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Anonymous
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logic, guys. gymnasts are hardly the strongest guys in the world, but they are the most flexible. they don't do weight training for a variety of reasons: they still hold on to some mythical notion of muscleboundness, they can't afford to gain too much LBM (gotta keep light), they do BW exercises for strength AND flexibility. the reason they're ripped is because they have very very low body fat, which again is in line with the whole "gotta keep light" principle.
training with weights will make you stronger than training with BW. period. there comes a point in BW training where you will outgrow yourself. the strongest people in the world aren't gymnasts, they're powerlifters, weightlifters, and, appropriately enough, strongmen.
if OP doesn't want to be hulking strong, and if OP just wants to get enough LBM to look lean and cut and muscular with low BF, that's cool. BW exercises will work just great, to a point. and OP mentioned that he wanted to START with a BW regimen, which is fine. nothing wrong with that.
but I see too many people here who stick to BW exercises because they think they'll become hulking beasts as soon as they pick up the barbell, and if you've been lurking /fit/ for more than a week i think you know what bullshit that is.
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