8 Ways to Make Bodyweight Exercises More Challenging Without Adding Weights

These tiny tweaks can make all the difference.

is a sign they’re working hard but feeling a sharp, stabbing, and/or sudden pain is not. Pay attention to your body and stop if you feel any pain. Stokes suggests doing about 10 reps of pulsing at a time to challenge your muscles without going overboard.

And “if you do add pulsing make sure to do a full contraction afterward,” meaning, if you’re lowered into a squat and pulsing, make sure to finish with a few reps of a full range squat, Stokes recommends. That’s because it’s just good to make a habit out of moving your muscles through their full range of motion to promote mobility and decrease tightness.

, the muscles along the sides of your torso, even more than a regular plank because your core works overtime to keep your body stable.This one’s sort of self-explanatory but worth mentioning. If you’re doing bodyweight exercises and they’re starting to feel less challenging, increasing the number of reps you’re doing can make the same workouts feel harder again. That’s because more reps will increase your overall training volume or how much stress you’re putting your muscles under.

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