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Exercise you can do without Equipment (or money)
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herbavore
Bluelight Crew
If the group of us walking around carrying large rocks gets too large we may incite repercussions from Homeland Security, but you would be welcome to join us!
Darksidesam
Bluelight Crew
i only have 1 dumbell,
(can load it up to 11kg though)
So what i do is this:
Have it aroud 9kg atm
Bicep curl, with bottle of water in one hand dumbell in other
Then i do bench dips on my computer chair and i do some ab exercises on my bed.
Do this every other day lol
(can load it up to 11kg though)
So what i do is this:
Have it aroud 9kg atm
Bicep curl, with bottle of water in one hand dumbell in other
Then i do bench dips on my computer chair and i do some ab exercises on my bed.
Do this every other day lol
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euphoria
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If the group of us walking around carrying large rocks gets too large we may incite repercussions from Homeland Security, but you would be welcome to join us!
lawl, so true
Dre1990
Bluelighter
I started doing some body weight exercises about 10 days ago. Planks, push ups, pull ups, bridges, squats, dips, etc.
I'm impressed with the results. Of course I'm still skinny but feel stronger than ever
I'm impressed with the results. Of course I'm still skinny but feel stronger than ever
slimvictor
Bluelight Crew
I played with around twelve elementary school kids for 1.5 hours today, carrying them around and spinning them in circles and playing soccer with them, and it was great exercise, and lots of fun, too!
I moved to New York City a couple months ago and since I've been here I've seen at least 3 different people doing pull ups outside using the poles that hang over the sidewalks/buildings that are under construction. At first I thought these guys were pretentious fucks (oh look at me, I can do pull ups in front of everybody, I'm so strong) but now that I think about it it's actually a legit way to work out in a city where gym memberships cost your left nut.
Anyway, body weight exercises are good and can give you some strength while staying lean, but one thing a lot of people don't realize is that you don't actually get stronger unless you do more reps every time you work out. Doing 50 push ups every day is a good way to maintain your strength, but you won't actually get stronger until you do at least 1 more rep (51 push ups the next day, 52 the day after that, etc). If you can't do more reps every time you work out, chances are your body hasn't fully recovered yet, and you need to rest more between workouts. Also, if you lose weight, you have to do even more reps. If you can do 50 push ups when you weigh 200, and can still only do 50 push ups when you weigh 180, you've actually gotten weaker because you're lifting less weight for the same amount of reps as before.
This is why I prefer lifting actual weights at a gym if you're trying to get stronger. You don't have to do an insane number of reps, and you can just throw 5 pounds on the bar every workout and it's progress.
Anyway, body weight exercises are good and can give you some strength while staying lean, but one thing a lot of people don't realize is that you don't actually get stronger unless you do more reps every time you work out. Doing 50 push ups every day is a good way to maintain your strength, but you won't actually get stronger until you do at least 1 more rep (51 push ups the next day, 52 the day after that, etc). If you can't do more reps every time you work out, chances are your body hasn't fully recovered yet, and you need to rest more between workouts. Also, if you lose weight, you have to do even more reps. If you can do 50 push ups when you weigh 200, and can still only do 50 push ups when you weigh 180, you've actually gotten weaker because you're lifting less weight for the same amount of reps as before.
This is why I prefer lifting actual weights at a gym if you're trying to get stronger. You don't have to do an insane number of reps, and you can just throw 5 pounds on the bar every workout and it's progress.
atara
Bluelighter
parkourrrrrrr.
Fun stuff, comprises most of my exercise (the rest -- longboarding). You do have to be careful, though; it helps to know people.
Fun stuff, comprises most of my exercise (the rest -- longboarding). You do have to be careful, though; it helps to know people.
^ good call. i live in an apartment too and i'm conscious about noise, another exercise that really murders the triceps and is also good for a core workout is to grab two chairs, place them on either side of you with their backs toward you then suspend yourself with your arms holding onto the chair backs and dip down for tric burning or pull your knees up for abdominal work. Isometrics really help boost your efforts in the gym too because when you're lifting weights the toughest part to get past is the middle of the range of motion. That's always where the muscles won't go further typically, if you're before the middle or after the middle then it's possible to keep going but not when you get stuck at the middle. Isometrics improves your strength in that area.