bodyweight exercises

[fightingfigs]

Push ups and Pull ups are great for hooking and straight shots.

I lift weights and do push ups and pull ups I even strap on a 25Lb weight when doing pull ups.

As long as you do more than 20 reps and do more than 3 sets you shouldnt bulk up - you will notice strength and muscle tone. and wonders with your hooking ability.

I recommend you swim to keep your whole body limber and not tight after a good workout.

[PunchDrunk]

Push ups and Pull ups are great for hooking and straight shots.

I lift weights and do push ups and pull ups I even strap on a 25Lb weight when doing pull ups.

As long as you do more than 20 reps and do more than 3 sets you shouldnt bulk up - you will notice strength and muscle tone. and wonders with your hooking ability.

I recommend you swim to keep your whole body limber and not tight after a good workout.

Wrong man, 20+ reps is not strength training, it's purely muscle endurance. Learn the basics of strength training and training theory before you give out advice.

PS. I'd be interested in seeing a vid of you doing 20+ pullups with 25lbs added....

[peewee1460]

this is a little off topic, but is standard pullups taget biceps and chest while revers grip target your back. and what difference does spreading your hands out make

[remorseless08]

Bulking up is more about dieting than resistence. Lifting and bodyweight are both resistence... same thing.

Your body doesn't grow any differently because of where the weight comes from. weight is weight.

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thats exactly what im thinking, weight is weight, doesnt matter ifs its on a bench press bar or bodyweight. so thats why im worried if i do to many ill bulk up, but i suppose to bulk up i would have to lift heavier weights

[remorseless08]

this is a little off topic, but is standard pullups taget biceps and chest while revers grip target your back. and what difference does spreading your hands out make

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if you spread them wider it still works your biceps to an extent and does your upper back and upper lats and amybe shoulders to an extent, the closer together it targets the lower lats and bicep

[remorseless08]

remorseless, if i was you i would proabaly aim for about 30, it depends i myself used to find it pretty hard to get to 60 the last 5 used to kill me so i used to do about 50 as that way i was pushing myself daily but not too hard. when you do your last couple of press-ups you should feel the blood pumping but once you're finished you should try and make sure you're not spent.

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yeah 30 sounds a little better, 50 would be pushin it i think. do you usualy do just normal push ups and shoulder width or do you mix it up with, wide push up, diamond, elevated or anything like that.

[Landon S]

Punch Drunk is right on the money. I'll add that If you want to keep using bodyweight exercises for strength you'll have to use harder variations for example when I train for strength I'll load a backpack with 100+ lbs and **** out 5, I can do a few more but I stop to avoid extra mass. To keep it interesting I'll do 1 arm pushups and 1 arm 1 leg pushups and Im working on planche pushups (ie no legs). Search some gymnastics **** on youtube gymnasts are extremely strong and explosive, ring pushups are sweet you'll only be able to do half the # of pushups youd normally do if you go deep. I made some 'rings' from 15' of rope and 1' of PVC pipe which will cost like $5, I made 2 sets one with a shorter rope so I could do dips, pull ups or tuck planche pushups on them (thats not all you can do though).

PS the weighted pushups are dangerous for your back, placement of the weights is crucial and so is form. Id actually suggest not doing them lol.

[Landon S]

Oh and with the 1 arm variations keep your shoulders level with the floor I HATE it when people say the can do 1 and their body is tilted 45 degrees. I think 70% of ppl can do at least 1 **** 1 arm pushup. It requires alot of core strength in your obliques if you cant do 1 right try doing russian twists on an incline board to build the strength up. Any twisting motion will help really.

[PunchDrunk]

this is a little off topic, but is standard pullups taget biceps and chest while revers grip target your back. and what difference does spreading your hands out make

No no no no no no.... Pullups do not target your chest. Ever.

[Kayo]

Looks like Punchdrunk hopped on this before me. Listen to him