The 2021 Get Yourself in Shape Thread

[Cerebralbore101]

Ka-pi96 said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

They can get you in shape, but they take three times longer than weights and definitely have a limit to how strong they can get you. For example: You'll never be able to bench 1.5 times your bodyweight just from doing pushups. It already takes 3-5 years to hit your full genetic strength potential with weights. No reason to make that time even longer, by sticking to bodyweight exercises.

For some people "getting in shape" doesn't mean "becoming as strong as possible"...

Right, but you'd have trouble getting to even Cat. III on this chart with bodyweight exercises. Cat. III is considered intermediate and basically somebody of average to decent strength. There's a whole other chart for powerlifters, and people that want to get as strong as possible. This chart is just for normal people.