Front lever

The front lever is a gymnastic and calisthenic move - a static hold normally performed on the still rings or the pull-up bar.

An accomplished gymnast may also pull directly into the horizontal position from a dead hang.

Front levers require a high degree of back and core strength.

At any stage of learning the skill the athlete may perform pull-ups in the front lever position of their choice.

A much more difficult version compared to the previous, the body is pulled from dead hang getting with feet to the bar or rings in vertical position while keeping the lever throughout the entire execution.

Front lever executed by John Gill - 1962
Gill performing a one arm lever in the late 1960s. It approaches a "side" lever as the arm is not in front of the body as with the bilateral front lever or back lever .