parallettes

Consequently, both professional and home gyms will often utilize low-cost, "homemade" parallettes.

And one thing Hill will probably never buy are parallettes, which are a scaled down, miniature version of parallel bars from gymnastics.

Parallettes are similar to pushup bars, or dip bars, but they are generally longer and lower to the ground.

Aside from their appeal as equipment for gymnasts, parallettes are also appropriate for other athletes who wish to develop strength by means of body-weight exercises.

Parallettes are small gymnastics devices, employed in pairs, used primarily to simulate the parallel bars that can be found in professional gymnasiums.

Although parallettes can be purchased from a number of commercial sources, they are simple to fabricate from commonly available materials such as PVC pipe.

Typical exercises done on parallettes include L-sits, V-sits, handstand presses and handstand pushups.

When executing an L-sit, a variety of supports may be used by the performer, including gymnastics apparatus such as the floor, rings, parallel bars or parallettes, or the hands of an adagio partner.

The range of motion of a handstand pushup can be increased by placing the hands on objects elevated from the floor, such as boxes or chairs, parallettes, or for the greatest difficulty, gymnastic rings.