Upper body strength training without weights?

lift milk jugs above your head

Just the usual spring to mind. Push ups and a chin up bar.

Why do you try push ups and pull ups. There must be someplace around your home or property where you can suspend yourself, maybe a tree limb. Just saying, you can use your body weight to build up some upper body strength and don't have to pay monthly fees for a fitness center.

I have no idea what chair dips or arm circles are, I started off by just using gym machines, I never really done push ups or anything like that.

uh seriously?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Chair+Dip+Exercise

I have no idea what chair dips or arm circles are, I started off by just using gym machines, I never really done push ups or anything like that.

Put your arms out like you are forming a T, start moving them in circles. change the radius of the circle and go forward and backwards. Those are the arm circles. If you like grab a can of beans on each hand for a bit of weight. Do you have bands?

Just googled upper body workouts.. one of the first things that popped up: http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/weight-free-upper-body-workout

http://exercise.about.com/cs/exerciseworkouts/l/blnoweightwkout.htm

There a few other sites you can find beginner workouts, if you don't have any weights which I think you mentioned grab jugs of milk or follow what addison suggested.

it would be very difficult to describe the litany of bodyweight exercises that you could do to build strength. your best bet is to do one or more of these things:

1. (as folks have mentioned)...go to google and search for "bodyweight exercises"

2. go to youtube and search for "bodyweight exercises"

3. go to bodyrock.tv and watch the free videos

4. I think Craig Ballantyne rocks when it comes to bodyweight exercises (and other routines using equipment). you can go to turbulencetraining.com and consider purchasing his bodyweight materials.

outside of bodyweight exercises, if you have the funds for some home equipment, I strongly recommend a FID bench and some adjustable dumbbells. Folks have mentioned using soup cans, water jugs, etc. as weights. Truth is that they won't do much...not for the exercises you can use them for. You are MUCH better off doing some real solid bodyweight routines...and pushing yourself on reps...then doing arm circles with soup cans.

Study the internet (particularly the sources I mentioned). there is a wealth of information out there.

LOL I totally agree about smacking your face. I love doing wall pushups.

Hey everyone, I am currently on day 11 of Insanity and I am loving it, the main issue I am having is my upper body strength, I am unable to do any weight training as I can not afford a gym.

Does anyone have any tips or exercises that I could add to my daily workout that will help increse my upper body? I weight 280ish and I have no limitations bosy wise for any possible workouts.

Oh yes!

Try these;
Body Weight Exercises:
http://www.unique-bodyweight-exercises.com/index.html
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/exercises/equip/bodyweight.html

Search "Plyometric exercises" on Youtube. It will give you some ideas.

Bing search "strength training without weights for men" there are so many sites that will tell you the workouts and some have videos that will show you examples. If that doesnt help put the same title into youtube and watch.

Two liter soda bottles filled with water will weigh about 4.5#.

Or you can check the classifieds in your paper or Craigslist for used weights. Lots of people might be giving up their New Years Resolutions and selling off their fitness equipment.

My boyfriend and I are doing P90X...that seems to be affordable if you have a set of weights... or check out randomabs.com... they always have a great daily workout that doesnt involve any machines or weights too.