If you are tall or heavy don't lose hope - full planche at 202cm 102kg/6'7 225lbs and other feats by heavyweight calisthenics athletes

[dawn16]

@thomaslowrens Cool, thanks a lot for your advice!

 

[integrity31]

@thomaslowrens Must be nice to be tall though

 

[thomaslowrens]

@integrity31 Every build has its advantages and disadvantages depending on the context. Tall people will have a harder time with strength to weight ratio but they'll be able to move more external load.

 

[omahadad]

@thomaslowrens 6'5", 255 lbs and doing so many more body weight exercises to start the year. I feel like my joints are shot from years of lifting heavy and my goal is 230 lbs. by the summer.

 

[thomaslowrens]

@omahadad Good luck with your goal.

 

[jjriggs]

@thomaslowrens When I use to be fat and weak I couldn’t do a push-up it’s a matter of jsut getting your reps and sets in every single day to a challenging point and you’ll
Be able to do it trust me you won’t see your body change but you’ll be stronger

 

[thomaslowrens]

@jjriggs Those beginner gains usually come fast, a lot of the first strength comes from learning to do the movements efficiently.

 

[jjriggs]

@thomaslowrens Yeah I actually did elevated push-ups on a bed stand it was super high up so I kept doing it for like 2 months maybe,and after that I could do 1 push-up after that 5 sets 1 push-ups and like 7 dead sets

 

[peslaugh]

@thomaslowrens 102kg is heavy but I don't know if it's heavyweight....

 

[thomaslowrens]

@peslaugh It is for someone who practices calisthenics, most of the best athletes are 160cm 60kg/5'3 132lbs.

 

[peslaugh]

@thomaslowrens Yeah that's true, unfortunately it's what makes most calisthenics very unimpressive.

Handatand at 113lbs? Ooooookkkk

 

[thomaslowrens]

@peslaugh Well I think things like doing one arm pull ups so high you almost fly away is impressive no matter how light the athlete doing it.

 

[peslaugh]

@thomaslowrens It's cool, I couldn't consider it impressive. But at this point we're just splitting hairs and talking personal opinion.

 

[williamgreen]

@thomaslowrens damn there goes any excuses for my 6ft1 arse!

 

[thomaslowrens]

@williamgreen I guess you can achieve more than you imagined.

 

[shaunicus]

@thomaslowrens Nice post man!

 

[thomaslowrens]

@shaunicus Thank you for appreciating it.

 

[supergirl376]

@thomaslowrens Thanks for this! I had only heard of Smaev from this list before.

 

[thomaslowrens]

@supergirl376 Thank you, some of these athletes were a recent discovery for me too.

 

[melissamagnus]

@thomaslowrens @gorillathenics on Instagram is 100kg/220lbs and can do front lever pull ups, front lever hold 30+ sec, Human flag, straddle planche, Hafesto!!