Favorite bodyweight exercise?

contingencyplan
contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
As much as I love playing with "toys" while working out (hey, what guy doesn't? lol), I have to admit that no weighted exercise, no matter how much weight was used, gives me the same feeling of accomplishment as dips.

Do you have any bodyweight exercises that give you that same feeling? Which ones do it for you?

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  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    For me, nothing beats burpees. Full burpees, all the way down in a chaturanga position. Also when coming up from the burpee I like to add different variations (hop squats, plyo jumps, or simulation of a "shoot")

    Nothing gets the blood pumping quite like it for me.
  • 6spdeg
    6spdeg Posts: 394 Member
    planks and horse stance(do this last one leg days)
  • jamielynas
    jamielynas Posts: 366 Member
    wide grip pull-ups, or dips
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Dips, pull-ups are a close second. Weighted ones are even cooler.
  • hedgiie
    hedgiie Posts: 1,226 Member
    close grip pull ups
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    For me, nothing beats burpees. Full burpees, all the way down in a chaturanga position. Also when coming up from the burpee I like to add different variations (hop squats, plyo jumps, or simulation of a "shoot")

    Nothing gets the blood pumping quite like it for me.

    agree with the burpees but god I hate them so much! Also like yoga :D
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    Squat, push ups
  • elawoman72
    elawoman72 Posts: 76 Member
    burpees. push-ups. lunges. squats.
  • steve1686
    steve1686 Posts: 346 Member
    pull-ups!
  • conidiring
    conidiring Posts: 230 Member
    Squats, squats and more squats!!
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    DIPS! DIPS AND DIPS! :bigsmile:
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member
    I'm a huge fan of working out at the park.

    Push-ups, pull-ups, and handstands! Once I can do a one-armed push-up, that will be my favorite.

    For the bottom half, "box jumping" up onto benches or picnic tables does the trick.
  • Hexahedra
    Hexahedra Posts: 894 Member
    I do push-ups and chin-ups every day.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Dips, pull-ups are a close second. Weighted ones are even cooler.

    This^^^
    Weighted dips are awesome
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    Palms facing pullups on a tree branch - to failure and then crank a few more out by swinging your feet up onto the trunk to take some of your weight.
  • Lysander666
    Lysander666 Posts: 275 Member
    Push-ups [or press ups as we call them in the UK], without a doubt.

    This is a personal one since as well as doing loads of these in school, I remember a time a few months back when I couldn't do ONE full-body press-up. After my injury in 2010 my muscles had just atrophied. I had to do knee press-ups and work up from there.

    Now I can do four sets of 20 full body press ups in a row. Feels great.
  • odddrums
    odddrums Posts: 342 Member
    Until I'm able to do a pull up I'd have to say burpees and squats in all their varied glory. Personal favorites are the one legged squats and the full burpees with the push-up in the middle and the jump at the end. I'd do suicides but I'm not THAT crazy.

    Great topic by the way, I'm losing my gym this summer so I'm collecting good body weight exercises.
  • Zylahe
    Zylahe Posts: 772 Member
    Chin ups.
    I'm up to half a one :drinker:

    And dead hangs at 0, 045, 90, 135. 180 degrees.

    Would love to do a hman flagpole. I think tht would be the ultimate show of strength.
  • Lysander666
    Lysander666 Posts: 275 Member
    I'd love to do chin ups but I've nowhere to do them.
  • Zylahe
    Zylahe Posts: 772 Member
    I'd love to do chin ups but I've nowhere to do them.

    If a door jam doesn't work, Find a tree. Or playground equipment.
  • Lysander666
    Lysander666 Posts: 275 Member
    I've a playground five minutes from my house. I couldn't see anything worthwhile last time I looked. I think I'll go back and think creatively.
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member

    Would love to do a hman flagpole. I think tht would be the ultimate show of strength.

    YES!!!!! I want to do that too! Sometimes I have a moment where I think if I just go for it, I can do it.... but no. :huh:
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Would love to do a hman flagpole. I think tht would be the ultimate show of strength.
    I did start trying to train to do these - first off using a cuved bar in my local park (so just holding the body a little off vertical and moving it a smidge more horizontal each session) and trying to get in to the position for a second on a bit I could put my upper hand on on top and hold my legs in rather than out.

    Haven't had the time recently and dog's had walks in other places.

    Also, I'll add that most of the body weight stuff is better with extra weight added.

    Been using an 'abroller' standing and that's definitely "noticeable" compared to doing it from on your knees (well, a dumbbell, as I leant my abroller to a friend, though may have to get it back - currently doing the dumbbell against a wall and moving feet back each session.)
  • composite
    composite Posts: 138 Member
    Planks and push ups.
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
    Pushups, squats, dips and jumping jacks.
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    Tiger push ups! I'm not quite vertical yet but almost there!

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