Strength training for beginner at home

Fitnessblender.com has great workouts for beginners. I love their youtube channel since I do all my workouts at home.

SonyaCele wrote: »

i really like my TRX at home, its fun and isn't a bunch of equipment in the way. and you can do just about everything with it for any level.

The TRX is great, but I bought the WOSS trainer instead. It's basically the same thing, but much cheaper. You can get it here... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K3ZF03Y/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687682&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B006V6D6I0&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1GYEPZHEHKQVGGYTWCZZ

Start with body weight exercises ... invest in a book like "Your body is your gym", or see if your local library has a copy.

Increase your activity level ... at 1st doesn't really matter what you do, as long as you are doing more, and watching your nutrition ( eat at a deficit ). Pick up heavy things and move them around. Spend 15 mins going up and down your staircase. Go out and thatch your lawn, or do some gardening. If it made you sore ( but not "painful" ), then it means it made your muscles work. Repeated activity leads to better neuro-musculature efficiency, which is what increased strength is.

Further along in your journey, after you've done some research and improved your base conditioning, you should have a better idea of what your goal(s) are, and what direction to go to accomplish it/them. That's when you can start acquiring equipment for your proposed training routine.

I hear the ladies on this site recommending StrongCurves all the time, not sure how well it translates to a home gym, I am not familiar with the details, but it is probably worth checking out for ideas at least.

Currently, I am an apartment dweller, so no room for my own equipment. The $180/year basic membership at my local World Gym covers everything I need thou.

amyrebeccah wrote: »

You've gotten some good suggestions--this is another good one.
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

I love nerdfitness. ( If amyrwbeccah hadnt posted it i would have) You can start small, push-ups against the wall etc, and build so you can complete the programme. Don't think you have to do all of it perfect when you start. Make completing the workout a goal. Do it at your speed and capabilities. It took me close to a year!

Once you can do it all,and it is no longer a challenge, you can build complexity into the moves.
I have played with it for 3+ years, but started as weak as a kitten.

Another good routine that you can watch, make notes (to start at your speed) , break down and work towards completing is the HasFit beginner body weight work out. Do it at your pace, work to completing a set then 2, then the programme. Then, or when you are ready, increase the weight.

In all these things you are doing you are progressing as long as you are challenging yourself.
What others can do is inconsequential, that you have moved from a wall push up to a table push up is wonderful and an achievement to be proud of. Likewise being able to up you weights by a pound or two.

If you do the 30 day shred, or anything similar, don't give up if you can't complete it. I did the first 10 days for 30 days because that is how long it took me to be able to feel as though I could move up.
(Hint. If you have problems with high impact do step ups or walking in place instead of the jumping jacks- they are just to keep your heart rate up)

Cheers h.
HasFit:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U0bhE67HuDY