Can You Build Muscle Without Lifting Weights?

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    Lifting weights is normally considered the golden standard of fitness, especially if your goal is to build muscle. As great as weight training can be, is it the only option that can truly build the body aesthetic that you want? Or can we ditch all the dumbbells, barbells, machines, and so on, and just crank out a bunch of bodyweight exercises at home or at the park and should be good enough? Well, in this video, we'll both answer that question as well as give a bit more nuance about the concept of building muscle without lifting weights.
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Komentáře • 85

  • @kafukiken7079
    @kafukiken7079 Před 4 měsíci +145

    i build muscle without going to gym. just go to the park, do pull up, push up. its been 4 years. the good part is i meet many people here

    • @ivangergov6118
      @ivangergov6118 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Now that’s the good shit mate, keep it going ❤

    • @s9209122222
      @s9209122222 Před 4 měsíci +2

      How much muscle do you build?

    • @kafukiken7079
      @kafukiken7079 Před 4 měsíci

      @@s9209122222 i was 53 kg, now i'm 67 kg weight. no suplement and my calorie intake is low. cant afford to get that surplus calorie thing

    • @ZentoraxLP
      @ZentoraxLP Před 4 měsíci

      Doing the same thing, its the best

    • @khmak9387
      @khmak9387 Před 4 měsíci

      Even a Swiss ball works wonders, if used correctly.
      czcams.com/video/xy5v27IWoiI/video.htmlsi=OLtMGQ3QHXpNcrh3

  • @HardRockMiner
    @HardRockMiner Před 4 měsíci +107

    Body weight exercises is a great place to start if you're new to weights. It is great for building strength, and it limits the chances of a bad injury from trying to push too many plates. Pull-ups are a damn good place to start.

    • @ARandomShitposter
      @ARandomShitposter Před 4 měsíci +8

      After lifting weights gor years i was not able to do 1 pull-ups it took me 3 months to be able to do 2 pull-ups even tho i got a great back

    • @HardRockMiner
      @HardRockMiner Před 4 měsíci +3

      @ARandomShitposter - Same here! I had an old York Gym back in the 80s when I was very young. I got in great shape using just that by the time I was 16.. but I couldn't do a pull-up until I started doing body weight exercises.

    • @user-strength10
      @user-strength10 Před 4 měsíci +3

      deff. agree, it they helped the first 2-3yr's i started going, but eventually I got to a place where doing over 100 push-ups and just got winded with no pump and no effect on strength, deff. knew it was time to hit up harder training and heavier weights at that point

    • @s9209122222
      @s9209122222 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@ARandomShitposterYou must be super muscular.

  • @hazadoor
    @hazadoor Před 4 měsíci +32

    Calisthenics is great for people who don't have access to weights

  • @julestielman
    @julestielman Před 4 měsíci +21

    There is a challenge when it comes to the lower body. Yes, single-leg exercises are good. However, there comes a point when the lower body may need more resistance than what bodyweight exercises provide. This is not the case for everybody, but some people may find it limiting to challenge the lower body through bodyweight exercises alone.

    • @LucidStrike
      @LucidStrike Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yeah, if I weren't naturally gifted in lower body mass, I'd be in a bit of trouble, even with my weight vest. As it stands, I'll just go to the gym for heavier leg training once I'm satisfied with my upper body.

    • @dennisrkb
      @dennisrkb Před 4 měsíci

      Try the following: bodyweight squat, don't lock out your knees at the top and go to parallel at the bottom, use a slow cadence, 6s or more for the positive and negative respectively. How long can yoi do that until failure?

    • @xtalpax902
      @xtalpax902 Před 4 měsíci

      You can try adding half reps during 1 repetition:so you go down,then up at half then down then all the way up

  • @dangernoodle2868
    @dangernoodle2868 Před 4 měsíci +42

    Resistance bands are incredibly underrated

    • @LovenArtiste
      @LovenArtiste Před 4 měsíci +2

      THIS. Especially for creating resistance for the entire range of motion.

  • @TotosDev
    @TotosDev Před 4 měsíci +21

    Really enjoying the new animation improvements 👍

  • @yellowlemon92
    @yellowlemon92 Před 4 měsíci +4

    The best training is the one that is fun to you as a fun training plan will make you do it more often and that is the whole point of exercising, Perseverance!
    I hate when fitness gurus are saying "running is bad for you or this training is the best for blablabla", if you love running then go for it as the benefits will always overshadow the disadvantages! Not everybody needs to hit the gym to be healthy or achieve an aesthetic physique. Swimming, dancing, tennis, any martial arts, boxing, powerlifting, lifting weights, bodyweight exercises etc. all of that will benefit you as you are doing stuff you have fun with, i.e. you are not "wasting" time but having fun and at the same time doing something good for your body.

  • @testitestmann8819
    @testitestmann8819 Před 4 měsíci +19

    I find the mental aspect the hardest: I simply can't motivate myself to do a workout at home/in the hotel, but I have no problem once I am actually in a gym.

    • @ericthekarateman
      @ericthekarateman Před 4 měsíci +2

      Discipline should come before motivation.

    • @Hedgeflexlfz
      @Hedgeflexlfz Před 4 měsíci

      Same

    • @marsdriver2501
      @marsdriver2501 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@@ericthekarateman does more than 4 months of going to the gym consistently count as discipline? I could never exercise as consistently at home

    • @LucidStrike
      @LucidStrike Před 4 měsíci

      @ekarateman Eh. Other way around at the beginning. Motivation gets you to build the discipline so that you stop needing extra motivation.

    • @stuntmonkey00
      @stuntmonkey00 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Maybe the motivation is all the really fit people dressed in skin tight spandex lol.

  • @user-fz1lf5sp3q
    @user-fz1lf5sp3q Před 4 měsíci +4

    Very nice

  • @jlalonde1000
    @jlalonde1000 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Good timing I have a baby coming no gym for a few months

  • @MrHadane
    @MrHadane Před 4 měsíci +8

    Was hoping for something different from this video than just body weight lifting and resistance bands. Resistance is not the only stimulus for muscle growth.
    Sprinting, plyometrics, isometrics can also build muscle but is rarely talked about. For example, I know there is some research indicating that women respond better to sprint training than men. But no-one ever talks about things like that.

  • @VTFFTW
    @VTFFTW Před 4 měsíci +1

    I think the bands are good for strength, not sure about its usefulness for hyperthrophy. The main issue is that the bands are hardest when the muscle are at their shortest, and easiest when the muscles are at the longest

  • @VanOlmutz
    @VanOlmutz Před 4 měsíci +2

    Funny how I never built as much muscle as when I started climbing, two years ago, without focusing on it, and enjoying the ride sooooo much! Gumby gains for the win! 😆

  • @JabarisFitnessChannel
    @JabarisFitnessChannel Před 4 měsíci

    Bro, I love the videos you always have great animations. You should collab with me PictureFit!!

  • @MartyMJC
    @MartyMJC Před 4 měsíci +7

    I once trained at a gym with and elderly guy (around 60) who just walked on the treadmill all the time. He said once that he had gained weight, but it was all muscle. A 60 year old man building muscle without doing ANY resistence training……

  • @dennisrkb
    @dennisrkb Před 4 měsíci

    Yes, using bodyweight exercises or, requiring even less equiment, timed static cotractions.

  • @theetravelhippie
    @theetravelhippie Před 4 měsíci +1

    also adding jumping exercises!

  • @ditz3nfitness
    @ditz3nfitness Před 4 měsíci +4

    2x herniated discs survivor here! Thanks for this upload! Currently not working out legs and prioritizing my upper body while bulking because it doesn’t cause me pain

    • @DietChugg
      @DietChugg Před 4 měsíci +2

      1X herniated disc survivor here. Check out the book built from broken. It is an incredibly helpful guide which helped me get out of back pain. It's teachings in $17 dollars have been more effective for me than the 1000s in steroid shots and physical therapy I've paid for.

    • @dennisrkb
      @dennisrkb Před 4 měsíci

      Belt squats are nice, don't neglect your legs.

  • @JonathanSoltero
    @JonathanSoltero Před 4 měsíci

    I mostly do body weight and bands, results are slow for me anyway, so might as well do body, it's more fun.

  • @littlevoice_11
    @littlevoice_11 Před 4 měsíci

    Also worth considering the activities of your life e.g. carrying heavy shopping bags up stairs, a labouring occupation such as builders etc, emergency service etc.

  • @LucidStrike
    @LucidStrike Před 4 měsíci +1

    Worth pointing out that resistance bands can sometimes make the strength curve for this or that movement wonky af, so they shouldn't be used in EVERY movement possible. The scientific literature is also meh on them overall.

  • @littlevoice_11
    @littlevoice_11 Před 4 měsíci

    I wonder if you could commented on overcoming hospital or illness acquired muscle atrophy please?

  • @jccjccjoanne
    @jccjccjoanne Před 4 měsíci +5

    Me seeing thumbnail: It’s calisthenics, isn’t it?

    • @JohannesAthmer
      @JohannesAthmer Před 4 měsíci

      I thought he was going to give a troll answer, and would say: Just use roids. 😂

  • @thomasstobie4622
    @thomasstobie4622 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Spider man doesn't lift he does callisthenics

  • @notsamir-3121
    @notsamir-3121 Před 4 měsíci +8

    Very informative (ive watched 10 seconds)

    • @user-vl7sd2ke5v
      @user-vl7sd2ke5v Před 4 měsíci

      Says the one who can't do a push up

    • @notsamir-3121
      @notsamir-3121 Před 2 měsíci

      @@user-vl7sd2ke5v what are you talking about. I made that comment essentially because I was super early and wanted to make a joke 😂 you are such a fun guy to be around

  • @foxboy9547
    @foxboy9547 Před 2 měsíci

    I'm skinny af and I wanted to gain some muscle a bit but considering I have hernia and dextroscoliosis, lifting weights is not really an option for me. I guess I'll give it a go.

  • @davidbenz5787
    @davidbenz5787 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Swimming build a bit muscle aswell i think

  • @Anthonyojoi-pr3rg
    @Anthonyojoi-pr3rg Před 4 měsíci +11

    we go jim?

  • @Dropz_RSA
    @Dropz_RSA Před 4 měsíci +1

    Next topic, “Can you diet, without food”.

  • @nimyfacesun8194
    @nimyfacesun8194 Před 4 měsíci

    Protip That I have been doing for push ups if you don't have the stability to do single arm , push ups just do normal pushups and lean into one side of your body and just press with one side At a time to increase load

    • @joze8722
      @joze8722 Před 4 měsíci

      Just raise one side by placing one hand on a stack of books or pot or something.

  • @greven_04
    @greven_04 Před 2 měsíci

    Consistency. Many people just do these things only if they want to. Making it part of your daily life is the best option. Just think of it as food. No one can live without food as so as exercise. 🤷‍♂️

  • @martingamer5591
    @martingamer5591 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Two weeks ago PF said we can lose weight w/o counting calories, now he claims we can build muscle without weights. What's next, is he going to teach us how to breathe without oxygen?

  • @Amesang
    @Amesang Před 4 měsíci +3

    How many muscles can you lift by building weights? 🤔

  • @randomrahul5221
    @randomrahul5221 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Not the 1st!

  • @trietdocalis
    @trietdocalis Před 4 měsíci

    Dejan Stipke and Max True, google those names ;D

  • @yurydmorales
    @yurydmorales Před 2 měsíci

    - 0:13💪 To build muscle without lifting weights, focus on creating an anabolic environment through proper nutrition and physical activity.
    - 1:18🏋 Resistance from weights or bodyweight exercises can both stimulate muscle growth, but weights offer more efficient and convenient resistance.
    - 2:44📈 Progressive overload, achieved through increasing training volume over time, is crucial for continuous muscle growth.
    - 3:11💡 While building muscle without weights presents challenges, it offers benefits like cost savings, convenience, and improved body awareness.
    - 3:49🏋‍♂ Resistance bands can be a good alternative to weights, providing similar benefits with added convenience and affordability.

  • @beardedricotheold2640
    @beardedricotheold2640 Před 4 měsíci

    Bodyweight/resistance bands are more than enough for the majority of people to just be healthy and fit... but if you really want to build pure brute strength then honestly, I think weight training is the way to go.

  • @mystix4926
    @mystix4926 Před 4 měsíci +1

    As someone who started exercise literally a week ago. I can humbly say that first starting with bodyweight excercies to build strength then moving to machinery is best.
    Or at least imo

  • @loyal4theway159
    @loyal4theway159 Před 4 měsíci +3

    is 6 months enough to transform your body?

    • @luckypegasusvol7700
      @luckypegasusvol7700 Před 4 měsíci +15

      Depends on your level and how hard you train

    • @stuntmonkey00
      @stuntmonkey00 Před 4 měsíci +7

      More than enough. You'll feel sore after two days, you'll start feeling stronger after 2 weeks, and it will start becoming noticeable to people after two months... if you stick with it.

    • @oribargil3958
      @oribargil3958 Před 4 měsíci +3

      If you are serious about it, then yeah. You won't look like arnold or sum but you will look fitter for sure

    • @xyzyzx1253
      @xyzyzx1253 Před 4 měsíci

      Depends on your starting point, but yes, the first 6 months are where some of the most dramatic changes are.
      6 months of consistent training,
      With enough off time programmed in so you can be consistent.
      You can progressively overload your whole body with a push pull legs, rest day split, for 6 weeks followed by like a week off for cardio
      And making sure you’re eating enough, and getting enough protein,
      Lots can happen in 6 months but you actually have to do it properly, with coaching and supervision, or sufficient research so you know what you’re doing.
      Follow a program from a trainer that has good results

    • @AbrahamsYTC
      @AbrahamsYTC Před 4 měsíci

      Yes and no. If you’re really fat then you could look thinner but still fat. If you start off lanky/skinny and do a surplus with a good workout routine then yes. 6 months should be noticeable.

  • @fxn09here
    @fxn09here Před 4 měsíci +2

    The title makes me click

  • @RagdyAndy
    @RagdyAndy Před 4 měsíci +1

    well duhhhhhhh

  • @TopNotchPersona
    @TopNotchPersona Před 4 měsíci +2

    Push-ups are great but nothing beats weights, in my opinion. I think body resistance exercises build definition while weights increase gains. What do you guys think?

    • @saltysnoopy9361
      @saltysnoopy9361 Před 4 měsíci +1

      This makes sense 👍🏾

    • @artemis1127
      @artemis1127 Před 4 měsíci +4

      ​​@@saltysnoopy9361 it doesn't. You can't train for definition or gains. Your body understands force and doesn't care where it comes from

    • @artemis1127
      @artemis1127 Před 4 měsíci +1

      You can't train for definition or gains. Your body understands force and doesn't care where it comes from

    • @TopNotchPersona
      @TopNotchPersona Před 4 měsíci

      @@artemis1127 I mean, I’m not an expert so I don’t really know. But from my experience it seemed like I was gaining a lot of definition through push-ups and actually making gains through weights.
      Yet I’ve been doing both concurrently, so it probably doesn’t matter. The key either way is tearing the muscles down and building them up with a high protein diet. So yea, it seems both forms of exercise would result in the same thing happening.

    • @artemis1127
      @artemis1127 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@TopNotchPersona your muscle tearing down is not what produces hypetrophy. Its actually a myth that has been circulating for 20 years. It could even be negative for muscle growth. What produces muscle growth is mechanical tension. You can search it up if you want to understand it

  • @ejassi3425
    @ejassi3425 Před 4 měsíci

    Calisthenics are better for muscle growth and muscle strength❤

  • @artemis1127
    @artemis1127 Před 4 měsíci

    "Develop not just muscle but also strength", a bigger muscles is a stronger muscle

  • @Sean-ui7dn
    @Sean-ui7dn Před 4 měsíci +1

    Day ten of asking you to stop moving your mouth