Author name: Pete Jennings

Pull-ups are simply one of the finest bodyweight exercises that can be done for your upper body. Pull-ups workout your core, back, arms, and shoulders exercising almost every muscle in the upper body. Pull-ups can be performed almost everywhere that you can find a bar to hang from. We all know about the standard pull-up. This exercise in itself requires excellent strength and if you are unable to do at least 15 common pull-ups consecutively then I advise you don’t attempt any of these sophisticated pull-up versions until you can.

Are you looking for more reasons to ditch those dumbbells and start using bodyweight exercises but are not sure they will work for you? If so, then allow me to convince you of their usefulness by offering you a listing of my preferred reasons why bodyweight exercises are the very best way to exercise.

A lot of people fail to maintain a steady physical exercise plan because they really feel they lack the time. If your job takes up the majority of your week for you and you do not have the energy to exercise when you come home immediately after a hectic day on the job, then I have the answer for the problem. Why not bring your exercising to work?

Frequently I don’t have the motivation to workout, let alone go to the fitness center for a workout. Lately, I have been thinking of how I recall my uncle, an ex-marine working out. He hardly ever ‘hit the gym’. He would rather do his exercising outdoors everyday. It was the fundamentals. Clearly, these workouts worked. In a few of my magazines I’ve researched about the benefits of bodyweight exercises. Before I include these movements to my physical exercise program I need to know which basics are an effective and safe way to increase my total body strength given the time and energy that I have.