what can i lift if i dont have any weights?

lucyhross
lucyhross Posts: 87 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
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!

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  • wandajean1966
    wandajean1966 Posts: 2
    Try using water bottles I know they are not that heavy but when you do a lot of reps they do get heavy
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    water bottles

    if you drink milk, when the gallon is empty, wash it out and fill it with water.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    You can use sand bags, water bags, books, backpacks, get creative.

    Also look into convict conditioning or You Are Your Own Gym.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    I sometimes bench press my nephew. Just grab (kidnap?) a kid and start lifting him/her. They love it!
  • LJSmith1989
    LJSmith1989 Posts: 650
    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
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    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
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    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
    cng31183 Posts: 126 Member
    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
    tommyo3000 Posts: 12
    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
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    "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
    Nessiechickie Posts: 1,392 Member
    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
    123sockmonkey123 Posts: 50 Member
    canned goods, or a chubby cat.
  • Mrs_Bones
    Mrs_Bones Posts: 195 Member
    Humans.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    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
    wendybird5 Posts: 577 Member
    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
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    DIPS and Pullups!!!!!!!! :bigsmile:
  • SweetJoanne
    SweetJoanne Posts: 106 Member
    bags of potatoes or 2 litre pop bottles as long as they are even
  • BigDave1050
    BigDave1050 Posts: 854 Member
    Body weight workouts are the best!
  • kmanon
    kmanon Posts: 8
    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
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    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
    thesupremeforce Posts: 1,206 Member
    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
    RobinME Posts: 25 Member
    There are several moves that can be done using just your body weight.
  • jfrankic
    jfrankic Posts: 747 Member
    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
    matt2442 Posts: 1,259 Member
    Try using water bottles I know they are not that heavy but when you do a lot of reps they do get heavy


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  • Gillibeech
    Gillibeech Posts: 16 Member
    Try tins of baked beans for a start
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    Take 2 chairs put them close together and DIP!
    Push ups
    Calf raises
    Look for a bar or similar and do PULL UPS!
  • HereWeGoAgain7
    HereWeGoAgain7 Posts: 163 Member
    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. :smile:
  • lucyhross
    lucyhross Posts: 87 Member
    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
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    tomato sauce in cans not (glass) jars.
  • roxy08fox
    roxy08fox Posts: 37 Member
    I weight train at home using elastic bands.

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