>realistically
not very big at all because youd have to do insane volume to get any significant hypertrophy and even then itd be less than had you just lifted. just buy some dumbbells
It's hard because you can only make the exercises harder by putting yourself into positions with less leverage. Consequently you can't increase resistance smoothly (there are big gaps up in the strength required for the next progression stage, e.g. you don't go from 3x5 at current stage to 3x5 of next one, it's coon to work up to 3x10 on current stage and still not be able to do one rep of the next), you don't hit PRs regularly, and you need to improve balance, stability and/or flexibility at the same time as strength (you can't specifically train strength/hypertrophy let alone isolate specific muscles).
You could crosstrain or do weighted calisthenics to compensate but ultimately you won't go from tuck planche to full planche just by getting stronger because you still need the stabiliser and balance gains.
Legs are particularly hard, there are progressions but it seems most in the community either don't train them (big legs makes upper body skills harder) or use free weights for legs.
Personally I just do free weights and spend a few minutes a week on bodyweight skills (planche & L-sit). I haven't made much progress but I have noticed benefits to my strength training (stronger core mainly).
>realistically, how big can I get from just bodyweight exercises?
As huge as you would like to, just focus on progressing with more challenging exercises. There is no point in limiting yourself to bodyweight exercises only though, you can easily add weight by simply filling a backpack with water bottles. Once that gets too easy, the cheapest and simplest option is to fill it with sand.
I do dips, ring pushups and pullups with a 35 lbs backpack filled with sand. Once I can easily rep that out in the 10-12 range, I add more sand.
I'm doing this shit I found in a book before where I go 2-4-6-8-10-8-6-4-2 with 15 sec breaks for pushups but it's starting to kinda drag out with this many sets so I'm not sure if it's not better to keep reps the same and increase with weight.
utilize unilateral movements for your legs. Also alter cadence. Very slow 6 second bulgarian split squats will just rape your quads. Buy some furniture sliders so you can upgrade your exercises.
Bodyweight is all you need to reap like 95% of the benefits of exercise for things like health and longevity. Doing enough bodyweight will increase work capacity and turn you into an endurance god with a decently lean body
Depends largely on what age you start and your limb ratios. If you're some 30 year old average heighter you're probably not going to get anywhere with it. You literally don't have enough life left get your fatigue threshold to the point that could actually see gains with it especially not if you have to work.
"Can I be a sinewy old man?" Was not the question. "can I still get big?" was not the question either. I'm only answering the question. I'm simply stating you won't be able to look like lift with bodyweight exclusively if you start late. You want different answers ask different questions.
my body with mostly calisthenics with 2 30 lb dumbbells. Calisthenics is the foundation of the workouts, though. 60 extra pounds on the legs is really good for muscle growth, no need to add much more weight tbh. Just had surgery on my hip last year that ended up failing, so my leg gains have been lagging.
chin ups on parallel bars x3
dips on bars x3
inverted rows on bars x3
push ups (or pike push ups because I want to handstand) x3
neutral grip ohp x3
bicep curls x3
leg day
split squats x4
single leg RDL x4
regular squats x4
I don't really count reps, I just do them until I feel like I'm close to failure or actual failure if I'm feeling strong that day. Doing high rep split squats and regular squats is going to really tax your cardio, so you should have a robust cardio training program as well.
You guys got any good not overly complicated routines for bodyweight + vest for progression? I've been working out in my garage for 2 months now but I'm not sure about my routine.
Big enough to be somewhat more muscular than the people who don’t exercise at all
Depends on what you're doing. You can get pretty jacked on pull-ups, dips and pistol squats.
>pistol squats
lol, lmao even
called, glutelet even
This big
Nah Tyson has freakish genetics. He was bigger than the average gymgoer at 13.
The “Mike Tyson at 13 years old” picture is a meme, he was older there.
Here’s him at 12
This child would kick most of our asses in a fair fight.
>This child would kick most of our asses in a fair fight.
Nah.
U forgot the secret ingredient, drugs and hookers
if you buy rings, it's pretty much the same shit if you train for hypertrophy
Minus legs of any sort.
legs?
post a video doing 30+ sissy squats all the way to the ground and I'll admit I'm wrong, otherwise you are a homosexual
>realistically
not very big at all because youd have to do insane volume to get any significant hypertrophy and even then itd be less than had you just lifted. just buy some dumbbells
>insane volume
>hypertrophy
Wow there are still people who don’t know how this shit works?
It's hard because you can only make the exercises harder by putting yourself into positions with less leverage. Consequently you can't increase resistance smoothly (there are big gaps up in the strength required for the next progression stage, e.g. you don't go from 3x5 at current stage to 3x5 of next one, it's coon to work up to 3x10 on current stage and still not be able to do one rep of the next), you don't hit PRs regularly, and you need to improve balance, stability and/or flexibility at the same time as strength (you can't specifically train strength/hypertrophy let alone isolate specific muscles).
You could crosstrain or do weighted calisthenics to compensate but ultimately you won't go from tuck planche to full planche just by getting stronger because you still need the stabiliser and balance gains.
Legs are particularly hard, there are progressions but it seems most in the community either don't train them (big legs makes upper body skills harder) or use free weights for legs.
Personally I just do free weights and spend a few minutes a week on bodyweight skills (planche & L-sit). I haven't made much progress but I have noticed benefits to my strength training (stronger core mainly).
isolation for shoulders, biceps and triceps
>you can't increase resistance smoothly
fat bulk to increase resistance of your key moves
>Legs are particularly hard,
Why not just jump a lot?
>realistically, how big can I get from just bodyweight exercises?
As huge as you would like to, just focus on progressing with more challenging exercises. There is no point in limiting yourself to bodyweight exercises only though, you can easily add weight by simply filling a backpack with water bottles. Once that gets too easy, the cheapest and simplest option is to fill it with sand.
I do dips, ring pushups and pullups with a 35 lbs backpack filled with sand. Once I can easily rep that out in the 10-12 range, I add more sand.
I'm doing this shit I found in a book before where I go 2-4-6-8-10-8-6-4-2 with 15 sec breaks for pushups but it's starting to kinda drag out with this many sets so I'm not sure if it's not better to keep reps the same and increase with weight.
use myo reps and drop sets.
utilize unilateral movements for your legs. Also alter cadence. Very slow 6 second bulgarian split squats will just rape your quads. Buy some furniture sliders so you can upgrade your exercises.
Bodyweight is all you need to reap like 95% of the benefits of exercise for things like health and longevity. Doing enough bodyweight will increase work capacity and turn you into an endurance god with a decently lean body
Depends largely on what age you start and your limb ratios. If you're some 30 year old average heighter you're probably not going to get anywhere with it. You literally don't have enough life left get your fatigue threshold to the point that could actually see gains with it especially not if you have to work.
lmao, 80 year olds can see appreciable strength gain with shitty low load band work, gtfo with that doomer shit moron.
"Can I be a sinewy old man?" Was not the question. "can I still get big?" was not the question either. I'm only answering the question. I'm simply stating you won't be able to look like lift with bodyweight exclusively if you start late. You want different answers ask different questions.
>it’s over at 30
you will hit a limit
weighted backpack and/or vest is enough to get a nice swimmer bod that women actually like
it makes roid troons mad tho
my body with mostly calisthenics with 2 30 lb dumbbells. Calisthenics is the foundation of the workouts, though. 60 extra pounds on the legs is really good for muscle growth, no need to add much more weight tbh. Just had surgery on my hip last year that ended up failing, so my leg gains have been lagging.
Post routine, thanks
More bicep focused atm
chin ups on parallel bars x3
dips on bars x3
inverted rows on bars x3
push ups (or pike push ups because I want to handstand) x3
neutral grip ohp x3
bicep curls x3
leg day
split squats x4
single leg RDL x4
regular squats x4
I don't really count reps, I just do them until I feel like I'm close to failure or actual failure if I'm feeling strong that day. Doing high rep split squats and regular squats is going to really tax your cardio, so you should have a robust cardio training program as well.
Not roided troony big, but big enough to intimidate people. Doing burpees + rings is the secret.
And also diamond push ups. Don't forget your pull ups and dips
You guys got any good not overly complicated routines for bodyweight + vest for progression? I've been working out in my garage for 2 months now but I'm not sure about my routine.
i gotchu senpai
If you can do 20 reps of an exercise, not very, if you can’t, then it works as well as going to the gym.