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Why the emphasis on lifting weights vs. pushups or pullups? Is there a different effect from actually using weights?
by jb1991 2y ago
Why the emphasis on lifting weights vs. pushups or pullups? Is there a different effect from actually using weights?
- xenospn 2y agoProgressive overload. There’s only so much resistance you can get by using your body weight alone. Weights allow you to increase resistance over time.
- jb1991 2y agoWith your body or with fixed weights, you can still progressively push the muscles harder and harder by simply increasing the duration and the frequency of the sets. The article even states that the benefits don’t require heavy weights, that even light weights will do. This suggests that actually using weights is not so important.