Making Bodyweight Exercises Your Framework

[Legion Kreinak]

Would it be possible to make bodyweight exercises (pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, dips and the like) your framework for training and developing muscular endurance? Though, I know no bodyweight exercises to work your back, I can think of them for everything else.

 

[gymtime]

What is muscular endurance?

 

[Greek Freak]

If your trying to build endurance you better be able to preform tons of reps with each of those movements.

 

[dillinger]

hey buddy pull ups do work your back, a lot.

 

[Legion Kreinak]

I can do a good amount of reps, Greek. So, no one anwsered my question yet.

 

[gymtime]

Maybe you should clarify it then.

Again, what do you mean by muscular endurance? And what do you mean by framework for that matter? You mean basing a workout around those excercises?

 

[Legion Kreinak]

By muscular endurance, I mean being able to do multiple repititions without reaching muscular fatigue. And, by framework, yes I mean basing your training around the bodyweight exercises.

 

[gymtime]

Then the answer to your question is yes. You can do anything you want. However, I don't see the benefit. What would you expect to gain from it other than to simply be able to do a lot of pushups and pullups?

All this is, IMO, is a variation on high-rep resistance training which has been shown to be much less effective for achieving muscle strength and size than low rep, heavy lifting.