Comments on: Advanced Bodyweight Exercises: No Gym, No Problem! – Guest Post by Coach Adam Steer

By: jay wilner

jay wilner — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:03:34 +0000

never thought about just using my body to workout. been going to the gym and using weights pretty much all my life. more out of habit and hesitancy to change than anything else.

Also doing beginner pilates exercises which I guess is a type of workout without weights huh?

thanks for great article. cool!

jay wilner

By: Chris- Swiss Ball

Chris- Swiss Ball — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:40:14 +0000

I used to be real adamant about training with weights and I would scoff at the idea of body weight exercises. It wasn't until i actually tried them that I realized how effective they were

By: Bryan - Workouts Without Weights

Bryan - Workouts Without Weights — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:35:14 +0000

Some people that I have talked to want a straight forward workout without weights and are kind of old school.
I do my best to tell them that a dynamic full body exercise program can be better because it requires your muscles and brain to adapt to new and changing postures.
These videos are a good way to try and convince them otherwise.

By: Mayhem

Mayhem — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:59:59 +0000

Hello,you see i have designed a fullbody bodyweight routine that im planning to use and i will do it in the days when i lift weights my question is should i do the bodyweight routine before or after my usuall workout?

By: Nik

Nik — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:09 +0000

Excellent post!

just a little bit of knowledge I'd like to contribute.
The reference to the wrestler who did 1000 pushups a day has NOTHING on Karate master Mas Oyama!

Sensei Oyama once spent 18 months in isolation on a mountain in Japan. He did 2000 pushups a day, trained in Karate for 8 hours a day, and practiced his vertical leaps over ever growing reeds. I just thought I'd share just a small part of this interesting man's life with some of the readers.

like I said…EXCELLENT POST!

By: MacKnife50

MacKnife50 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:12:53 +0000

Coach, you're all over the place. I subscribe to the bodyweight coach site. People, if you want the truth, Coach has it for you. Pay attention and be well for it.

By: georgette pann

georgette pann — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:17:14 +0000

Awesome…we bootcamp trainers love to see innovative bodyweight training!

By: Ab Circle Pro

Ab Circle Pro — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:32:55 +0000

You can get into great shape without spending coin at the gym. I find dips to be one of the best exercises to transform your upper body. They focus on tricepts, shoulders and chest all at once. It's no beginner exercise but I do them at home just by putting two chair together and folding my legs.

By: LynneP

LynneP — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:37:59 +0000

Jillian has started selling fat burners and other crap, too.

By: Chrishealey

Chrishealey — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:56:01 +0000

So I have been using this workout routine that Jillian Michaels from The Biggest Loser, its a set of different 2-5 minute workout emphasizing different area of the body or techniques. She has released it in the form of a widget, so I put it on my google homepage and every time I open my internet explorer the widget is on there so I just click a new routine and do a lil worktout before surfing the net. You can even put it on Facebook (Which I did) and other places…but my homepage and Facebook are good enough for me cuz I find myself doing routines 2-3 times a day with Jillians Slimdown widget. If you wanna try it out go to: [Jillian Michaels Slimdown Widget|http://www.clearspring.com/widgets/4a6f4a5eb15c66c6?p=-&flv=cat%3d]

Its free, so let me know what you think of it. Hope you slim down just like I have!!

By: Daniel Munday

Daniel Munday — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:15:33 +0000

Awesome stuff! Bodyweight training is a great no excuses way to get in a training session anywhere. These exercises just crank it up a notch and proves that bodyweight exercises are a lot more than just push ups and squats.

By: journeyman

journeyman — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:51:21 +0000

USA is great for the CST method.

By: LynneP

LynneP — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:18:04 +0000

Hi Coach Steer,

Thanks for the doing this guest blog and for the videos. I'm a martial artist (female, almost 52) and body weight exercises look like they would provide the functional strength and flexibility I need to become a better martial artist.

By: David

David — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:45:35 +0000

I've been using these workouts for a week now, along with cardio, low-volume low-rep exercises, alot of protein, and a healthy low calorie diet.

I am doing all that because I am trying to gain muscle (definition) while burning body fat for solid abs.

Is it possible to gain muscle while dieting?
Or should I gain muscle, THEN diet hard for abs?

I've been doing these workouts and dieting for about 2-3 months now and I am not getting very good results.
I'm asking you, Rusty, because I love this site and I trust your judgment on matters such as these.
Help would be appreciated!

By: Shaun

Shaun — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:10:07 +0000

What a fantastic post. Ever since i started to train i always knew that starting with your own body weight was the best way, especially to increase strength. That is how the old guys did it for sure. Today there is too much supplement and steroid use and it's not really needed. I won't bother write an article on this, ill just share it with others

STAY FIT!
SHAUN

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:06:01 +0000

Hi rusty,

is it okay to do the 21days straight of cardio along with Eat stop eat? Didn't know if this would be to extreme along with fasting 2 days a week since you are doing 60min of cardio with 20min of high intensity for 21days. thanks for your help…

By: GeoffDixon

GeoffDixon — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:36:07 +0000

Hey Adam. Greta post,bro!! I miss all you guys over at RMAX

By: chuck

chuck — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:34:36 +0000

hi rusty, i just got my hand on beachbody's insanity, and i must say it is a tough workout. all bodyweight exercise without weights. only interval!!! could you review on that?

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:34:59 +0000

hi adam,

rusty advises to do 1hour of cardio for 21 straight days to get in vacation straight. i am also doing the weights… do you think it would be okay to do 15min of weights and 45min of cardio.. .with 20min being hiit? i dont have 1 hour 15min each day but could do 1hour per day.. your thoughts? great article by the way… hope you do more in the future… very helpful.

By: Flynn

Flynn — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:09:35 +0000

This is an amazing article. It's great to have alternative methods to the typical work out advice. One body weight exercise I have been doing is the plank exercise. I really find it helping my whole core. I can now easily manage two minutes of this. If I'm going to keep improving should I do the exercise for longer or should I add weight?

Thanks