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Bodyweight exercises can certainly stimulate muscle growth. There are a lot of different ways to stimulate muscle growth, ranging in intensity from resistance bands all the way to heavy barbell strength training. There’s even research showing that flexing your muscles can stimulate a bit of muscle growth (study). But the question isn’t whether bodyweight exercises…