Can You Build Muscle Without Lifting Weights?

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Lifting weights is normally considered the golden standard of fitness, especially if your goal is to build muscle. As great as weight training can be, is it the only option that can truly build the body aesthetic that you want? Or can we ditch all the dumbbells, barbells, machines, and so on, and just crank out a bunch of bodyweight exercises at home or at the park and should be good enough? Well, in this video, we'll both answer that question as well as give a bit more nuance about the concept of building muscle without lifting weights.
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[kafukiken]

i build muscle without going to gym. just go to the park, do pull up, push up. its been 4 years. the good part is i meet many people here

[HardRockMiner]

Body weight exercises is a great place to start if you're new to weights. It is great for building strength, and it limits the chances of a bad injury from trying to push too many plates. Pull-ups are a damn good place to start.

[hazadoor]

Calisthenics is great for people who don't have access to weights

[dangernoodle]

Resistance bands are incredibly underrated

[julestielman]

There is a challenge when it comes to the lower body. Yes, single-leg exercises are good. However, there comes a point when the lower body may need more resistance than what bodyweight exercises provide. This is not the case for everybody, but some people may find it limiting to challenge the lower body through bodyweight exercises alone.

[TotosDev]

Really enjoying the new animation improvements 👍

[testitestmann]

I find the mental aspect the hardest: I simply can't motivate myself to do a workout at home/in the hotel, but I have no problem once I am actually in a gym.

[yellowlemon]

The best training is the one that is fun to you as a fun training plan will make you do it more often and that is the whole point of exercising, Perseverance!
I hate when fitness gurus are saying "running is bad for you or this training is the best for blablabla", if you love running then go for it as the benefits will always overshadow the disadvantages! Not everybody needs to hit the gym to be healthy or achieve an aesthetic physique. Swimming, dancing, tennis, any martial arts, boxing, powerlifting, lifting weights, bodyweight exercises etc. all of that will benefit you as you are doing stuff you have fun with, i.e. you are not "wasting" time but having fun and at the same time doing something good for your body.

[MartyMJC]

I once trained at a gym with and elderly guy (around 60) who just walked on the treadmill all the time. He said once that he had gained weight, but it was all muscle. A 60 year old man building muscle without doing ANY resistence training……

[jlalonde]

Good timing I have a baby coming no gym for a few months

[VTFFTW]

I think the bands are good for strength, not sure about its usefulness for hyperthrophy. The main issue is that the bands are hardest when the muscle are at their shortest, and easiest when the muscles are at the longest

[MrHadane]

Was hoping for something different from this video than just body weight lifting and resistance bands. Resistance is not the only stimulus for muscle growth.

Sprinting, plyometrics, isometrics can also build muscle but is rarely talked about. For example, I know there is some research indicating that women respond better to sprint training than men. But no-one ever talks about things like that.

[JabarisFitnessChannel]

Bro, I love the videos you always have great animations. You should collab with me PictureFit!!

[VanOlmutz]

Funny how I never built as much muscle as when I started climbing, two years ago, without focusing on it, and enjoying the ride much! Gumby gains for the win! 😆

[littlevoice_]

Also worth considering the activities of your life e.g. carrying heavy shopping bags up stairs, a labouring occupation such as builders etc, emergency service etc.

[ditznfitness]

2x herniated discs survivor here! Thanks for this upload! Currently not working out legs and prioritizing my upper body while bulking because it doesn’t cause me pain

[dennisrkb]

Yes, using bodyweight exercises or, requiring even less equiment, timed static cotractions.

[LucidStrike]

Worth pointing out that resistance bands can sometimes make the strength curve for this or that movement wonky af, so they shouldn't be used in EVERY movement possible. The scientific literature is also meh on them overall.

[littlevoice_]

I wonder if you could commented on overcoming hospital or illness acquired muscle atrophy please?

[martingamer]

Two weeks ago PF said we can lose weight w/o counting calories, now he claims we can build muscle without weights. What's next, is he going to teach us how to breathe without oxygen?