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Nope, not pull-ups — this is the one bodyweight exercise you need to build strength and muscle in your back and biceps without weights

I love pull-ups because they are the epitome of a challenging bodyweight compound exercise, meaning they target multiple muscle groups and joints simultaneously. If you can do them with just your own ...
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Bodyweight vs. weights: The truth about what really builds muscle after 40

Core workouts, yoga, and swimming boost stability and health—but when it comes to real muscle growth, strength experts say ...
Outside

Bodyweight Biceps Exercises You Can Do At Home

Building strong biceps doesn’t have to exclusively involve curling a set of dumbbells until you’re utterly exhausted. You can build upper body strength using just your bodyweight from the comfort of ...
Health.com

15 Bodyweight Exercises That Help Burn Calories and Support Weight Loss

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Losing weight can be ...
Health.com

8 Bodyweight Exercises That Help You Stay Fit While Traveling

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. You don't need weights to have an effective ...
Women's Health

This Bodyweight Arm Workout Will Sculpt Your Upper Body Effectively Without Any Equipment

You don’t need a pricey gym membership or a set of weights to start building upper-body strength—just your own body. Whether you're tight on time, space, or equipment, bodyweight arm exercises offer a ...
Tom's Guide

Ditch the dumbbells: 7 best bodyweight exercises for building muscle and boosting functional strength

Workouts 'I’m 72 and in the best shape of my life: Here’s the 5 simple isometric bodyweight exercises I prioritize to counter age-related muscle loss.' Workouts I’m a personal trainer who works with ...
Men's Journal

Should You Do Bodyweight or Weighted Ab Workouts? Trainer Weighs In

If you’ve been training for a while, you’ve probably heard the saying that abs are built in the kitchen. There’s truth to that, but diet alone won’t carve them out. Even with the cleanest eating ...
Tom's Guide

'I'm a 63-year-old personal trainer: These are the 5 simple bodyweight exercises I give to my clients that build muscle faster than walking workouts.'

Workouts 'I’m 72 and in the best shape of my life: Here’s the 5 simple isometric bodyweight exercises I prioritize to counter age-related muscle loss.' Workouts Stop using stretches to increase ...
Newsday

Calisthenics are making a comeback. Is body weight enough to get a good workout?

You won’t find dumbbells or weight machines in the gym Sean Keogh runs. At Calisthenics Club Houston, it’s all about training with body weight. “That’s all we do,” Keogh said — but that’s enough to ...

The 25 Best Exercises to Build Your Back Muscles

Sit on an incline bench with your chest forward, resting on the support. Grab dumbbells with a neutral grip, keeping your chest strong and allowing your arms to hang. Squeeze your back to pull the ...