Equipment for Statics

Statics are static exercises and figures that are held by body tension and maximum strength. They are also called static skills in calisthenics. The most popular static skills for professionals are the Front Lever and the Planche. For beginners and advanced athletes, the Human Flag, the L-Sit and the Back Lever are among the most popular exercises. The Handstand is also considered a Static Skill by many athletes, but in addition the exercise contains a great balance aspect.

Statics require maximum body tension and a strong sense of your own body. They strengthen maximum strength and effectively build muscle, as the high intensity and usually long rests ensure that the muscle can grow optimally. Statics are among the most impressive disciplines in calisthenics and can be done virtually anywhere, whether on the road on the floor, in the gym on the pull-up bar or at home on parallettes.

The most popular tools for calisthenics athletes who focus on statics are parallettes, gymnastic rings and resistance bands. With these tools, you'll benefit from maximum exercise variety and be able to perform numerous progressions to the final exercise. Parallettes can be placed anywhere and offer relief for the wrists, maximum control through wooden handles in the best case and more range of motion in your exercises due to the height. Gymnastic rings offer maximum exercise variety and the instability of each ring means you need even more strength, giving you maximum progress. Resistance bands help to learn new exercises through support or to increase the intensity of a workout through extra resistance.