Hello friends....! Can body weight exercises get you fit and toned...? If anyone knows then please reply me....Your suggestions will be appreciated.....Thanks in advance...!
Yes, there's plenty of very in shape gymnastic guys. It just takes a lot more time and work than the weighted approach.
Thats surprising. I would have thought the explosive power required for leaps, flips, hand springs even the sprinting up to the vaulting horse would necessitate weights to perform at an elite level.
One thing to remember about these moves is that the floor they work on is springy and they use springboards for the vaults, so the explosiveness needed is not as great as you might assume.
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It would, but gymnastics is about technique and the CNS impact of heavy lifts can severely limit the effectiveness of the rest of their training. Strength/explosiveness doesn't help if you haven't put the work in for technique.
The toned look relies heavily on having a low body fat percentage, some muscle mass does help. I prefer body weight exercises for conditioning but altering the leverage such as one arm push-ups, squats etc can give a good strength and muscle building working. The latter relies on a solid diet and taking in excess calories.
Frankly you should pay attention to a few things. First your body knows only resistance, no matter where you get it from BW or Weights. You can do calisthenics and still be muscular like this man Hannibal. He is the king of calisthenics [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0yauyyv534"]_Hannibal For King_ New Video Just Released Strength_ Conditioning_ Abs.mp4 - YouTube[/ame] or as whatever you may say or call him Second you should pay attention to the recovery and nutrition aspect of your training too. Beginners: 7 days a week, Intermediate: 5-6 Days and Advanced: 4days a week and 3 days active recovery. Third pay attention to your Resistance Progression, which in short means increasing your resistance level and giving your body a REASON to grow. On a last note: Do check the video out, get motivated and train like Hell on Calisthenics or BW for a year, and then beyond that start get HYBRID with your Training [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0yauyyv534"]_Hannibal For King_ New Video Just Released Strength_ Conditioning_ Abs.mp4 - YouTube[/ame]
Body weight will case less injury to joints the iron weight in my opinion. TRX and bosu take body weight trainning to the next level.
Body weight exercises can have the same effect as weight training if you follow exercise progressions. Here are some examples: http://www.fitness666.com/2012/06/push-up-progression.html http://www.fitness666.com/2012/06/pull-up-progression.html http://www.fitness666.com/2012/06/squat-progression.html
Sorry but this is patently false. Trauma to a joint is trauma to a joint. So if you injury your rotator cuff from failing on a handstand press up or on a weight overhead press with an Olympic bar.... the joint is damaged all the same. I've seen plenty of people over the years who have ended up injured from bodyweight routines when they push too far too fast. Both forms of training require a keen attention to form and a good understanding off where you are starting at and where you are trying to go. Meh. I use each of these tools daily. I have several TRX certs and have been using both items since they came on the market. Both are just tools. You can do lots with them... but you can also do lots with standard bodyweight drills and your environment. Don't believe the hype.
