Thursday, September 30, 2021

Just Quit the Gym? Here Are 7 Ways You Can Get in Shape at Home With Bodyweight Training :

Bodyweight Training: An Introduction

Bodyweight training is, of course, training with your bodyweight. Most people feel that it's all about just pushups, pullups, and bodyweight squat variations. I felt the same way. There are many different ways to approach bodyweight exercise. In fact, I've come up with 7 different approaches you can take with bodyweight training:

Approach 1: Train like an Animal

Wrestlers, MMA fighters, and many other athletes use exercises such as bear crawls and duck walks to improve their total body strength and power. These movements are hard and they break a sweat. You can use them both to burn fat and improve explosive strength and power.

Approach 2: Dance your Way to Fitness

After watching the popular Dance show, "So You Think You can Dance," I realize that each routine they perform is like a full body workouts. Dancers exhibit some of the best bodies around. Both male and female dancers are lean and incredibly strong.

There are certain styles, such as Hip Hop, that require more strength than others. But overall learning a few dance moves to include in your bodyweight workouts would be quite beneficial. There are a few CST movements that mimic dance.

Approach  3: Go Old School

Old school involves basic pushups, pullups, and bodyweight squat variations. Once I started exploring, I realized just how many different variations there are. I mean, you can literally sit there and just invent new ways of doing the same movement.



Approach  4: Flip and Twist

Out of all the bodyweight training athletes out there, Gymnasts have the best bodies, and highest level of athleticism. I've heard stories of gymnasts walking into a weight room and lifting more weight then most bodybuilders and some power lifters. And these are people who've never lifted anything but their own bodyweight their entire life.

I really wish my mom hadn't took my out of gymnastics when I was younger. Well, either way I'm rediscovering the gymnast inside of me and learning some brand new movements derived from gymnastics.

Approach  5: Peace and Calm

You would never believe that Yogis (people who do Yoga), can be so incredibly strong. However, there's a guy on the Indian channel who teaches yoga and he's able to walk on his hands and do all this crazy stuff with his body.

He's like in his 60's, has probably never even seen a commercial gym, and he's in better shape then most 30 year olds. Yoga has some great properties, and it's a great addition to your regular bodyweight training.

Approach  6: Plyometrics

Plyometrics include explosive movements such as squat jumps and plyometric pushups. They were once used just by athletes to improve their explosive strength and power. But now, these variations are becoming a part of traditional bodyweight routines.

pproach  7: Calisthenics

Most people use the word calisthenics and bodyweight exercise interchangeably. But in reality, calisthenics is a movement such as jumping jacks and jogging in place. These movements don't involve as much muscular contraction as apushup or pullup.

Calisthenics can be used to replace your boring cardio workouts, or you can include them into your regular pushup/pullup workouts.

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