Ingredients
- · 1 cup rolled oats
- · 1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
- · 1 scoop whey protein
- · 1/2 cup mixed berries
- · 1 tbsp honey · pinch cinnamon
Method
- 01Cook oats with 1.5 cups water until creamy.
- 02Off heat, stir in whey + cinnamon.
- 03Top with Greek yogurt, berries, drizzle of honey.
- 04Eat warm or chill overnight for grab-and-go.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz lean ground turkey
- · 6 large butter-lettuce leaves
- · 1/4 cup shredded carrots · 2 scallions
- · 1 tbsp soy sauce · 1 tsp sesame oil · 1 tsp rice vinegar
- · 1 clove garlic · 1 tsp grated ginger
Method
- 01Sauté garlic + ginger in sesame oil, 30s.
- 02Add turkey, brown 4 min, drain fat.
- 03Stir in soy + vinegar, fold in carrots + scallions.
- 04Spoon into lettuce cups and serve.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz chicken breast
- · 1 cup cooked jasmine rice
- · 1/2 cup black beans · 1/2 cup corn
- · 1/4 avocado · 1/4 cup pico de gallo
- · Lime · cumin · paprika · garlic powder
Method
- 01Season chicken with cumin, paprika, garlic, salt.
- 02Sear 4 min per side, rest 3 min, slice.
- 03Layer rice, beans, corn in a bowl.
- 04Top with chicken, avocado, pico, lime squeeze.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz salmon fillet
- · 1 medium sweet potato
- · 2 cups broccoli florets
- · 1 tbsp honey · 1 tbsp soy sauce · 1 clove garlic
- · 1 tsp olive oil · sesame seeds
Method
- 01Roast cubed sweet potato 20 min at 425°F.
- 02Whisk honey, soy, minced garlic; brush onto salmon.
- 03Pan-sear salmon skin-down 4 min, flip 2 min.
- 04Steam broccoli, plate everything, sprinkle sesame.
Ingredients
- · 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- · 1/2 cup mixed berries
- · 1 tbsp slivered almonds
- · Pinch cinnamon
Method
- 01Spoon cottage cheese into a bowl.
- 02Top with berries, almonds, cinnamon.
- 03Eat immediately or pack for later.
Ingredients
- · 1 scoop whey protein
- · 1 banana
- · 1 tbsp natural peanut butter
- · 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- · Ice · cinnamon
Method
- 01Drop everything in the blender.
- 02Blend 30s until smooth.
- 03Pour, dust cinnamon, drink within 30 min of training.
Weekly grocery list
One trip, one cart
Built to cover the recipes above for a single training week. Scale 0.75-1.25× to your bodyweight.
Proteins
Carbs
Vegetables
Healthy fats
Pantry
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