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Tiny Leaps, Big Changes

067 - Weightlifting vs Calisthenics: How to Get the Fitness Results You Really Want

Tiny Leaps, Big Changes

Gregg Clunis

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.3920 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2016

⏱️ 8 minutes

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In this episode I talk about the differences between weightlifting and calisthenics and how to figure out which one is for you. Go ahead and get your sweat on because you are now listening to Tiny Leaps, Big Changes.

You Will Hear:

- The differences between heavy weight training and calisthenics.

- How to figure out which area to focus your time on.

- The one thing you need to prioritize.

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0:00.0

In this episode I talk about the differences between weightlifting and calisthenics and how you can figure out which one is for you.

0:10.0

Go ahead and get your sweat on because you are now listening to tiny leaps.

0:16.0

Big Chasing. Today's song is Fly With Me by The Lost Beat featuring Highs. And it's a super high

0:39.8

energy track that I thought was appropriate for today's episode where we talk all about exercise

0:44.9

and getting into shape. Now personally, this is the exact type of music that I use at the gym, so I hope you

0:51.8

enjoy it.

0:53.0

Check out the artist and let's jump into the episode.

0:57.0

Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leaps, Big Changes, where I share simple strategies

1:09.3

you can use to get more out of your life. My name is Greg Klunis and one question I used to wonder

1:15.8

about quite frequently was whether or not I should be spending my time doing calisthenics

1:20.8

workouts, also known as body weight workouts, or doing heavy weight training

1:25.8

with things like barbells, dumbbells, and plates. In fact, for quite a while this question caused

1:31.1

a lot of stress for me. What was the difference between them really?

1:34.7

Did I really need a gym membership to work out and which should I focus on more to get the results

1:40.4

I personally wanted.

1:42.8

Well, in today's episode, I want to spend just a little time exploring some of these questions.

1:48.4

My hope is that if you've wasted time wondering which you should do, that this episode will help you to put that aside and get started.

1:56.5

Which of course is the most important thing. All right, so let's dive in. What is Heavy Weight Training? Heavyweight training is the use of

2:06.3

third party resistance elements such as bands, dumbbells, barbells, or plates while exercising in order to push your muscles and your body to a point that

2:15.4

facilitates growth.

2:17.5

And for your comparison, calisthenics or body weight training is the use of your natural body weight is the

2:24.0

as the resistance required to accomplish the same feet.

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