02/11/2025
When you first introduce your body to exercise, bodyweight exercises are a low-risk alternative to heavy weights without the strength to move with proper form.
Here's why I make ALL my clients start here:
FOUNDATION BUILDER:
✅ Teaches proper movement patterns
✅ Builds joint stability and mobility
✅ Develops body awareness and control
✅ Zero equipment needed = no excuses
The bodyweight progression ladder:
1️⃣ Master the basics: Push-ups, squats, planks, lunges
2️⃣ Add complexity: Single-leg squats, pike push-ups, side planks
3️⃣ Increase intensity: Jump squats, burpees, mountain climbers
4️⃣ THEN add external load
Real talk: Bodyweight exercises are functional movements that activate more muscles and joints at once rather than isolating muscles with weights.
Can you do 10 perfect push-ups?
20 bodyweight squats?
Hold a 60-second plank?
If not, that may be your starting point.
The strongest people I know never stopped doing bodyweight exercises. Your body is your first and best piece of equipment.
