BEST No-Weights Strength Building Workout

stephgreene

I'm trying to do a full body strength training workout that doesn't involve me going to the gym. I'd like to know if it's possible to build muscle based on your own body strength going against itself (plus I have 3 and 5 pound handweights but I don't know if those will help any).

Does anyone have any suggestions?

McBully4

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

wellbert

I have the 'you are your own gym' android app for when I can't do real weights. I like it plenty.

beachlover317

I have seen results doing this: planks, crunches, squats, lunges, and 7 pound hand weights. You can use YouTUbe to make sure your form is correct. Also someone suggested that I google Convict Conditioning to use your body weight as resistance. Love to hear more ideas.

rybo

uniquebodyweightexercises.com
globalbodyweighttraining.com

You can get very strong doing only body weight exercises.

angeltg

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Lina4Lina

Pushups, squats, lunges, etc. Look into body weight exercises. You can also look into resistance bands which are fairly inexpensive and portable.

jenniferstanton

You can also add lots of push ups and you can do tricep dips off a piece of stable furniture.

MommaToFour

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Rage4lightning

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Helloitsdan

http://jasonferruggia.com/top-20-bodyweight-exercises-for-building-muscle-strength/

mariposa224

Bump for later. Thanks!

mrsains

In addition to what others have said... pushups! I do this youtube video workout sometimes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm1K_pdVX0s

Bonus is that it's friggin' hilarious (to me anyway) so it makes the workout more enjoyable. I do as many real pushups as I can and then switch to modified.

Vansy

Plyometrics are awesome -- use your own body weight, lots of agility, jumping squats, etc. -- i'm sure you can find a youtube video.

Calisthenics -- think elementary P.E. push-ups, pull-ups, jumping jacks, etc.

Planks

hudnharsmom

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TaylorsGranddad

I have the 'you are your own gym' android app for when I can't do real weights. I like it plenty.

Theres also Absolute Abs for Iphone, I use it, I love it & it's free too

LuLuSUPER

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Icedancer94

Bumping for later!

kimmymayhall

I've started doing push ups, dips, and squats. Thanks for all the great links and suggestions!

jamers3111

Have you thought about resistance bands? I love mine! There are some videos for workouts, too.

alanrosez

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MistyMtnMan

Check out MARCROOPS YouTube channel. He has a lot of bodyweight exercises. Hill sprints and Burpees all day will get your heart rate up fast and burn some serious cals. They're also good full body workouts.

WendyTerry420

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

Great link!

ChristinaBarnhouse

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ladykaisa

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jonwv

This is one reason why i love P90X most of the workouts use your own body weight there are some that you can use weights with but you don't have to.

phoenixoncemore

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goldfinger88

Order this dvd now: The Isometric Total Body Workout DVD - It's all you need to get a total body workout in about 15 minutes a day. Isometrics are terrific and they work as good or better than weights. They're also safer and can be done anywhere. You will find the DVD on Amazon. There are also a few good books on isometrics. I will add that the famous Charles Atlas used dynamic tension to get strong. That's a form of isometrics. You may have never heard of him. You look very young. Good luck.

SonicaBE

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contingencyplan

You can do a lot to burn calories, increase functional strength, and overall fitness doing bodyweight exercises alone. Adding muscle MASS however is a completely different animal that requires hypertropher training, something that can only be done with weights. If you're looking to "get big" then you need weights. Otherwise bodyweight trainign will do just great.

lisao62

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