How to front lever - Calisthenics workout

[@nikolajovanovic8203]

5:28 is me looool

[@Lloydy2k]

Awesome video. Breaks down the particulars, such as the wrist and pulling positions very well

[@davidgressli1691]

You Guys have very good videos! Thanks to the man with beard that showed how to do all this stuff, he got great strength! 💪

[@unknown8996]

Thanks man I love you Man U just help me to do Front leve

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

Nice video and the steps seem easy to follow.

[@garethjones3227]

Good vid, cool teacher showing a good progression into a hard move

[@theosteele9758]

Awesome vid keep all the good workouts up

[@celestevids5487]

Love these videos! John is doing so well😊

[@jonathanmarsh5787]

Wow thanks for that can't wait to try this now :)

[@EdBarstarzz]

Bar Sparta! Sick Squad

[@TheLeanMachines]

They are incredible, nice guys too!

[@alicetaylforth8567]

impressive video found your channel through jim chapman who i found through tanya who i found through zoe. its really fantastic o know you guys because your such an inspiration in my life even with the weird and nitty gritty videos that you do

[@venczchannel]

man found your channel new subscriber here !! :D thanks for this one progressing now

[@Tabbyzee]

I SO want to be able to do this!

[@TheLeanMachines]

Keep practicing then 👍

[@EP1CELL1S]

awesome vid! thanks for the help

[@TheLeanMachines]

Thanks Ellis

[@lucycassidy6656]

+TheLeanMachines how old are you??

[@TheLeanMachines]

+Lucy Cassidy 27 👍

[@lucycassidy6656]

+TheLeanMachines ??x

[@LochesLife]

Awesome content as always team!

[@TheLeanMachines]

Thank you

[@LochesLife]

Anytime! I'd love to come do a workout with you guys someday! haha :)

[@TheLeanMachines]

👍

[@20911002223265]

other guys be looking, trying ,mirin

[@ConnAndTheThings]

when john wears sweatpants....

[@boreduser1583]

3:20 ....

[@KassieWingham]

+ConnAndTheThings literally subscribed to touch myself to him

[@aronblemz1]

gotta love dick print loool

[@tomsleep6728]

Hey guys, I play a lot of football, but for the past two years I've been struggling with injuries (pulling muscles) and haven't been able to play consistently for ages. It may be because I'm still growing. But what's the best thing to do to try and avoid these injuries?

[@deannorris9793]

I managed to do a front lever by doing no progressions at all. All I did was keep trying to do it over and over again until I could. Just the act of trying works the muscles enough for them to repair stronger for the next attempt. Same as muscle ups. I just kept trying and eventually pulled them off.

[@deannorris9793]

Lemon Squezey I just kept attempting to do a front lever until I could do one. No progressions at all. Same way I did muscle ups. I attempted and failed many times until I eventually succeeded. Even in failing you are still working your muscles and they will repair and get stronger for subsequent attempts.

[@darkmanddk]

And how long did that take you?

[@deannorris9793]

darkmanddk I had already built up a lot of strength in my arms from doing loads of pull ups, muscle ups, compound exercises, etc. Was doing all that for about 2 years, so by the time I kept trying to do the front lever it only took me about 3-4 weeks to adapt. So you could say those two years of calisthenics was kind of a natural progression. I just had developed enough strength and muscular endurance to jump straight into doing the front lever.

[@HenryHoweld]

was this at kennington park? great vid boys

[@thelamo7636]

Yea

[@AJP.95]

Nice

[@mariaafram9281]

where in London is the park?

[@cla213cla]

Awesome nice new content

[@TheLeanMachines]

Thanks!

[@MrGogogirl321]

3:55 guy in the grey is me😂

[@williamsong3108]

+Fiona M i feel sorry for him

[@JAMES18005]

LOL what was you doing!?

[@armandocaraballo1784]

How long do i have to do this? Reps and sets?

[@mohdamir822]

can show how to do muscle up? proper technique ..

[@vojtarix]

Hello, where it is in London?

[@youngnebula8272]

I gotta get my weight up 💪💪💪💪💪

[@alyzidan1787]

nice man

[@eduardtarniceriu102]

Where is this park in London ?

[@ShinnobiKunai]

nice

[@jimmy747474]

Don't forget scapula retraction and depression! However, a question: Should you body be in a hollow position during the Front lever hold?

[@DarkSider85]

+Gábor Zámborszky No, to be in a hollow position you must protract your scapula. Instead you should as you stated retract (and depress) your scapula to even out the gravitation pull and that would leave you in a neutral scapula position. You want to create a nice straight body line. Although I've seen people doing it with some protraction i.e hollow body and that will make it a bit easier, but it will not look as good. So in my opinion you should not be in a hollow body position due to reasons stated.

[@jimmy747474]

By hollow body position I wanted to refer to straight lower back :D So I mean, during a FL hold, do you arch your lower back or keep it flat (posterior pelvic tilt, a.k.a. PPT)?

[@DarkSider85]

You should keep your lower back flat by doing posterior pelvic tilt. Otherwise you may risk pain in lower back if you're arching. Also you will not be able to keep a straight line without doing P.P.T.

[@jimmy747474]

Exactly what I thought, thank you very much for the confirmation! :)

[@DarkSider85]

No problem! Good luck with the front lever!

[@Cebsoe]

hey i have a question for you, can i do a front lever because i am 2m tall and i have very long legs, will that be harder for me? like flag, front lever, back lever?

[@shenkeey]

Yes, it will be much harder. But most definitely possible. The front lever is hard, but not THAT hard. Planche is a lot harder for example. There are many short people that can do front levers with added weight to their feet, so all you need to do is work harder towards that goal and you'll get it (and get more muscle as well, so its definitely worth the work).

[@Cebsoe]

+Maran Nebbeling ok nice to know that, thanks:)

[@lucas59190]

but for the planche... I don't know if you Will do it on day :/

[@jimmyku5070]

Fitness goals haha I need to get my body weight down firstly haha

[@TheLeanMachines]

Body weight exercises certainly tend to be harder when you're fat to muscle ratio is higher. Get on that good diet & have a front lever as a long term goal for you

[@jimmyku5070]

+TheLeanMachines absolutely, I'm also aiming for a Planche

[@TheLeanMachines]

+James semaj legend! Me too - John

[@jimmyku5070]

+TheLeanMachines nice! Haha, see you at the temporary finish line

[@winty6239]

intro song?

[@saileencruileen2163]

Is this guy, doing the spin into a planche/front lever trying out for the Olympics??? He should!!

[@zedanmutlu100]

Song name?

[@boys2menphilosophyphilosop530]

go brothers :))))) yeahhhhh

[@-Blast]

I can hold a nice one-leg front lever , hold a strict full back lever and do strict front lever raises ... How far I'm I from the full front lever ?

[@JAMES18005]

totally unpredictable

[@-Blast]

+Chuck Norris what ?

[@JAMES18005]

To the question you asked

[@flightthegoatreacts3991]

Jamel Bouzaidi Close. Try straddle frony lever.

[@getoffmychannel7622]

5:28 look at right guy lol

[@marlonscloud]

nice vid guys

[@TheLeanMachines]

+Cucumber Bodybuilding :D thanks man

[@flightthegoatreacts3991]

Cucumber Bodybuilding :D I see you a lot

[@marlonscloud]

DarrelTheSupreme Darrel i do a lot of youtubing haha :D

[@flightthegoatreacts3991]

Cucumber Bodybuilding :D oh ok :D

[@getoffmychannel7622]

3:56 it's ok man

[@JAMES18005]

I've been defeated by the front lever for so long. I can do the back lever and even a straddle planche, both strict form, yet I cant do a front lever

[@vintagemetal]

Chuck Norris That means you're doin' it wrong, not that you ain't strong enough. Pay attention to form, that's the best way to gain the necessary muscles

[@neerajjangra6461]

Does calisthenics affect on height??

[@TheLeanMachines]

+Neeraj Jangra no buddy it doesn't

[@odtunjevinerastumisici]

4.31 hahah

[@rixcalisthenics]

XD

[@davidgressli1691]

😂😂😂😅

[@austincopeland2776]

When I try this, I feel nothing on my chest or abs, just my forearms. It just feels like my forearms are the only thing I'm relying on. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong

[@austincopeland2776]

s0ccer96 Yes., though I can't exactly help it. It's like instinct to bend my arms :(

[@austincopeland2776]

s0ccer96 As of now I find that just hanging on the bar with dead locked arms prevents me from bending them when I go up for the lever. I'm now holding the advanced tuck lever for ~20 seconds and feel it in my back when I drop down. Still, my arms do get a bit tired

[@teamdamonalways]

Hey guys I was wondering if you could help me? I'm a 5ft,19 year old girl and weigh 110 lbs. I eat around 1400 calories a day and do 5-6 days weights and 3 days cardio. I want to build muscle without gaining much fat. Am I eating enough? Thanks

[@ibrahimdridi]

1400 calories I'd say is too little. You'd want to work out your maintenance calories and eat 300-400 calories more on training days

[@jesscamilleri9345]

+Ibrahim Dridi For someone who's just 5ft, 1400kcals might not be too far off maintenance. +Nat Herrera what worked for me was increasing my kcals by about 5% each week and slowly dropping the amount of cardio I did. I was able to up my intake by about 500kcals (now on 2300 at 5ft4, 135lbs) and I'm gaining muscle. Make sure you're getting plenty of protein and carbs, and make sure you give each muscle group time (72hrs) to recover and you should see muscle gain soon! Also as Ibrahim said, increasing calories on training days is a good idea too, although I choose to only increase by 100-200 because I'm only small! All depends on your own size and structure!

[@ibrahimdridi]

+Jessica Camilleri yeah that's true I didn't take her height into account. I have 2700 on training days as I'm 5"8 and 140lbs and around 2400-2500 on non training days, my maintenance calories are at around 2100

[@ibrahimdridi]

+Jessica Camilleri yeah that's true I didn't take her height into account. I have 2700 on training days and around 2400-2500 non training days

[@ibrahimdridi]

+Jessica Camilleri yeah that's true I didn't take her height into account. I have 2700 on training days and around 2400-2500 non training days

[@M1911Original]

5:28 hahahha, biggest fail I've ever seen.

[@williamsong3108]

+PHOENIX7474 way to end a video huh

[@leahgconnolley]

mate i can do this in my sleep psshhhh

[@aquariusnot_real6491]

I will be able to do this in my dreams goodnight jk jk jk jk great vid

[@slimrocky5342]

Ultra Boost 😁

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+Slim Rocky siick kicks

[@PanosMargaritis]

Day

[@christ.1442]

2:39 hahaahaha

[@toni8811]

front liver hahahaha :)

[@missreia]

neato mosquito!

[@RonaldChristy]

hot pants

[@SWEGWAYTRICKS]

Yeah...I can defo do this. Not!

[@Anon-ov7tj]

nice

[@doctor1alex]

nice