Is calisthenics cope?

[Mr Strong]

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[cooIguy]

 

[Ergogenic]

Do you even know what cope means? It means "Coping mechanism". What would calisthenics be a cope for?

 

[mohito]

Its 100% cope. You can develop the movement proficiency of calisthenics just by lifting heavy and unlike calisthenics, lifting can also increase muscular strength and muscle size.

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[Trevor Wonter]

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no if you wanna climb trees like a monkey. but normal lifting is better for aesthetic body

 

[brootaldude]

Its 100% cope. You can develop the movement proficiency of calisthenics just by lifting heavy and unlike calisthenics, lifting can also increase muscular strength and muscle size.

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both can build muscle. the stimulus and MUR is what’s important

 

[Mr Strong]

Do you even know what cope means? It means "Coping mechanism". What would calisthenics be a cope for?

Cope as in, "it will help gain muscles"

 

[Mr Strong]

Its 100% cope. You can develop the movement proficiency of calisthenics just by lifting heavy and unlike calisthenics, lifting can also increase muscular strength and muscle size.

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I see

 

[Ergogenic]

Its 100% cope. You can develop the movement proficiency of calisthenics just by lifting heavy and unlike calisthenics, lifting can also increase muscular strength and muscle size.

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This is false. Calisthenics can be equally effective for growing skeletal muscles. There is no difference. It is just a stimulus for growth.

 

[eaglec]

Do you even know what cope means? It means "Coping mechanism". What would calisthenics be a cope for?

people often show wide arms and shoulders while being stupidly lean type of physique online claiming its all natural with calisthenics when they clearly take 500mg test a week and have never done calisthenics in their life, so OP, yes, calisthenics is cope to a degree, dont get your hopes up as reaching those builds would take much longer than lifting especially if u dont do PEDs

 

[mohito]

both can build muscle. the stimulus and MUR is what’s important

Have fun getting the same amount of tension doing pull ups on a park bar as one set of heavy nautilus pullover

 

[Kuanysh]

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Idk, if you don't wanna spend money on gym do calisthenics

 

[Kuanysh]

Idk, if you don't wanna spend money on gym do calisthenics

Or if you scared of people

 

[Ergogenic]

Cope as in, "it will help gain muscles"

Calisthenics is equally effective for building muscle if you follow progressive overload. Your muscles cannot tell the difference between the resistance from free weights compared to your own body weight. This is the real answer. Mark as solution.

 

[Mr Strong]

Calisthenics is equally effective for building muscle if you follow progressive overload. Your muscles cannot tell the difference between the resistance from free weights compared to your own body weight. This is the real answer. Mark as solution.

Calisthenics can be just as effective as weightlifting for building muscle, strength, and endurance, particularly for functional strength and core stability
. While weights allow for more precise progressive overload and easier muscle isolation, advanced calisthenics (using leverages, e.g., planches, muscle-ups) provides significant stimulus for muscle hypertrophy and strength.

 

[Baucy00]

No muscule ups gave me defined lats

 

[Mr Strong]

Have fun getting the same amount of tension doing pull ups on a park bar as one set of heavy nautilus pullover

I'm a complete beginner tbh, should have mentioned that.

 

[brootaldude]

Have fun getting the same amount of tension doing pull ups on a park bar as one set of heavy nautilus pullover

well no one said you’d get the same amount but it’s still possible especially when starting cuz body weight is hard for you

 

[FiendFiend]

Calisthenics is equally effective for building muscle if you follow progressive overload. Your muscles cannot tell the difference between the resistance from free weights compared to your own body weight. This is the real answer. Mark as solution.

this is complete cope its not lol.

 

[FiendFiend]

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yes just lift weights nigga and do stretches, u will put on muscle , and be flexible and athletic. Fuck calisthetics nigga ur not gonna build any fucking muscle doing that shit

 

[Ergogenic]

this is complete cope its not lol.

Your grammar is awful, and you provided no explanations or mechanisms for why you think that. You are incorrect.

 

[FiendFiend]

Your grammar is awful, and you provided no explanations or mechanisms for why you think that. You are incorrect.

Not quite so. Based of my prior experience and knowledge on calisthetics, you may be able to do 1,000 pushups sir, but you will not cause fuck all muscle hypertrophy because calisthetics are useless.

Going up in rep range does not matter if you can toy around with your weight easily. The ideal rep range is 13-15 for building muscle, and thats to near failure and it has to be diffucult. The amount of pushups or pullups does not fucking matter nigga

 

[mohito]

I'm a complete beginner tbh, should have mentioned that.

Yes and that's why exactly u put that dogshit reply as your solution. Stop embarrassing yourself and undo it now

Bro @FiendFiend can u pls briefly explain to these ppl why calisthenics is cope

 

[Ergogenic]

Not quite so. Based of my prior experience and knowledge on calisthetics, you may be able to do 1,000 pushups sir, but you will not cause fuck all muscle hypertrophy because calisthetics are useless.

Going up in rep range does not matter if you can toy around with your weight easily. The ideal rep range is 13-15 for building muscle, and thats to near failure and it has to be diffucult. The amount of pushups or pullups does not fucking matter nigga

You need to train close to failure or to complete failure to provide a good stimulus for hypertrophy. Yes, that would technically include 1000 reps taken to failure, but that would take too long and be pointlessly exhausting.

As you train closer to failure, you recruit more and more muscle fibers to complete the movement. No one said anything about the number of push ups or pull ups. Just train close to failure with 2 reps in reserve. Calisthenics is equally effective as a form a resistance if you follow those principles.

 

[FiendFiend]

Yes and that's why exactly u put that dogshit reply as your solution. Stop embarrassing yourself and undo it

Bro @FiendFiend can u pls briefly explain to these ppl why calisthenics is cope

It doesn't cause enough muscle hypertrophy needed for building muscle. I could do like fucking 100 pushups in a row, even when i was fat as fuck, skinny, pushups mean nothing and don't correlate to shit. Once you get familiar with the movement, you can do it super easily. and theres no way you can increase the weight unless u literally wear weighted vests and shit which at that point like what the fuck r u doing.

The ideal rep range is 13-15 to build muscle and it has to be diffucult as fuck and you should be to near failure. I dont even do calisthetics and I can do like 50 strict form pushups and do 15 pullups.

I can do those pullups all day it isnt gonna do fuck all. The only reason why some gymnasts or people who do calisthetics and what not have broad shoulders or a decent amount of muscle is cuz they have been doing the same movements for literally years.

You could build their level physique a couple months in the gym or be swining around on the fucking bar like a monkey. Its like the equivilant of saying "swimming will build muscle"

 

[mohito]

It doesn't cause enough muscle hypertrophy needed for building muscle. I could do like fucking 100 pushups in a row, even when i was fat as fuck, skinny, pushups mean nothing and don't correlate to shit. Once you get familiar with the movement, you can do it super easily. and theres no way you can increase the weight unless u literally wear weighted vests and shit which at that point like what the fuck r u doing.

The ideal rep range is 13-15 to build muscle and it has to be diffucult as fuck and you should be to near failure. I dont even do calisthetics and I can do like 50 strict form pushups and do 15 pullups.

I can do those pullups all day it isnt gonna do fuck all. The only reason why some gymnasts or people who do calisthetics and what not have broad shoulders or a decent amount of muscle is cuz they have been doing the same movements for literally years.

You could build their level physique a couple months in the gym or be swining around on the fucking bar like a monkey. Its like the equivilant of saying "swimming will build muscle"

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[FiendFiend]

You need to train close to failure or to complete failure to provide a good stimulus for hypertrophy. Yes, that would technically include 1000 reps taken to failure, but that would take too long and be pointlessly exhausting.

As you train closer to failure, you recruit more and more muscle fibers to complete the movement. No one said anything about the number of push ups or pull ups. Just train close to failure with 2 reps in reserve. Calisthenics is equally effective as a form a resistance if you follow those principles.

Your retarded HAHAHAHAHHAHA.

If you can do above 15 reps of something with ease, it clearly isnt diffucult ur just raping ur joints at that point, that isnt even ideal training to build actual muscle.

Brother, what is this david goggins level cope. Also with calisthetics your not using one muscle your using all muscles of your body at once, that isnt ideal for actually building muscle , if u want to get bigger biceps u fucking do bicep curls. How is doing pushups that is engaging like a bunch of different muscle groups good for muscle building. Thats fucking stupid.

When you train you target each group so u get as much muscle hypertrophy as possible. Ur just tryna sound like your smart when in reality your a fucking idiot JFL

 

[FiendFiend]

y

You need to train close to failure or to complete failure to provide a good stimulus for hypertrophy. Yes, that would technically include 1000 reps taken to failure, but that would take too long and be pointlessly exhausting.

As you train closer to failure, you recruit more and more muscle fibers to complete the movement. No one said anything about the number of push ups or pull ups. Just train close to failure with 2 reps in reserve. Calisthenics is equally effective as a form a resistance if you follow those principles.

you would think if calisthetics were any good for building muscle that body builders would incoroperate it

 

[brootaldude]

Yes and that's why exactly u put that dogshit reply as your solution. Stop embarrassing yourself and undo it now

Bro @FiendFiend can u pls briefly explain to these ppl why calisthenics is cope

he’s not right but isn’t that wrong either lmaoo

 

[Ergogenic]

Your retarded HAHAHAHAHHAHA.

If you can do above 15 reps of something with ease, it clearly isnt diffucult ur just raping ur joints at that point, that isnt even ideal training to build actual muscle.

Brother, what is this david goggins level cope. Also with calisthetics your not using one muscle your using all muscles of your body at once, that isnt ideal for actually building muscle , if u want to get bigger biceps u fucking do bicep curls. How is doing pushups that is engaging like a bunch of different muscle groups good for muscle building. Thats fucking stupid.

When you train you target each group so u get as much muscle hypertrophy as possible. Ur just tryna sound like your smart when in reality your a fucking idiot JFL

Throwing insults does not make any of your points credible. I developed 42 centimetre circumference arms with calisthenics. High reps are great for joints and hypertrophy and hyperplasia. High reps induce metabolic stress that leads to angiogenesis and enhanced nutrient partitioning. You are being ignorant. All forms of resistance will affect your muscles the same way. Calisthenics or free weights provide no difference apart from targetting some smaller muscles in isolation.