Calisthenics Training Articles

1 Apr 2025 | Terence HooiThe Band is a LieResistance bands feel like progress on pull-ups, but they hide the hardest part of the rep. What to do instead to earn a real pull-up.29 Mar 2025 | Terence HooiHow Long Does It Actually Take to Get a Pull-Up? (With Stats)How long a first pull-up really takes, with the numbers from L9 members, why most people stall, and the volume and drills that get you there.26 Mar 2025 | Terence HooiWhy Most People Fail at Calisthenics – And How to Actually SucceedMost people who start calisthenics stop within months. The patterns behind it, and the habits that carry L9 members through their first year.20 Apr 2024 | Terence HooiUnlocking Bodyweight Fitness Success: The Power of Indirect Training ExplainedWhy training the whole body through fitness classes builds calisthenics skills faster than drilling the skills alone.12 Dec 2023 | Terence HooiThe Truth about Muscle Soreness & DOMSWhat DOMS is, why it hits hardest when you start bodyweight training, and how to train through it without losing a week.7 Dec 2023 | Terence HooiStarting the L9 ProgramEverything you need to know before your first L9 Fitness class: when to start, what a 12-week cycle looks like and how to get the most from it.6 Dec 2023 | Terence HooiL9 Program Workout for BeginnersA sample L9 Fitness workout for beginners, so you know what a 60-minute bodyweight class feels like before you walk in.

Inside L9, the podcast

Hosted by the coaches behind L9, the Inside L9 podcast digs into the art and science of calisthenics, building strength with just your body, and what it takes to keep going. Listen or watch here.