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Strength training with no weights??

TXBelle1174
TXBelle1174 Posts: 615 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I dont belong to a gym or fitness center. I do not have a "home gym". What can I do for strength exercises that do not require me to buy a bunch of expensive equipment. I have never formally strength trained unless you want to include unloading bales of hay or 50lb sacks of feed but that was a long time ago. Now I am soft and flabby and I feel week. I want to do something to build some muscle but havent gotten to the point where I am ready to go out and join a gym. I hate them. Any ideas? Suggestions? I dont know where to start. Thanks!

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  • KelseyDawn84
    KelseyDawn84 Posts: 129 Member
    Playground workouts!

    Google it. (or check out nerdfitness.com)
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    http://hundredpushups.com/
  • lynzyn
    lynzyn Posts: 119 Member
    use your own body weight against you stand against the wall and bend your knees like u r about to sit down for your legs, use canned foods for weights. I used to do that or filling a garbage bag with sand or dirt ( make sure you double bag it tho) for weights for the upper body those r just a few starting ideas good luck
  • jillybean9881
    jillybean9881 Posts: 39 Member
    If you get some resistance bands, a few free weights, and a stability ball, there are a million different strength training exercises you can do!
  • konswela
    konswela Posts: 137 Member
    I dont belong to a gym or fitness center. I do not have a "home gym". What can I do for strength exercises that do not require me to buy a bunch of expensive equipment. I have never formally strength trained unless you want to include unloading bales of hay or 50lb sacks of feed but that was a long time ago. Now I am soft and flabby and I feel week. I want to do something to build some muscle but havent gotten to the point where I am ready to go out and join a gym. I hate them. Any ideas? Suggestions? I dont know where to start. Thanks!


    Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones. All you need is 3 lb weights. She is awesome and get results pretty quickly if you stick with it
  • dane11235813
    dane11235813 Posts: 682 Member
    those are good suggestions. hauling around a sandbag is another good workout.
  • grimm1974
    grimm1974 Posts: 337 Member
    yeah, your own body weight and gravity can be the only weights you ever need. I have no room in my house, but I picked up The Biggest Loser video game to use on my kids' Wii. There are some strength exercises that will have you aching from head to toe.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    squats, lunges, and push ups!
  • jaxbeck
    jaxbeck Posts: 537 Member
    I have the resistance bands & some free weights. They help with the shaping without a lot of fancy equipment!
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Resistance bands are awesome.
  • TXBelle1174
    TXBelle1174 Posts: 615 Member
    Great ideas! Thank you so much!
  • Ruger2506
    Ruger2506 Posts: 309 Member
    I dont belong to a gym or fitness center. I do not have a "home gym". What can I do for strength exercises that do not require me to buy a bunch of expensive equipment. I have never formally strength trained unless you want to include unloading bales of hay or 50lb sacks of feed but that was a long time ago. Now I am soft and flabby and I feel week. I want to do something to build some muscle but havent gotten to the point where I am ready to go out and join a gym. I hate them. Any ideas? Suggestions? I dont know where to start. Thanks!

    Push ups, sit ups, pull ups, running up and down stairs are all great exercise without a gym and weights. You can buy a 40# dumbbell set at Wally World for about $30.

    Check out "killer chest exercises" on you tube.
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