Why You Can't Build Muscle With Calisthenics

Bodyweight exercises can build muscle.. The problem being after time, most people outgrow calisthenics. This means you'll have to do super high reps to get close to failure for hypertrophy. The smart way is to do weighted calisthenics, isolation exercises at the gym and lift weights. Expect to learn how to mix calisthenics and weights for bodybuilding, key principles for progress and how to design your workout program.

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[Ace-zbxr]

4:20 you didn't even attempt to go for the door handle lmao

[Suge]

I have seen many absolutely shredded men and women building muscle with Calisthenics. They do weighted Calisthenics with progressive overload. Are you going to get the physique of a pro body builder? No, and most people don't want that and don't want to take steroids. You can still get absolutely jacked though and your strength will be way more functional than your average weight lifter. I have always been an advocate for doing a combination of weighted calisthenics and weight lifting for optimal results.

[tonystoops]

I don't care about growth, health and good movement is what I want.

[jonreyrao]

I think consistenty is the most important thing for seeing muscle growth. If variety allows people to enjoy their workouts, they’re more likely to be consistent and keep going back to the gym. I think rotating the exercise selection week to week is ideal for those who crave novelty.

[Cdfitness]

Daniel ive spent over 4000 hours consuming fitness content in the past 5 years and you are bar none the best! Your content is insane insightful informative easy to follow and precise. Please dont ever stop because the industry needs you immensely!

[IAMJEFFREY-cwns]

Daniel Vadnal is the best example of a top notch physique built through calisthenics. I've been following this man on YouTube for a number of years now and his consistency is amazing.

[V]

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[Eternal-ReTuning]

The thumbnail does not give this awesome video justice.
The results on your back after all this improved practice speaks volumes. Congrats.

[nealsterling]

This is one of the most comprehensive Video about Training i have ever seen.
I wish i had this seen 30 years ago.

[ash_of_hope]

Thank you for the emphasis on the workout log, I never written my exercices and felt demotivated as I was not keeping an eye on my progress.
Also I was always sore because I tried to many new exercices or bored because I kept doing my routine without checking my real progression.

[PabloCruise]

Bodyweight calisthenics will get you lean and cut, which is realistic and functional for the average person.. Getting bigger means a lot more dedication and a lot more maintenance to keep it. Not to mention the money for supplements gets very expensive...

[yogaevolved]

I was literally just thinking I need to create a hybrid programme today, then received your email with this link! Perfect! Answered some of my questions

[Ommarrie]

True and that's why its essential to add weights to calisthenics

[YRO.]

One of the best videos ever. I had a lot of imbalances and suffered from torso dominance. People get easily deceived by the compound preachers.

[sauceboss]

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[hxbqkfq]

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[patrickc.]

Great recap that applies to anyone who lifts -- calisthenics, weights, or both! Love it 😀

[nicolaos]

About reps... there is actualy not much difference between 8 - 30 range in terms of hypertrophy. So you can for sure build great physique using big reps, as long as u go close or past failure.

[DevinsCalisthenics]

Heck yeah, keeping a log is so important! Knowing you are surpassing your last workout, will keep you motivated to continue. Great advice!

[naturalgains]

Training to failure and slowing down your reps does wonders for gains