One of my favorite aspects of bodyweight training is how its underlying simplicity is so scalable, from basic to extremely advanced levels. So, today I’m going to highlight an outdoor bodyweight workout for lower and upper body that can be done at basic, intermediate or advanced levels, which was featured in an article about Global Bodyweight Training in last month’s Men’s Health South Africa, called “The Evolution of Exercise”. I’m pretty excited with how the Men’s Health article takes the time to explain the Global Bodyweight Training system, and in particular to demonstrate how the progressions work:

The basic outline for this workout is made up of eight different exercises. The movements are divided into four lower body movement patterns (Squat, Lunge, Step Up, Deadlift) and four upper body patterns (Vertical Push, Vertical Pull, Horizontal Push, Horizontal Pull). Now don’t be fooled, just because this says “basic” doesn’t mean that it’s easy! The only tools I used in the beginner workout is a pair of gymnastic rings, which you can get .

Want to see more on some specific exercise progressions? Check out some of my other articles with videos that take you through step-by-step progressions leading up to some great bodyweight moves:

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