5 Incredibly Effective Bodyweight Exercises You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Build muscle, lose fat, and boost endurance with zero equipment

It was last year’s lockdown that made me dive into the gargantuan world of bodyweight exercises.

And boy, had I underestimated their power. Working out at home, I didn’t just maintain my gains, I also shed fat and gained muscle.

Pushups and pullups form just the tip of the iceberg. There are thousands of other exercises — and some even beat gym workouts by miles.

I want to share 5 such exercises with you — unheard-of ones that are insanely effective.

Superman Plank

Performing a plank is like hopping onto a time machine — a minute feels like an hour.

Now, the superman plank, as the name suggests, is the plank on steroids — a minute is now 2 hours. And just like the plank, this core-crushing exercise looks deceptively easy.

Despite being only slightly harder than the regular plank, it’s a much more effective core exercise — it forces your stabilizers to maintain balance, and the single side limb-raising action taxes your obliques.