Bodyweight Exercises: The Very Basics

Bodyweight exercises, or in more fancy terms calisthenics is the simple art of using your own body weight as resistance in exercises. These exercises require minimal equipment, and this article is your basic guide to get started. 

Calisthenics can target any muscle group provided that you perform the correct exercise with the correct form, making your body your very own gym. Before I go over some common calisthenics exercises, let's take care of the most famous push-ups to which I have dedicated an entire article, so check that out for different variations and progressions of the exercise. Now here are some common calisthenic exercises to begin with:

The tricep dip or the tricep bench dip as the name suggests trains your triceps and is known to be one of the best exercises to train the triceps. It involves holding onto two rods and lowering your body