You know how some things are just obvious enough that you don't catch them unless you're really thinking about them?
Here's one of those.
Any kind of strength training will make you stronger if you aren't doing any strength training at all.
But, just because something works at first doesn't mean it's the best long-term plan.
Consider bodyweight training as an example.
If you're doing nothing to strengthen your chest, for instance, then 10 beginner (on knees) pushups each day will indeed make your chest stronger.
But not for long.
Soon, you'll have to do more reps.
Then, once you hit like 12-15 reps you can do at once, you aren't actually strengthening your chest anymore, nor are you building muscle.
You're actually just increasing your muscular endurance (how many times you can repeat a movement without stopping). Which is fine. But it isn't what most people want unless they're trying to pass some fitness test.
Once you hit that point, in order to use pushups to continue helping you gain strength and/or muscle, you'll have to either move to a more difficult variation of a push-up, or you'll have to add weight to it (vest, weighted backpack, kid, etc).
This is one of the many reasons that I prefer barbell training to bodyweight, bands, etc.
You learn good form on a movement, then you just keep adding weight forever.
No additional "figuring it out" required unless you add new exercises or variations of those exercises.
I'm NOT saying you shouldn't do other types of training. You should take the the fitness steps you have the motivation, time, and equipment to take.
I'm talking long-term plan here for those who have options and want an optimal program.
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