Strength Training At Home??

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  • nealcrz
    nealcrz Posts: 2
    Ive got Perfect Multigym to work out at home on strength. I heard Iron gym is cheaper..
  • DaysFlyBy
    DaysFlyBy Posts: 243 Member
    Bumping to read later :)
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    With a decent set of adjustable dumbbells, a weight bench and a doorway pull-up bar, you can do literally thousands of strength training exercises. As long as the dumbbells provide enough weight to allow progression (using more weight as you're able), you could build an impressive body with nothing else. There are endless variations of both compound and isolation exercises you can do with dumbbells.

    Then again, you could even use a bodyweight program such as You Are Your Own Gym or Convict Conditioning and get very good results with minimal/no equipment.
  • annclem
    annclem Posts: 2 Member
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  • Arrabindi
    Arrabindi Posts: 169 Member
    I've never belonged to a gym. I've only ever ran outside and lifted free weights at home. I think the total investment was $50.

    However, if you are looking to tone I would do something like Jillian's 30 Day Shred. You can search the forums for results. You can use water bottles for weights for just starting out, or get a couple 5 lb hand weights from Target for cheap. The DVD is $9-10 but it's like having a personal trainer in your living room. Each workout is only 20 minutes, too. I've done a couple of her DVDs and had great results.

    Me too :) I run outside, go for bikerides and roll around on my living room floor working my abs. The 30 day shred is great, and you don't even have to buy the dvd - it's all on youtube.
  • Marmitegeoff
    Marmitegeoff Posts: 373 Member
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  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Resistance bands! I've just got some decent and they really can give a good workout. Relatively cheap (about the price of one month's gym membership for a good set) and great for the home as they don't weigh much or take up much space. Tons of workout videos online. Mine are Elastitone (from the UK). Bodylastics are supposed to be good too.

    Combine with body weight exercises for an all over workout.

    Also get a pull-up bar for a door frame for increasing upper body strength.

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