The Lost and Simply Art of Bodyweight Training

How many times have you walked into a public gym and seen a bunch of girls and dudes doing nothing but pushups, chin ups, front levers, handstands and pistol squats? That number would be zero for me for me as well. I always wondered why exactly that was. I mean lets be real, why would you do bodyweight training when you have unlimited access to endless rows of shiny machines, dumbbells and barbells? You cant get jacked with only bodyweight, or in any kind of real shape right? You need to lift weights. You need to do heavy resistance training with dumbbells, kettle bells and barbells.

Now, part of that statement is true and part of it, is not. Although you should be lifting weights for a variety of reasons which we’ll get into in a later article, you sure as shit can get jacked and in shape by doing nothing but bodyweight exercises if programmed properly. Just ask the dudes in pretty much any New York City park or playground. The ones who have access to a chin up bar and a place to do pushups.

Unfortunately the truth of the matter is, the art of body weight training has been lost due to the modern day era, plain and simple. Training tools like barbells, dumbbells and machines have have taken over and killed off simple exercises that anyone can learn and perform. Hotels, parks, playgrounds and even your own living room can now become your training ground.

Strength training has become complicated and fearful for the newbies out there. Walking into a public gym can be intimidating, overwhelming and straight up send you into an uneasy state.

Machines, dumbbells, kettle bells and free weights fill the gym floor. Loud music and the dropping of barbells echo throughout the facility. You take one look around, and thats it. Your third failed attempt in finally taking the leap to entering the world of fitness and learning beginner strength techniques.

But what if there was a simpler way. What if you could get a great workout in the comfort of your own home or even at your local park or play ground? What if you could build incredible amounts of strength and put on lean muscle by using nothing other than your own bodyweight? No more intimidating senerios, or feeling inferior.

What if I told you that with a few simple progressions you could dramatically help strengthen your muscles, joints and ligaments. Increase athleticism and build impressive levels of body control. Develop a solid base of muscular development with increased muscle recruitment and neuromuscular activation.

Bodyweight progressions can be used or trained from a hypertrophy, strength and or even performance stand point almost seven days a week if programmed correctly. Anything that produces maximal tension will also produce outstanding gains in functional strength.

Here is list of 10 super simple exercises that can be done literally anywhere.

Pushups

Chin ups

Handstands

DipsBW

Squats

Split Squats

Glute

Bridges

Side Plank

PlankL-Sit

This is a very simple, easy to follow list, but far from complete. Start with adding some of these exercises into your normal training routine and watch your progress explode.

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