Building Functional Strength with Bodyweight Exercises

ravindradixit — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:31:47 +0000

Push-ups, pull-ups and dips are about the finest BW exercises for the upper body. They give great functional muscles and do not add unnecessary bulk. Because the body has to lift itself, it makes an effort to remain light, strong and efficient. With practice one can easily perform sets of 10 to 15 repetitions, though age makes a difference, it is no big dampener, fitness is very much a function of the mind.

Building Functional Strength with Bodyweight Exercises

Brian Thompson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:28:28 +0000

That is always a good place to start. I try and mix it up though and listen to my body. You pretty much know when it is telling you I have had enough. Try and split your exercises up. Good way to train is to do a push and a pull. Don’t forget to hit the legs as well with sprints, lunges, squats and so on.

Building Functional Strength with Bodyweight Exercises

gord — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:51:48 +0000

I’m 54 and have been weight training for about 3 years now. I have
gotten stronger and feel better but as you say it doesn’t seem to
translate over to functional strength. I tried doing pull-ups and
could only get 3 sets of 3. I’m going to do BW weight training for
a few months to see how it effects my body and conditioning. Do you
generally do 3sets of reps for this type of training as in weight
training? Thanks

Building Functional Strength with Bodyweight Exercises

Portable Tap Dance Floors — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:23:55 +0000

Nice share to us. I will try to do it as well. Thanks!

Building Functional Strength with Bodyweight Exercises

fiberblend — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:37:10 +0000

The great thing about using your bodyweight is that you don’t need
any ‘kit’ you can do it anywhere, even when you are travelling with
work – thanks for the tips.