Heavy lifting at home?

tbetz1
tbetz1 Posts: 48 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So what would be a good website or source for lifting weights at home? I have free weights ranging from 5-60lbs but don't really know what to do, any suggestions would be more then welcome. Thank you!

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  • bonjour24
    bonjour24 Posts: 1,119 Member
    bump- keen to know too. ive only got dumbells at home though.
  • ihateroses
    ihateroses Posts: 893 Member
    http://www.livestrong.com/free-weight-exercises/ quite a bit of info here
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Here's a good routine which can be adapted to dumbbells (although you quickly won't have enough weight for squats and calf raises):

    http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4195843
  • tolygal
    tolygal Posts: 602 Member
    You could try body weight training - I read a couple books that look really fun and challenging. I haven't tried them yet because I am able to get to the gym 3 days a week, but there was a time when I was struggling with getting there and was looking for other options. The two I can think of now are "You Are Your Own Gym" and "7 Weeks to Getting Ripped."

    I know that's not exactly what you are looking for, but unless you have a barbell and heavy plates, you might quickly move past what you can do with dumbbells alone (maybe - maybe not, I don't know).

    Your local library should have the books so you don't have to spend any money to check out the programs. Also - New Rules of Lifting books are good too. I think they would be hard to follow without a gym - but it can give you some ideas on where to get started? That's how I got started - I didn't know where to begin and I found the books really helpful.

    Good luck!!!
  • StephCoff1969
    StephCoff1969 Posts: 357
    Bump for later
  • KeepGoingRhonda
    KeepGoingRhonda Posts: 527 Member
    ChaLEAN Extreme is a good DVD program....also hear great things about Cathe`s Muscle Max
  • tbetz1
    tbetz1 Posts: 48 Member
    Thank you guys, I will definitely check all of those out.

    I do wish that the gym was an option for me but at this point it is not, so I will have to make due
  • PeloMichelle
    PeloMichelle Posts: 100 Member
    I second the ChaLEAN Extreme program. I'm in day 45 and am enjoying it. You need dumbells in the range of 5-30'ish so you'd be covered. I've also seen a lot of chatter about the NROLFW (New Rules of Lifting for Women) I'd like to check that out as well.

    I left our gym when I started ChaLEAN Extreme, you def can get in shape at home. So many great options! Good Luck and Enjoy!!

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