Can't BUILD MUSCLE with Calisthenics? Here's why

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[@kmonnier]

2:55 great way to get a massage from the TSA.

[@TrainingPal]

Haha, wouldn't recommend to go train to the airport :D

[@gabrielcasagrande9463]

Progressions, man! There's a ton of variations to increase difficulty before spending money with accessories.

[@facebook-bq5xh]

Im a skinny man its my first time doing exercises like calisthenics i do 100 leg raise 100 squats 100 push ups 100 chair dips a day for almost a month now is that good enough for a beginner??

[@minedantaken1684]

@@facebook-bq5xh start doing them slower, try some variations and do 1.5x reps. With push-ups you can also put your legs higher than the floor.

[@facebook-bq5xh]

@@minedantaken1684 i still do knee push ups on my first month hehehe im really weak when it comes to push ups

[@DiegoDiaz-sv1ng]

facebook Don’t get worked up on reps unless you’re training endurance, for muscle mass and strength the best things to do is to progressively overload your body meaning that you always train to failure in a short amount of reps (6-12). Once you can do an exercise for more than 12 reps in one set then you have to either increase your weight, shorten the rest time between sets, slow down your tempo, or move to a harder progression.

[@DiegoDiaz-sv1ng]

facebook Also make sure to rest for at least 24 hours to not overtrain your muscles, train 3-4 days a week for maximum gains.

[@GregHoke]

Got some rings and have been doing basic moves such as top hold, pull ups, leg raises, reverse rows, and dips. Also starting out on handstands. My dips of a month ago were a quarter deep or maybe 5/16 and I could barely do 2. I have been doing ring calisthenics for a month, every other day while doing a little less of my usual kettlebell resistance workouts. I have been living with aching shoulders and a bad mood (sorry, Anne!) On this morning's bike-run, I stopped at a kids' playground with parallel bars and cranked out SIX dips! They were not as I deep as I could have hoped and I had no F-ing weighted vest, but the still morning air was filled with my war cry. Move over, Hulk: this 66 year old is on track to steal some fire!

[@TrainingPal]

Good job Greg! I'm proud of you.

[@GregHoke]

Glad you got that I was kidding about the weight vest. Whether I will ever need that added challenge is highly speculative. What you said about considering genetics hit home. Some of us have difficulty adding muscle mass especially as the tendency in later life is to lose it. Keep up the good work.

[@mrkiky]

Those kids must've been scared!

[@tony_5156]

Hope your doing alright wish your hands and stay the F*ck at home.

[@StarxPlayz7]

고등 지능 ODINS trash and you an idiot.

[@shammielol9521]

While it is true that your body weight is your body weight, very few people have truly mastered their own body-weight. How many people can do close toes, two count, one arm push-ups? One arm pull-ups? Unassisted standing bridges? There are ways to increase the load in calisthenics but it's extremely difficult and people are not willing to put the effort forth. Saying that doing more of the (relatively) moderately difficult pull ups is your only option is just lazy.

[@dano639]

Shammie LOL Sounds like you've been reading Convict Conditioning. I'm proud

[@shammielol9521]

I don't see what your point is. EDIT: I missed a word

[@samm1809]

Yup. Convict Conditioning mostly makes sense, but you can definitely still use lateral exercises to build up to the top movements (if you can ever do them at all), and one of those lateral things is weights. Very few people can do most of those final CC exercises, and as far as I am aware, nobody has EVER done a one-arm handstand pushup... That is the biggest problem I have with CC. They didn't even make the handstand pushup video. I bet they had all kinds of injury complaints from the bridging video as well, so it's no wonder. Impossible movement plus history of injury complaints equals no handstand pushup video.

[@zukodude487987]

Shammie LOL How many natty calisthenic guys have strong quads, glutes and hamstrings?

[@zukodude487987]

DavePazz Strength and mass are not separate, they are directly correlated.

[@coolcatbaron]

Note: This video isn't for you jf you are a beginner. There is a long, long time until you won't progress that easily anymore by training with your own body if you just have considered the fitness lifestyle.

[@salysheeze821]

All viewers of this video should read this comment firstly

[@esports_work2943]

That hypertrophy chart was REALLY helpful!

[@dayne5934]

1:38

[@noname-wc7tf]

great video training pal , if you dont mind i recommend those cheap solutions for the people who dont have access to buy equipment - take a school bag and few bottles of water (1,5litres each) some heavy books or rock and put them in, then take a scale and see how many you lift (1,5litres WATER=1,5 kg) -take an airsoft vest,put some pouches and add small plates on each (front and back) -take a resistance band and put it around you so you can make the push ups harder (also works with dips) -last is change the movement (for instance from pull ups to 1 arm assisted pull ups to 1 arm pull ups or from push ups to truck planch push ups or incline close to handstand push ups assisted

[@AL_FARID_23]

no name exactly what I do 👌🏻💪🏻

[@TrainingPal]

Thanks for sharing +no name!

[@qhontholgaming2666]

B edwards its real.been retired frm bodybuilding for 1 year losing all gains that i made for the past 4 yr.and its come back within 6 months

[@DylanBegazo]

Hello everyone, I have a question, to prove Calisthenics right and to put the disagreement to rest about equipment for anyone in the future. Look up Paul "The Coach" Wade's two book series called Convict Conditioning. Paul firmly believes and explains and has many who have been taught under him that Calisthenics is for gaining muscle and real practical strength. KZbin has videos of the Calisthenics progression. For example, the pullup. The pullup in the video here is only Step 5 in Paul's level system 5/10. When you've milked it, move on to uneven pushups and eventually one handed pull-ups. When you've milked that, move onto handstand pushups, when you've milked that, move on to one handed handstand pushups. Sidenote: Pullups as I was taught by Paul Wade which you have access to from books or videos are a wholistic exercise. they don't simply focus on one muscle group when doing handstand variations or one handed variations, it encompasses multiple muscles groups and this is naturally how the body works, not in isolation but as a whole so this is the right way to do it. No vests, no equipment, no gadgets or machines. Just holistic variations of the, in this case, pullup. It's no easy strength feat to be able to do one handed anything right? That's my Ultimatum, check the books or videos out, experiment using them correctly of course, and you'll see just how much potential Holistic Calisthenics TRULY has. PS. Holistic variations for squats and Leg Raises and pull-ups and many others exist too. For the pullup, the ultimate would be hanging from a towel, doing a one handed towel pullup for example. So put your time where your mouth is, keep your wallet safe and see for yourself what I'm saying. :)

[@fffff4377]

All of this to just not get a gym membership?

[@Taterzz]

i just use goku's clothes. and then i train in 100x normal gravity.

[@yespalsingh8576]

lol

[@cheesepuffgod]

Tbh that would be the best workout ever

[@Taterzz]

@Big Smoke not really, people regularly lift weights greater than their total body weight. the problem comes from your heart not being able to pump blood with that extra gravity load.

[@nazfx2648]

Imagine we could do that irl would be so sick

[@poalchihan]

@@cheesepuffgod tbh we all die instant in 100G

[@JANJAN-vw3km]

instead of adding weight, you can increase the diffeculty of the exercise. yes you have only your bodyweight, but instead of doing pullups, you can do archer pullups, then one armed pullups. instead of pushups handstand pushups etc etc.

[@timsfitness2402]

You make some very good points in this video. Really good advice, will have to implement some into my own training!

[@SniffBackBetter]

Good advice. It's all about progressive overload so either more weight or changing the leverage to reduce your mechanical advantage is vital. For waist weights I use a rock climbing harness, a karabiner and a loop of para cord. The fitment and reinforced front loop of the harness makes it very comfortable and secure even when attaching 30 or 40 kg, and the karabiner and para cord loop makes it quick and easy to add or remove weight if you're using the typical metal plates you find in a gym.

[@VisionsDark]

Thank you for all your advice, you have helped me very much. All the best with your future endeavours.

[@MatiasStrengthCoach]

Very good video man! I think it would help a ton of begginers out there, keep it up!

[@brentbruce4248]

Performance Fitness skin your bottom

[@PWinmusic]

The control from calisthenics is unmatched.

[@zerkon2]

Really great video thanks for sharing the tips and insight! :)

[@IceForce16]

Very nice vid! It's informative and clear. Also good you explain some mistakes to show you can learn from it. Thank you for making the video.

[@aleksandarbrt]

Great form all the time!

[@crossborderz]

you put on some real gains!

[@quantumleap4023]

Why do you call muscle "gains"?

[@julioclever4727]

@@quantumleap4023 cause their gains

[@Constantinului]

thanks for sharing, brother! This is very precious information. And it's great that you mentioned about the high importance of a proper diet👍

[@JohnBoen]

Very cool. Decided to get in shape again... good timing for me to find this video. I literally came to this conclusion last week some time, but really needed to hear someone else say it before I believed it. So it is time for a science experiment! It has always been about reps and progressions for me. Never with any weight. I remember trying to get to 20 wide grip pull ups. Similar goal for 100 push ups. I still have daily notes on reps and sets from 2016 when I last tried to get into good shape. Hopeful...

[@TDACrew]

With Calisthenics even the best of them say, to get bigger incorporate more weight with proper form and harder forms of the excursive you're trying to do. I've gotten bigger from calisthenics because I show variety and more intensity as I go on. Proper and full extension is sooooo important. They always stress that. Working out at the gym is easier yes, but a person as I who likes challenge and to get bigger with way more of bumpy road it's fun. I just think you learn more from calisthenics than weights only.

[@deepwatersboxing574]

I've seen people get huge in prison with just Calisthenics and lots of calories

[@davepazz580]

As long as you are training hard and consistently, the biggest factor in increasing your muscle size to the max will be calorie intake...

[@deepwatersboxing574]

@@davepazz580 I agree!

[@Milark]

DavePazz and protein of course

[@minlun7723]

@@Milark ya.. Protein play the most

[@kunited9]

Time under tension is crucial for hypertrophy. If u can do slow reps series multiple times a day, plus plyometric pushups, plus one arm pushups you dont need anything else. And you will have real strength not just muscle

[@RookieGuitarist]

Among the few other videos i saw, yours, was the best! I got the idea of what you were saying, plus you added your workout, and put us some examples of how to fully understand how to build muscle wiht calesthenics. Thanks for your help, time to improve in calesthenics :D

[@rolandsmith2141]

Another great video! I also appreciate the comments from you all as a new boy to calisthenics and having never done strength training (cardio life) its priceless info, it's all done in my shed/garden I'm guided only by a few you tubers and there commenters. thankyou

[@klolledd1545]

Love the idea to add additional weight to the body instead of going for weight lifting to build muscle. Thanks for the video, Dave! Keep up the good work and can't wait for your next video!

[@andreivarga5413]

ExplorEdd u Know that u just add additional weight= weight lifting, Not just your bodyweight

[@georgiosdoumas2446]

To add muscle as the video mentions you need : training , diet and ....SLEEP ! It is maybe the most important factor , especially for persons that are older than 25 years old (so the growth hormones have reduced dramatically ) . 9 hours of sleep , at least on the days that you train , if you cannot sleep everyday 9 hours.

[@hardcorehouse]

Good sleeps huuuuge...but no way 9 hours everyone’s different.

[@shayden598]

I sleep 5-6 hours and never feel tired

[@goldo1107]

6 to 8 is optimal. 9 is not a good idea.

[@MTKBull]

Yeah, i'm having troubles sleeping more than 4 hours, i'm on a diet where i must eat whole Big Smoke order each day and shit, i'm older than 25, so i stopped fapping to boost my testosterone. Works well.

[@porumbalexandru93]

Thank you! It was very helpful for me, and you answer to my question with this video.

[@ise7188]

thanks for the advise bro your speech is good and makes sense not like most people that just get views without work and say anything or repeat stuff in their videos, your a grinder :)

[@user-qk6fm5qb1o]

Dave i love your content mate but dont forget that calisthenics is about being creative,what i mean is that if pull ups have become easy u can try other pull variations such as l-sit pull ups archer pull ups, typewriters and so on,so that u can still stay on that 6-12 rep range...the same goes with push ups😉.There is no need of adding weights...I would appreciate your reply.Peace!

[@TrainingPal]

Yes, you're absolutely right Fodoris (I'm probably wrong, my greek is bad :D). However using weights is an easy way to track your progress and is very satisfying. I still do skill training between weighted sessions.

[@user-qk6fm5qb1o]

TrainingPal but not everybody has access to weights!Anyway keep up the great work my friend! Ps. It is Thodhoris😂haha

[@RandomEntertainClips]

This guys shot, there's always a way to increase intensity therefore increasing muscle mass in calisthenics. Example, slower eccentrics/concentric

[@jannujokunen2701]

What you need to do, is more reps & sets. Calisthenics is all about high volume. More reps & sets. There is no reason to try to stay in some specific rep range. Check out any real calisthenic people, like Master Shredda. It's high volume day after day.

[@jannujokunen2701]

Endurance is something like running, how long can you do push ups? 30sec? Maybe 60sec on your first set. That's really not endurance training. And like i said, just check out Master Shredda. And yes, he also has extremely good endurance. You will develop endurance also. Just look at this dude : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqrOiHaPZaetaMk Do you see him doing much weighted shit? Or fancy one arm pull up etc "progressions"? No, it's just basics. This retarded bodybuilding mentality is just single minded bullshit. These people are never as fit as people doing real calisthenics, because they start using weights immediately. And end up doing too little work, and taking too long rests. There are only few people doing real calisthenics, mostly it's some fancy gymnastics tricks nowadays in youtube. Or people who do just a bit of calisthenics, and mostly weights.

[@daniel29009]

Excellent to see a complete workout and I think the table on hyperthropy you showed is very valuable. Thanks as usual and keep up the work.

[@javierlopezruiz7300]

I miss you, your channel was a great inspiration for my calisthenics and gym journey

[@SinisterVisions10]

impressed .. some youtubers do really informativ stuff .. not only selfloving fking "motivation videos" very good keep on buddy :)

[@stavbarmeli1067]

You can also learn new movements like archer or or one arm or leg..

[@benp7040]

I just fill a backpack with rocks lol

[@louyht7]

Or you can put weight like dumbells or kettle bells in your backpack

[@confugiancarlo6131]

The best way bro

[@chiraagkaran9612]

I fill it with college books I never studied

[@johannesschadenfreude7288]

Great video. Very helpful.

[@luciankristov6436]

The slllloooooowwwwwweeeeeerrrrrr you go..... The better results you get. Awesome video man. Thanks

[@arkagupta7502]

Nice video Dave! Btw is that Aria Martelle at 5:37? Loved that stretching video :D

[@TrainingPal]

Yeah, she didn't see I was recording :D

[@guesswot5311]

We've got the same running shoes from decathlon :)

[@Captain.Pugwash]

Nice tip with threading a towel/cloth through a 10kg disc to get back into that muscle building rep range. This is exactly the challenge I face now.. previously I used an ordinary ruck sack which slowly came apart at the seams from the discs inside.

[@aerozg]

Nice video, very informative, thank you for sharing. Gives me a lot to think about.

[@specky5272]

People who do calisthenics can do more pull us. Push ups then someone who works out with weights. Calisthenics is more focus on body control but you still developed strength.

[@specky5272]

Watch that he explain weights vs calisthenics

[@DylanBegazo]

Yup. Just progress to one handed pull-ups or one handed push-ups or one handed handstand push-ups and one leg squats? No point in wasting money on weights. After reaching this point, THEN comeback and talk to me about adding weight. Until then, just excuses.

[@partyhard455]

Catalyst - D B you dont have to buy things everything has some weight because gravity if you dont have a money you can use something else as a weight. Eventually you will have to add weight wheter or not

[@DylanBegazo]

Ekrem Bulut when one handed handstand push-ups and one arm pull-ups become common place then people who master them can talk about weights. Until then, the 1% of the world that can do these things will be the visible milestone for the remaining 99%

[@Zygostatics]

Ekrem Bulut The important question here is when is ‘eventually’? At what size or level do we draw the line? I have never lifted weights before and currently stand at 180lbs 5’8 lean. I can’t even human flag, planche or front lever; my goal is to get to 190 and I’m pretty sure I’ll make it. I already look like a seasoned bodybuilder and compared to my bros who regularly lift weights, my physique is similar. So to conclude I think there is a lot of know how involved with regards to using only bodyweight exercise to build muscle. Checkout our channel for tutorials etc. -Ed

[@DaN3xtEconomist]

Man. with the cloth as a substitute to a weight belt, you just made me save around $30 + $20 shipping!

[@joshpalao6466]

Haha

[@Lavalle.mp3]

A natural fitness youtuber. A rare sight! Great content man.

[@alexsavant3546]

Thank you! Finally got a good answer to this question

[@joey6608]

"To build muscle, you must lift heavy" shows him deadlifting 100 pounds

[@arielquelme]

how much that in kilograms? here in my place doesnt use pounds as measure

[@MisterAdilski]

@@arielquelme 45kg lol

[@jdlc903]

Thats heavy

[@lukaskuipers7791]

@@jdlc903 that's really light

[@erradate6425]

Jdlc its heavy for someone who is really weak. Objectivly speaking it gets « heavy » around 200kg/450lbs. When you can lift these weights, you lift heavy :)

[@golfinguna]

Depends on what you want out of life. Fitness, good health and mobility with an athletic build or a bodybuilder ?

[@kingsleyosamade5888]

You can have both

[@golfinguna]

@@kingsleyosamade5888 Hi. True but there is a big difference to todays bodybuilder and an athletic functional body. You do not need 20 inch biceps, a 60 inch chest with pecs that look like saggy tits, thighs so big that you have to cream them due to chaffing and a daily diet of steroids.

[@kingsleyosamade5888]

@@golfinguna yeah calisthenics athletes like Daniel Vadnal is a good balance between both

[@gurindersingh3275]

Amazing content! Thanks

[@politicallyincorrect7236]

Great vid much help 👍🏻

[@shayden598]

in hypertrophy training Time Under Tension is the key, and in case to get the prober time under tension (which is 45s - 60s) you need to not only think about the amount of reps you are doing, but also the movement speed of each rep. the idea of doing 6-12 reps is to do them slowly so you get to 45-60s per set. if you do them fast and only need like 1-2sec per rep your time under tension will be way to low. for exaple if you do 8 reps with a speed of 2s per rep your time under tension will be 16, which is almost 3 times as low as it should be

[@yianpap6093]

Hypertrophy training is not sustainable and is basically an exercise in vanity. What is the point of looking stronger than you are? Body weight with a 15-20kg vest max is pretty sustainable and gives you all the muscle you need in order to be strong and functional. Hypertrophy is for immature people. End of story.

[@bobbycool504]

@@yianpap6093 wow.. who hurt you so much so that you hate against people who just want to build muscle to look better? It works the other way around, too. Not everyone wants to be super calisthenics like functional because you don‘t need it in your daily life either.

[@yianpap6093]

@@bobbycool504 Bobby my friend, nobody has hurt me thankfully:) OK, I was a bit harsh. Let me explain better. I do realize that looking good is important, I mean it can help you get jobs among other things. But it's all about balance and bodybuilders rarely seem balanced to me. Imo, the aim should be this: Train so that you achieve the optimum balance between two goals, one is to look good and the other is to enhance your chances of survival. Hope that sounds logical to you. Now, again imo calisthenics (with added weights, including running jumping, cardio, etc) achieves the balance better. You definitely look good enough for all intents and purposes (except winning bodybuilding competitions), you feel fast and nimble, you are able to run fast, long, jump, easily pull yourself up a wall in case you need to escape a rabid dog, etc:) Aiming for hypertrophy is just suboptimal in this sense as you carry a lot more weight that goes against the other abilities. Also it is not easily sustainable long term. Peace.

[@chickennuggets1837]

@@yianpap6093 bodybuilding is a noble pursuit so don't come in here and give me your powerlifting advice of balancing aesthetics with strength. And if you tell me that strength is useful for daily life, i.e. functional training then don't even start.

[@yianpap6093]

@@chickennuggets1837 You have problems reading? Did I say daily life? I said survival. And your argument is that bodybuilding is a noble pursuit? Lol. Look at how many bodybuilders are dying from their excesses, how noble (correction, idiotic).

[@eastafrican6317]

If there is no weights, there is a variation like if you can do push-ups do archer push-ups and so on

[@marusdod3685]

a .ismail.76 and what do you do when archer push ups become to easy?

[@ludoshales5694]

Marus Dod Aztec pushups

[@marusdod3685]

Ludo Shales aztec push ups are an explosive movement. Training for explosiveness won't cause hypertrophy. And it doesnt even target your delts lol

[@dan_3727]

But if i want to workout on my back, and pullups get too easy, close grip pull ups will work diffrent muscles

[@antoniosarosi1161]

Marus Dod Of course explosive movements can build muscle as long as you control the negatives and get enough time under tension, though it gets complicated when it comes to push ups because to do the aztec ones for instance you have to move your hips upwards and it gets far away from a pure movement. Pull ups are much accurate for that, explosive pull ups and muscle ups if done with strict form can be used for that purpose. And someone said what you do when archer push ups get easy, you move to the one arm push up and I bet this won't get easy very quickly if done correctly, just see this : instagram.com/p/BUt0KpvDAr0/ I won't even mention strict one arm pull ups, I've never heard someone saying that one arm pull ups with correct form got easy for him.

[@comanlaurentiu3881]

Cool video man....thanks for the recipe tho, feeling blessed right now :D

[@AngelosOfficial]

Super video, thank you!

[@terminator9099]

0:36 : where can I buy this please guys.

[@alfaalex101]

You weight say 200lb...and push-ups put about 70% of your body weight as the “bar” does you’ll be benching equivalent 140lb which is meh. If you’re able to do one arm pushups then the equivalent you’d be benching would be 280lb!!! Don’t forget one arm handstand push-ups!! One arm pull ups? Don’t forget that you also improve your core immensely and build up important connective tissue (prevents injuries) which you don’t get as much with weight training which helps more your bone density. Oh and don’t forget that you can workout anywhere without expensive gym memberships. You also save a lot of time, finding an hour and a half everyday is harder when you’re working full time, have a wife, kids, social life. And to the people still clinging to their weights, there is still a weight aspect of calisthenics you can choose to incorporate if you really wish to keep progressing. All in all, being a gym rat for 10 years now has taught me that I just want to look good enough for my wife (past a certain point you’re only impressing other guys sorry, women don’t care about how much you bench) be injury free and have functional strength. That’s enough for me.

[@greenlitlleman]

It just doesn't work like this. Bodyweight exercises can't damage your muscle fibers. You will be more powerful thanks to a better neural connection. I did calisthenics for two years, I was able to do one-arm pull-ups (up to 9 repetitions with each hand), but still, I gained only about 3-4 kg and just because I was in my mid-teens. After the first MONTH in the gym (when already adult), training only 1 hour A WEEK, I gained more than that. Most people just overtrain in the gym and so their gains are slow. You can gain at least 10kg of pure muscles in the first 5 months in the gym, training only 4-6 hours a month. You can't achieve ANYTHING in calisthenics with such a low workload. Also, if you have big muscles (your natural limit, not anabolic type big), you will progress faster in calisthenics as well.

[@shlokgupta9353]

Spoken like a pro, bro 😎

[@KrisVic91]

@@greenlitlleman i think you were too young bro

[@greenlitlleman]

@@KrisVic91 Lol, being young is the best time to grow muscles. My friend who trained in a gym when he was 14-15 became really muscular just in a year.

[@PeterPanda]

One aem handstand push ups are impossible, only one arm planche push ups (bad form)

[@sebzim409]

Amazing video!

[@tomh6784]

Excellent tutorial !

[@rydu1353]

6:21 mistake

[@edoardovolpi7405]

you can increase the load just by performing a variation of the exercise that allows you to get the right number of reps tht you wanna get whether is for hypertrophy, strength or power.

[@DylanBegazo]

Exactly. If you've considered the benefits of Calesthenics then perhaps you have heard of Paul "The Coach" Wade? and his book series called Convict Conditioning? You said and say there is a time to begin using weight vests when, for the example you gave, the pushups you were doing in the video no longer have the effect that we all would want. But I claim that, as Paul The Coach Wade taught me, that when you reach this point with any exercise, in this case the basic/classical pull-up that you demonstrated, then the solution is instead to transition to one handed pull-ups for each arm. For example, instead of purchasing new equipment, do as Paul Wade Taught me get a pile of books, or a tree stump or a can of mushrooms or beans and place one of your pushup hands on it while the other is still on the floor and do your pushups that way alternating for each hand and that is how you will progress to ultimately doing one handed pushups. No vests no weights needed as my teacher Paul Wade firmly claims. When one handed pushups are no longer enough, you can then begin transitioning AGAIN as Paul instructs to another exercise we all should have heard of called the HANDSTAND PUSHUP. When that's not good enough, you can again as Paul instructs transition to One Handed Handstand Pushups for the title of, in this situation, Mastery of Pushups.

[@kingsleyosamade5888]

@@DylanBegazo bruh do you know that the gao between the standard pull-up and one arm pull-up is so freaking huge you need progressions like Archer pull-ups and weighted pull-ups to build strength Dogmatic person

[@DylanBegazo]

@@kingsleyosamade5888 … I never said progressions weren’t a thing. I was just trying to keep my comment concise and I thought it was obvious. Of course there’s progressions that must be done to achieve the goal of 1 arm pull-ups and 1 arm push ups. I just didn’t mention it cause I thought it was obvious and I wanted to keep things short.

[@NoahMine1]

Thank you dude this video is rly easy to understand

[@devthedev223]

YES! good stuff... Gonna make a video about this on my page too

[@boraaybey5367]

what should I do if I work for skills? Should I use weights?

[@TrainingPal]

If you train for skills, you need strength training + developing mind-body connection. That achieveable by doing less than 6 reps in a best way.

[@khoooob]

TrainingPal wait so if I wanna master martial arts ?

[@kadenwitt]

This title is kinda misleading. You actually can build muscle with just calisthenics but it's much harder and much slower than weight training.

[@DylanBegazo]

Kaden Witt Yup. Just progress to one handed pull-ups or one handed push-ups or one handed handstand push-ups and one leg squats? No point in wasting money on weights. After reaching this point, THEN comeback and talk to me about adding weight. Until then, just excuses.

[@shayden598]

its not slower and harder at all

[@DylanBegazo]

Preach it Nico!

[@Zygostatics]

Kaden Witt I can confirm that it is not slower or harder. I currently stand at 180lbs at 5’8 lean. I remember signing up for a local gym that had a pull-up cage only because I worked till late so needed somewhere more convenient than my park. That was 2 years ago. I was ~160lbs at 5’8 then. 2 years on I have put on a solid 20lbs and my gains are similar to people in the gym I remember seeing 2 years ago or even better. So a lot of it goes down to knowledge and understanding. Checkout our channel for more info. -Ed

[@jasperw.7664]

It may be harder, but definitely not slower

[@kikaco10]

Helpful as always 👍

[@havefunandbikestuff]

Best video yet Dave!

[@chibay99]

This was literally one of the most honest and best videos on Calisthenics I have seen! I always thought I was doing something wrong because I didnt manage to do e.g. 3 sets of 10 Pullups but rather 10, 9 and 7 or so :D Good to know that I am not alone! :D Thanks a lot!

[@Catch_me_if_you_can_666]

Bodybuilding = muscle quantity Calisthenics = muscle quality

[@user-sj3fp2xq2m]

Lol, such a bullshit comment.. Nice one

[@mrjcfpants]

Doesn't matter what form of resistance training you do, it's about the rep range. Science has determined what each rep range does to the body.

[@davepazz580]

It's not entirely about a "rep range" either... it's much more about the amount of time muscles are working under full tension.

[@davepazz580]

If you totally removed steroids from existence, the truth is you wouldn't really see too much of a difference in muscle size between people who just lift weights and people who do calisthenics...

[@davepazz580]

Thank you for the comment... I was referring more to the general resistance training the vast majority of people do at commercial gyms... and based on what I've observed over many years, I do think that such people will hardly see any real significant difference in their overall muscle mass level if thy choose to lift weights or do calisthenics alone over time. Every difference you pointed out between the two is absolutely correct... Weight training has several key advantages in building muscle... and of course those results will come much quicker than with calisthenics. But those size-gaining advantages can only be fully exploited when someone is *really* specializing in bodybuilding training and following a high calorie diet very consistently. I mean being really consistent in progressing your poundage in basic weight training exercises, being very careful with getting enough rest and sleep every night... being really consistent with getting in a lot of calories being a *hugely* important factor. Most people have *zero* interest in going all out for bodybuilding... they will be happy enough with some extra muscle but also by being fitter in general. Unless you happen to have some really good genetics for muscle-building that goes way above and beyond the general population, failure in any of the factors I listed above (i.e. not enough calories, not enough rest, etc.) will result in a more "normal" level of muscle gain no matter how dedicated you are to weights. Basically, the same muscle you can develop with calisthenics alone... Consider this: Most fully natural bodybuilders usually look pretty big in the off-season when they are not only training hard with big weights, but also taking in a lot of calories. But look at them when contest time rolls around... after they've reduced their calories low enough to be "show ready", *much* of that muscle mass is gone (I‘m talking non-steroid users here). Which tells me that the majority of weights’ size-gaining “advantages” really come down to feeding yourself enough...

[@antiago1983]

I really envy your little and smart training-castle, nice job

[@alvinjunior2564]

This helped a lot....cool accent homie 💪🏿💯📈

[@GBRiLFLRNTiN]

Your handstand, man, im sure you can improve it by looking forward, instead of downward. This way your spine will be in a better position. Capoeira tips

[@marlonmnunez6328]

Nah, bro. This completely defeats the purpose of calisthenics and is just propaganda for weight training. If you just add weight and keep doing the same old exercises over and over, you'll plateau again pretty quickly. Even gym-goers should incorporate a variety of exercises for each muscle, not just increase the weight and do the same movements. How about explosive movements? If you can do classic pull-ups, great! Now try activating those fast-twitch muscle fibers and shoot up. How about increasing variation? If you can do classic chin-ups, great! Now try head-bangers. How about doing an easier exercise but nice and slow, making sure to get a full range of motion? Work on increasing flexibility for that matter by stretching to make sure you can get a better, fuller range of motion. Are we incorporating isometric holds into our workouts? Well, we should jajaja Basically, you don't have to depend on weights to get stronger or look better. If you can't completely control you body's movements and glide through space as if in 0 gravity with just calisthenics, there's loads you can still do without investing in senseless equipment or, fdsjfnkjsdhgjh, join a gym....shudder. jkjk Join a gym if that's really the environment you enjoy.

[@DylanBegazo]

if you've considered the benefits of Calesthenics too then perhaps you have heard of Paul "The Coach" Wade? and his book series called Convict Conditioning? You say there is a time to begin using weight vests when, for example, the pushups you were doing in the video no longer have the effect that we all would want. But I claim that, as Paul The Coach Wade taught me, that when you reach this point with any exercise, in this case the basic/classical pull-up that you demonstrated, then the solution is instead to transition to one handed pull-ups for each arm. For example, instead of purchasing new equipment, do as Paul Wade Taught me get a pile of books, or a tree stump or a can of mushrooms or beans and place one of your pushup hands on it while the other is still on the floor and do your pushups that way alternating for each hand and that is how you will progress to ultimately doing one handed pushups. No vests no weights needed as my teacher Paul Wade firmly claims. When one handed pushups are no longer enough, you can then begin transitioning AGAIN as Paul instructs to another exercise we all should have heard of called the HANDSTAND PUSHUP. When that's not good enough, you can again as Paul instructs transition to One Handed Handstand Pushups for the title of, in this situation, Mastery of Pushups.

[@MonsterFishKeepersPH]

Join a gym if you want to lift heavy ass weights!!!

[@DylanBegazo]

Roy Miketsukami Why? Just progress to one handed pull-ups or one handed push-ups or one handed handstand push-ups and one leg squats? No point in wasting money on weights. After reaching this point, THEN comeback and talk to me.

[@MonsterFishKeepersPH]

Not everyone wants to do just calisthenics. Powerlifters like me wants to lift fucking heavy weights, not just our bodyweight

[@MonsterFishKeepersPH]

After you can do one hand pull-ups and all those shits you had just said, try to deadlift even just 600 if you can :) there's no point in just training bodyweight alone. that's too boring.

[@badgrfan1256]

great stuff to know man thanks!!

[@mnbgfdsa]

Great video Ragnar :)

[@mischavogt3411]

Do you Max Rep on every set?? I can do max 10 Reps on first set of Pull Ups with no extra weight but on the second set i can do 6-7, then 4-5 then 3-4....with around 90 seconds pause inbetween. How do you get your max reps so close together from set to set? How long pause? Thanks! Awesome Videos btw!

[@mertkaaner8622]

Mischa Vogt good question

[@wojtekimbier]

If you go to failure then it's normal after a couple of sets you'll do less than half as many reps. Know your max but do fewer.

[@dmsnm]

Mischa Vogt You need to gain strength first. Only then you can consider adding weigts

[@lukebray1933]

Guys check out my channel please

[@nimainfinity]

dEBA Maisnam I agree with.. I feel these days these guys and other channels are so desperate to get more views, that they try to impress

[@SynQ86]

It's definitely not all about weights like you pretend it to be here. Doing the excercises slower will give as good results as adding weight as long as you are in the hypertrophy rep range. It's all about time under tension.

[@TrainingPal]

I'm not pretending anything. I know that's not the only option, I'm just showing one method.

[@DDB-91]

Hypertrophic rep range? It's absolute bull shit lol. It really does not exist. I get excellent growth from 12-15 reps, yet my training parter gets much better growth with 4-6 reps. Rep range is absolutely subjective from person to person and should never be applied to any aspect of training. Training to failure is the best way to train. Not absolute failure but form failure. As soon as your form fails and isn't correct the set is over. Now, if that means doing 17 reps then great, If that means 4 reps still great. You could lift weight/do calisthenics and ALWAYS stay in the 3-6 rep range and you will grow absolutely fine, it's about time under tension not rep range. This is basic training and as a physiotherapist and NABBA coach/trainer it pains me that people really think rep range is sooooo important. lol

[@violentfox]

"Rep range is absolutely subjective from person to person and should never be applied to any aspect of training." LOL WHAT?! yes, it's individual, but this means that everybody just needs to identify their own personal rep range first, and actually "apply it to every aspect of training" then.

[@fffff4377]

What do you mean? so let's say I start bench-pressing, should I just keep going until I hit failure? is that all? how I gonna know how many sets then?

[@ernestoyounes2946]

@@DDB-91 hypertrophy threshold does exist, but only relevant to free weights training, to me calisthenics is all about doing sets and reps + time under tension + harder progression

[@tonybilco1317]

great video learnt a lot well explained and presented thankyou...

[@benedeknovak230]

Thanks a lot for the advice!!!

[@Solyom_Sam]

Do it slowly man, do it slowly. No extra weights needed. As slowly, as you can, thats enough.

[@scottk1525]

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[@peepthedepressedtoad7068]

Scott K You did not hit her?

[@scottk1525]

No! I did not hit her. It's not truits bowl shit. I did not hit her. I did naaaawwwwt.

[@alikaxander644]

Training Pal: Love your videos; editing is amazing as always and content is always concise. PLEASE GO BACK TO THE SHORTS FROM YOUR EARLIER VIDEOS. Thank you for what you do and aloha from Hawaii!

[@TrainingPal]

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[@damianduarte3472]

Tanks for sharing!

[@jasonwelsh417]

Nonsense. There are tons of people getting jacked doing extremely high reps of the basics.

[@rymdlego22]

I rather go to the gym... Way easier if u want to build power. Your info about reps are spot on! Regardless training in the backyard or gym! Very good video!!

[@thelegend27_38]

Very gud vid👍 All informations i needed

[@seriousCADninja]

You are absolutely right!

[@crossborderz]

whose that girl??

[@thorstenheinke1705]

Adrian Khin It's Jess

[@D_jamz]

Thorsten Heinke ahahahha

[@ariamartelle]

IT'S ME LOL

[@crossborderz]

Aria Martelle haha you were still there at that time? thought u went off

[@TrainingPal]

Yeah that was Aria. The workout at the end is just an older footage.

[@zukodude487987]

So if can't build muscle with bodyweight training you should add external weights? Then its no longer calisthenics, now its just weight training. Why not just skip calisthenics and just do weight training. I mean its much more efficient and more comfortable to progress on.

[@M3diaConsumer]

Well you should of course do what works best for you, but I think a lot of people are attracted to calisthenics because it's way easier to build a calisthenics home gym than a traditional home gym. Also calisthenics looks pretty awesome. Because these guys can pull up, chin up, muscle up, etc with 33 pounds on, it looks like they are defying gravity when all they are lifting is their body weight. Finally, I think some prefer the type of physique that calisthenics creates. The weight barrier prevents you from getting too chunky

[@imageword3142]

It's still calisthenics, it's just as if you weigh 10 pounds heavier doing calisthenics. Weight training is not always more efficient. They both have pros and cons, so really the best plan is to do both!

[@zukodude487987]

It doesn't have to be that hard, if i can somewhere in the future i would just get a trap bar and do trap bar deadlifts which covers most of the basics for lower back, core and legs and maybe do some overhead pressing variations. Also preferring to train at home with limited equipment is not the same as looking for the most optimal training method. Anybody can have their preferences towards a training method, but that is not the same as saying that it is the best or even on par with other methods. Calisthenics is basically weight training with limited options while weight training is everything and anything the involves pushing or pulling resistance through any angle.

[@imageword3142]

I meant the best plan is to do both, not at the same time, but to alternate workouts a bit. It is true that you usually don't have as many options at home as at a gym, but there are still pros to calisthenics that weight lifting don't have. Some pros include: the skill in moving your body through space, which is not a skill gained from laying on a bench; Safer, more natural movement patterns that are more functional and apply to everyday life; Not having to go to a gym and deal with people and all that. . Also in my experience, if I lift heavy weights too much for too long, I start to get injuries which can heal while I still do calisthenic workouts. There really is no "optimal" training method except to do a variety of training methods.

[@zukodude487987]

Calisthenics is bodyweight it would only apply to your logic if you gained fat and used that as your weight accumilation strategy, but if you use external weights then it is weight training because weight training uses external resistance to train the body.

[@Johny40Se7en]

Great tips, thanks a lot. Your voice and accent reminds me so much of Artyom from the game Metro 2033 =P

[@fillet-o-fish9374]

I love your channel!

[@janisl.6982]

But it's not really calisthenics when you add weights.

[@AYouTubeCommentator]

Janis L. That would be weighted callisthenics.

[@DylanBegazo]

Hello everyone, for everyone here who disagrees with Janis L, I have a ultimatum to prove he is right and to put the disagreement to rest for anyone in the future. Look up Paul "The Coach" Wade's two book series called Convict Conditioning. Paul firmly believes and explains and has many who have been taught under him that Calisthenics is for gaining muscle and real practical strength NOT merely for flimsy little cardio. He even has KZbin videos uploaded that give some small bit of honor to all the gold knowledge written and proven in his two books. Watch those videos or get the books, put your money were your mouth is so that we can finally stop spreading the lie that Calisthenics is inferior to Weighted training. That's my ultimatum.

[@pthiago_s5075]

For sure. Calisthenics is body weight exercises. When you add more weight that is not from your body then it's not really calisthenics anymore

[@jasonvoorhees8899]

Why do you look so Alpha in the Thumbnail ?

[@atulshenoy6970]

Thank you for insight into your workout :)

[@ross396]

Dude needs more subs. He's fantastically straight to the point!

[@jannujokunen2701]

This is not correct. High volume is the way to build muscle in calisthenics. Look up anybody doing actual real calisthenics, and no weights. It's high volume. It's all about reps & sets. What you should be concerned is cutting rest time, and doing more work. I would recommend checking out Master Shredda. He does pure calisthenics no weights, and none of that gymnastic stuff. Just pull ups, muscle ups, dips & push ups. And he is in much better shape than you are.

[@hdisjsndnuehehdnd2213]

jannu jokunen TUT

[@davinderkaur4206]

jannu jokunen Ever heard of progressive overload? And volume is one of the 3 ways to build muscle. If you keep on increasing volume, you will over train. You need to dig deeper. Look at Daniel vadnal for example. Instead of just doing more, increase the difficulty level.

[@jannujokunen2701]

Well, go tell Shredda that then. FitnessFAQ trains with weights, and still is not in as good shape as Shredda who basically does 100% body weights with just basic moves. FitnessFAQ is mostly about levers and perfect form, technical gymnastic stuff. Shredda trains to compete in pull ups, push ups etc. Real calisthenics. I'm using Shredda as an example, as he is pretty much the only person i have found who trains bodyweight only, and does not do any of the gymnastic trickery stuff. And he is a vegan, so he understands the meaning of quality nutrition. Something FitnessFAQ does not seem to understand.

[@dash_vet]

jannu jokunen There are multiple ways to this goal. If you have never seriously tried the other ways and only see a difference in physique in two different persons, you are in no position to say "my way is the only real way". Instead of just blindly following someone who could be juiced, try it out yourself and then judge. Do whatever you prefer, everone has a different training method which works best for him, but not for everybody.

[@jannujokunen2701]

Oh, so steroids? Shredda is vegan who talks about eating alkaline clean foods, and does not use weights, sounds like an average person on roids. Take your ass out of you head. You are just lazy weak people, who need someone to hold your hand to train. Also, understand what i was actually saying. I was saying that no, you don't need weights. And no, you don't need difficult progressions. All you need to do, is train hard. But what all the 8-12 reps, weight etc offers for people is the excuse not to train hard. Low reps, long rests.

[@Lancer0711]

Calisthenics= funcional muscles. Bodybuilding= estetic but not funcional muscles.

[@greenlitlleman]

No. Calisthenics - a little bit muscles and strong neural connection. Bodybuilding - a lot of muscles, but weak neural connection. Muscles that can lift 250lbs can't be called "not functional". I did both and I know that I'm talking about here. Being underweight it is almost impossible to gain solid muscles with calisthenics. I did up to 9 one-handed pull-ups and still was 130lbs. Only after going to a gym I started to gain muscle mass instead of being mini-version of Bruce Lee.

[@Driporskip88]

Respect brother 🔥🔥🔥

[@MrBoreal75]

I think it's important to talk about nutrition as well. Any advice regarding this? Thanks. Good video.

[@Anuq]

I finally found Saitama!

[@thiswillbeyournameacrossal2153]

"How to do gym exercises by buying expensive equipment instead of going to the gym."

[@KevinTheVegan]

Thiswillbeyourname acrossallGoogleproduts this is cheaper than most gym memberships over time... plus there may not be gyms near by or you might just hate people

[@thiswillbeyournameacrossal2153]

Kevin The Vegan, good points.

[@miniwaern]

Yeah and one of the perks of calisthenics is that you get to master moves that you can actually use in contrast to lifting numbers in a fashion/angle/way less useful, imho.

[@RoryMonkeyYT]

Thiswillbeyourname acrossallGoogleproduts the gym is more expensive long term...

[@oscarstenberg2745]

If I lived in the forest I'd just lift stones and logs. Off the ground, overhead, stone carries for distance etc. For calesthenics, handstand push ups and pull ups/push ups with my girl on my back lol. I don't need to buy ANYTHING doing that.

[@cosmosdaze]

Thanks for the video very helpful, also your bars look really solid. What size post and how thick are the walls?

[@ENTRIFICE]

THIS IS AWESOME!!!