Lifting at home

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Talister
Talister Posts: 22 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I need some good ideas to cheaply do strength training from home; any thoughts? Right now I do floor exercises [sit ups push ups leg lifts etc...] but I know I need to actually LIFT weight, to tone my abs thighs and upper arms. Important to remember when replying: I have no money to spend on equipment.

[Should I try bench pressing my cats? j/k :tongue: ]

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  • Guns_N_Buns
    Guns_N_Buns Posts: 1,899 Member
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    Watch Operation Osmin...
  • Talister
    Talister Posts: 22 Member
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    I looked it up - I dont have cable or any way to watch television though. I also prefer instructional videos I can keep up with rather TV shows., but thanks so much for the info :heart:
  • jenlarz
    jenlarz Posts: 813 Member
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    try a youtube search. There's lots of different ideas/videos on there.
  • Talister
    Talister Posts: 22 Member
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    Okay thank you everyone, Ill leave it to video searching :smile: I didnt know if any were better than others, take care!
  • mssierra2u
    mssierra2u Posts: 86 Member
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    Something you may want to look into is ballet conditioning. It incorporates a lot of leg work and for a lot of it, you can use a chair for balance. Not much equipment needed. Aside from youtube, collage video allows you to see clips of the videos to see if its what you want. You can also check amazon for used DVD's. Another option may be your local library, which may have DVD's you can check out. I hope this helps.
  • avababy05
    avababy05 Posts: 930 Member
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    Try Jillian Michaels DVD's or on youTube
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
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    Look into Your Body is a Gym or look at nerdfitness.com. You can get resistance bands for pretty cheap at Walmart, too. Blogilates.com has some good stuff, too. (She's PopPilates on YouTube.)
  • Insanity2bSane
    Insanity2bSane Posts: 204 Member
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    There's also fitnessblender.com and they have a wide variety of videos that are free.
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
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    <--That's my barbell in my bedroom. If you are looking to get into heavy lifting, you can probably find used equipment for cheap.
  • Brad805
    Brad805 Posts: 289 Member
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    how about body weight exercises? push ups, bavarian split squats, squat jumps, burpees... Money for dumbells.

    Oops, my bad, I see you are doing body weight exercises already, and no delete function on this site.
  • ThisGirl2013
    ThisGirl2013 Posts: 220 Member
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    I just started Jillian Michaels 30 DS to see if I would like weights/lifting.. I do. Once I finish with her, I will look in to something at my gym or more online tutorials..

    Level 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pc-NizMgg8
    Level 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uIO_03BYb4
    Level 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMN4g3D4ODE
    How to do it: http://www.ehow.com/how_5363883_do-jillian-michaels-day-shred.html
  • judydelo1
    judydelo1 Posts: 281 Member
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    Do you have "freecycle" in your area? It's an online group like a free craig's list. You have to offer something for free to start and then you can post a request for items. Some one may be cleaning out their basement and may be happy to have you pick up dumb bells or whatever that they have no use for.
  • Thats_Mike
    Thats_Mike Posts: 2
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    Hi!

    I would reccomend you to check out Sixpackshortcuts on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/sixpackshortcuts
    He got many videos on workouts, food and such..

    Also just search fo 'bodyweight exercises' should get you a load of videos with many exercises you can do at home with no gear, or be creative and use a tree branch or something as a chinn-up bar while out jogging..

    Remember to eat properly (and enough) to gain the right kind of weight.. ;)
  • Talister
    Talister Posts: 22 Member
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    Thank you guys so so much! :flowerforyou: Ill let you know what I decide on after searching and trying. Right now Im limited to internet and at home [live in the boonies, no car etc] but Im glad to have an idea of what i need to search and look into xoxoxo

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