Bodyweight exercises are easy to do — just move the coffee table to the side, and you're ready to go.

That shows that you can get bigger and stronger without going to the gym (or a pricey home set-up). You use a wide range of stabilizing muscles in these exercises, which makes your workout more effective.

Solid gains are built on the basis of bodyweight exercises. Check out the following such workouts to help build your muscles.

Check out the following six at-home bodyweight exercises to help men build muscle:

Push-ups are a great exercise to help build upper body pushing strength. If you are pressed for time, just perform 20 reps of this excellent calorie burner.

Depending on how you change the weight, number of sets, and number of reps, this bodyweight workout can help you build muscle mass, strength, and endurance.

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This is an advanced bodyweight exercise movement that works the glutes, quads, hamstrings, hip adductors, calves, and core muscles at the same time. As a one-sided movement, it can also help you find and fix any weak muscles.

Pistol squats are a great way to strengthen the muscles in the legs, especially the quads and glutes. It's a workout that tests how mobile, stable, and balanced you are.

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The step up with knee raise is a great bodyweight exercise that works the thighs and glutes by toning and shaping them.

Cardio training can help you lose weight and also make the heart and lungs stronger. This move boosts blood flow, gives you more energy, and speeds up your metabolism.

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As your core strength improves, you might find that traditional bodyweight exercises don't burn your abs as much as they used to. Instead of planking for hours on end, try a variation like the star plank to increase the resistance to give your muscles something new to work on.

Start this exercise by making a strong connection between your ribs and your hips. You can do that by locking down your abs and squeezing your gluteus. Try to keep your hips level at all times.

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This move works the fast-twitching muscle fibers in the body. Slow-twitch fibers are used for endurance, but fast-twitch ones are used for powerful movements, so they are much bigger. Pay attention to them if you want to improve the power of your pins, or if you want bigger legs so that you can wear shorts.

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Glute kickbacks work the gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus muscles the most. They also work the hamstrings and loosen up the hips. Make sure to squeeze your buttocks at the top of the move, and hold for a while. Add a resistance band if you find the exercise too easy.

Here's how you do this bodyweight exercise:

The aforementioned bodyweight exercises can be performed anywhere. Try them out to build muscle strength and endurance.

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