# Calisthenics

Calisthenics is strength training with your own bodyweight: push-ups, pull-ups, squats, dips and planks.

You progress by adding reps, slowing the tempo or moving to harder variations, from incline push-ups to full push-ups to archer push-ups.

Related: [Compound exercise](https://revns.com/dictionary/compound-exercise.md), [Progressive overload](https://revns.com/dictionary/progressive-overload.md)

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