A new sport · calisthenics racing, solo or duo
BARCROSS
Solo or duo. Six branches of the skill tree, the Muscle-Up to the Pistol. Grind the reps, land the skill gate under fatigue. Miss it, take the pass: +45 s. Fastest to the Cross wins.
3 tries per gate. Or take the pass: +45 seconds, keep moving.
The race, by chalk
| WHITE | GREEN | BLUE | YELLOW | RED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Muscle-Upgate: unbroken | 30 ring rows at 45°10 s flexed-arm hang | 30 body rows · 8 pull-up negatives6 pull-ups | 20 pull-ups · 8 explosive pull-ups3 muscle-ups | 18 pull-ups · 8 high pulls5 muscle-ups | 14 archer pull-ups · 8 high pulls3 L-sit muscle-ups |
| The Handstandgate: hold | 24 incline pike push-ups20 s wall plank | 25 pike push-ups · 6 kick-ups to wall30 s wall handstand | 20 pike push-ups · 8 wall HSPU10 s freestanding | 14 elevated pike · 12 wall HSPU20 s freestanding | 8 elevated pike · 12 deficit wall HSPU1 straddle press, 3 s at the top |
| The Levergate: 10 s hold | 35 incline body rowshanging tuck hold | 45 body rows · 8 tuck-lever pullstuck front lever | 40 archer rows · 8 tuck-lever pullsadv. tuck lever | 35 archer rows · 6 straddle-lever pullsstraddle lever | 30 archer rows · 6 front-lever pullsfull front lever |
| The Dragon | 24 lying leg raises20 s hollow hold | 24 knee raises · 20 hollow rocks5 tuck dragon flags | 20 leg raises · 4 tuck dragon flags3 single-leg dragon flags | 16 leg raises · 4 single-leg dragon flags3 dragon-flag negatives | 12 leg raises to the bar · 6 dragon-flag negatives3 full dragon flags |
| The Planchegate: hold | 30 incline push-ups15 s crow | 25 push-ups · 10 dips30 s crow | 20 dips · 8 pseudo-planche push-ups10 s tuck planche | 22 pseudo-planche push-ups · 6 tuck-planche push-ups10 s adv. tuck planche | 18 pseudo-planche push-ups · 8 tuck-planche push-ups10 s straddle planche or 5 s full |
| The Pistolgate: each leg | 35 full squats10 s cossack hold | 30 full squats · 20 cossack squats1 pistol | 26 cossack squats · 8 pistols1 shrimp squat | 24 pistols3 shrimp squats | 20 pistols · 6 jumping pistols3 dragon squats |
| The Cross3 s · solo alone · duo together | dead hang | tuck hang | L-hang | one-arm hang, hand on wrist | one-arm L-hang, pair |
Every cell: the volume block on top, the gate below. The gate never repeats its own volume; reps fall as the movement climbs. White alone may scale (incline, bench, assisted): the day-one door is a law of its own. Minimal kit: chalk, rings, tape, clipboard.
Duo: volume splits freely between partners, one athlete working at a time · every gate cleared by both · a miss costs one pass.
The clock stops when you hold your chalk's shape.
47:32Your grade is your chalk
Five grades, White to Red. White is finishable on day one.
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