1) Alter the repetition speed.

Instead of going up and down as fast as you can with little or no control, in the Body weight bodybuilding workouts you’ll [...]]]> I have 3 secrets on how to use body weight exercises to build more muscle and burn fat that I used in the new TT Body weight Bodybuilding program.

1) Alter the repetition speed.

Instead of going up and down as fast as you can with little or no control, in the Body weight bodybuilding workouts you’ll see that some exercises are done fast and others are done slow to maximize
the fat burning, muscle building response you get from each movement.

2) Alter the repetition style to increase the amount of tension on the muscle.

By incorporating movements like “one and one-half reps”, we can take a good leg exercise and turn it into one of the most effective leg exercises available – with or without weights. You’ll be shocked by
how this one little change can at least double your results.

3) Maximize the tension through bio-mechanical changes in traditional exercises.

By leaning forward, using one limb instead of two, slightly altering the body’s position from a traditional exercise, and by strategically arranging exercises in “secret combinations”, we can “trick” the body into giving you more results without piling on the weights. That means you can transform your body anywhere, anytime.

I use all three of these secrets to get you MORE results with less time – and NO weights – in the new Body weight Bodybuilding program.

If those [...]]]> Most guys don’t give much thought to body weight workouts, but some of the toughest exercises I’ve ever done have used only my body weight. The two that come to mind immediately are the Pistol Squat and the 1-arm push-up. You have to be very strong and fit to do either of those exercises.

If those are too advanced for you, you can try 1-leg Squats (only going down half as far as the Pistol Squat) and Decline Push-ups (elevating your feet on top of a second stair of a staircase).

There are also a lot of abdominal exercises you can do with only your body weight, and I don’t just mean crunches. Better exercises include planks, side planks, mountain climbers, and cross-body mountain climbers. Those are all total body ab exercises and are not as hard on your low back as sit-ups and crunches.

You don’t need a cardio machine to burn calories. For years, my clients have been using body weight circuits for interval training. Most body weight exercises are the perfect hybrid of strength training and interval training, and unlike cardio machines, they don’t put as much repetitive stress on your joints (from doing the same thing over and over again) and they help improve your athletic mobility. Body weight exercises and workouts are a much better way to train than with machines!