My neighbor's morning routine seen from my balcony changed my view on home workouts

I always figured you needed weights to get strong, but watching him do bodyweight exercises every day without fail showed me otherwise.

5 comments

5 Comments

jessicam889h ago

Does bodyweight stuff really build muscle like weights? It just seems so minimal from far away.

hayden_roberts849h ago

Haha, tell that to my shaky arms after ten push-ups. Honestly though, it builds plenty if you can't do it easy.

rowan_barnes8h ago

Seriously, look at gymnasts. Their whole thing is moving their own weight and they're ripped. It's all about making it harder. Regular push-ups get easy, so you do archer push-ups or handstand push-ups. Try doing a proper pull-up or a pistol squat and tell me it's minimal. It can absolutely build muscle if you push the difficulty. Ever tried a one-arm push-up?

nathankim7h ago

What if basics are already hard enough, @hayden_roberts84?

ross.christopher8h ago

Wait, minimal? Have you actually tried a proper pull-up? That stuff is brutal.