pull ups, dips, crunches, squats, etc. I know you can't get huge, but I'm also kinda confused as to how much muscle you can actually put on from just bodyweight stuff.
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04-12-2007, 11:39 AM #1
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04-12-2007, 11:47 AM #2
Depends on how much you weigh. I put on mass with bodyweight exercises, but I started out a tall skinny stick who couldn't do one pull up or dip. Now I'm on 10 pull ups and dips with 45 pounds attached. You can make progress but it depends on a lot of things... size, natural strength, etc. Eventually you'll want to attach weight to "get huge"
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04-13-2007, 05:43 PM #16
depends on how many reps you can do. If you can only to 8 pullups for a set, then yes, you can build mass. But lets say you can do 20 pullups easy, probably not. But even if you CAN do 20 pullups, you can widen your grip to make it harder
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04-13-2007, 06:54 PM #17
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04-13-2007, 07:00 PM #18
You can gain limited mass on bodyweight exercises. The only way to increase resistance is via weighting them, or shifting leverage. Some exercises are too difficult to weight, hence why most people elect to use barbells or dumbbells for exercises. IMO, bodyweight exercises are best reserved for circuit-style or high volume routines. Doing a Deck of Cards routine, Navy SEALs approach, or GPP/Strongman types of items works best. You can quickly transfer one movement to another without "waiting for someone to finish with the power rack", or "de-loading a bar because you're sore."
I use to weigh 135 lbs, and I plopped up to 155 lbs from bodyweight exercises alone. Weighted BW exercises, and normal lifting helped me reach 165 (obviously with increased caloric intake).
The best advice I could give is that you do BW exercises only if you're looking to gain "some" muscle and lose "some" fat. You do weighted exercises and a dedicated cardio regiment for "great" muscle and loss of "great" fat. Of course, you're dedicating 2x to 4x as much time working out, compared to a simple circuit routine.
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