Now the internet has undoubtedly connected different groups of people all aroud the world. However, I found something interesting about an online group that i have been following for some time now, regarding that fact.
The cleverly named “Bar-Barians” are a group of five men who specialize in elite bodyweight/calisthenics.
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- Zakaveli(One of the Bar-Core)
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- Zakaveli doing a trick.
They have a group in New York that train together for fitness as well a competition. Different groups have arisen and go to local parks to compete doing strength challenges and tricks(one armed chins) against each other. The pull-up bar and parallel bars are the main apparatus used. The technology side of the affair is the interesting part. Recently, The Bar-Barians released specific qualifications to become ranked in their ranking-system. Some of the ranks include Bar-Baron, Bar-Elite, and Bar-Core. The idea has sparked interest and many people are sending in videos of themselves attempting to complete the requirements set forth by the team. The team even posted on their blog that they would personally send a pair of the workout gloves that the team uses to the next person who could complete the challenge. This idea of being able to be ranked in a system without even personally meeting the members of that group is astounding to me. It also begs the question, how will this practice carry over into other activities requiring ranking.
Bar-Barians site: http://www.bar-barians.com/
