Bodyweight training question?

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taylorblade
taylorblade Posts: 261 Member
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Can bodyweight training make you stronger or just lifting weights can? If not why cant bodyweight training make you stronger?

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    Yes, it can make you stronger.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
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    It definitely can make you stronger. You have to know how to progress them properly, but there's lots of info out there on how to do that.
  • taylorblade
    taylorblade Posts: 261 Member
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    Hornsby wrote: »
    Yes, it can make you stronger.

    But how? I do bodyweight exercise all the time and don't get me wrong I have a decent amount of muscle from it but it's just why cant I still lift things heavier then me?
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,220 Member
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    You got some good answers in your other threads, you should go back and read them.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10540699/calisthenics-and-strength
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10504356/im-not-growing-for-some-odd-reason/p1
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    taylorblade wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Yes, it can make you stronger.

    But how? I do bodyweight exercise all the time and don't get me wrong I have a decent amount of muscle from it but it's just why cant I still lift things heavier then me?

    At a certain point, you will just spin your wheels with bodyweight exercises. You have to have progressive overload to get stronger and bigger. Some can do that with bodyweight exercises, some can't.

    You can definitely progress faster and at a more efficient rate with weightlifting, but the answer is still "Yes, you can get stronger doing bodyweight exercises".

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