ActiveWorkoutsBuild full-body strength with these eight exercises using just your bodyweightForget complex exercises, you can work on your strength efficiently in 20 minutes with this home workoutWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

ActiveWorkoutsBuild full-body strength with these eight exercises using just your bodyweightForget complex exercises, you can work on your strength efficiently in 20 minutes with this home workoutWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

Forget complex exercises, you can work on your strength efficiently in 20 minutes with this home workout

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

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Man doing bodyweight push ups

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So, how do you increase your overall strength using just your bodyweight? The key tostrength trainingis making sure your muscles are encountering enough resistance. “Resistance is required to break down muscle so it can repair bigger and stronger,” says the International Sports Science Association. “But you do not need weights to break down muscle tissue.” For a lot of people, their body weight will challenge their muscles enough to help them get stronger, so weights aren’t a necessity. However, the key is to continually challenge your muscles so, once bodyweight exercises become too easy, then you may need to look at introducing weights.

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Man doing bodyweight squats

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This workout is a circuit, where you perform exercises back to back with little to no rest which, according toTRAINFitnessputs your muscles under more stress, promoting growth. You’ve got eight bodyweight exercises to work through and you’ll do each one for eight to 12 reps, with no rest in between. Once you’ve completed all eight exercises, rest for three minutes, then repeat the whole workout again. Here’s your exercises:

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