35 reviews for Reddit's Bodyweight Fitness Primer
The Reddit Bodyweight Fitness Primer (or BWF Primer for short) is a 14-day exercise routine for complete beginners looking to exercise and build a fitness habit. It was created by members of the Reddit community, specifically by Nick E (u/Captain_Nachos).
The BWF Primer provides a detailed day-by-day program over 2 weeks to help you get started with bodyweight fitness training, allowing you to start getting in shape, improve your physical fitness, and learn the fundamentals of resitance training.
Once you are done the Primer, you can start the full BWF Recommended Routine for free on Boostcamp.
It is highly recommended that you read the Detailed Program Guide.
Jordana Estner
Woman, 481 week complete
1 year of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
It's been years since I did any strength training, and this primer was great for reminding my body how to move. I plan to go through it again now that I'm done.
Ben Reckelhoff
Man, 371 week complete
3 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Ticked up my dofficulty which made me feel good about myself as a fat fat fatty fat weakling.
Man, 19
1 week complete
As expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Best way to get started with body weight fitness and calisthenics.
Man, 34
1 week complete
1 year of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Nice program for compact (short) exercises. Can be completed very quickly which is great for those working a day/desk job. I definitely lost a few lbs while gaining muscle so that was great. I also did this in conjunction with jogging/cardio a few times a week. Hard to tell how much I improved as I sometimes staggered or had day gaps in between successive days for rest but solid primer program overall to gain a baseline fitness and gain muscle/strength.
Shanelle Rempel
Woman, 291 week complete
1 year of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
I haven't done any sort of workout/consistent fitness in about 10 years. Let me tell you, when it comes to groceries, it's one trip or nothing bb 🤙
Colette
Woman, 311 week complete
1 year of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
the only modification i had to make was to the rows, i just did kettlebell rows instead
Grant V.
Man, 181 week complete
1 year of prior experience
As expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Don’t have rings or a table of the right height, so I ended up doing dumbbell rows instead of table rows. Otherwise, great 👍! Feel good and ready to take on the next steps. For others doing this program, I recommend searching for some videos of each exercise to make sure you’re getting the most out of it. Took me a while to get the hang of deadbugs because I didn’t do this.
Mushroom Stew
Woman, 171 week complete
1 year of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Good for beginning!
Lorren N.
Woman, 341 week complete
1 year of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
I’m a first time mom who had health struggles during pregnancy and then a baby who doesn’t sleep more than 4 hours typically. That to preface that I haven’t really been active for about 2 years. So this program was really accessible and a good start from being inactive to becoming more active. I enjoyed it and can feel myself becoming stronger.
Char R.
Woman, 401 week complete
As expected strength gains
Less than expected muscle gains
Nothing really changed for me doing this physically, it was all a mental challenge. I was just trying to get in the habit of working out again with a program where I couldn’t really get hurt by doing it. Never broke a sweat, but it helped me go from not really moving ever to doing something and not worrying about it being silly or pointless (a bad mindset for me against working out). For that, it did what it was supposed to and that’s what I needed.