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101 Bodyweight Exercises That You Can Do Anywhere

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Bodyweight exercises are a simple and effective way of improving strength, muscular definition and flexibility without the need for

any equipment whatsoever.

You can do them anywhere; whether thats in your HOTEL ROOM , on the beach, in a playground, at home or anywhere else you ca

think of, you can use bodyweight exercises to get in a great workout any time you cant make it to the gym.

Unfortunately, people often dismiss bodyweight exercises as ineffective because theyre too easy, or all they can think of are push-

ups and lunges. Well I wanted to change that. Ive created this list to as a resource to help you make your workouts more fun, and

ensure they never get to easy by giving you lots of new variations to try.

Ive provided a description of each exercise, but if youre having trouble visualising it you can click on the name of the exercise to be

taken to a video demonstration.It would have taken me months to create all the demonstrations personally (and some I cant even

do!), so I just want to say a quick thanks to everyone whose videos I have linked out to, with shout outs to Fitocracy, Tony Gentilcore,

Jason Ferruggia, Bret Contreras, Neghar FonooniandJordan Syatt all of whom I have linked to multiples times.

Ive done my best to split the exercises up in to different body areas of the body so you can easily find what youre looking for, but of

course many of these exercises work multiple muscles so there is some overlap. Ive also attempted to give you a rough guide to

their difficulty by arranging them from easiest to most difficult, but obviously this depends on the individual.
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bodyweight exercises

1. Calf-Raise

From a standing position, slowly rise up on to the toes, keeping the knees straight and heels off the floor. Hold briefly, then come

back down. You can also try standing on a step for a greater range of motion, or quickly bouncing up and down for more reps.

2. Squat Calf-Raise

This one takes a little getting used to, but is great for isolating the soleus. Hang on to the back of a chair for stability and sink down in

to a squat position. Shift your weight on to your toes and steadily push-up and down. Maintain your hip and knee angles to prevent

from turning in to a squat.

3. Single-Leg Calf-Raise

Once the two-legged calf-raise becomes too easy move on to this variation. Start from the floor and then do it from a step to increas

the difficulty.

4. Stiff-Leg Ankle Hop

Get in to a rhythm and act like a pogo stick, using the calves to spring up and down. Try not to bend at the knees and hips, which

brings in the quadriceps and glutes. Although the knees will bend slightly, stay upright and focus on using the calves for movement.

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5. Wall Sit

Slide your back down a wall until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Keep your back straight up against the wall.

6. Sumo Squat

Take a very wide stance and cross your arms in front of you. Begin the squat by sitting back, and focussing on keeping your chest up

and knees pushed out. The sumo squat places more emphasis on the hip adductors and abductors than an air squat (below).

7. Air Squat

Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your feet facing forward. Slowly sit back by bending the hips and knees until the thighs are

parallel to the floor. Keep your weight on your heels throughout the movement and press through them to return to a standing

position.

8. Step-Up

Find a step or bench, and place one foot on the raised surface. Step up until the front leg is straight, and then return to start by

stepping down (dont jump!)

9. Static Lunge

Stand with your hands on the hips and take a long stride forward. Your feet will stay in this position throughout the exercise. Slowly

lower your body until the knee of your opposite leg is close to or touching the floor. Push back up into the starting position and

repeat with the opposite leg.

10. Forward Lunge

Once the static lunge becomes too easy try stepping forward and then pushing back up to stand with your feet together.

11. Reverse Lunge

Rather than stepping forward, try taking a long stride backwards to place added emphasis on the hips.

12. Bulgarian Split Squat

This is a great exercise that can be tricky to master. Stand in front of a raised surface and place one foot behind you (laces down) on

said surface. Keeping your torso upright, descend until the knee of your rear leg touches the ground, and then push back up to

return to the starting position. Make sure the knee of your front leg doesnt move past the toes.

13. Single-Leg Box Squat

This is a progression towards the pistol squat that a lot of people will find difficult. Standing in front on a raised surface (such as a

chair, stool or step), stand on one leg and sit back on to the surface behind you. Keep your arms out in front of you as a

counterbalance and try to keep your torso upright throughout. As you improve at this exercise you can use lower surfaces.

14. Skater Squat
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Stand on one leg with your hands out in front of you as a counter balance. With your other leg out behind you and a slight forward

lean, sit back until the knee of the rear leg comes close to the ground. Quickly push back up to the starting position.

15. Shrimp Squat

To perform a shrimp squat, begin in an upright position, then bend one knee so you can grab your ankle behind your back (just like

you would if you were stretching your quads). From there, slowly lower yourself down until your knee touches the ground, then

stand back up. MUCH easier said than done!

16. Pistol Squat

The pistol squat takes a great deal of balance, coordination, flexibility, and strength. Its for that reason that its one of the mostimpressive bodyweight exercises in existence. To give it a shot (excuse the pun), hold one leg out in front of you from a standing

position and squat down while keeping your weight on your back foot.

17. Glute Bridge

Lie on your back with your knees bent at 90 degrees and your hands at your sides. Push through your heels and use your glutes to

lift your hips as high as possible. Pause at the top and slowly return to the starting position.

18. Side Lying Clam

Lie on your side with your knees bent at 90 degrees and heels touching each other. Open your knees by flexing your glutes and hold

the position. Slowly return to the starting position.

19. Donkey Kick

Get down on all fours with your back flat. Kick one leg to the rear and slowly return to the starting position. Repeat with the opposite

leg.

20. Bent-Leg Donkey Kick

Kneel down on all fours with your legs bent at 90 degrees. Quickly lift one leg up behind you. Return to the starting position and

repeat with the opposite leg. This variation places more emphasis on the glutes, and less on the hamstrings.

21. Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift

Stand up with your feet together. Lower your arms and torso in front of you while raising one leg behind the body. Keep the

opposite knee slightly bent and reach the arms as close to the floor as possible. To return to the starting position, raise your torso

while lowering the back leg.

22. Single-Leg Glute Bridge

Lie on the floor with your hands at your side. Bend one leg and keep one straight. Perform the bridging movement by pushing

through the heel on the floor and squeezing your glutes.

23. Shoulders-Elevated Hip Raise
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Place your shoulders on a chair, bench, or bed. With your hands at the side of your head, push through your heels and squeeze your

glutes to lift your hips as high as possible. Hold the top position for a few seconds before returning to the ground.

24. Single-Leg Shoulders Elevated Hip Raise

To make this bodyweight exercise more difficult you can try doing it using only one leg. Bend the leg you arent using to begin with,

and then try it with your leg straight out in front of you to make it more difficult still.

25. Russian Leg Curl

Find something stable to hook your heels under (such as a bed) and kneel on something soft (such as a pillow or towel). Keeping you

body upright and glutes tight, lower your body towards the floor. As you near the floor, catch yourself in a push-up position and tryto use your hamstrings as much as possible to spring back up to the starting position.

26. Shoulders-and-Feet-Elevated Hip Raise

Raising both the shoulders and feet makes this exercise considerably more difficult because the hips have to go through a much

larger range of motion. Using a raised surface such as a chair or bed for your upper back, place your feet on another surface (such a

a stool) that is roughly the same height. From there squeeze your glutes to lift your hips as high as possible, as in other variations of

this exercise.

27. Single-Leg Shoulders-and-Feet-Elevated Hip Raise

This is the toughest of the hip raise variations, and an exercise many people will struggle with. Set up exactly the same as above, but

only place one foot on a raised surface instead of two.


28. Sit-Up

Nowadays its cool to hate sit-ups, but done with good form this classic is still effective. Lying on the ground with your knees bent,

contract your abs to lift your body off the ground. Try to limit movement in the lower back.

29. Twisting Sit-Up

This is another classic exercise that is often performed incorrectly. It is basically the same as the sit-up, but at the top of the

movement bring the opposite elbow towards the knee. Avoid over-rotating, and keep your chest up throughout to avoid excessively

rounding your back.


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30. Crunch

Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. With your hands behind the head, contract your core and curl

your upper back up from the floor. Hold briefly, and then lower yourself back down.

31. Reverse Crunch

Lie flat on the ground with your hips flexed at 90 degree and knees bent. Pull your knees towards your head to lift your buttocks off

the ground. Done correctly, this variation recruits more of the lower abs and obliques than the regular crunch.

32. Side Crunch

Set up in the same position as the regular crunch. As you lift your upper body up from the floor, keep your hands behind your head

and reach one of your elbows towards the opposite knee.

33. Flutter Kick

Start lying on your back with arms at your sides and palms facing down. With your legs extended, lift the heels a few inches off the

ground. Engage your core, and make small up-and-down kicks with the legs.

34. Bicycle

Lie down on the ground with your knees bent and hands behind your head. Lift your legs off the ground and make a pedalling

motion (like youre riding a bicycle!). With your hands behind your head, bring your opposing elbow to meet each leg as it comes

toward you.

35. Superman

Lie face-down on the ground with your arms outstretched in front of you. Simultaneously lift your arms, legs and torso off the

ground. Focus on squeezing your glutes throughout.

36. Bird Dog

The Bird Dog is a great core exercise that emphasises lower back strength and balance. Start on all fours with your back flat. Raise

one arm forward while simultaneously lifting your opposite leg until both limbs are in line with your torso. Slowly bring your leg and

arm back to the starting position and then repeat with the opposite limbs.

37. Dead Bug

As recommended by Tony Gentilcore, the dead bug involves lying flat on your back with your knees bent at 90 degrees and yourarms pointing towards the ceiling. Flatten your back against the floor and exhale as you lower one leg and the opposing arm until

they are just hovering above the ground. Pause, return to the starting position, and then repeat with the opposing limbs.

38. Plank

Lie face down with your forearms on the floor and hands clasped. Extend the legs behind you and rise up on to your toes. Keeping

the back straight, tighten your core, quads and glutes and hold the position for 30-60 seconds (or as long as you can).

39. Feet-Elevated Plank

Make the conventional plank more difficult by finding a raised surface such as a chair or low table (you dont want the surface to be

too high).

40. Side Plank

On your side, with just one foot and one forearm touching the ground, raise your body up and keep your body in a straight line.

41. Feet-Elevated Side Plank

Again, elevating your feet makes this plank variation more difficult. You can make this even more difficult by combining it with hip

abduction, adduction or a reach (as seen in the video link).

42. RKC Plank

Get in to the regular plank position, but place your arms out further in front of you, and a little closer together. Squeeze your glutes,

quads and abs as hard as you possibly can. Your whole body should be trembling; you wont be able to hold this anywhere near as

long as the regular plank.
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43. Lying Straight-Leg Raise

Lie flat on the ground with your legs straight. Contract your abdominals and lift your legs until your hips are bent at 90 degrees.

Lower the legs slowly to the ground.

44. Hanging Knee-Tuck

Hanging from a bar or rafter, pull your knees towards your chest. Keep your abs braced, and avoid swinging.

45. Hanging Leg-Raise

To take the hanging knee-tuck to the next level, try it with your legs straight instead. Im willing to bet youll be shocked at howdifficult it is.

46. Oblique Hanging Leg-Raise

Once again hanging from a bar or rafter, bend your knees and pull them to one side to target your obliques. Return to the starting

position and repeat with the opposite side.

47. Windshield Wiper

Lying on your back with your arms spread wide for stability, lift your legs so that your hips are bent 90 degrees. Keeping your core

tight, rotate you legs from side to side to mimic windscreen wipers. Spare the spine by limiting your range of motion.

48. L-Sit

This is far from the type of sitting that youre used to. Sit on the ground with your feet out in front of you and your arms at your side

Place your hands at your sides and lift your entire body off the ground while keeping your legs out straight in front of you.

49. Dragon Flag

Lie flat on your back and hold on to something behind your head. With nothing but your upper back on the floor, lift your entire bod

off the floor and keep it in a straight line by bracing, well, pretty much everything. This ones seriously tough.

50. Doorway Row

Stand near a doorway or vertical pole. Get into a half squat position and hang on to the doorway with one arm. Pull yourself towards

the door way, and slowly return to the starting position.

51. Inverted Curl

In the video Ive linked to the guy is using a TRX, but you can use the underside of a table instead. Lie under the table and grab the

edge with your palms facing you. Bend your knees 90 degrees and keep your body in a straight line by bracing your glutes and abs.

Raise your body to the underside of the table by bending your elbows.

52. Inverted Row
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Head out and find a playground with some horizontal bars, or use the underside of a table again. If youre using a bar grab it with

your palms facing away from you, and if youre using a table grab the outer edges. Pull your body up until your chest meets the

surface, and slowly lower yourself back to a hanging position.

53. Eccentric Chin/Pull-Ups

Chin-ups (palms facing you) and pull-ups (palms facing away) can be pretty tough. If you cant do them just yet, dont fret. Get started

by jumping up to a bar and slowly lowering yourself back down the ground.

54. Chin-Up

Hang from a secure bar or rafter with your palms facing towards you. Keep your body in a straight line by tightening your core andglutes. Pull yourself towards the bar, pause, and return to the dead hang position. Try to imagine tucking your shoulder blades into

your back pockets.

55. Pull-Up

Most people find pull-ups (palms facing away) more difficult than chin-ups because of the reduced involvement of the biceps. Id

recommend heading out to find a playground to do your pull-ups, but you can do them using a sturdy (not hollow, or plywood) door

with a towel wedged underneath to stop it swinging.

56. Feet-Elevated Inverted Row

Should the regular inverted row become too easy, you can make it more difficult by elevating your feet on something such as a chair

Remember to keep your body in a straight line.

57. Side-To-Side Pull-Up

Set up just as you would for a normal pull-up (palms away from you), but pull your body to one side to add emphasis to that side.

Switch sides with each rep.

58. One-Arm Inverted Row

This is quite a jump from the two-arm inverted row variations, so I suggest you start with a surface that allows you to position

yourself at an incline. Gradually reduce the incline until you are able to perform it from the ground.

59. One-Arm Chin-Up

One-arm chin-ups are one of impressive exercises in existence, and elude many hardcore exercisers for years. To qualify as a real

one-arm chin-up you shouldnt be holding on to the wrist of your working arm, which is what makes it so difficult. If youre interested

in giving it a go, I recommend this tutorial by Al Kavadlo.


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60. YTWL

The YTWL is great for strengthening many of the smaller muscles in the shoulder joint. From a standing position, bend at the hips

and keep your back straight. From there, make 10 Y, T, W, L motions with the arms (watch the video to understand what I mean).

61. Wall Push-Up

Rather than doing girl push-ups, start against a wall instead. You can gradually reduce the elevation until you are to perform a

normal push-up from the ground. Place your hands just beyond shoulder width, and feet away from the wall. Lower your body

towards the wall while keeping your core and glutes tight to keep you body in a straight line.

62. Torso-Elevated Push-Up

Once you are comfortable with wall push-ups find a surface closer to the ground. A sturdy chair or table is ideal. Keeping your elbow

close to your body, and your glutes and core braced, lower yourself until your chest touches the surface. Push yourself back up to th

starting position.

63. Push-Up

The classic push-up. Position your hands shoulder-width apart and brace your core to make your body into a straight line. Bend at

the elbows until your chest touches the floor, and then quickly push back up to return to the starting position. Keep your elbows

close to your body throughout.

64. Bench Dip

Sit on the floor with a step or a bench behind you. Keeping your legs straight and heels on the ground, hold on to the edge of the

elevated surface and press yourself up. Slowly lower yourself down by bending your elbows 90 degrees.

65. Push-Back

Set up as you would for a push-up, but place your feet further apart and keep your hips up. Instead of pushing up, push back. This

variation will train your shoulders and prepare for you some difficult bodyweight exercises.

66. Spiderman Push-Up

The spiderman push-up is a variation that targets your core. To give it a go, assume the standard push-up position. As you lower you

body toward the floor, lift one foot off the floor and try to touch your knee to your elbow. Reverse the movement, and do the same

on the opposite side.

67. Triceps Extension

Place your hands on the edge of a table or chair, and back your feet away. Keeping your body in a straight line, and your weight on

your toes, lower your body to the surface by bending your elbows. Raise yourself back up by reversing the movement.

68. Feet-Elevated Push-Up

By elevating your feet you place greater emphasis on the musculature of the upper chest, and use a greater percentage of your
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bodyweight to make this more difficult than a regular push-up.

69. Chest Dip

Ideally, you want to find some parallel bars in a playground but, failing that, you can use the backs of 2 (very) sturdy chairs or the

corner of a kitchen counter. Centre yourself between the surfaces you are using and lift yourself off the ground. Keeping the

forearms vertical and your elbows close to your body, bend at the elbows until your arms are bent 90 degrees. Push back up to the

starting position.

70. Hindu Push-Up

Get into a regular push-up position, but with your feet slightly wider than hip-width. Lift your buttocks into the air while keeping youarms, legs and back straight. Bend your elbows, and as your body approaches the floor arch your back so you are looking towards

the ceiling. Straighten your arms, and proceed to reverse the movement.

71. Diamond Push-Up

Place your hands on the ground with your thumbs and index fingers touching to make a diamond shape (hence the name). Proceed

to do a push-up while keeping your elbows close to your body. This variation places emphasis on the triceps.

72. Wide Push-Ups

The wide push-up targets the chest musculature differently to other push-up variations because of the disadvantage you are putting

yourself at. Dont go crazy though place your hands 3 or 4 inches beyond shoulder width.

73. Side-To-Side Push-Up

Begin in the standard push-up position, but as you descend lean to one side to add more stress to that side. Switch the side you lean

towards with each rep.

74. Feet-Elevated Pike Push-Up

Place your hands on the floor just wider than shoulder width, and your feet on a sturdy chair or bench. Walk you hands back a bit

and lift you hips as high as you can. Lower your body towards the ground by bending your elbows. Push back up to return to the

starting position.

75. Assisted One-Arm Push-Up

Get into a standard push-up position, but place one arm on a stable, raised surface. Relying on the arm on the ground as much as

possible, lower yourself down to the ground and push back up. This is a great way of training for the one-arm push-up.

76. Wall Handstand Push-Up

Starting on your hands and knees, place your feet against a wall and walk your feet up until you are in a handstand position. Lower

yourself slowly by bending your elbows until your head touches the floor. Reverse the movement to return to the starting position.

You can make this more difficult by moving your feet away from the wall.

77. One-Arm Push-Up

Rather than getting into a regular push-up position, take a very wide stance, and place only one arm on the ground in front of you.

Keeping the arm on the ground close to your torso, lower your body towards the ground. When you push yourself back up to the

starting position, try to avoid twisting.
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78. Crab Walk

Facing up, use your hands and feet to lift your buttocks off the ground. Keeping your hips high, walk yourself backwards using same

side patterns of leg and arm movement. After going backwards, reverse the movement to go forwards and return to the start.

79. Inchworm

Stand up tall with the legs straight, and drop your hands to the floor. Keeping your legs straight (but not locked), slowly lower your

body towards the floor, and then walk the hands forward. Once in a push-up position, start taking tiny steps until the feet meet the

hands.

80. Bear Crawl

Starting on your hands and knees, rise up onto the toes, tighten the core, and slowly reach forward with the right arm and right knee

followed by the left side.

81. Crocodile Crawl

The crocodile crawl is more challenging than you might think. Keeping your head and neck in neutral alignment, get on all fours with

your weight on your hands and feet. Crawl forward like a crocodile by keeping your torso low to the ground, and using your opposinlimbs.

82. Mountain Climber

Starting on your hands and knees, bring the left knee forward directly under the chest while straightening the right leg. With your

hands on the ground and core tight, jump and switch legs. The left leg should now be extended behind the body with the right knee

forward.

83. Frog Stand

The frog stand sets you up for a number of difficult exercises that involve balancing on your hands, including the planche. Get into

the bottom of a squat and place your hands in front of your toes. With your knees resting against your elbows, gradually lean

forward until only your hands are on the floor. Once mastered, you can tuck your knees into your chest instead of resting them on

your elbows, and as time goes by try extending your legs out behind you.

84. Planche

If youve been practising your frog stands and progressions for long enough, the day may finally arrive when you can fully extend

your legs out behind you with nothing but your hands in contact with the ground. This is a full planche, and is seriously impressive.

Still too easy? Try fingertip push-up planches (as in the video above), you maniac.

85. Back Lever

Levers require tremendous core strength as well as a powerful upper-body. Working towards these movements can build serious

strength in your arms, chest, back and abs. The back lever involves hanging from a bar, with your chest facing towards the ground,

and holding your body parallel to the ground.
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86. Front Lever

The front lever is similar to the back lever, except this time your chest will be facing upwards. This variation is generally thought to be

more difficult than the back lever.

87. Muscle-Up

Before attempting the muscle-up you should be able to perform pull-ups and dips for multiple reps, and even then it will be very

difficult. Grab on to a bar or rafter that you can hang from. From there, swing forward to get some momentum and then pull-up as

explosively as possible. Keep rising until youre in a dip position above the bar.

88. Human Flag

The human flag is an extremely advanced exercise where one holds onto a vertical object and, with the arms straight, holds their

body horizontal to the ground. It requires you to have a great deal of strength, especially in the lateral chain, and also a good overall

strength/weight ratio. Check out this tutorialif you want a challenge.


89. Jumping Jack

The jumping jack is a classic exercise the world over, and is great for warming up. Jump and spread your legs to your side while

simultaneously lifting the arms. As soon as you land spring back into the starting position.

90. Jumping Rope

OK, so technically you need a rope for this one, but its worth getting one because jumping rope is fantastic for warming-up, trainingyour calves, and building your aerobic capacity. Learn how to get started here.

91. Jump Squat

Start by doing a regular squat, but jump up explosively from the bottom position. When you land, lower your body back into the

squat position to complete one rep.

92. Lateral Jump

You can simply jump side-to-side, or find something to jump over instead. Keep your feet together and lift your knees to your

torso as you jump. Land as softly as possible.

93. Tuck Jump


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Standing with your knees slightly bent, jump up as high as possible and bring your knees in toward your chest while extending the

arms straight out. Land with the knees slightly bent and quickly repeat the movement!

94. Jumping Lunge

Jump into the air and alternate legs with each rep. Spring straight up into the air as high as possible and absorb the landing by

sinking into a lunge position. Repeat.

95. Burpee

Everybody hates burpees, but thats because they work so well. From a standing position, squat down and place your hands in front

of you. Kick back your feet into a push-up position, and then quickly bring them forward to land in a squat position. Jump up so yourfeet leave the ground. Thats one rep.

96. Clapping Push-Up

Get into a normal push-up position and lower yourself to the ground. Once there, forcefully push-up to propel your upper body awa

from the ground. Clap in the air and catch your body in the push-up position. Try to make sure each rep is as explosive as the last.

97. Knee-Slap Push-Up

For this variation, you need enough strength and power in your upper body to get yourself airborne. Lower your body until your

chest touches the ground and push explosively upward, bringing your entire body up into the air. Bend your knees forward and slap

your hands against your knees. Quickly return your hands and feet to their original push-up position to land safely.

98. Jumping Skater Squat

This is an advanced movement that requires a great deal of hip stability, balance, and strength. You can either jump straight up from

the bottom of a skater squat, or jump side-to-side as in the video.

99. Single-Leg Jump Squat

Balance on one leg and squat down into a pistol squat. From there, push up with enough force to launch yourself in to the air. Dont

forget to switch legs.

100. Flying Superman Push-Up

Set up for a regular push-up and lower yourself to the ground, but explode upwards and throw your hands out forward while lifting

your legs off the ground, so that your body is completely airborne and parallel with the ground.

101. Aztec Push-Up

The 101 spot goes to a truly amazing variation of the push-up that requires insane amounts of strength and coordination. Explode

away from the floor and touch your fingers to your toes in the air.

Putting It All Together

So what now?

The whole point of this list was to help you make your workouts challenging and fun. You can incorporate these bodyweight

exercises into a pre-existing routine, or create a completely new workout made up of exercises that you havent tried before.

My suggestion is to use the table below to pick an exercise from each category that you think you might be able to perform for the

target reps/time, and create a circuit with the exercises in the same order as they are in the table.

If your goal is to lose weight, perform the target number of reps, rest for 30 seconds, and then move on to the next exercise.

After completing the last exercise, return to the start do begin your second circuit. Do a total of 3.

If your goal is to build muscle, do 3 sets of the target number of reps/time before moving on to the next exercise. Rest for 2-3

minutes between exercises and sets. Once youve done your last set of the last exercise on the list, the workout is over.

Once you can perform an exercise for the target number of reps, for each set of the workout, move on to the next exercise in

the list for that category. This is how you introduce the principle of progressive overloadto bodyweight training.

Do these workouts every other day.Its crucial that you rest.

Exercise Category Target Reps/Time
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