Think you need a plethora of expensive and fancy weights, bars and other kit to get into better shape? It's time to think again. Just ask Olympic gymnasts, or your local park's calisthenics crew – they will all say you can train pretty much any muscle using nothing more than your own bodyweight as resistance. The only other things you need are a little bit of floor space and head room, and a desire to start building a bigger, stronger and leaner body.
And in many ways it's a really smart idea to get really good at bodyweight moves before you even think about adding dumbbells, barbells