Bodyweight exercises?

Deep_Strength · 2020-10-14T18:44:21+00:00

I've learned a lot from this group. So I'm wondering, what do you think? Can the same thing be accomplished through bodyweight exercises as lifting?

and have made a lot of progress with pushups, pullups, planks, and squats.

Not with those exercises. /r/bodyweightfitness goes through a bunch of harder and harder progressions.

The key to building strength and muscle is progressive overload. You can't do it with basic exercises. You need harder progressions.

Also, legs need weights for strength and hypertrophy.

Roxkicks1211 · 2020-10-15T00:05:09+00:00

Yes you can get jacked with body weight, good diet, and cardio. If your goal is to have as much muscle as your body has the capacity of having, youll need more than bodyweight, you’ll need to lift. You still can get jacked with body weight exercises if you add weight to it. I just do what Greg doucette from YouTube says but for body weight. You can have progressive overload with body weight. as he would say, just go harder than last time. If you’re Advanced and your goal is to build muscle. Warm up properly, Take every set to to beyond failure, focus on time under tension, shoot for no more than 20 sets a week per muscle, 2-3 sessions for each muscle Per week max. Once you go to failure, do partial reps, , negatives, half reps, whatever you can do without trashing form. Basically until you have absoutly nothing left. The latter sets you may just be doing all paritial reps, negatives, because there’s nothing left. Get at least 8 hours of sleep a night and 5 meals a day each with some protein in it for maximum gains. Have at least 3 meals a day. Don’t skip breakfast. Eat like every 4 hours. Don’t do cardio on an empty stomach. Don’t eat garbage regularly. Cardio at an easy/conversation pace everyday is ideal to maintain muscle, stay lean, and have a healthy heart. add weights or something like a weighted vest to progress with your body weight training for faster progression once body weight is too easy. No need for a home Gym even if that is ideal.

Red-Pill-Redemption · 2020-10-14T17:57:12+00:00

You can trim body fat and maintain muscle through bodyweight exercises. I bulked until march in the gym. Corona hit and I started doing cardio and bodyweight exercises; I got absolutely shredded. But again, I didn't put on any muscle. My advice would be to get a gym membership, lift and bulk for 3-4 months then, start doing a cut with higher cardio for 2-3 months. You'll see your body absolutely transform. Diet is key here as well.

redirectedfs · 2020-10-14T17:45:51+00:00

Yes, as a women doing body weight exercises will work wonders for your abs, buns and flabby arms.

2020-10-14T17:39:39+00:00

For the most part, no. You need to lift heavy weights to build muscle. Bodyweight exercises are fine if you have no other options or if you can't afford a gym membership, but you'll never get comparable results. Having said that, if you're consistent about doing it and it's working for you then keep going. Another thing too is that at 46 years old you're probably not going to see major muscle growth any way and are a lot more susceptible to injury if you're trying to squat 300 lbs.

If you're doing something that works for you and you're seeing results, then I'd keep doing it. But if you start to plateau then you should probably consider a gym membership to keep making progress.

Another thing, pushups can be really hard on the wrists. It might be a good idea to get something like this https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Fitness-Pushup-Rotating-Handles/dp/B008DNA9WU#:~:text=Invented%20by%20a%20US%20Navy,chest%2C%20back%2C%20and%20core.

Willow-girl · 2020-10-17T12:56:42+00:00

What you need, Son, is a farm. Leaves to rake, wood to split, cowshed to be shoveled out ... :-)

Praexology · 2020-10-14T17:16:47+00:00

No.

You cannot make your body capable of lifting beyond BW weights without lifting beyond BW weights.

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Title	Bodyweight exercises?
Author	Background-Camera109
Upvotes	6
Comments	10
Date	October 14, 2020 5:13 PM UTC (5 years ago)
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