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You are correct. Push-ups, pull-ups and other exercises that you can do with your own body provide the same kind benefits as weight training, just at a much sma
by douevenlift 13y ago
You are correct. Push-ups, pull-ups and other exercises that you can do with your own body provide the same kind benefits as weight training, just at a much smaller range. That is, it's harder (and slower) to start, and you can only go so far.
- foobarqux 13y ago> That is, it's harder (and slower) to start, and you can only go so far. That's a strange definition of "same benefits".
- douevenlift 13y agoYou build muscle mass and get bigger. That's the benefit. If you lift weights, you get the added benefit of being able to start with a lower weight and work your way up. If you are just doing push-up/pull-ups you will likely find you hit a threshold where your body weight is no longer sufficient for strength training. TBH, most people will never reach that point. You've got to be in damn good shape to be able to do 50 pushups with your feet on a chair. So yeah, the benefits are the same for most people.