BEST No-Weights Strength Building Workout

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  • rowdylibrarian
    rowdylibrarian Posts: 251 Member
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  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
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    I've done a lot of research on this at one point, to find which book to use, and the best one out there was "Convict Conditioning" by Coach Paul Wade. The most honourable mention is the "Be Your Own Gym."

    The convict conditioning book is purely about building full body strength and is laid out in a way that is perfect for beginners. there's no confusion on where to start, how to go about it, nothing about nutrition (you don't have control over that as a convict), etc etc. BYOG is a lot more confusing and really, all the workouts are just variations on what is covered in Convict Conditioning.

    I would suggest picking up both, do the workouts in CC, and use BYOG for everything else! That's what I'm doing.
  • P90XBowler
    P90XBowler Posts: 152 Member
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    INSANITY

    Exactly what I was thinking :)
  • yecatsml
    yecatsml Posts: 180 Member
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    There are tons of online bodyweight only workouts out there:

    bodyrock.tv

    bodyripped.net/

    jennfit.ca/

    zuzkalight.com/

    blogilates.com/
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    You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises
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  • VorJoshigan
    VorJoshigan Posts: 1,106 Member
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    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

    This is a good place to start. I also highly recommend kettlebells. Here's a good example of a kettlebell workout video for beginners: http://www.myomytv.com/train-along-with-me-beginners-kettlebell-workout/

    I like that website in general. Or maybe I'm just smitten with the Irish lady. They also have some beginner bodyweight exercise videos: http://www.myomytv.com/category/beginners-corner/beginners-bodyweight-workouts/
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  • navydentalchic
    navydentalchic Posts: 234 Member
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    YESSSSS!!!!!! INSANITY!!!
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  • D0ry
    D0ry Posts: 59 Member
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    bump :)

    I was just wondering the same lately. thanks for posting. and thanks for answering, everybody ;)

    I'm reading a book right now about it (something like Lose weight without dieting) and there it's written the same - Pushups and Squads are the best thing for training and building muscle mass. And it's not only visually, but also real strong muscles. So they say :)
  • Angie80281
    Angie80281 Posts: 444 Member
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    Bumping for later. Thanks for all the great suggestions!
  • tappae
    tappae Posts: 568 Member
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    I would recommend getting a pull-up bar for your house, too. Pull-ups are a great exercise that work multiple muscle groups. Simple push-ups are great as well and you can do a lot to mix them up (elevate feet, close grip, etc.). When you get good, though, you'll want to add weights to continue adding resistance. I'm going to look through some other folks' suggestions to find good exercises for the lower body.
  • ahmommy
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    Thanks for this! We have some weights at home but I'm intimidated by them, lol. Love the idea of bodyweight conditioning. I'm currently doing the 30 day shred. Once I'm done with it, I was thinking about doing the 100 pushups challenge (hundredpushups.com), perhaps combined with a squats challenge and a crunch challenge. I'm definitely going to look into the suggestions on this thread!
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