Kozushi
Level 7 Valued Member
It sort of dawned on me yesterday that if you're doing an "equivalent" move to a bodyweight move with weights, if you're lifting heavy enough, you're engaging more of your body in the exercise. I guess I'm a bit slow, hahaha.
If I'm doing a barbell press at my bodyweight, let's say, I'm engaging my legs too. If I'm doing a handstand press against the wall my legs aren't loading anything on them at all.
I suppose we could apply this logic to a lot of different "equivalent" movements. In the end I think if we're talking about building muscle and strength through the body, training with heavy enough weights beats bodyweight training. (There are plenty of other benefits to bodyweight training, like effective locomotion etc, of course though.)
If I'm doing a barbell press at my bodyweight, let's say, I'm engaging my legs too. If I'm doing a handstand press against the wall my legs aren't loading anything on them at all.
I suppose we could apply this logic to a lot of different "equivalent" movements. In the end I think if we're talking about building muscle and strength through the body, training with heavy enough weights beats bodyweight training. (There are plenty of other benefits to bodyweight training, like effective locomotion etc, of course though.)