What are the benefits of Calisthenics?

[Messarger]

For those who are not familiar with the term, Calisthenics refer to body weight exercises like push ups, sit ups, dips etc.

Having spend months on the H&F forum, i know that these exercises are nothing compared to Squats, Deadlifts, Bench when one is trying to bulk. However, should they eventually have a place in our routines (post bulk)? I dunno, maybe when we're trying to cut can we use them to maintain our strength? What is the low-down on Calisthenics and what are the benefits of it?

 

[Throttle]

a place in your routine...not if you mean in your lifting routine.

they're an alternative, for when you can't/won't put the time & effort into being at the gym. and potentially just as effective as a poorly thought-out or executed gym routine, especially if you're not matching your gym work with proper diet.

 

[Being_the_Don]

For those who are not familiar with the term, Calisthenics refer to body weight exercises like push ups, sit ups, dips etc.

Having spend months on the H&F forum, i know that these exercises are nothing compared to Squats, Deadlifts, Bench when one is trying to bulk. However, should they eventually have a place in our routines (post bulk)? I dunno, maybe when we're trying to cut can we use them to maintain our strength? What is the low-down on Calisthenics and what are the benefits of it?

I'm not interested in bulking but I AM interested in strength so I perform calisthenics all the time right alongside benching, barbell t-bar row, dLs, etc. Don't underestimate the importance of calisthenics.