I’m often asked about the benefits and possibilities for bodyweight style training with larger athletes. It is obviously more difficult to move more bodyweight, so certain exercises favor smaller builds. Easier performance by smaller individuals does not negate the benefits that can be experienced by larger athletes however.

Below is a video example of this concept. The man seen in the video weighs in at approximately 325 pounds. Many of the pushup and pull-up exercises are particularly impressive at his size.

And please note, I am not suggesting that bodyweight exercise is superior to free weights. The man seen above clearly makes use of both. The real message behind this video is that bodyweight exercise can be a useful and fun addition, even for the largest and most powerful athletes.

How you do what you do is often more important than what you do.