Been doing it since 2016, can’t imagine doing anything else, mainly because I can easily do it
body weight exercises are good for beginners and certain movements which don't require a lot of strength, but you'll need a barbell because there's no point in doing like 100 squats or pushups.
There are ways to make them harder without adding weight (one legged or changing your form), but yeah, eventually you'll want get some weight. I bought some gymnastics rings and a sandbag this year just for that reason. For a newbie, tho, it's easily a year or two of solid progress.
body weight exercises are good for beginners and certain movements which don't require a lot of strength, but you'll need a barbell because there's no point in doing like 100 squats or pushups.
There are ways to make them harder without adding weight (one legged or changing your form), but yeah, eventually you'll want get some weight. I bought some gymnastics rings and a sandbag this year just for that reason. For a newbie, tho, it's easily a year or two of solid progress.