Questions tagged [bodyweight-exercises]
Bodyweight exercises use the body as resistance. Exemplary exercises are push ups, planks, pull ups and squats.
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Is a push-up the same as a bench press?
Functionally, is doing a push up equivalent to doing a body weight bench press?
If not, how does it differ? If I don't own a bench press, can I adapt push ups... E.g incline... As a substitute?
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How Can I Stop Swinging On Pull-Ups?
Whenever I do pull-ups, Palms facing in, my body swings forward and backward. I'm trying to avoid this because I was told that swinging will make pull-ups "easier", and take stress off of the target ...
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For the same number of repetitions, does it build more muscle to do fewer sets?
Suppose I want to do 50 pushups. I could do:
10 sets of 5
5 sets of 10
2 sets of 25
1 set of 50
Each option is more difficult than the last. But is it more beneficial? Is it "more pain, more gain", ...
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What is wrong with CrossFit?
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When I started exercising a few months ago, I started with P90X and Insanity (Insanity for the mornings and P90X for the evenings). As a result, I'm getting used to high ...
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What is the opposite exercise of push ups?
I've been doing push ups on a daily basis, and I feel like I need to also train the opposite muscles, to make sure I'm training evenly. What would be a good counter-exercise for push ups?
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What quiet exercises should I be fitting into a short morning workout for all-round fitness?
I'm a 40 year old man who manages to maintain a basic level of fitness. Most days I do a couple of sets of press-ups, walk my 10,000 steps and cycle a couple of miles. But I'm not kidding myself that ...
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What are the top intensive bodyweight exercises?
I am 22 and have tried two gyms, but I always fall back to burpees.
I am looking for more exercises that
are fun to do.
require only bodyweight (and minimal equipment).
are intensive and have even ...
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You're as big and strong as you want: how to just maintain?
Let's say you've been lifting heavy ass weights, consistently eating well for a while, and you've accomplished the physique you wanted when you started doing exercise. You're pretty big, but you don't ...
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Why does CrossFit use Kipping Pull-ups?
For regular workouts there is information on the benefits and importance of doing pull-ups regularly. CrossFit even mentions it in this article. Men's Health even talks about this in one of their ...
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I want to get ripped. Can bodyweight exercises do the job?
Can I get ripped without going to the gym ?
I know it sounds lazy but I live in an area where there is no gyms at all. And going to the gym even twice a week can be really tedious for me.
So .. Can ...
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Wide grip pull-ups vs "normal" pull-ups
What is the purpose why people do wide grip pull ups? I know that these pull-ups are harder, but I would like to know why. Are there different muscle groups being stressed? Or is a wide grip pull-up ...
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Bodyweight Exercise Resources
Does anyone have any idea of what might be taken to be the bible of bodyweight exercises? Many years ago, Bill Pearl put out a book that pretty much shows you any weight lifting exercise you might ...
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What are the dangers of doing push-ups incorrectly?
Newbie here. I work long hours behind my computer and I do my best to keep an eye on ergonomics: paying attention to my posture, taking short breaks at regular intervals, that kinda thing. Recently I ...
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What is the correct plan to transition from normal to handstand push-ups?
I'm looking to become fit in my upper body without having to go to the gyms. Right now I'm working on my pushups. I can do 30 normal pushups in one go, if pumping as fast as I can. I'm 6ft and 160lbs. ...
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How to train up to 50 pull-ups?
My target is to do 50 pullups (without coming down in between them of course).
Is it more beneficial (faster for me to hit my target) by doing 1-shot as much as I can or is it more beneficial to ...
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Why are pyramid sets often advised for bodyweight exercises?
A pyramid set is one following a scheme like 1 rep, 2 reps, 3 reps, 2 reps. I've seen this advised to train pull ups if you manage only very few.
I looked at the hundred push ups program, here and in ...
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Whats the optimal height for a pull up bar?
I was looking at some door frame pull up bars yesterday. Now I was standing in my door frame and tried to imagine at which height the bar would be and it seemed a bit low (although I am a bit smaller ...
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How much press strength for human flag?
Shoulder strength seems to be the main factor for achieving a human flag. I was wondering if there is some number relative to the bodyweight that indicates when one's press strength is ready to try a ...
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Are so-called "burst workouts" effective for weight loss?
I just bought a $2.99 Kindle book called Burst Workouts which recommends very short workouts at high intensities. His main program recommends timed interval training using bodyweight exercises of 30 ...
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Is once-per-week training enough for building muscle
I recently read Convict conditioning book and in the workout routines part the author put a routine for beginners in which trainees workout an exercise only once per week.
But I've read on the ...
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What bodyweight exercises are good to train the hamstrings?
I'm aware of the following exercises, and I'd like more options:
Bodyweight squats (esp. with a raised heel in the lower position) - seems to put far more effort onto the front tigh muscles, so I don'...
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Can you gain strength in your legs with bodyweight squats only?
A known book about bodyweight training written by a fictitious convict athlete, states that you can gain strength in your legs without using weights at all, by means of exercise variations that will ...
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Pullup progression with muscle-ups as long-term goal
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In the grand scheme of things, my pullups have been one exercise where I don't see much progression. I've "always" been able to do 3-5 pullups by nature, and even now, after several years, ...
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Overcoming a chin-up plateau of 6 in a row
I have a problem. I can only do 6 chin-ups in a row before something gives way. I'm able to go for 2-3 sets, usually with a kip on the last on few.
With a weight bearing exercise, there are common ...
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How scientific are the Prilepin tables?
Are the prilepin tables like this one http://www.eatmoveimprove.com/2012/05/prilepin-tables-for-bodyweight-strength-isometric-and-eccentric-exercises/ attested by scientists? Or are they just someone'...
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Bodyweight exercise for traps
Does anybody know a good bodyweight exercise for traps and neck?
I have tried the inverted shoulder press but would appreciate
other suggestions.
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Should we exercise when our blood pressure is high?
I normally can control my blood pressure (120/80) by managing to have healthy life style, following my nutritionist's diet guide, enough rest/sleep, no stress and regular exercise. But this morning (...
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Dynamic stretching as warm up
I'm mostly doing bodyweight exercises at home and have noticed that I can do most exercises better after a short warm up session. At the moment my warm up consists simply trying to get the muscles I ...
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Can't do handstand presses
I'd like to be able to do handstand presses but can't. I can't even lift my feet off the ground or even get that close.
What muscle groups do I need to develop in order to be able to do this move?
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"Triceps" dips completely alleviate shoulder pain?
I'm no expert in glenohumeral anatomy, but I've noticed that if I do "triceps-style" bar dips, I have no pain nor impingement in the shoulder joint whatsoever. This is the version of dips where the ...
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How to start during pandemic?
I'm not sure if you want my history here, but here it is, feel free to remove if it's irrelevant
I have between 100 and 110kg (don't have a scale), 185cm, 28y, male.
I was 120kg 3 years ago when I ...
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Skill learning while Bodybuilding
Can I learn calisthenics skills while doing bodybuilding workouts. I am currently doing a 3 day full body split and would love to learn the movements like planche and front lever. Plz help.
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Fitness app advice? [closed]
StackExchange,
I'm new here and have spent the past hour searching the site for potential answers to my question, to no avail. I did find this list of fitness apps: Creating a compendium of fitness ...
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How to get started with Pull-Ups? [duplicate]
My other half is a total newbie in Fitness activities. She has had a tough time to even get through a single set of 5 Pull-Ups.
Whats the best way to get started with Pull-Ups? And, How do I support ...
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Plank Progressions
So, I have been doing workout routine for a while now. IDK exactly how effective it is, but it certainly seems effective for me and I like it because each exercise is something I can scale up(by ...
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Do handstand push ups and pike push ups work the posterior deltoid
I'm currently doing progression to reach the handstand push up. One of the progressions is the pike push up. I've read on a website that those exercises only works the anterior and lateral delts.
Is ...
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Is spot reduction necessarily a myth?
I have always known this to be a fact that spot reduction is a myth, but this article tends to claim otherwise.
Here is a point, I'd like to highlight from the article:
Theoretically, we have a ...
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I can't perform a single pull-up
I can't perform a single pull-up, or even a chin-up. I can't lift myself to the bar, however when using a low bar (one that I can start from the top) I can perform 3-4 chin-ups but still no pull-ups. ...
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Which collection of specific exercises can be used to completely substitute Deadlift?
One day in my 20s I was stressed and I stupidly tried reverse dumbbell flyes too fast and with too much weight. Something went deeply wrong, more or less under my right scapula, and I completely ...
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What equipment can I buy that will build muscle mass and fit in a suitcase
I'm traveling abroad for a year, and I'm wondering if anybody has good experience with portable workout equipment such as resistance bands or suspension systems
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What is a bodyweight-only strength workout with a few compound exercises?
Today's paradigm seems to be the Reg Park workouts in different flavours, like Starting Strength and StrongLifts 5x5. A few compound exercises with free weights, using barbells, as opposed to the 80's ...
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Bodyweight exercises for improving long distance running
I'm looking for bodyweight exercise for improving long distance running, because winter is coming to the Northern Hemisphere.
I can still running outside, but sometimes weather is really bad.
Do you ...
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Home chest push ups-middle-inner-low
I will be focusing on push-ups because I have no money for a gym. I have checked out many videos, reading a lot, but I would like your help to achieve the best results I can for doing push-ups at home ...
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What kind of muscle workout was Mike Tyson was doing?
I'm looking for the details of the muscle workouts that Mike Tyson was doing when he was training.
I need to know what muscle groups he was concentrating on, and what workouts he was doing for those ...
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Is there a significant difference between standing lunges and walking lunges?
I get the feeling that walking lunges are better for balance, but other than that - especially in terms of muscles used and caloric burn - are there any significant differences?
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Working out with a shorter left forearm and malformed hand
Here are pictures of my right and left hands (in order):
My right arm is generally normal except the hand, though the elbow motion is somewhat limited compared to normal people. (I can’t bend it ...
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What muscles do thumbs-up pushups work?
I watch the AthleanX youtube channel a lot to learn a lot about the body's mechanical working as well as any training tips. In one video, Jeff recommends thumbs up push ups as a no equipment work out ...
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Developing both muscle fibres for endurance and explosiveness
I'm an avid runner but I also train BJJ and so I want to have good endurance and some explosive power without being bulky. Recently, my strength training has just consisted of bodyweight exercises (...
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Can you get jacked-up without weights (more broadly, without equipment) or supplements?
My experience seems to show that you can't significantly change anything regarding your physique with solely your body weight, even if you work out regularly for years. On the other hand, you can find ...
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What is the simplest way to measure strength?
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Last August, I started a project to get back into shape after a decade of inactivity. I chose to tackle endurance and cardiovascular fitness first, and to that end followed the Couch to 5k ...
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