{"id":9332,"date":"2024-05-21T09:18:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mensfitness.co.uk\/?p=9332"},"modified":"2024-07-30T11:26:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T10:26:59","slug":"best-bodyweight-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mensfitness.co.uk\/workouts\/best-bodyweight-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the best bodyweight exercises to build strength and power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ve rounded up the best bodyweight exercises to help you build muscle and burn fat \u2013 no equipment needed.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Don’t let a lack of kit stand in the way of your fitness resolutions \u2013 just use these<\/span> best bodyweight exercises. As Olympic gymnasts, your local park\u2019s calisthenics crew and huge numbers of prisoners have known for years, you can train pretty much any muscle with just your own body, a towel-sized space on the floor and some ingenuity. No kit is needed \u2013<\/span> except maybe one of the best exercise mats<\/a>, for a comfy and supportive foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, it\u2019s a good idea to build a base of strength using bodyweight moves before you pick up a dumbbell: as well as helping to prevent injury, it\u2019ll improve coordination and proprioception (your sense of where your body parts are in relation to each other), increasing your control over your own movements. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here you\u2019ll learn enough essential bodyweight moves to be able to put together a workout anywhere, whether your goal is fat loss, muscle or performance. Aim to hit a respectable amount of reps in the key moves \u2013 press-ups, squats and lunges \u2013 and you\u2019ll do better at almost anything. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are bodyweight exercises?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bodyweight exercises are moves you can do on your own, anywhere at all. Rather than adding in weight, in the form of free weights or machines, the resistance is provided by your own bodyweight. This makes them affordable and accessible, while still being hugely effective for building muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re a complete beginner or practiced pro, we’ve rounded up the best bodyweight exercises to add to your strength training regime, including top tips on perfecting your form and the reason why each exercise is so essential to helping you move better, get stronger and be as functionally fit as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s our pick of the best bodyweight exercises<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Our favorite push-up variations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

a. Push-up
b. Incline push-up
c. Decline push-up
d. Diamond push-up
e. Wide push-up
f. Archer push-up
g. Divebomber push-up
h. Spiderman push-up
i. Ballistic push-up
j. Clapping push-up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1a. Push-up  <\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Primary muscles:<\/strong> Chest, triceps<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of push-ups:<\/strong> The classic go-anywhere chest builder will also work your core, as well as teaching you to hold full-body tension\u2026 if you do it right. Quality is more important than quantity, so focus on keeping good form each rep and staying straight as a board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n