Bodyweight exercises & Calisthenics exercises & Workouts


Bodyweight Exercises {Calisthenics} are the best way to build Muscle and Keep shape at Home or away from Gym. Check these Body Weight Exercises & Workouts to Blast & tone your Muscles.
 

 

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Looking for Exercises when on the road or at Home? Do not want to spend money on costly gyms or exercise equipments? Or maybe you just want to have a solid foundation before you hit the weights?

ThenCalisthenics also called Bodyweight Exercises are an excellent answer to these questions and also one of the best way to build muscle  and keep shape only if you know how to use them correctly.
 

What are Bodyweight Exercises or Calisthenics?
 

Calisthenics are exercises consisting of movements which use the weight of your body as resistance to work against. Its an extremely incredible and efficient way to build muscle and stay fit as it provides short bursts of intense training and only a few exercises covers almost all muscle groups.
 

When to Choose Bodyweight Exercises?
 

Although Bodyweight exercises are great to build strength and lean muscle, Weight Training still is the no. 1 choice to build Muscle.
 

But Bodyweight exercises have their own benefits making them an excellent alternative to Weight Training.
 

Benefits of Bodyweight Exercises.
 

  • They can be done indoor and outdoors without going to the Muscle beach for lifting weights.
     
  • Bad weather? Hate lifting metal weights? Then how about an intense bodyweight home exercise workout?
     
  • Cardiovascular endurance improves and so does your Muscle strength.


Stretching and Warm ups
 

I encourage that your stretch at least for 5-8 mins before these exercises and do some skipping to warm your body up.
 

Check the Stretching Exercises  section to learn more.
 

Lets see the Best Bodyweight Exercises
 

I will divide these exercises by body parts to ensure that you hit every muscle in one workout.
 

Upper Body Exercises
 

1.Pushups Exercise and Wall Pushups

2. Pull-ups


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- Your First Pull Up Workout!
 

Lower Body Exercises
 

1.Free Squats - Done just like Barbell Squats but without weights.

2. Lunges - Done just like weighted lunges but without weights.
 

Abdominals
 

1. Crunches and

2. Reverse Crunches


Planning a Workout
 

I suggest that you perform all these exercises for 1-3 sets each for as many counts as possible.
 

Sample Workout # 1
 

Pushups 1-3 sets, max reps

Pull-ups 1-3 sets, max reps

Bar dips 1-3 sets, max reps

Hindu Squats 1-3 sets, max reps

Lunges 1-3 sets, max reps

 

Sample Workout # 2
 

Handstand Pushups 1-3 sets, max reps

Pull-ups 1-3 sets, max reps

Bench dips 1-3 sets, max reps

Free Squats 1-3 sets, max reps

Lunges 1-3 sets, max reps


Expert Help is at Hand
 

If you want to have the best Body Body you want using Bodyweight Exercises then there is no better expert than Eddie Lomax. He describes excellent Bodyweight Exercises and Workouts in his Wonderful new e-book. Click here to find out more Bodyweight Exercises.

Bodyweight Exercises Expert Eddie Lomax.


 



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