stimulating decent hypertrophy in pecs using callisthenics

[KarateKid7]

i agree with u radok...plus weights ontop of callisthenics is not strictly weights as u are using ur own body mass hence there is less stress on joints etc..

[SevenStar]

also, if you buy a weight vest, you can add up to 100 pounds, so you would have to be able to do 20 one armed pushups with 100 pounds to stop advancing

which would eventually happen. Also, economically speaking, a 100lb vest is a waste compared with free weights. Also, I'm betting that the one arm variation is more of a tricep exercise than a chest exercise, which isn't what the poster was looking for.

there is no way around it - trying to use calesthenic exercises to gain size is completely inefficient.