Lifting weights isn’t the only way to build strong and toned muscles, there is also a technique called bodyweight exercises where instead of weights you use your own body weight as the resistance to build muscles.

You probably are thinking that bodyweight exercises sound a lot like calisthenics, what we used to do in gym. You are right they are one in the same thing. But they aren’t the same as isometrics exercises which involves muscles contracting against resistance.

There are 2 big advantages to doing bodyweight exercises. One, there is no equipment to buy or gyms to pay membership fees to, which is great if you are on a budget. The second advantage is that you can do these exercises anywhere, at home, in a motel, in a park, anywhere.

Some people believe that you just can’t get a good strength workout without lifting weights. They think that since you can continue to increase the weights with weight lifting and you are limited with a certain weight (your body weight) with body weight exercises, it is the only way to get stronger.

Well that isn’t true, bodyweight exercises if done on a regular basis and done correctly can be effective in building muscles and gaining strength.

In fact you may want to start out doing calisthenics first before venturing into weight lifting.

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