I think it takes longer to get the same results. My understanding of strength and conditioning comes from an orthodoxy about progressive overload. In essence, if you give your body the fuel (enough calories + protein), you lift heavier things, and you rest then you build muscle. I have some references from unscrupulous places where one might typically get bodybuilding information from that show an outsized amount of time spent to get mediocre results.
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This is video of a person who, though he is using resistance, the high volume training did not afford him the progress he wanted [1]. Sure, there are people who are training specifically to do something out of the ordinary with their body (muscle ups, pistol squats, etc.) [2], but for anyone who wants to lose weight or gain weight, I don't think it's the move. I think the exception gets a nice looking body doing calisthenics versus the competent getting a nice looking body doing progressive overload. If I wanted to change my body, I'd do resistance training. If I needed endurance, I would do triathlete stuff. If I needed agility, that's when calisthenic, isometric, and plyometric movements become part of a regimen that probably included the other two. I'd only ever want agility to supplement sports training.
But again, that's explaining my personal bias - not advice. If you're like, "but WDYMP! I want to be a better tennis player!" then you shouldn't follow my lead.
I think it takes longer to get the same results. My understanding of strength and conditioning comes from an orthodoxy about progressive overload. In essence, if you give your body the fuel (enough calories + protein), you lift heavier things, and you rest then you build muscle. I have some references from unscrupulous places where one might typically get bodybuilding information from that show an outsized amount of time spent to get mediocre results.
This is video of a person who, though he is using resistance, the high volume training did not afford him the progress he wanted [1]. Sure, there are people who are training specifically to do something out of the ordinary with their body (muscle ups, pistol squats, etc.) [2], but for anyone who wants to lose weight or gain weight, I don't think it's the move. I think the exception gets a nice looking body doing calisthenics versus the competent getting a nice looking body doing progressive overload. If I wanted to change my body, I'd do resistance training. If I needed endurance, I would do triathlete stuff. If I needed agility, that's when calisthenic, isometric, and plyometric movements become part of a regimen that probably included the other two. I'd only ever want agility to supplement sports training.
But again, that's explaining my personal bias - not advice. If you're like, "but WDYMP! I want to be a better tennis player!" then you shouldn't follow my lead.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYQDo1tNCl8
[2] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y7i58Cmt9vo
Dude looks super fit to me. Would love to have that body.