Lifting results without equipment

mees11
mees11 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Those who have posted results that have been heavy lifting are amazing. Is there a way to get similar results without the gym equipment? For example, using your own body weight, etc? I currently do Barre classes and cardio.

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  • gimenocarlos1a
    gimenocarlos1a Posts: 1 Member
    As I see, the problem with lifting your own body weight is you cannot gain muscle mass. If you want to gain muscle, you should lift high weight in order to force your body, and then build new muscle bigger than before.
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    gimenocarlos1a wrote: »
    As I see, the problem with lifting your own body weight is you cannot gain muscle mass. If you want to gain muscle, you should lift high weight in order to force your body, and then build new muscle bigger than before.

    Not that i know but i have to disagree, If your arms arent used to lifting your weight you absolutely could use your own body weight couldnt you. Maybe not with legs if your walking around much but surely with everything else body weight would work fine at the start
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    You can get good results with just bodyweight exercises, but like lifting weights, one has to make it progressive and this can become limiting for some.

    I started with the routine below not being able to complete it as written. I worked towards completing it and then once it got too comfortable moved to weights, then heavy lifting.

    I most certainly saw results doing just body work. Not as good as you see with some women, but there again I am a lot older, and have never been dedicated enough.

    Give body weight a go, who knows what will happen.

    Cheers, h.

    https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Check out You Are Your Own Gym, Nerd Fitness, and Convict Conditioning. I believe there is a limit to how much muscle you can build with just body weight exercises, but you can definitely improve your physique and fitness!
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    gimenocarlos1a wrote: »
    As I see, the problem with lifting your own body weight is you cannot gain muscle mass. If you want to gain muscle, you should lift high weight in order to force your body, and then build new muscle bigger than before.

    actually this is not totally true.

    To build muscle you need a progressive load lifting program, a surplus of calories and adequate protein (or obese or young or new to lifting) so with body weight exercises you could do a progressive load for that...

    For example convict conditioning for push ups starts like this

    Wall pushups 1x10, 2x25, 3x50
    INcline 1x10, 2x20, 3x40
    kneeling 1x10, 2x15, 3x30
    half
    full
    close
    uneven
    1/2 one arm
    lever pushups
    one arm...

    This is progressive so yah it would given the right circumstance build some muscle.
    mees11 wrote: »
    Those who have posted results that have been heavy lifting are amazing. Is there a way to get similar results without the gym equipment? For example, using your own body weight, etc? I currently do Barre classes and cardio.

    OP heavy lifting is a way of keeping muscle while losing fat....so yes you can do that with bodyweight...and remember tho you see those muscles mainly because the ladies are losing the fat around them...that is what gives you the definition etc.
  • racheldix92
    racheldix92 Posts: 11 Member
    I am on a new strength training program. I'm on week two of phase 1. The first three weeks, three times a week, I am doing the routine with only body weight. The following three weeks will be with 5 lb weights and then the following may be 10lb weights. I am new to strength training and body weight alone has been giving me a great workout. I am not one who enjoys pushing myself over my limit. I am much more of an ease into a system and let my body learn the new routine gradually.
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