Calisthenics exercises are often said to transfer well to weighted exercises While this is sometimes used as a reason for them being "better", it's sometimes just because they require higher skill. This could be balance, coordination, technique, etc. Handstand Pushups compared to shoulder presses are a good example. You could probably get a somewhat okay shoulder press if you got very good at freestanding handstand pushups. However, if you only did barbell shoulder presses and never did handstan