Hello everyone! My name is Denesse. I have been wanting to get into calisthenics, but have struggled to get started. I am really looking forward to learning from this group! :)

One of the reasons I really like the elbow lever is that it is not just a beginner skill. It is a doorway skill. Once you get it, it can lead to a bunch of other fun things. 🐊 1. The Croc Lever The most obvious next step is the one arm elbow lever, usually called the croc lever. The basic idea is simple: • start in your elbow lever • place one hand a little bit further out • slowly shift your balance • use the second hand less and less until you find the point At first, it is not about holding it forever. It is just about finding where the balance actually is. That is the fun part. 🧘 2. Yoga-style arm balances If you have seen other people in the community playing with balance skills, the elbow lever can also lead into things like: • funky flying pigeon • other yoga arm balances • different bent arm balance variations Why? Because the elbow lever teaches: • center of mass • how to lean forward • how to trust your hands • how to lift the legs behind you That makes a lot of other balance skills feel way less random. 💪 3. 90 degree holds For calisthenics, one of the cool carryovers is the 90 degree hold. This is one of those skills that almost looks like a fake planche at first glance. It teaches you a lot about: • bent arm strength • shoulder pressure • control under bodyweight • moving between positions So if you like the elbow lever, this is one of the fun directions you can go later. 🔄 4. Transitions This is where the elbow lever gets really cool. At a more advanced level, it becomes a transition skill. For example: • handstand into elbow lever • tucked planche into elbow lever • elbow lever press style movements That is where it starts looking really smooth and really impressive. A tucked planche into elbow lever almost starts to look like a weird planche push-up. And honestly, that is awesome. ✅ Why this matters The elbow lever is not just a hold. It teaches things that make other skills easier: • balance • leaning • control • posterior chain activation

The gym is just my grown up playground. Saturday mornings in the gym with my boy. We lift heavy, but we play too.

From @Brandon Beauchesne-Hebert post about the 1 arm hang, I wanted to retest my left side...I've always called them hanging L-sit 😂 First video is from a post I did beginning of April Second video from today, Ive impoved à lot on my left side Third, is my right arm which is my stronger side

Thanks @Zara Doering for sharing your Video! I inspected how you did it and then I attempted it again Not a "perfect" attempt however this is the first time EVER that I've been able to transition 😁 I didn't have enough strength to do it all in one smooth move but this is huge today🎉 Plus I had already done lots today (hanging , EMOM chin ups, lat pull down, rows, face pulls!) so my strength was already used up quite a bit Now I'm done for today!😊