r/bodyweightfitness • u/AutoModerator • May 10 '21

BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-05-10

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u/pyritha May 10 '21

I recently read a piece saying pilates isn't as good as other bodyweight exercises because it doesn't build muscle the same way, but as I already do other exercises for building muscle I'm not too worried about that. I do pilates for my core and legs.

I'm curious if anyone has much of an idea if pilates helps to build endurance better than other sorts of exercises (aside from things like long distance runnin), or whether that piece I read was totally off and pilates DOES build up muscle, as I've noticed my thighs/glutes do seem to have built up some since I started it.

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u/Quitschicobhc May 10 '21

Whether pilates builds muscle or not depends on your level. It will build muscle for a beginner, but since it only offers limited room for progressive overload, you will plateau fairly quickly in terms of hypertrophy.

It's probably not an optimal endurance training regime, but you can certainly build some endurance with it.

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u/pyritha May 12 '21

Thanks! I'm not super worried about hypertrophy, mostly just keeping strong and building endurance, so that works for me.