The 2021 Get Yourself in Shape Thread

[Cerebralbore101]

Ka-pi96 said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

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.

Me: Not everybody is interested in being a body builder
You: *posts a body building chart*

Yeah... if this were a thread about getting fit (as the title would suggest) then I'd be interested. But a thread about bodybuilding... I'm not at all interested in.

Did you miss the part where I said this chart was for normal people? That was just a general strength chart. Here's the powerlifter chart...



Getting to Cat. III on the first chart isn't going to make you look like a bodybuilder. It will make you look strong and athletic. Isn't that what getting in shape is all about? Looking lean, athletic and fit? Yes, I'm advocating that people use bodybuilding methods, but that's because they work. The whole idea that "the barbell is *only* for bodybuilders" is what keeps people out of shape their entire lives.

Picking up a barbell won't make you look like this...



It will make you look like this...

or if you're a Woman, like this...