bodyweight exercises to build muscle
What Is Bodyweight Training?
Bodyweight training is an easy way to build strength and muscle without going to the gym or lifting heavy barbells and dumbbells. Your own body weight provides the resistance which builds muscles and makes you stronger.
Bodyweight Exercises To Build Muscle
You can use bodyweight exercises to build muscle, but not to the extent you can using weights or weight machines. With bodyweight training, a muscle is elongated during the exercise – called isometric contraction, whereas with weight training, the muscle is contracted called eccentric contraction.