Calisthenics

The Calisthenics (Greek καλός, kalos "beautiful", "good" and σθένος, sthenos " force " ) are a form of physical training, which involves a series of simple, often rhythmical movements and is used for only your own body weight. Training equipment and accessories are not needed in general.

The exercises are designed to improve strength, agility and body control of an athlete. Calisthenics can be designed for both muscle building, to increase inter-and intra -muscular coordination, as well as on the improvement of the cardiovascular system. Calisthenics can be used in schools as part of physical education, sports groups and the physical training of soldiers.

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History

Antiquity

Calisthenics are originally from the Greco-Roman history. It was narrated that in ancient Greece, the Spartans have taken place before their battle with the Persians a kind of synchronized movement (gymnastics ) in order to tune into the fight.

19th century

By the 19th century, a modified form of Calisthenics was introduced in the United States. Student of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn brought their version of gymnastic exercises in the United States while Catherine Beecher and Dio Lewis their own programs for physical activity for women developed.

Calisthenics systems have been pushed under the physical Physical Education after the War of the system in favor of competitive sports in the background.

21st Century

At the beginning of the 21st century befell Calisthenics a change. Classical Net weight exercises have now been modified and combined with elements from other sports. The starting point of this was New York. Due to the existing sports park there, people could keep up their fitness without gym. Sports or workout areas generally consist of various pull-up bars, parallel bars and Hangelstrecken so that is mainly trained with your own body weight.

Various groups developed their own style by using exercises from gymnastics, break dancing, hip hop and free-run combined or yourself thinking up the new classic calisthenics movements. These groups presented by the new form of calisthenics to the Internet, thereby causing, especially in Eastern Europe, a veritable boom. As a result, large groups were established with hundreds of members.

2011, the first World Cup for Calisthenics / Street Workout in Riga was held. Host is the WSWCF (World Street Workout Federation and calisthenics ). Since then, every year the World Cup will take place.

Synonyms

Different, calisthenics - practicing groups formed the term " Street Workout" or " ghetto Fitness ". In addition, the term "Body Weight Exercises " ( German dead weight exercise) is used for the description of Calisthenics. The contents of these names does not differ from the newly created form of calisthenics, but serves as a new term for the combination of classic calisthenics with other elements.

Training methods

Since the Calisthenics except weight vests, hardly any additional weights are used, the moving weight of the exercises is largely constant. To ensure a progressive burden, it complicates the Calisthenics training through the change of the lever arm, progression to more difficult exercises (eg from chin- to -arm chin ), explosive exercise performance or supersets. Training techniques often used are:

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Calisthenics in Germany

The term Calisthenics is not common in Germany. The exercises used in schools as part of the sports teaching will continue to be called " body weight exercises " or " tensing exercises ".

Unlike other countries, Germany has almost no outdoor training park. However, it was always known in recent years Calisthenics in Germany. On July 20, 2013 Baristi workout and WSWCF in Offenburg the first Street Workout World Cup Germany was organized. With this match Tibor Kovács, Christian Heria, Sebastien Valere and Visran Israilov qualified for the World Cup final in Moscow.

Through a broadcast on August 30, 2013 report on Galileo, the sport was also first introduced in Germany the public in the media.

Representative

Internationally

Among the best known representatives of modern Calisthenics include the groups Bartendaz, Barstarzz, Bar Barians and Street Workout Ukraine and individuals such as, but Hannibal for King.

Germany

In the year 2011/2012 in Germany, the first sports teams emerged for this sport. Groups such as Calisthenic Movement, baristas and Beast Brothers are among the best-known representatives.

Common exercises

• Pull-Ups - Pull Ups
• Push-ups - Push Ups
• Support bars - Dips
• Squat - Squats
• Lunges - Lunges
• Muscle - Ups
• Slope scale - Front Lever
• Slope scale Backward - Lever
• Support balance - Planche
• Calf Raises - Calf Raises
• Leg Raises - Leg Raises
• Crunches - Crunches
• Torso upright - Sit Ups