Why are you writing about bodyweight exercises Tim? There are so many machines and free weights to use. Isn’t that so 20th century? LOL Body weight exercises like pull ups, push ups, dips and squats can be INTENSE workout exercises. No fancy machines, no magic supplements. Plain and simple. It’s why Shaun T put his INSANITY 60 day workout together. Body weight exercises can get you into incredible shape. Tony Horton features pull ups as the core part of his back workouts in P90X. Raw strength and lean bodies.

I recently stumbled across this incredible footage on YouTube. You guys may or may not have heard of the Bar-Barians, but these guys are “off the chain”! They don’t train with weights, but I’d guess these guys are most likely in better shape and more ripped than just about anyone in your local gyms. If you have never been exposed to the Bar-Barians, prepare to be BLOWN AWAY!

I think I want to find out if where I live now that has a park with those big pull up bars and parallel bars to do some parallel bar dips. Wow, that was intense. Or how about this video?

These guys have a “club” where the only way in is by doing the following…in SIX MINUTES!

Bar-Baron Requirements“As far as the physical goes, anyone at any level is eligible to train with the us, but you must meet the prerequisites to be bestowed the title of the Bar-barians Bar-baron. Even Bill Gates could not wear the title of Bar-barian. It is something that cannot be bought or easily attained. Only through hardwork and dedication can one become a real Bar-barian. Physical requirments include:
1) 40 Dips
2) 20 Pull Ups
3) 50 Push Ups
4) 5 Muscle Ups
All of these done in 6 minutes or less”

You have to be dedicated to getting into shape to qualify. Do you have what it takes to do body weight exercises?

So…if you still don’t think you can get into serious physical condition by doing some focused body weight exercise workouts…think again! And if you need more proof to see what can be done in 60 days of high intensity strictly body weight workouts…check THIS video.

I’d have to say that the Insanity workout looks really hard! Tell me, what do you think?