BODYWEIGHT STRENGTH - WHY?
Bodyweight strength is appealing to many people for many reasons but the most common and most rational reason in our opinion is just that it simply makes sense. Intrinsically it seems that a person would want to be able to maneuver their own body effectively and easily so they could perform any tasks that faced them in day to day life.
Many people sit at a desk 8+ hours a day but when they get home and have yard work to do, groceries to carry, kids to play ball with in the backyard, etc they don't want to get injured or have to admit that they can't physically do what is necessary to carry out the task.
The interesting thing is that even though many people exercise these days, very few actually exercise with the functional purpose of bodyweight strength in mind. The approach is often more geared towards appearance and in our opinion this often results in hours and hours spent in wasted effort because there is rarely a significant performance improvement gained from training unless functional bodyweight strength is a stated goal that can be proactively aimed at when designing your workout programs etc.
The reality is that most people are not going to ever look like the people they see on the front of fitness magazines. If everyone looked like that then those magazines wouldn't sell any subscriptions because people would not be enticed to buy them in hopes of eventually looking like the cover models. However, it is very reasonable for most people to look decent in a bathing suit and be able to effectively do anything that their desired lifestyle requires if they will simply make true bodyweight strength a goal on which to base their exercise training programs.
At the end of the day, we all have to live in our own bodies day in and day out every single day for the rest of our lives so we may as well be able to get them to do the things that we want to do. There is no reason that any of us should feel hampered by our bodies. They were made to use and they have an incredible capacity for strength, endurance, flexibility, speed, and power. Depending on what you personally want to be able to do, your training program should be created to accomplish those specific objectives so that you can start enjoying your body and enjoying your life instead of feeling hampered by it.
Who is Your Trainer?
Many people sit at a desk 8+ hours a day but when they get home and have yard work to do, groceries to carry, kids to play ball with in the backyard, etc they don't want to get injured or have to admit that they can't physically do what is necessary to carry out the task.
The interesting thing is that even though many people exercise these days, very few actually exercise with the functional purpose of bodyweight strength in mind. The approach is often more geared towards appearance and in our opinion this often results in hours and hours spent in wasted effort because there is rarely a significant performance improvement gained from training unless functional bodyweight strength is a stated goal that can be proactively aimed at when designing your workout programs etc.
The reality is that most people are not going to ever look like the people they see on the front of fitness magazines. If everyone looked like that then those magazines wouldn't sell any subscriptions because people would not be enticed to buy them in hopes of eventually looking like the cover models. However, it is very reasonable for most people to look decent in a bathing suit and be able to effectively do anything that their desired lifestyle requires if they will simply make true bodyweight strength a goal on which to base their exercise training programs.
At the end of the day, we all have to live in our own bodies day in and day out every single day for the rest of our lives so we may as well be able to get them to do the things that we want to do. There is no reason that any of us should feel hampered by our bodies. They were made to use and they have an incredible capacity for strength, endurance, flexibility, speed, and power. Depending on what you personally want to be able to do, your training program should be created to accomplish those specific objectives so that you can start enjoying your body and enjoying your life instead of feeling hampered by it.
Who is Your Trainer?