
Bodyweight Programs
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How to exercise without equipment
Working out without equipment requires a better understanding of how the body works if you want results similar to working out with equipment. First, we must know that muscles only pull. They do not push. Therefore, we must use exercises that provide resistance in the correct direction to activate the right muscles. Gravity helps a lot. However, almost all exercises utilizing gravity are “push” exercises — exercises in which you push something away from your body. These include floor exercises like pushups and squats. The difficulty then lies in finding “pull” exercises. Great examples of “pull” exercises include bicep curls, hamstring curls, or pull-ups. You may have noticed all of these exercises require different equipment. This program finds ways to use your environment to activate as much of your body as possible.
Our Bare Bones program includes the least variance between exercises and provides a straightforward schedule to maintain a baseline level of health.
The Bare Bones
The Hard-Worker is a more flesh-out program compared to the Bare Bones. This program is designed to provide a gateway to calisthenics and mastery of your own bodyweight.
The Hard-Worker
The Variety Pack is made a combination of both the Bare Bones and Hard-Worker programs with some extra exercises to increase awareness of the various muscle systems.
The Variety Pack
BARE BONES
Included Exercises:
Upper Body:
Push-ups
Push-up variations
Dips
Back Extensions
Weighted Reverse Fly
Crunches/Sit-ups
Flutter Kicks
Lower Body:
Squats
Calf Raises
Cardio:
Walking/Running/Cycling
Mountain Climbers
Flexibility:
Basic Yoga poses
Work and Rest Days: 5 work, 2 rest
We start with 5 working days because the workouts included in this program are not as rigorous as the other programs. Therefore, we need to do these exercises more often to see results. Consistency in smaller workouts will lead to better outcomes as large workouts can be overwhelming and prevent further growth. Rest days are built in to allow leniency with scheduling and recovery. We recommend adding other exercises you are capable of doing to supplement the basic exercises we cover here.
Week 1
Variety Pack
Included Exercises:
Upper Body:
Push-ups
Push-up variations
Dips
Back Extensions
Weighted reverse fly
Crunches/Sit-ups
Lower Body:
Squats
Calf Raises
Cardio:
Walking/Running/Cycling
Mountain Climbers
Flutter Kicks
Hard-Worker
Included Exercises:
Upper Body:
Push-ups
Push-up variations
Dips
Back Extensions
Weighted reverse fly
Crunches/Sit-ups
Lower Body:
Squats
Calf Raises
Cardio:
Walking/Running/Cycling
Mountain Climbers
Flutter Kicks