Bodyweight exercises for strength. Play Calisthenics trivia solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.
A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
Lying face-down, you repeatedly bend and straighten the elbows to lift and lower the entire body from the ground.
Difficulty: EasyLifters chase this physiological process, the literal enlargement of muscle fibers brought on by consistent training.
Difficulty: MediumOn rings held near hip height, the body lies fully horizontal and face-down with arms splayed wide, a brutal evolution of the iron cross.
Difficulty: HardGripping a high bar with palms turned away from your face, you raise your chin over it using mainly the back and biceps.
Difficulty: EasySlowing each rep so muscles stay loaded longer manipulates this variable, a measure of how long a set keeps them working.
Difficulty: MediumThis rare straight-arm rings hold keeps the body horizontal but face-up with the arms pressed toward the hips, an inverted cousin of the Maltese.
Difficulty: HardThis static drill has you hold a rigid, straight body off the floor, supported only on the forearms and toes.
Difficulty: EasyPull-ups and squats are prized for belonging to this category of movements that work several joints and muscle groups at once.
Difficulty: Medium