Pull ups, push ups, and dips?
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it's possible , read a book called "convict conditioning" it's got everything you need to know about bodyweight/home workouts .....good luck bro.
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Add some jump squats as well, anyway yeah read "convict conditioning".
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Of course it is. Bodyweight exercises give your body a more natural look in my opinion. You won't really be able to help your weaknesses and such without direct resistance training though.
Also, you don't need to be disregarding anything. Legs and core should be the primary focus of your training. Add squats, sit-ups, hip-bends and lots of walking into your routine and you'll about cover everything. I'd even cut out push-ups unless you're doing it plyometrically, dips work your chest plenty.
Also, you don't need to be disregarding anything. Legs and core should be the primary focus of your training. Add squats, sit-ups, hip-bends and lots of walking into your routine and you'll about cover everything. I'd even cut out push-ups unless you're doing it plyometrically, dips work your chest plenty.
u can MAKE (adjustable weight) dumbbells, just by adding water, and eventually, sand, to 1 gallon jugs, like antifreeze containers. you can make a kettleball that is adjustable as to its weight, too. Just read my post about that. Costs about $20. Take it with you to anyplace that has weight plates. A hunk of pipe or heavy rod, from the scrap yard, with the jugs of sand, can be used to make a set of workout weights for the beginner. Use your public LIBRARY, man. have the people there show you how to use the 'BOOKS IN PRINT" catalog, then order the books from the INTERLIBRARY BOOK LOAN system. u can also google for Utube videos about workouts, with and without weights, naturally.
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i see a lot of people who only do upperbody, they look horrible with the stick legs that have never done a single set of any exercise
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I did press ups 4 times a week for a few months and i noticed i was achieving less and less but i did have improvements in the beginning.
Now I do weights, just stick to compound exercises like squats, bench press, deadlifts, rows and some power cleans and within a few months I have got a lot stronger and people have noticed.
So overall, I would say, it works but you will not have the same rate of improvement as weights and you just need to eat right too, thats half the battle.
Now I do weights, just stick to compound exercises like squats, bench press, deadlifts, rows and some power cleans and within a few months I have got a lot stronger and people have noticed.
So overall, I would say, it works but you will not have the same rate of improvement as weights and you just need to eat right too, thats half the battle.
In theory you can get a pretty good-looking body from just those exercises, but I would add in things like planks and sprints.
The problem with body weight exercises is that the only way to really overload yourself is to either a) do crazier exercises, or b) do more of your current exercises. Whereas with weight training, you can increase the weight just about every session when you first start and when you do start to stall you can progress by lifting something heavier than last time or whatever, or lift it more times, or whatever program you're doing suggests to do.
I worked out strictly body weight for maybe two years and I built a better body than most people have. Eventually I started lifting and after 30 days I put two inches on my chest and about a half inch on both arms and my waist got tighter.
Just go lift. I would do Starting Strength (squats, press, bench, cleans, deads) until you're comfortable and strong then go either do a full body split or some intermediate routine.
Also I would suggest weight training simply for the psychological benefits. I lift weights before class every other day and I feel like I run things when I get there. Most people around you probably aren't waking up at 6am to go deadlift.
The problem with body weight exercises is that the only way to really overload yourself is to either a) do crazier exercises, or b) do more of your current exercises. Whereas with weight training, you can increase the weight just about every session when you first start and when you do start to stall you can progress by lifting something heavier than last time or whatever, or lift it more times, or whatever program you're doing suggests to do.
I worked out strictly body weight for maybe two years and I built a better body than most people have. Eventually I started lifting and after 30 days I put two inches on my chest and about a half inch on both arms and my waist got tighter.
Just go lift. I would do Starting Strength (squats, press, bench, cleans, deads) until you're comfortable and strong then go either do a full body split or some intermediate routine.
Also I would suggest weight training simply for the psychological benefits. I lift weights before class every other day and I feel like I run things when I get there. Most people around you probably aren't waking up at 6am to go deadlift.
