Thoughts.

Exercises like:

-Single Leg Squats: not just wussy quarter squats, but going all the way down so your butt meets your calf/heel. You can do this with your leg out in front of you, but it’s hard to balance (holding 5-10 lbs in front of you will help), so you can also try doing it with the leg behind you, though you can’t get down as far. Go down as far as you can. Check out Jim’s Beast Skills for tutorials on all kinds of bodyweight feats, including the pistol and most of the exercises below.

-One-arm pushups: spread your legs a bit wider than usual, keep your core really tight, and lean towards the arm that’s doing the work.

-Handstand pushups: you can put your feet against a wall to help balance. Go down as low as you can.

-Pull-ups, if you can find a bar/rafter/tree branch to use: make sure you get your chest up to the bar/rafter/branch, not settling to just get your chin over.

-Glute-Ham Raises: you need a special setup to do these. see here. As long as your heels/calves are supported–somebody holding them, or putting them under something suitably heavy, you can try these–it’s easier to start at the top and go down, these are really hard on the hamstrings

Doing these exercises for a few sets, stopping short of failure (inability to finish the movement) each time, will give you a great workout without having to go to a gym and load up on heavy weights. The single leg squat (aka pistols when you do them with leg in front) is one of my favorite exercises. Add in some core work and you have a full-body workout.

Blitz me if you have any questions.