There’s no point in denying the obvious – tall bodybuilders have a harder time building noticeable muscle mass due to their lengthy frames. ”High altitude” men have to gain a lot more weight than the hobbits to fill their frames and look like they lift. Powerlifting, weightlifting, and bodybuilding are dominated by short athletes. There […]
There are two main types of ectomorphs – skinny and skinny-fat. The skinny ectomorph is an individual who weighs little and has a low body fat percentage. Most skinny ectomorphs have visible abs. The skinny-fat ectomorph weighs little too but has a higher body fat percentage. Small to medium size guts are common for skinny […]
Bigger arms can be acquired through bodyweight training. If you train intelligently and follow simple progressions, you can get pretty close to your maximum natural arm size by doing solely bodyweight exercises. One of the better bodyweight exercises for the biceps are pull-ups on rings. The rings allow your wrists to rotate freely, which reduces […]
Today, I present you a total body routine consisting solely of bodyweight exercises. Upper body Bodyweight training offers a great variety of upper body exercises. If you use your imagination, you will be busy for years to come. The upper body exercises are divided into three categories – pushing, pulling and core. Recommended pushing exercises: […]
A few years ago, I used to pass by a crew of men doing dips, push-ups and pull-ups at a local playground equipped with bars. I thought that all of them were basically idiots because a popular gym where ”real men” were doing ”real training” a.k.a. lifting weights was just 10 steps away. When the […]
Natural bodybuilders believe that lifting weights is the only way to get big. They pump up their muscles in the gym, flex in front of the mirror and feel happy when a bee stings their biceps. What did you expect? We live in a world worshiping the biceps, kid. People have been successfully convinced that […]
Hypertrophy can be achieved through bodyweight exercises. Resistance is resistance after all. The body does not know the difference between push-ups and bench presses. It only knows that both hurt. The maximum muscular potential of many upper body parts can be reached solely through bodyweight exercises. There are many reasons why people dismiss bodyweight training. […]