Map of Outdoor Calisthenics Rigs in Clapham
Clapham Common North Side Calisthenics Rig
This station has pull-up bars, dip bars, low rails and steps.
Pull-up bars
With the pull-up bars, you can work on your chin-ups, pull-ups, muscle-ups, front levers, and back levers.
You can also suspend rings from the bars as alternatives for the pull-up bar exercises. The rings will have better grip and they allow more room for the shoulders during pulling exercises. They can also be used for exercises such as inverted rows and ring push-ups.
You may need to bring chalk with you as the bars can be slippery!
Dip bars
The dip bars are great for l-sits, dips, elevated push-ups, and planche.
Low rails & steps
The low rails can be used for push-up variations and dragon flags. For leg work and flexibility work, the steps work pretty well.
Floor area
The floor area is great for handstand work and hand balancing, although the rubber bark may feel rough on the hands.
Nearest bus stop: Forthbridge Road
Nearest tube station: Clapham Common
Nearest public toilet: La Baita Cafe, Clapham Common Toilet (Windmill Drive)
(Also known as Clapham Common Fitness Area 3 on Google Maps)
Clapham South Calisthenics Rig 1
This station has pull-up bars, dip bars, low rails and steps. With the pull-up bars, you can work on your chin-ups, pull-ups, muscle-ups, front levers, and back levers. The dip bars are great for l-sits, dips, elevated push-ups, and planche. The low rails can be used for push-up variations and dragon flags. For leg work and flexibility work, the steps work pretty well. The floor area is great for handstand work and hand balancing, although the rubber bark may feel rough on the hands.
You may need to bring chalk with you as the bars can be slippery!
You can also suspend rings from the bars as alternatives for the pull-up bar exercises. The rings will have better grip and they allow more room for the shoulders during pulling exercises. They can also be used for exercises such as inverted rows and ring push-ups.
Rings are also a good option for exercises such as inverted rows.
Nearest bus stop: Clapham South Station
Nearest tube station: Clapham South
Nearest public toilet: La Baita Cafe, Clapham Common Toilet (Windmill Drive)
(Also known as Clapham Common Fitness Area on Google Maps)
Clapham South Calisthenics Rig 2
Across the road from Clapham South Calisthenics Rig 1, this station has pull-up bars, steps, raised platforms and a rubber bark floor area.
Pull-up bars
The station has 3 levelled pull-up bars, which can be handy for assisted muscle up, pull-up and one arm pull-up work.
With the pull-up bars, you can work on your chin-ups, pull-ups, muscle-ups, front levers, and back levers.
You may need to bring chalk with you as the bars can be slippery!
You can also suspend rings from the bars as alternatives for the pull-up bar exercises. The rings will have better grip and they allow more room for the shoulders during pulling exercises. They can also be used for exercises such as inverted rows and ring push-ups.
Rings are also a good option for exercises such as inverted rows.
Steps
For leg work and flexibility work, the steps work pretty well.
Floor area
The floor area is great for handstand work and hand balancing, although the rubber bark may feel rough on the hands.
Nearest bus stop: Clapham South Station
Nearest tube station: Clapham South
Nearest public toilet: La Baita Cafe, Clapham Common Toilet (Windmill Drive)
(Also known as Clapham Common Fitness Area 2 on Google Maps)
Trees
This final entry is great for ring training specifically. With ring training, you can work on pull-ups, chin-ups, muscle-ups, push-ups*, inverted rows, front levers, back levers, dips, l-sits, as well as more advanced stuff.
*depending on what height the rings are
As far as finding a tree, you will need to find a tree with a roughly levelled, sturdy, horizontal branch to suspend the rings from. Ideally high enough to be able to do full muscle-ups, or at least pull-ups with legs totally straight. On the flipside, lower branches lend space to more push focused sessions.