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For bodyweight strength exercises you don’t need a squat rack and bench, or other equipment. Calisthenics develop muscle more harmoniously and yield stronger j

For bodyweight strength exercises you don’t need a squat rack and bench, or other equipment. Calisthenics develop muscle more harmoniously and yield stronger joints. You can also practice them literally anywhere, which helps when on the move.

turd_ferguson33 7y ago
You can practice them anywhere yes. Your other points are complete bullshit. Muscle develops harmoniously if you train it harmoniously. If you only do push ups you are doing calisthenics but not harmonious muscle development. And weight training strengthens your bones and joints far beyond what calisthenics can.
SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
> Calisthenics develop muscle more harmoniously and yield stronger joints. I did a quick google, and couldn't find any resources comparing bone density and joint strength for calisthenics practitioners vs strongmen or powerlifters. There's no way joint strength doesn't factor in when you're moving multiples of your own bodyweight. That's also a pretty hard limiting factor of calisthenics - once you're moving your own weight effectively, there's not a lot of places to go, unless you load up with more weight, and then, hey, you're weightlifting. I'm also confused as to what you mean by "harmoniously" - the big compound movements in lifting that are in vogue right now use a ton of muscles to move stuff around, so a lot of muscles come into play. If you're talking about "muscle imbalances", well, if one was to do a ton of pull-ups and not a lot else, that's a calisthenics workout, and not balanced.