How to get a fitness model body at home

alyce_edwards000 · July 2015

Is it possible to get a fitness model body at home with out a massive home gym? Are body weight work outs sufficient? I'm currently far too big to be a fitness model but I'm stuck working out at home due to child commitments but I'd like to know it's possible and that all the people making home programmes with body weight workouts arnt just faking and they actually all work out in a gym.

Thanks in advance

SezxyStef · July 2015

I workout at home. I don't have a "massive" home gym.

I have my weights, my yoga mat for when I am doing floor exercises. I started out with the mat and hand weights doing 30 day shred. I also walk/run/bike.

google convict conditioning, I am my own gym or go to fitnessblender.com

rybo · July 2015

Yes it's very possible. The most difficult thing is eating properly. You don't need anything more than your bodyweight for the exercise part.

leggup · July 2015

Yeah you can do it at home. You know what they say- abs are built in the kitchen.

iLoveMyPitbull1225 · July 2015

rybo wrote: »

Yes it's very possible. The most difficult thing is eating properly. You don't need anything more than your bodyweight for the exercise part.

This gets my vote!

jimmmer · July 2015

iLoveMyPitbull1225 wrote: »

rybo wrote: »

Yes it's very possible. The most difficult thing is eating properly. You don't need anything more than your bodyweight for the exercise part.

This gets my vote!

Thirded.

noobletmcnugget · July 2015

rybo wrote: »

Yes it's very possible. The most difficult thing is eating properly. You don't need anything more than your bodyweight for the exercise part.

Hey, I know I'm not the OP but I was surprised by this! I thought you'd need to be able to progressively increase the weights you use. Just wondering whether you possibly have any good links to info about what to do and routines, etc.? If not, don't worry.

Thanks

rybo · July 2015

noobletmcnugget wrote: »

rybo wrote: »

Yes it's very possible. The most difficult thing is eating properly. You don't need anything more than your bodyweight for the exercise part.

Hey, I know I'm not the OP but I was surprised by this! I thought you'd need to be able to progressively increase the weights you use. Just wondering whether you possibly have any good links to info about what to do and routines, etc.? If not, don't worry.

Thanks

Al Kavadlo
Convict conditioning
You are your own gym
Startbodyweight.com

Bodyweight can be progressively increased by changing the leverage and moving towards ever increasingly difficult movements

jimmmer · July 2015

noobletmcnugget wrote: »

rybo wrote: »

Yes it's very possible. The most difficult thing is eating properly. You don't need anything more than your bodyweight for the exercise part.

Hey, I know I'm not the OP but I was surprised by this! I thought you'd need to be able to progressively increase the weights you use. Just wondering whether you possibly have any good links to info about what to do and routines, etc.? If not, don't worry.

Thanks

You progressively increase the resistance by doing a more challenging variation.

A basic pushing exercise might be a hands elevated push up. You could progress to regular push ups. Then feet elevated push ups. One handed variations. Plyometric variations. Handstand push up variations. Etc. That's the push family.

For squats: you could go from body weight to pistol/shrimp squats -> plyo versions.

Plenty of scope for progressions.

When you can do a decent pull up/muscle up, you could work towards other more challenging variations.

noobletmcnugget · July 2015

rybo wrote: »

noobletmcnugget wrote: »

rybo wrote: »

Yes it's very possible. The most difficult thing is eating properly. You don't need anything more than your bodyweight for the exercise part.

Hey, I know I'm not the OP but I was surprised by this! I thought you'd need to be able to progressively increase the weights you use. Just wondering whether you possibly have any good links to info about what to do and routines, etc.? If not, don't worry.

Thanks

Al Kavadlo
Convict conditioning
You are your own gym
Startbodyweight.com

Bodyweight can be progressively increased by changing the leverage and moving towards ever increasingly difficult movements

Thank you - I'll check those sites out

noobletmcnugget · July 2015

jimmmer wrote: »

noobletmcnugget wrote: »

rybo wrote: »

Yes it's very possible. The most difficult thing is eating properly. You don't need anything more than your bodyweight for the exercise part.

Hey, I know I'm not the OP but I was surprised by this! I thought you'd need to be able to progressively increase the weights you use. Just wondering whether you possibly have any good links to info about what to do and routines, etc.? If not, don't worry.

Thanks

You progressively increase the resistance by doing a more challenging variation.

A basic pushing exercise might be a hands elevated push up. You could progress to regular push ups. Then feet elevated push ups. One handed variations. Plyometric variations. Handstand push up variations. Etc. That's the push family.

For squats: you could go from body weight to pistol/shrimp squats -> plyo versions.

Plenty of scope for progressions.

When you can do a decent pull up/muscle up, you could work towards other more challenging variations.

Ahh, I see. That's really interesting! I'm definitely going to look into it. Quite excited!

Thanks for the help!

accidentalpancake · July 2015

YAYOG and Convict Conditioning will take you pretty far.

You could also just marry a fitness model.

jbouton40 · July 2015

Try the nike fitness app. It's great.

csman49 · July 2015

alyce_edwards000 wrote: »

Is it possible to get a fitness model body at home

Chloraform works for me

alyce_edwards000 · July 2015

Thanks guys I currently go to cross fit and I'm on top of my nutrition I think I may meet to add in a few extra workouts at home to get a nice physique as cross fit is more about strength not body sculpting

I want to be strong and have a banging body.

alyce_edwards000 · July 2015

SezxyStef wrote: »

I workout at home. I don't have a "massive" home gym.

I have my weights, my yoga mat for when I am doing floor exercises. I started out with the mat and hand weights doing 30 day shred. I also walk/run/bike.

google convict conditioning, I am my own gym or go to fitnessblender.com

Fitness blender is pretty good I also have the Kayla Itsines BBG which is good I just need to use it

rybo · July 2015

alyce_edwards000 wrote: »

Thanks guys I currently go to cross fit and I'm on top of my nutrition I think I may meet to add in a few extra workouts at home to get a nice physique as cross fit is more about strength not body sculpting I want to be strong and have a banging body.

Yea, because the women of crossfit aren't known for having great physiques. "Rolls eyes"

accidentalpancake · July 2015

rybo wrote: »

alyce_edwards000 wrote: »

Thanks guys I currently go to cross fit and I'm on top of my nutrition I think I may meet to add in a few extra workouts at home to get a nice physique as cross fit is more about strength not body sculpting I want to be strong and have a banging body.

Yea, because the women of crossfit aren't known for having great physiques. "Rolls eyes"

I've seen very few CF competitors that you could describe as having fitness model physiques. That doesn't mean they're not great physiques, but it's a whole different focus.

tomatoey · July 2015

jimmmer wrote: »

noobletmcnugget wrote: »

rybo wrote: »

Yes it's very possible. The most difficult thing is eating properly. You don't need anything more than your bodyweight for the exercise part.

Hey, I know I'm not the OP but I was surprised by this! I thought you'd need to be able to progressively increase the weights you use. Just wondering whether you possibly have any good links to info about what to do and routines, etc.? If not, don't worry.

Thanks

You progressively increase the resistance by doing a more challenging variation.

A basic pushing exercise might be a hands elevated push up. You could progress to regular push ups. Then feet elevated push ups. One handed variations. Plyometric variations. Handstand push up variations. Etc. That's the push family.

For squats: you could go from body weight to pistol/shrimp squats -> plyo versions.

Plenty of scope for progressions.

When you can do a decent pull up/muscle up, you could work towards other more challenging variations.

Just to mention that not everyone can do plyometric or gymnastic type stuff for whatever reason. However, this person, at least, got inspiring results using resistance bands. I believe she did have a history of working with weights, though.

http://bretcontreras.com/band-glute-exercises-for-the-win-erin-mccombs-intriguing-training-methods/

auddii · July 2015

alyce_edwards000 wrote: »

Thanks guys I currently go to cross fit and I'm on top of my nutrition I think I may meet to add in a few extra workouts at home to get a nice physique as cross fit is more about strength not body sculpting I want to be strong and have a banging body.

Many physique competitors do strength programs at least to start. ^Bret Contreras trains a lot of physique competitors, so he should have some good information on the types of workouts you should be doing. My guess is that strength focus can get you pretty far, and then you can start tweaking to add in what you want for physique training through assistance work.

jimmmer · July 2015

accidentalpancake wrote: »

rybo wrote: »

alyce_edwards000 wrote: »

Thanks guys I currently go to cross fit and I'm on top of my nutrition I think I may meet to add in a few extra workouts at home to get a nice physique as cross fit is more about strength not body sculpting I want to be strong and have a banging body.

Yea, because the women of crossfit aren't known for having great physiques. "Rolls eyes"

I've seen very few CF competitors that you could describe as having fitness model physiques. That doesn't mean they're not great physiques, but it's a whole different focus.

There's a few that could be shredded down a bit and would look more like girls on the stage.

Once you've got the right amount of muscle mass it comes down to bf%.

Since CFers are athletes and eat to perform, they often have a higher bf% than stage-ready models (who aren't really eating to perform, they're eating and dehydrating for a look). What would happen if you took a CF girl and took her through typical contest prep dieting and dehydration?

Most fitness models, target their look for the stage or the photo shoot, they don't really walk around like that the rest of the time.

auddii · July 2015

This seemed timely; she competes figure (granted different than "fitness model") as well as powerlifts and trains for strength:
http://bretcontreras.com/how-to-become-a-metabolic-machine-an-interview-with-katie-anne-rutherford/

accidentalpancake · July 2015

jimmmer wrote: »

accidentalpancake wrote: »

rybo wrote: »

alyce_edwards000 wrote: »

Thanks guys I currently go to cross fit and I'm on top of my nutrition I think I may meet to add in a few extra workouts at home to get a nice physique as cross fit is more about strength not body sculpting I want to be strong and have a banging body.

Yea, because the women of crossfit aren't known for having great physiques. "Rolls eyes"

I've seen very few CF competitors that you could describe as having fitness model physiques. That doesn't mean they're not great physiques, but it's a whole different focus.

There's a few that could be shredded down a bit and would look more like girls on the stage.

Once you've got the right amount of muscle mass it comes down to bf%.

Since CFers are athletes and eat to perform, they often have a higher bf% than stage-ready models (who aren't really eating to perform, they're eating and dehydrating for a look). What would happen if you took a CF girl and took her through typical contest prep dieting and dehydration?

Most fitness models, target their look for the stage or the photo shoot, they don't really walk around like that the rest of the time.

I agree mostly.

However, most figure competitors/models work specifically on aesthetics and not strength. While I prefer the shape of a fit CFer over a typical fitness model, just knocking down bf‰ won't result in the same physique for most.

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