Is It Possible Build Muscles without Weights?


It may seem like it would be impossible to actually bulk up your body without lifting weights, but in fact you can build muscles without weights. While many people love going to the gym or using weights at home, that’s not always the best choice.

Gym memberships can be a drain on your budget. And outfitting your home gym can be expensive as well – and take up a lot of space in your home. If you’ve decided you can’t do either of these things, you can still build muscle.

You actually have a built-in weight system in your body. When you use your own body weight to perform resistance exercises you’ll find that you don’t need anything else. The one tough thing is that your body weight isn’t adjustable, so you may have to modify exercises if you’re not strong enough to lift your own weight.

For example, a push-up is one of the toughest exercises you can perform and requires you to have tremendous strength. There’s really no better exercise for building strength in your shoulders, biceps, triceps, back, chest and core.

But if you’re not quite ready to handle a push-up, you can make modifications. For example, you may find it easier to perform push-ups on your knees instead of your toes. If that’s not even a possibility, a wall push-up is a good place to start.

Pull-ups are also fabulous exercises that use your own body weight for resistance. Again, these are very challenging. You will need to have some sort of pull-up bar or other type of surface that you can hang from.

If you can’t pull yourself up yet, you may try asking a partner to help you get going at first. You can also place a chair under the bar to take on some of your body weight. You can also try pulling only your upper body up from a seated or lying position. Eventually you’ll grow strong enough to do the real thing.

One of the best ways to increase the strength in your lower body is to perform squats. With your feet shoulder width apart, place your hands behind your head and bend at the knee. Move down slowly and then contract your glutes to push back up. You can add resistance by holding something heavy such as a gallon of milk or even a large soup can.

Looking for creative ways to lift your own body weight can be very helpful if you don’t want to use weights. For many years, people relied on their own body weight for resistance. You can definitely build muscles without weights if you consistently perform this type of exercise.

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