Want muscle gains but don't have any weights? It's definitely possible to build muscle without weights - here's what to do. Bodyweight exercises are just what they sound like - strength-training exercises that you do with just your bodyweight and zero equipment. Since no special equipment is required, you can do bodyweight exercises that will help you bulk with no equipment just about anywhere. You’re may even be doing some of these bodyweight exercises (push-ups, squats, lunges, planks, and burpees) already. If you're used to lifting super heavy at the gym, hefting barbells, or moving weight on machines, replicating that at home can prove somewhat difficult, says Alexis Colvin, M.D., an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at the Mount Sinai Health System. But that doesn't mean you can't build muscle if you're limited to bodyweight exercises