Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: The cover
The cover
Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: Ole's row: the rung before the pull-up
Ole's row: the rung before the pull-up
Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: Pull-up, top · 3D figure, posed by our rig
Pull-up, top · 3D figure, posed by our rig
Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: Start here: eight steps · p. 6
Start here: eight steps · p. 6
Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: Your level, in numbers · p. 11
Your level, in numbers · p. 11
Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: The movement standards · p. 25
The movement standards · p. 25
Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: Inside the guide · p. 56
Inside the guide · p. 56
Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: Technique, with pictures · p. 58
Technique, with pictures · p. 58
Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: The plan · p. 85
The plan · p. 85
Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: Your week, 2 to 7 days · p. 91
Your week, 2 to 7 days · p. 91
Power & Endurance · Beginner: The First 99: Your scorecard · p. 122
Your scorecard · p. 122
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Calisthenics Reacts · Power & Endurance · Beginner

The First 99

Strict reps, first loads, first routine

Experience:BEGINNER
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Goal:POWER & ENDURANCE
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Strict reps change everything. From your first dead hang to the Beginner standard: 5 pull-ups, 8 dips, explosive reps and your first 99-rep routine, every rep to competition rules.

  • A ladder for every movement, from zero pull-ups to sets, with the rule that decides when you climb
  • The five movement standards (pull-up, dip, muscle-up, push-up, squat) and every no-rep, drawn
  • The 99: pacing, planned splits and the belt gate to your first loaded set
  • Exactly where to start, and a plan for your week: two days or three times a day, a swap for every exercise, and every exercise explained in one line
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New edition, 1 November 2026. Start here, a plan for any week, a swap for every exercise, cue boxes and Ole's photos throughout. Buyers of earlier editions get it free.

Plan your week with this guide, free2 to 7 days, 1 to 3 trainings a day, a swap for every exercise. See it before you buy.
Here's exactly what's inside
  • 147 pages, A5 PDF, 30 chapters in six parts
  • The standard for every domain, with every number labelled: official rule, external benchmark, our standard or evidence gap
  • Movement drawings and the no-reps that cost people levels
  • A twelve-week plan for any week: two to seven days, one to three trainings a day (Main, Midday, GTG), a check test at week 6, the exit test at week 12
  • Start here: eight steps from opening the PDF to your first session, and a swap for every exercise. Lay out your week free: the plan builder
  • Three scorecards and a 36-session log to write in
  • Safety gates where the risk is, and a chapter on training under eighteen
  • The research behind every graded chapter, at the back
Who it's for, and who it isn't

For anyone who wants their reps to count, from zero.

Not for someone who wants a shredded body in thirty days.

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What's inside

147 pages. One standard. Twelve weeks.

Pages
147
Chapters
30
Weeks
12
Sessions
36

Every domain at this level, tested on video, with every number labelled: official rule, external benchmark, our standard or evidence gap. Your level is your lowest domain.

The Beginner standard

What you have to show, on video, to pass. Your level is your lowest domain. Every number below is ours unless the guide names a rule or a table, and every one is printed in the guide with its label.

BodyweightMen and boys: 5 pull-ups · 8 dips · 0 muscle-ups
Women and girls: 3 pull-ups · 5 dips · 0 muscle-ups
ExplosiveMen and boys: 5 explosive push-ups, hands on a 30–45 cm bench, both hands leave it / 3 fast pull-ups, the bar reaches the collarbone
Women and girls: 5 explosive push-ups, hands on a 45–60 cm bench, both hands leave it / 1 fast pull-up, the bar reaches the collarbone
WeightedA gate, not a test: 3 × 5 strict pull-ups and 3 × 8 strict dips
EnduranceMen and boys: The 99, under 15:00
Women and girls: The 75, under 15:00

See it move

Every movement here is a posed 3D body, start to finish. Each frame is checked against normal joint ranges and the bar or floor before it is drawn. Press play, drag through it frame by frame, or switch the view. The body is Blender Studio’s Human Base Meshes (CC0), posed by our own skeleton.

Pull-up, frame 1 of 15Full rep
Pull-up

Start · dead hang

Dip, frame 1 of 15Full rep
Dip

Start · locked out

Push-up, frame 1 of 15Full rep
Push-up

Start · arms locked

Squat, frame 1 of 15Full rep
Squat

Start · standing tall

Train it with

The same level for the other goal, the next level when you pass, and the book on training with what you have.

Four levels of Power & Endurance

Each guide earns one level. Its entry test is the level below; its exit test is its own.

BeginnerThe First 99€19IntermediateThe 138€24AdvancedThe 210€29EliteThe 280€39

Looking for the other goal? Freestyle · Beginner →

Frequently asked questions

About the standards, safety, the PDF and refunds.

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Is this an official ranking?

No. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Elite are Calisthenics Reacts levels. No federation uses them and passing one doesn't qualify you for a competition. Where a guide quotes a competition rule, it names the organiser and the year; where a number is ours, it says so.

Who is it for?

Anyone thirteen or older. Standards are split by sex where it's fair to split them, and by age wherever load is involved. No youth label needs an adult load, and every release, flip or loaded test for under-eighteens has a supervision gate.

What do I need?

A pull-up bar, parallel bars or a dip station, a floor, a phone to film with. Parallettes help. Power & Endurance from Intermediate up uses a dip belt; Elite uses a weighted vest. Freestyle releases need landing mats and, at first, a coach.

Which guide should I buy?

The one above the level you've already passed. Not sure? Start with Beginner: its entry test tells you within an hour. Each guide's entry test is the level below, so you'll find out quickly if you started too low.

I train two days a week. Or every day. Does it work?

Yes. The guide lays out the same plan for two to seven days a week, at one to three trainings a day (Main, Midday, GTG). Two days stretches the twelve weeks to sixteen; more days add practice and one short session for your weakest area, never a second copy of the week. You can lay it out free in the plan builder before you buy: ecosystemhq.uk/cr-plan.html.

I don't know where to start.

That's the first chapter. Start here gives you eight steps in order, from the entry test (week zero) to your first session, and "If you get lost" points nine common problems to the page that solves them.

I don't have a bar, or rings, or a wall today.

Every exercise in the plan has swaps that do the same job, with when to use each one: rows instead of pull-ups, parallettes instead of the floor, a pike hold instead of a wall. The test movement itself stays at least once a week.

Can I train Freestyle and Power & Endurance together?

Yes, from four days a week. One guide leads the week; the other takes the short session slot, its strength session one week and its power session the next. The plan builder lays it out if you pick both.

Is it medical advice?

No. It teaches; it doesn't diagnose or treat. Every chapter where something can hurt you has a safety gate, and the body part has a pain rule for when to stop and see someone.

What if a standard changes?

Every number comes from one standards file, versioned and dated. When results from real athletes say a number is wrong, we change it, list the change in the guide, and you get the new edition free.

Refunds?

If it isn't what you expected, reply to your receipt. No discounts, ever: the price is the price for everyone.