Jamie Eason at home?

Imanido

Hello, I am a completely newbie, I joined MFP 6 weeks ago and I lost 13lb, I really wanted to get now a bit toned and build some muscle. I love Jamie Eason's program because it really explains everything in one go for newbies, exercise and diet, and I want to give it a try. However I don't have a chance to get to a gym in any way, I have been checking and she gives a general workout at home for the day you cannot reach the gym, however I will not be able to reach the gym for the whole program so I am wondering if someone has done it at home. I have dumbells, exercise ball and elastic bands. Does someone know of a good link where to find alternatives to Jamie's exercises with gym equipment? Also I would like to know what weight did you started with, I have a 1kg dumbells for each arm (I am not sure if it would be of any use, but I could get more) I have read that people start with around 8lb or 10lb on each hand is that correct? I have never done weights (planning to fail after 8 rep) only small weight/lots of rep. so I would like to have a rough idea. I am really excited about starting the program I hope I will be able to make it at home.

Dawnlandia

I am not sure of a link that would have alternatives to gym machines or free weights. I can suggest to go on Craigslist and start buying free weights. I do have a gym, but for about 14 weeks I did a home program with dumbbells and a total gym I got from Craigslist for 50 bucks. I was using Body Sculpting Bible for Women. I really like that book.

There is a lot you can do with dumbbells and an incline bench that goes flat.

Now that I have switched over to Jamie Eason's 12 week program, I do go to a gym for two of the days -- back and biceps, and legs. I will be doing everything at the gym in a short time, as I am needing greater weight than I used to need.

I was seriously out of shape when I started, so my weights were low. To give you an idea....I used 5 pound dumbbells for almost everything. I am now using 17.5 for biceps, 20 for rows, and 10 for triceps, and a variety for shoulders that are within the 8-12 pound range. I had shoulder surgery this year and am still careful about shoulder and triceps stuff. I was doing all squats and lunges with no weight, standing dead lift was 10 pounds. Sorry, I know. But I am now doing 50 pound squats ( with Smith machine). All my weight increases have been within 16 weeks.

I do see that there are certain body parts that have shown faster increase in weights than others. As soon as I noticed I was outgrowing a certain weight, I would drape two-pound ankle weights over my hand while holding the dumbbells. It was a short few days later that I would buy the next 5 pound increase size.

It's okay to start low. You start where you have to start. Also, type in searches on youtube. I know I wanted to do a certain exercise that needed cable machine and I happened to be at home so I searched for "X exercise with bands" or something and got videos. Hope this helps.

Jalyn77

I'm doing the program from home. I have a big variety of dumbbells, bands, medicine ball, exercise ball, and pull up bar. I've modified some of the exercises because the equipment is different - it works, maybe not as well as having the equipment at the gym, but it's really only a few exercises. Just do what you can and keep up the intensity no matter what exercise you're doing. You'll definitely want more dumbbells than you have because you will get stronger and in order to continue to get stronger you need to be able to up your weight. Good luck! You'll do great.