Is it possible to get "ripped" with only bodyweight exercises?

It'll be hard for you to get "huge" doing only bodyweight exercises, but getting "ripped" is definitely doable. I'd recommend getting a pullup bar, and do a combination of pullups, chinups, pushups, and, crunches. Burpees are an excellent bodyweight/ full body workout as well. Alternate days between body exercises and HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), combined with a healthy diet of course, and you can definitely obtain a lean muscular look.

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Bodyweight Workouts To Get Ripped

It is possible to be ripped as a result of bodyweight exercises. As you get more advanced, you do more insane stuff that stresses every part of your body and uses muscles gyms don't make machines for. That's why bodyweight exercises make BAMFs. However, it's not just the bodyweight exercises that make his body like that. My guess is that he treats his body like it's worthy of respect. He doesn't shovel down junk food and eats when he's hungry. There's a lot more to having a ripped body than working out.

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I took Kung Fu for a few months, which is kept constantly moving for an hour and a half 5 days a week. We used certain tools for strengthening our small muscle tissues but that's about it paired with a group of stances that work your core/legs and lots of sit ups and push ups and a few back exercises all with body weight. After about a month of this I had a 6 pack, my chest filled out quite a bit. I went in there lanky and very skinny, still skinny but much bulkier than before. I know there's a few at home things that you could look into, I know a few people that had success with the p90x which is similar because of the constant movement.

It's definitely possible. Check out www.mkonlinetraining.com. They offer personalized exercise and nutrition plans that don't require a gym membership or a ton of equipment. Their rates are reasonable and you also get access to a personal trainer online to help you with your questions etc.

Yes of course if you look on YouTube there's tons of at home and body weight exercises they show and there really effective. Remember though that good exercise has to come with a good diet so cut of the soda, energy drinks and sweets.

Body weight + kettlebell is good combination . Agree with Bryce - get pull up bar in your door frame , somewhere out of your wife sight . In time you WILL get stronger , and you can progress to more difficult callistenics and heavier kettlebell . Dont be mistaken it will make you stronger and ripped if thats your goal . Get books and dvds about subject , so you wont shoot blind .

I liked book Convict Conditioning - its about old school bodyweight training -

And Dragon door .com - they got interesting articles about getting stronger

You can most definitely get ripped on bodyweight exercises alone. It will take more time then other methods, but you can definitely do it. The key to getting ripped is not so much about getting huge muscles as it is about losing fat. I remember Tim Ferriss saying how he did abdominal exercises for a decade, had veins popping in every other muscle group, but could still not get a washboard stomach. So, while Herschel Walker might have a simple workout, he was also doing tae kwon do (5th dan black belt) and playing football.

To lose the fat, I would recommend a combination of diet and exercise. The most effective fat burning exercise I have ever seen is the kettlebell swing.

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I have seen pronounced results (read: dropping a size or more) in others in less than two weeks and fewer than four workouts. And that was at two workouts per week (Sunday and Thursday). You could easily up it to as many days a week as you like. The swing not only works just about every major muscle group from quads to shoulders, but it has been shown to be really excellent cardio-vascular exercise. Some people say it is like going for a run but staying in one place. Having been a runner and doing kettlebells, I agree with them. It gets my heart rate up like running never did. Keep in mind that you can get a similar effect with bodyweight exercises, but they would have to be performed at a very quick rate and for a longer duration. One of the advantages of the swing is that the movement of the bell times you and keeps you on pace - mercilessly.

For a workout, start off with say 2 sets of 20 reps and move up. Go first to three sets, and then slowly increase the number of reps - starting with the last set. If you are trying to build bulk, you want to increase the reps to a final high point. This bulks you out fastest. If you want strength, then stagger your reps, ideally in sets of 3 - for example, 20, 25, 30. The staggering actually builds strength faster. When you start totalling out around 200 reps, you can decide whether to get a bigger bell or just increase the reps.

To burn fat through diet, I know of nothing better than a paleo diet - high protein, slow-carb, and no rubbish. I use it myself and love it. This has been my diet for the past two years, and I have lost tons of fat with it. Basic four rules:

1. No white carbs - no fruit, no bread, no dairy - just meat, legumes, and vegetables

2. Same or similar meals 4-5x per day comprised of 35% protein, 35% legume, and 30% vegetable

3. Drink no calories and exclude diet drinks (i.e., drink only water, coffee, and tea) - lots and lots of water

4. Take one day off (24 hours) every week (six days from whenever you start; I do Saturdays)

These four rules get you to around 1500 calories per day, six days per week. The day off is not optional as your body will try to slow down its burn rate of calories and adjust if you go too long on too low of calories. I typically have 5000-6000 calories on my day off and gain little or no weight. If I do gain weight it is lost in a day or two. There is a limit to how much your body can process into fat in a 24 hour period. If it isn't processed into fat, it isn't stored but just goes through you.

The point of this diet is to keep your metabolic burn rate high and to facilitate fat loss. This is accomplished by eating every 4-5 hours and eating high amounts of protein. If you want an added boost, peppers are known to increase the metabolism a bit, too. Combine that with the workout, and you should shed weight quite quickly while also building plenty of muscle.

If you truly get hungry between meals, it is because you didn't eat enough at the last one. Just have another meal. Lean meat is allowed anytime. The worst that could happen is it spikes your metabolism a bit more.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

If you have problems with food cravings, try a high fibre diet supplemented using a daily dosage of chromium. This will likely reduce your sensitivity to insulin, and is just about the easiest ways to help you slim down.