Science-backed tips to get more from your bodyweight workouts

There are many out there who continually ask how they can get more out of their bodyweight exercises, sans equipment. It’s true that the only way you can increase the intensity of bodyweight exercises is by increasing reps, not load (weight). However, with some minor tweaks backed by science you can increase the tension in your muscles for sizeable gains over time.

All you need to do is reimagine how you perform bodyweight exercises… and adapt.

Rule 1: Science dictates that whenever mechanical advantage is lesser, the body has to work harder to adjust. So when you increase the distance between your target muscle group and the end of the object you’re trying to lift (in this case, your body), you instrumentally decrease your body’s mechanical advantage.

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