The Muscle Mass Guide

Can we build muscle with a bodyweight exercise like push-up? Are the weights and machines the only way to build muscle mass?  There are many different opinions about this question, calisthenics fans swear that bodyweight exercises are very effective at muscle building while gym rats claim that without a barbell, dumbbell, and weights it is very hard to gain even two pounds of muscle mass. Push-ups are probably the oldest exercise that people ever performed and the primary muscles that they work are the chest, shoulders, and triceps. Training these muscle groups is great for developing upper body strength and they also develop your core strength and help with balance which is very necessary for many athletes. But are push-ups effective for muscle building? Many bodyweight exercises like pull ups/chin ups, dips and also push-ups are one of the best exercises if you are looking to gain muscle mass. The problem is that you...

Can we build muscle with a bodyweight exercise like push-up? Are the weights and machines the only way to build muscle mass?  There are many different opinions about this question, calisthenics fans swear that bodyweight exercises are very effective at muscle building while gym rats claim that without a barbell, dumbbell, and weights it is very hard to gain even two pounds of muscle mass. Push-ups are probably the oldest exercise that people ever performed and the primary muscles that they work are the chest, shoulders, and triceps. Training these muscle groups is great for developing upper body strength and they also develop your core strength and help with balance which is very necessary for many athletes. But are push-ups effective at muscle building? Many bodyweight exercises like pull ups/chin ups, dips and also push-ups are one of the best exercises if you are looking to gain muscle mass. The problem is that you need to give your...

Bodyweight Workout Programs For Beginners and Intermidiate     On my blog I mostly write about workout with weights like Bench Press, Squats, Rows and Curls but for beginners that never been in the gym before I recommend doing some bodyweight training for one to three months before lifting weights. Also, in my every workout routine I include some pull ups, dips, push ups and crunches and many other bodyweight exercises because they are very good for muscle endurance and thickness.  For example, Pull Ups/Chin Ups are probably the best exercises for wide lats and big biceps. It is a compound exercise and you are working out more than one muscle group at the time.  I am big fan of classic bodybuilders as you probably know. Most of them were naturals and they were real athletes. A lot of their training programs included Body Weight Exercises. Arnold Schwarzenegger started his bodybuilding career with mostly dips and pull ups and he ...