Parallettes

I built a set of parallettes to train on (theres a link over on the left hand side of this page for instructions), as I'm a fan of bodyweight exercises.
It seems that bodyweight training not only increases strength but also maximises body awareness and balance etc.

The parallettes are great for all kinds of things like full range pushups (get your chest lower than your hands), L seats, and just general upper body and core workouts. At a harder level, you can start getting into planche progressions, handstand press, full range handstand pushups and other crazy stuff.

Right now I'm just sticking with L seats, dips and other easier things. I chuck in an attempt at a handstand press every now and then just for fun... although I'm not sure what I'll do if I ever get up there as I still can't do a convincing handstand...