Bodyweight Training Benefits Both Athletes And Non-Athletes

Many exercisers (both athletes and non-athletes)are under
the impression they don't need bodyweight training.  But
bodyweight only exercise should not be ignored if you want
to improve fitness, burn fat and build a high-performance
body.  Let's look at how bodyweight training can benefit
both athletes and regular exercisers.

Here is what happens:  We have been brainwashed to believe
physical training is resistance Training (weight lifting)
and Cardio.  We do sets and reps of a certain exercise to
target a certain muscle group with certain rest periods.
Then after we are done treating the body like a bunch of
parts, we do some aerobic cardio to improve the heart and
lungs.  Athletes and non-athletes thing doing a workout
without only their own bodyweight is too easy because added
resistance is not applied.  And here's the thing... if you
are only getting the inflated muscles of bodybuilders, they
are probably right.

However, I believe the body should be trained as one
complete unit.  The entire body, all the muscles as well as
the heart and lungs should be challenged at the same time.
The lines between resistance training and cardio training
need to be blurred.  I would ask the athletes, "Is your
sport done in a compartmentalized way with robotic actions
where strength and cardiorespiratory endurance are
separate?  Or, is your entire body needed to work in unison
in order to excel at your sport?"  Bodyweight training is
great for switching between strength exercises and "cardio"
exercises seamlessly... which is an excellent way to train.

Plus, exercise is really a question of movement.  And there
are two types of movement: moving your own body through
space, and moving objects through space.  I would argue
that for most athletes, being able to control and move your
own body around with strength, balance, flexibility and
coordination is going to help your perform better.  And for
the regular exerciser, bodyweight training is important to
prepare your for the physical and mental challenges you
face in your everyday life.

My recommendation is to blur the lines between strength
training and cardiorespiratory training in the same
bodyweight workout.  For example, complete a circuit of
push up, air squats and crunches as fast as possible
without rest, and then do 50 jumping jacks before repeating
the circuit 2-5 times... and repeat for 20 minutes without
rest.  This type of bodyweight workout targets all your
muscles as well as your heart and lungs and trains the body
to work as one complete unit.

I encourage you to add bodyweight training to your overall
workout program regardless of whether you are a
high-performance athlete or just a regular exerciser trying
to improve fitness and control your weight.  I think you'll
be pleasantly surprised at how effective bodyweight
training can be.  And when your heart is pounding, your
breathing is hard and you are laying on the ground in a
pool of your own sweat, ask yourself... "Are bodyweight
exercises too easy?"

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