Strength Training WITHOUT the Gym Membership?

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  • brando79az
    brando79az Posts: 224 Member
    You could get kettlebells, or dumbbells and YouTube has many free routines. Those are very simple to do at home.

    I am a huge fan of kettlebells. Intense workout with limited equipment. buy a DVD or you-tube it. Eventually you can make your own routine.
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    http://www.startbodyweight.com/
  • shadesof66
    shadesof66 Posts: 75 Member
    Cant go wrong with anything from Beachbody....Im a Tony Horton fan...and so P90x, x2, x3 - any of these will get you to where you want to go...:smile: Good Luck!!
  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    http://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/faq#wiki_beginner_routine
  • zahid222
    zahid222 Posts: 233 Member
    BUMP!
  • gymbeer
    gymbeer Posts: 1 Member
    Checkout Nerd Fitness.com. It's what I do. It changed my life. They have 3 pathways of working out. Currently I am using their Body weight pathway. With dieting and this program I started out at 211 lbs. I am currently at 199 lbs. and still losing. They also have a dumbbell pathway and a barbell pathway. It's all strength training and paleo dieting. They give you routines for everything with video examples of each exercise. Best program I ever used.
  • CLDeyette
    CLDeyette Posts: 28 Member
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  • TudorRose2013
    TudorRose2013 Posts: 25 Member
    BUMP Great info!
  • H4ppyB1rd
    H4ppyB1rd Posts: 4 Member
    I just finished the first month of Body by You. I like it and would recommend it too :-)
  • ALittleHazey
    ALittleHazey Posts: 53
    I've been using a great beginner workout routine, if your looking for complex varied routines, or need videos to urge you on this probably wont work for you.

    However if your looking for a simple routine thats easy to follow and includes a lot of compound movements for max calorie burn and muscle development with minimal equipment, this works wonders.

    Workout A

    Squats
    3 sets of 8-10 reps.
    2 minutes rest between sets.
    Bench Press
    3 sets of 8-10 reps.
    2 minutes rest between sets.
    Rows
    3 sets of 8-10 reps.
    2 minutes rest between sets.
    Triceps Press Downs
    1 set of 10-12 reps.
    Calf Raises
    1-2 sets of 10-12 reps.
    1 minute rest between sets.

    Workout B

    Deadlifts
    3 sets of 8-10 reps.
    2 minutes rest between sets.
    Pull-Ups (or Lat Pull-Downs)
    3 sets of 8-10 reps.
    2 minutes rest between sets.
    Overhead Shoulder Press
    3 sets of 8-10 reps.
    2 minutes rest between sets.
    Biceps Curls
    1 set of 10-12 reps.
    Abs
    1-2 sets of 10-12 reps.
    1 minute rest between sets.

    The website suggests A, off, B, off, A, off, off then the next week starting over with B.

    I've made a few changes, first of all I dropped the double rest day, and for workout a i don't have a squat rack so i rely on body weight or dumbbells, which is plenty with more reps.
    for workout b, seeing as i still have a lot of weight on the midsection i dropped abs for the time being in favor of shrugs for my traps.
    Other than that, the workout is amazing on it's own, you can't beat deadlifts and squats when it comes to building muscle.

    I've also recently added 20 minutes(4k, medium resistance) on my 2nd hand elliptical every day for that extra oomph.
  • Radiah07
    Radiah07 Posts: 9
    I concur Fitness Blender.com is the best site ever. I am so glad that I found this website. I even bought one of their weight loss programs to help me navigate the videos.
  • roanokejoe49
    roanokejoe49 Posts: 820 Member
    www.beachbody.com

    All kinds of programs. It just depends on your interest.

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