David Holbrook
Chris Luera holds the planche, a phenomenal act of vein-popping strength.
A growing army of athletes are proving that you don’t need fa n cy g y m s o r h e av y b a r b e l l s t o g e t l e a n , s t r o n g a n d m u s c u l a r. Meet the elite bodyweight warriors combining outrageous aerial acrobatics with brute strength in the sport of calisthenics. BY NICK LEVY