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Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by tallanvor on Thursday August 20, 2020 @05:58AM (#24221615)
Body weight exercises can be great and useful in maintaining a certain level of fitness, but you're very limited in the ability to increase your muscle mass using them.
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Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by Cthulhu_ on Thursday August 20, 2020 @06:05AM (#24221642)
Muscle mass gain is a weird luxury anyway; what's important now is to maintain your fitness level, moreso than looking swole.

Calisthenics moves on the other hand require an enormous amount of strength and muscle control, something you can't gain from "just" lifting weights.

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Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition by b0rsuk on Thursday August 20, 2020 @02:59PM (#24227225)
I see. Here our opinions diverge, because I believe muscle mass is not valuable by itself. I prefer to have a more athletic looking, performant body.
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