what can i lift if i dont have any weights?

lucyhross

sounds a really daft question, but is there any way i could start lifting at home without having to buy any kit? am a complete newbie to this topic, so not to sure where to start. Any ideas would be great!

wandajean1966

Try using water bottles I know they are not that heavy but when you do a lot of reps they do get heavy

shadow2soul

water bottles

if you drink milk, when the gallon is empty, wash it out and fill it with water.

Cr01502

You can use sand bags, water bags, books, backpacks, get creative.

Also look into convict conditioning or You Are Your Own Gym.

taunto

I sometimes bench press my nephew. Just grab (kidnap?) a kid and start lifting him/her. They love it!

LJSmith1989

google strength training using bodyweight. You might be better off doing something like that instead of lifting objects around the house. New rules of lifting book might be a good place to start

penrbrown

Use your body weight.

I just went to a class yesterday that used STRICTLY body weight moves and my muscles are SCREAMING today. Hahahah.

MinnieInMaine

Do body weight exercises - push-ups, sit-ups, planks, tricep dips, etc (google for more ideas)

Use a gallon jug. Completely full, they weigh about 8 pounds but of course you can just fill it part way if that's too much for you in the beginning.

cng31183

Fill up a duffle bag and use that. Bodyrock.com shows how to swing one like a kettlebell. Same motion different object. You can also hold it while squatting. Use cans for flys. Use a rope and an old tire and run around your yard dragging the tire behind you in place of a sled. If you have small kids you could bench press or deadlift them.

tommyo3000

Check out this site for a beginner full body workout with no weights.. Well, one weight, but you can use a milk jug or something..
http://scoobysworkshop.com/beginning-workout-plan/

AllonsYtotheTardis

"You are your own gym" for body weight exercises

empty milk jugs can be filled with water or sand, and they already have a handy handle!

back packs or gym bags have a good handle, and you can fill them with any heavy thing you have around, like books or cans of food

Nessiechickie

In Special "K" cereal boxes they use to give you rubber ball weights to fill with water or sand.
Otherwise I sometimes use the huge cans of tomato sauce or if all else fails...

use the cat or dog :bigsmile:

123sockmonkey123

canned goods, or a chubby cat.

Mrs_Bones

Humans.

contingencyplan

Bodyweight exercises are highly effective and are all you really need. However if you don't at the very least have access to a pullup bar to perform pullups on (even assisted ones) then there will be muscles you miss. For a good economical choice for fitness highly recommend picking up a doorframe mounted pullup bar. Along with a good pair of shoes it's all you really need to get fit and strong.

wendybird5

You can buy various sizes of bottled water from the 99 Cent store and use those as weights from small 16 oz. sizes to the gallon jugs.

BEERRUNNER

DIPS and Pullups!!!!!!!! :bigsmile:

SweetJoanne

bags of potatoes or 2 litre pop bottles as long as they are even

BigDave1050

Body weight workouts are the best!

kmanon

I've heard good things about You Are Your Own Gym. I'm not so sure about the lifting part but I know some exercises use doors/frames. Here's a YouTube video of some of the workouts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBdOaCakUEk

bcattoes

You can lift your body weight. For some exercises you can fill a backpack with heavy things (books, rocks, cans of food, etc.) to add weight.

thesupremeforce

I'll throw my vote in with the "body weight" exercise people. I'm sure there are plenty of specific programs that work that way. I'm building strength and flexibility like crazy doing DDP Yoga, which is all about "Dynamic Resistance."

RobinME

There are several moves that can be done using just your body weight.

jfrankic

sounds a really daft question, but is there any way i could start lifting at home without having to buy any kit? am a complete newbie to this topic, so not to sure where to start. Any ideas would be great!

Lift yourself! You won't break any powerlifting records, but you can definitely get strong with bodyweight workouts.

http://ashotofadrenaline.net/
http://www.niashanks.com/shop/category/bodyweight-workout-programs/

matt2442

Try using water bottles I know they are not that heavy but when you do a lot of reps they do get heavy

Gillibeech

Try tins of baked beans for a start

BEERRUNNER

Take 2 chairs put them close together and DIP!
Push ups
Calf raises
Look for a bar or similar and do PULL UPS!

HereWeGoAgain7

My favorite around the house is the bag of dog food. It gets lighter slowly (my dogs don't eat much) but hey its there already.

lucyhross

Firstly, thank you everyone for replying!! i now have plenty of very creative workouts to get on with. Very excited to get started! just need to go and find the dog....

MostlyWater

tomato sauce in cans not (glass) jars.

roxy08fox

I weight train at home using elastic bands.