[SamBellamy]

If you are going the body weight route may I recommend that you don't limit yourself to doing countless reps of pushups or pistols. You should try to do some advanced calisthenics and gymnastics movements. I am assuming here that you are interested in building strength and muscle mass and not merely into "getting in shape". Top level gymnasts of course have amazing upper body strength but such skills are quite difficult or near impossible for most adults to learn. For most people and especially the scrawny; the easiest, most efficient and time effective way to build a decent body and strength would be through weight training. But you need to try things out for yourself to see what works for you.

Please check out these resources for advanced bodyweight training:

- http://www.amazon.com/Building-Gymnastic...340&sr=8-1
The author also has a website by the same name

- Beastskills.com

- I really like this guy
http://www.youtube.com/user/closetoimpossible