Wanted!! Success Stories for Routines W/O Equipment!

cyoka13

Hello All!!

I am at the point in my journey where I do not really need to lose anymore weight but I still want to decrease my body fat percentage. I would LOVE to start a lifting routine - but I do not have access to a gym. My routine right now involves judo twice a week and I am following You are Your Own Gym.

There are ALWAYS threads on here about how to start a home routine without the use of equipment and they always include great advice. Please share your results for working out at home, w/o any equipment and info on your routine. I am particularly interested in strength/resistance results - but ALL stories are welcome!

Thank you!!
Christina

MassiveDelta

So you want to see success from, P90x users, Turbo Kick, Bodyweight workouts like prison workouts?

cyoka13

So you want to see success from, P90x users, Turbo Kick, Bodyweight workouts like prison workouts?

Sure! I am happy to hear about them all. There are always threads with inquiries on how to strength train at home - and again, there is always great advice. But I rarely see specific success stories related to those threads (now I do not read every single thread, so I am sure I am missing some).

ETA: But yes, I am specifically interested in those who have gone through Convict Conditioning, Your Are Your Own Gym, and other forms of progressive body-weight training...

Alanhalil

I had grown moobs which had made me very self conscious. Limited what I felt I could wear. In February 2012 I decided to finally sort myself out by swearing to myself that I'd do push ups every single day until I was happy.

Month 1
10 push ups. 3 sets

Month 2
15 push ups. 3 sets

Etc etc etc. I increased every month, keeping it slow to ensure I maintained. No matter how tired, before bed they had to be done.

Apart from a week off while on holiday I've kept to it I'm proud to say. I've capped it to 40x3 and the moobs are history (and have been for ages). When I get home later I'll post a pic

PS - I am very aware many people deem it stupid to do the same exercise every day, due to muscle recovery issues. Might sound dumb but I felt that if I got in the habit of skipping days I wouldn't keep it up 100%.

cyoka13

I had grown moobs which had made me very self conscious. Limited what I felt I could wear. In February 2012 I decided to finally sort myself out by swearing to myself that I'd do push ups every single day until I was happy.

Month 1
10 push ups. 3 sets

Month 2
15 push ups. 3 sets

Etc etc etc. I increased every month, keeping it slow to ensure I maintained. No matter how tired, before bed they had to be done.

Apart from a week off while on holiday I've kept to it I'm proud to say. I've capped it to 40x3 and the moobs are history (and have been for ages). When I get home later I'll post a pic

PS - I am very aware many people deem it stupid to do the same exercise every day, due to muscle recovery issues. Might sound dumb but I felt that if I got in the habit of skipping days I wouldn't keep it up 100%.

Ha, ha..I am happy you got rid of your moobs Do you do anything else or only focus on push-ups?

Alanhalil

Initially it was solely push ups. Outside of martial arts the only other exercise I do is jogging.