Toning up with household objects. :)

docktorfokse

But of course, people who do their own research know far more than Cosmo magazine sheep.

So, women who want to use household items as weights are Cosmo sheep? You do realize that whether you're lifting a 5 lb can or a 5 lb dumbbell, you're still lifting 5 lbs, right?

There is someone in this thread will tell you the 5lb dumbbell is heavier....

If you think a 5lb anything is effective, you're free to waste your time. I just didn't realize there were still people around who think you can "tone" with low weights and a ton of reps.

Jorra

If you think a 5lb anything is effective, you're free to waste your time. I just didn't realize there were still people around who think you can "tone" with low weights and a ton of reps. My personal recommendation is to read something for once that wasn't written in the 80's.

One of the coaches at my college told the women's weight training class this earlier in the semester. Presumably, she has a Master's in something Exercise Science related. I couldn't believe my ears. Thankfully, the main coach for the class said that we needed to use weights that we could only get 10 reps on before failing. Any more reps and you're not going heavy enough. That's the advice I take.

mommy2ans

Anyhoo.....

I put my daughter on my back yesterday and did some lunges and squats. She's 4 years old and weighs 34 pounds (she's tiny;)) She love it! And while i didn't do many, bc i AM out of shape ,hehe, i did several and could definitely feel that it worked. Maybe i will do a few a day and work my way up. She loved it so much she kept saying "come on mom, let's exercise some more!". So it's fun for her too which is a plus

HMVOL7409

I understand not having time, money or space but do know what you're thinking lifting weights is going to do to you is the biggest misconception out there by women. We don't have enough testosterone to be built like men. If you try milk jugs or hell even your kids over a soup can or your own body weight is best, you'll get better results and actually notice something.

Ianultrarunner

You guys really don't think the equivalent of lifting nothing will build muscle, do you?

Am I getting trolled?

No, not trolled but perhaps you should respect and understand someone else's situation and try to be a bit more respectable and polite to that person.
That person is at least trying and is on a very limited budget.
Using household items for resistance training is an age old way to do that.
If you've got something creative or educational to add to this, go ahead.
But please, stop being a meat head :laugh:

katysmelly

Dumbbells at target are really not expensive....

Girl i am SO broke Hopefully I can get some in a few weeks though

I know what you mean!

You can accomplish quite a lot just doing push-ups, squats, and triceps dips on a chair. You don't need to lift really heavy weights.

Someone else suggested a cheap set of resistance bands. I don't have money or space so I got some on EBay. They really do work pretty well, especially since you can combine them. They add up to a lot of resistance. They take up no room and a full set costs less than a couple of dumbells.


At some point, you may decide you want to look like some fitness model in a magazine, and then you'll need to think about more serious equipment. In the meantime, you can do plenty to increase your health and fitness without doing that.

LilynEdensmom

Anyhoo.....

I put my daughter on my back yesterday and did some lunges and squats. She's 4 years old and weighs 34 pounds (she's tiny;)) She love it! And while i didn't do many, bc i AM out of shape ,hehe, i did several and could definitely feel that it worked. Maybe i will do a few a day and work my way up. She loved it so much she kept saying "come on mom, let's exercise some more!". So it's fun for her too which is a plus

Awww keep doing what you are doing till you are able to afford a gym and don't let people on here discourage you...Everyones situation is different. Plus its good bonding time for your guys