46 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.

4.15 / 5

R C

Woman
5 days ago

1 week complete

4 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

Less than expected muscle gains

No modifications

This helped with respect to my upper body strength a bit, but really I used it as a warm-up for a weighted workout. Otherwise in the future it'll be a good benchmark test as time goes on for me.

Luis G.

Man, 25
a month ago

1 week complete

1 year of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Marginal modifications

So this has been good program to get off your ass and actually do someone exercises. Just a primer as name suggests but it does it well. I noticed bigger chest size-wise. Now off to greyskull LP. I started it during the second week of this program so ran them concurrently and I used the primer as a stepping stone towards full on program. Overall would recommend if you haven’t been working out and need something get you started.

Alexander D.

Man, 37
3 months ago

1 week complete

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Marginal modifications

Got me off my ass

Zach Dave

Man, 18
5 months ago

2 weeks complete

As expected strength gains

Less than expected muscle gains

No modifications

First time working out, definitely gets you into the habit and primes you

Kody James Ague

Man, 45
5 months ago

1 week complete

1 year of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Marginal modifications

It's very basic but that's what I needed. I've been very sedentary for quite a while and I used this to get used to moving more. I felt it was great for that.

Will Gillespie

Man, 38
6 months ago

1 week complete

1 year of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

No modifications

Great entry level program for beginners or returning

Kim R.

Man, 38
7 months ago

2 weeks complete

1 year of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Marginal modifications

Decent program but sadly this is only the 14 day build up phase of the program. It should be followed by the full program or some other similar program.

Samwel Anderson

Man, 29
8 months ago

1 week complete

8 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

No modifications

Good primer for getting into Body weight fitness.

Jad

Man, 32
9 months ago

1 week complete

6 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

No modifications

Great intro back into bodyweight workouts

Ghostflame92

Man, 33
10 months ago

1 week complete

3 years of prior experience

Less than expected strength gains

Less than expected muscle gains

No modifications

Eh. It’s just a 2 week primer so I guess it’s good in that sense but what it’s priming for idk.