Interval Training With Bodyweight Exercises

By Yuri Elkaim, BPHE, CK, RHN

What if you could build extreme strength, superior endurance, lean mass, all while improving your performance and vitality? Now, what if you told you this could be done by simply performing interval bodyweight exercises?

That’s right. No need for dumbbells, plates, or cable machines.  All you need is your own body and some motivation.

Using your bodyweight for exercise
If you ever watch children play, you can see nature’s intention for exercise performance. A 5-year old didn’t max out his bench press before climbing a rope or balancing on a rock wall. 

Okay, so children have higher metabolism than adults. However, take a look at your Olympic gymnasts. They hardly ever pick up a set of weights because they require a high strength-to-body weight ratio.  The same thing goes for your MMA fighters and boxers. They focus on high intensity training involving bodyweight movements. 

Using your body’s own natural strength and ability increases your functional performance. When is the last time you performed a seated leg curl in real life? Chances are, never.  Bodyweight training allows you to perform natural movements beneficial to everyday living.

The benefits of interval training with bodyweight exercises
Bodyweight exercises can be performed regardless of your current physical condition. You can also perform them anywhere at any time. You aren’t confined to gym hours, and you don’t have to wait your turn to use equipment. You can start at a level that suits you and build your fitness level to achieve that of an athlete.

As you perform bodyweight exercises, your body’s metabolism boosts and you begin to torch fat right away. No other method for building extreme strength can be found outside of bodyweight movements. In fact, you shouldn’t even pick up a set of weights until you can perform push-ups, pull ups, and lunges using your own bodyweight.

By simply changing your body’s position during a movement, you manipulate leverage. This simple method increases your athletic performance, creating new and more challenging workouts from the same movements. Thus, a once challenging movement may become easier after a few weeks. All you do is reposition yourself to create a more demanding exercise.

How and when to train
Intensity is the key factor when performing bodyweight intervals. If you train six times per week, but don’t even break a sweat, then you are wasting your time.  Training your full body 3 times a week is efficient enough to sculpt a new physique by building quality lean mass and torching stubborn fat.

Your muscles will only grow stronger if you consistently increase your intensity. This means revamping your training program often. At first, a new program should be performed every 6 weeks at minimum. Once you beginning building significant strength and stamina, change your workout every 2 to 4 weeks. Most hardcore athletes perform a new workout every day.

Regardless of your current fitness level, you will greatly benefit from bodyweight exercises through interval training. In as little as 30 minutes a day 3 days per week, you can drastically change your physique, endurance, and functionality.

START BURNING FAT LIKE AN ATHLETE TODAY!