What does Jow Forums think of calisthenics?

So I've been lifting weights consistently in my small home gym for about half a year now and am looking to expand my equipment. I only have a bench (angle is adjustable) and a squatrack that is also height adjustable enough to be used to bench and for squats (and weights/bars, obviously). Since I've only been doing SS + skullcrushers/curls so far I'm getting kinda bored so I thought about picking up some calisthenics equipment. What does Jow Forums think?

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If you don’t have one on your squatrack a pull up bar is extremely useful, would start with that. Then optionally dip bars after that, everything else is only for the fun factor rather than being directly useful for your gains

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I have a pull up bar, one of those cheapo ones you clamp onto your doorframe. I also have some dip bars I bought way back with the other equipment but haven't installed them yet since I have to wallmount them.

Can't argue with results like that. Those guys aren't the biggest but many are extremely well cut and ridiculously strong, plus tremendous balance.

Gotta be careful with doormounted bars, don’t want it to fall and you get injured in the process. Sounds like you have the main equipment already then, anything beyond that will depend on what you want to train or what you enjoy to do. E.g. pic related can be used to train grip, athletic rings can be used for muscle ups and other exercises, pull up bars with attached angled handles can be a great way to get your wrists in a more natiral position when doing chin ups etc

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Rings aren't just for fun, you need them for more advanced movements

At some point you will have to add weight (maybe 3x10 all the basics), but as long as you do that it's just as good as weight lifting.

You can go far with
>weighted dips
>weighted pushups
>weighted chin ups
AND supplementary barbell for
>rows
>zercher squats

My reasoning as well. I tried bulking alongside the SS routine and my body doesn't seem to adjust to eating this much well at all. (bloated as fuck, have to shit all the time, feel sluggish).
I'm already looking for some better alternatives, likely going to get a wallmounted one. Thanks for the grip strength tip!

The thing i like with calisthenics is that you can do it almost everywhere and its very fun with loads of variety.

I don't think you should pick a workout routine just because you're attracted to the one buff twink with tats thats always posted when body weight routines come up.

Weighted calisthenics is definitely a thing that most do. Just look how much Heria, in OP's pic, shills for his weight vest.

Lots of people here just want to get big and don't give a shit about anything else so they hate it

I want to get back at least some of the mobility I had back then when I was doing freerunning. Figured calisthenics would help me get there, while not abandoning my muscles.
Kinda figured, but I'm surprised at how positive the responses have been so far.

You can also do pull ups with one or two towels by the way as a cheaper way to get into it
I meant for fun more as not being necessary from a bodybuilding perspective as you can just do weighted pull ups and chin ups. For callisthenics rings are obviously useful beyond just fun as you said

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>At some point you will have to add weight
why? just move on to more advanced movements

it for faggots

I don't know man, I really feel stronger since I started rowing towels but towel pull ups sound like snake oil

Why not both?

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I always look and feel my best when I'm running a calisthenics routine vs. when I'm lifting (especially when I'm lifting for strength). For me it's the most fun way of working out.

What I also like about it is much more sustainable than lifting. You can find a bunch of videos online of old men (like 80 years old) doing levers and muscleups and shit, but you rarely see old men lifting any real amount. I think that says a lot about the two styles of training.

Without a doubt, lifting will get you stronger and bigger, but what you should do really depends on what you're looking for

Not OP, but can I use a squat rack and a bar for progressing from horizontal to full pull-ups or is that retarded in a way I haven't anticipated?

Nah mate it's great for grip strength

i love calisthenics, you don't have to worry about gaining muscle or weight or all that strict diets, it's just about strength and body control, you can even do it from your home, but i guess most gym rats don't like it because they aren't able to even achive 10 pull ups so they feel like they're very weak and beta males and that shit is the opposite of being a gym rat

It’s just a different grip that requires more grip strength, what would be snake oil about it?

You mean build up to actual pull ups as you can’t do them yet? Rows and maybe dead hangs / negatives will do the trick, won’t take that long until you can do a few pull ups. You can also buy some of those rubber bands and do assisted pull ups

For me it has been great, I've been gaining a lot of strengh and body control y never thought i could have. I've also gained a lot of muscle, but i guess that depends in diet and genetics.
The best is that there are severals goals to pursue and keep you motivated.
Also, you need little to no equipment. a pull up bar is a must have, and get some rings

Thanks mate. I'll look into those. Been doing vertical pull-ups to get my joints prepared for actual exercise but having trouble progressing to vertical (still way too weak for more than a couple of actual pull-ups at a time) with stuff around the house - tables are all either too low or not strong/stable enough to hang from.

If you can already do actual pull ups then just do as many of those as you can, and on the last rep just hold with your arms bent sort of at halfway. You should feel good tension in your lats and bicep there, just hold for a few seconds as long as you can and then drop down, or hang from the bar with straight arms for a bit longer. But if you can already do some pull ups you will get to 10+ pretty quickly