Bodyweight workouts? You may already be thinking, how tough could that be ... and can they really build any muscle?
Set aside your skepticism gym rats because the answer is absolutely. The secret isn't so much in doing calisthenics-type exercises like the ones you probably did in junior high, but rather in making such moves as difficult as possible to brutally challenge your strenght and stamina.
Add the following bodyweight moves to the end of your regular gym routine or, when you can't make it to the gym or are looking for a new way to maximally tax your muscles, you can string them together for a total-body workout. You don't need nice new dumbbells and the latest in Hammer Strenght machines because you can stay fit with nothing more than your own bodyweight and just a few pieces of basic equipment.
GOING WEIGHTLESS
Just because you have a travel pass for
every gym chain in the world or a complete
home setup doesn't mean there
won't be times and circumstances
when doing bodyweight training
makes sense. In fact, you're probably
already familiar with many of the
basics including pull-ups, dips, hanging
leg raises and crunches. That's
because bodyweight moves offer a
number of advantages.
