Not exact matches
Another classic
bodyweight movement is the
pull - up which hits every muscle in your body.
At first glance, one of the best oppositional
movements to the bench is the barbell row, or any other horizontal
pull involving your
bodyweight.
Basic
bodyweight movements like push - ups,
pull - ups and squats were used thousands of years ago (ancient Greek comes to mind).
It seems that the very act of lifting an unguided (i.e. «free») weight recruits more muscle fibers than performing the same
movement on a guided machine (even
bodyweight Pull - Ups have been shown in MRI analyses to intensely recruit more muscle fibers than
Pull - downs with a cable.)
First, limiting yourself to just
bodyweight movements severely limits the horizontal
pulling exercise options for strengthening your mid-back muscles.
I've learned to focus on
movement - based goals as a guide to determine my progress and next steps (for example, to do 1 arm inverted rows, 1 arm barbell chest press,
bodyweight pull ups, etc.).
*** For weighted
Pull Ups, do only 3 - 5 reps, then on final set do
bodyweight only for MAX reps *** Little to no rest between
movements *** 60 - 90 secs rest between rounds
While it is virtually the same
movement as a
pull up, there is technique involved and it is a vastly different feeling to
pull your actual
bodyweight up to an actual bar.
The
pull up is probably one of the most challenging
bodyweight movements that anyone can perform.
Well im plagued from back pains I mean doctor told me anymore nonsense weightlifting you will be in wheel chair I can do standard push up and
pull up now seeing there are advavanced moves in
bodyweight movements is it safe for my back.