My Calisthenics Skill List — A Ten-Year Vision

June 1, 2025

My Calisthenics Skill List: A Ten-Year Vision

This morning, I was sitting around, scrolling, and thinking about how long it's been since I last dove into calisthenics. Years ago, I used to spend hours on Reddit, especially in the r/bodyweightfitness and r/calisthenics communities. I even followed the classic "Recommended Routine" that everyone seemed to talk about — the one made by that Turkish guy whose name I can't even remember now.

But lately, the interest has come back. Maybe it's because I've been watching more people train on rings, or maybe I just miss the feeling of real, functional strength — the kind that looks and feels beautiful at the same time.

I realized I wanted to set myself a long-term goal: not just to get fit, but to move well and look cool doing it. So I started putting together a little list — a kind of ten-year calisthenics vision board — of moves I'd love to be able to check off one by one.

Here's what I came up with:

Level	Skill	Description
⭐ Foundation	Ring support hold → RTO hold	A clean, static control pose. Holding perfect stillness on two moving rings is harder than it looks.
⭐	L-sit on rings	Straight legs, full-body tension, and calm expression — a gymnastic classic that shows off real core strength.
⭐	Skin the cat	A controlled rotation through the shoulders — looks dramatic and builds great mobility.
⭐⭐	Back lever (tuck → straddle → full)	You start to look like a superhero suspended in midair. Demands immense posterior chain and shoulder stability.
⭐⭐	Handstand (wall → freestanding → press)	The ultimate expression of control and balance — something universally admired.
⭐⭐	Ring dips → muscle-up	The "rite of passage" in calisthenics — a combination of strength, technique, and explosiveness.
⭐⭐⭐	Front lever	A true test of body control and core strength. Looks impossible until you can do it.
⭐⭐⭐	Human flag	One of the most iconic feats in bodyweight training — pure showmanship.