Building muscle... with no equipment...
Discussion
The title says it all really, but I'll elaborate. Google threw up too many results so I decided to ask here.
It turns out 10 stone is way too light for a six foot tall person like me so...
Could someone advise a workout routine that doesn't need any equipment or going to the gym but will still let me gain muscle mass quickly...?
It turns out 10 stone is way too light for a six foot tall person like me so...
Could someone advise a workout routine that doesn't need any equipment or going to the gym but will still let me gain muscle mass quickly...?
Demolisher 2 said:
It turns out 10 stone is way too light for a six foot tall person like me so...
Certainly is. I'm 5'6" tall and 10 stone, and I'm not in bad shape.Interesting topic - I'd like to 'tone-up' without spending money going to the gym so I look forward to some knowledgeable replies.
Demolisher 2 said:
The title says it all really, but I'll elaborate. Google threw up too many results so I decided to ask here.
It turns out 10 stone is way too light for a six foot tall person like me so...
Could someone advise a workout routine that doesn't need any equipment or going to the gym but will still let me gain muscle mass quickly...?
Bodyweight exercises are what you're after...It turns out 10 stone is way too light for a six foot tall person like me so...
Could someone advise a workout routine that doesn't need any equipment or going to the gym but will still let me gain muscle mass quickly...?
http://www.combatfitness.co.uk/
Don't laugh, anyone who says they are for girls have never used them. Small, cheap, easy to store...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exercise-Tubing-Heavy-1-2m...
HTH
Edited to add - don't forget to eat 1g protein for 1lb of body weight
oh, and some of the fittest people i've met have only ever done body weight exercises and never touched a weight in their lives.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exercise-Tubing-Heavy-1-2m...
HTH
Edited to add - don't forget to eat 1g protein for 1lb of body weight
oh, and some of the fittest people i've met have only ever done body weight exercises and never touched a weight in their lives.
Edited by LD1Racing on Tuesday 10th February 21:50
Clearly you need the Charles Bronson workout guide
"The Scotsman October 2002
Standing five feet ten and a half inches tall and weighing 210lbs, he is renowned for his strength. He has bent metal cell doors with his bare hands and does up to 3,000 - yes, 3,000 - press-ups a day. As he puts it: "I can hit a man 20 times in four seconds, I can push 132 press ups in 60 seconds."
But judging by our current obsession with health and exercise, Solitary Fitness might be the book which will see Bronson’s face sitting on every coffee table in the land. He might be the man to give us the dream body which so many so-called fitness gurus promise but fail to motivate us into. Because Bronson has learned to use words as powerfully as he can use his fists.
"All this crap about high-protein drinks, pills, diets, it’s just a load of b
ks and a multi-million-pound racket," he writes, in what can only be described as a refreshingly honest style. "We can all be fat lazy bds, it’s our choice, I’m sick of hearing and reading about excuses, if you stuff your face with st you become st, that’s logical to me."
As motivational mantras go, that might be just the kick up the, er, backside we all needed."
"The Scotsman October 2002
Standing five feet ten and a half inches tall and weighing 210lbs, he is renowned for his strength. He has bent metal cell doors with his bare hands and does up to 3,000 - yes, 3,000 - press-ups a day. As he puts it: "I can hit a man 20 times in four seconds, I can push 132 press ups in 60 seconds."
But judging by our current obsession with health and exercise, Solitary Fitness might be the book which will see Bronson’s face sitting on every coffee table in the land. He might be the man to give us the dream body which so many so-called fitness gurus promise but fail to motivate us into. Because Bronson has learned to use words as powerfully as he can use his fists.
"All this crap about high-protein drinks, pills, diets, it’s just a load of b
ks and a multi-million-pound racket," he writes, in what can only be described as a refreshingly honest style. "We can all be fat lazy bds, it’s our choice, I’m sick of hearing and reading about excuses, if you stuff your face with st you become st, that’s logical to me." As motivational mantras go, that might be just the kick up the, er, backside we all needed."
I feel for you! I'm a skinny bugger too! the only time I have managed to really build up and put on muscle was when I was training 5 times a day and eating nearly 5000 calories!
Decided it wasnt worth it! much better to eat plenty of healthy, do some all round exercise and stay as you are! (beer helps!)
Decided it wasnt worth it! much better to eat plenty of healthy, do some all round exercise and stay as you are! (beer helps!)
You must look like a chip stick at that weight! I'm 6'3" and 14.5 st, although I am quite broad. And I may have a bit of a belly, but that's what you get for liking ale a lot. I found press ups to be surprisingly effective. Although a set of the hand grips will help a lot and help prevent damage to your wrists, but they are only £10 or so. Free weights can be improvised from just about anything heavy really.
I'm 5'11.5" (yeah ok, so 6') and 12 stone and still feel as though I'm not the right physique. Concentrate on the areas that look like they could do you good when you look in the mirror.
Stretching is vital.
Main areas I work on : Chest, Traps, Triceps and upper back.
Mildly work on : Mid-Back, Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms.
In between mild work outs, do some squats and use the big gym ball. Good for your legs and abs/lower back respectively.
I improvise as i go along but I personally have used a bed for my traps, bricks for biceps and triceps etc. Table for shoulders. (I'm broke and living like a tramp at present!)
Although to be truthful, there is only so much you can do. Like someone has suggested, Argos is a good place if you have a bit of cash. You can always add weights later on.
You could also try whey protein if you see fit. I only used it for a month then got fed up with it. You may like the results though.
Stretching is vital.
Main areas I work on : Chest, Traps, Triceps and upper back.
Mildly work on : Mid-Back, Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms.
In between mild work outs, do some squats and use the big gym ball. Good for your legs and abs/lower back respectively.
I improvise as i go along but I personally have used a bed for my traps, bricks for biceps and triceps etc. Table for shoulders. (I'm broke and living like a tramp at present!)
Although to be truthful, there is only so much you can do. Like someone has suggested, Argos is a good place if you have a bit of cash. You can always add weights later on.
You could also try whey protein if you see fit. I only used it for a month then got fed up with it. You may like the results though.
6ft and 10 stone!! I'm 5ft8 and pushing 12 and wouldn't regard myself as fat 
As above - I don't think you're going to manage without getting some weights - pop down to argos and buy a cheap set, few dumbells and add in pressups etc - should get you well on the way - make sure you're eating big though!
As above - I don't think you're going to manage without getting some weights - pop down to argos and buy a cheap set, few dumbells and add in pressups etc - should get you well on the way - make sure you're eating big though!Slightly o/t but don't forget that you dont need to pay an exhorbitant monthly fee to go to the gym.
Amazes me the amount of people that think nothing of paying £50..£60.. £70? per month to join a gym and go three times, when you can go to the gym in the local leisure centre for about £2.50 a pop (mine is £2.30!)
Amazes me the amount of people that think nothing of paying £50..£60.. £70? per month to join a gym and go three times, when you can go to the gym in the local leisure centre for about £2.50 a pop (mine is £2.30!)
Fetchez la vache said:
Slightly o/t but don't forget that you dont need to pay an exhorbitant monthly fee to go to the gym.
Amazes me the amount of people that think nothing of paying £50..£60.. £70? per month to join a gym and go three times, when you can go to the gym in the local leisure centre for about £2.50 a pop (mine is £2.30!)
Amazes me the amount of people that think nothing of paying £50..£60.. £70? per month to join a gym and go three times, when you can go to the gym in the local leisure centre for about £2.50 a pop (mine is £2.30!)
I go to my local leisure centre for £38/month peak & off peak. This includes any classes and the swimming pool. I think it's £28/month off peak.Just eat lots and lift as big weights as you can. I guess you've got 2-3st to put on. I'm 5'8" and 11st and definitely not that big.
simple:
www.rosstraining.com
and eat. Lots. Make tuna, rice and orange juice your friends. Sometimes you can have a party and invite chicken, turkey and porridge round if you're feeling saucy.
Eat, train and rest (whilst eating) and you'll grow. Eventually you'll prob. want to go to a gym.
Cheers,
Animal
www.rosstraining.com
and eat. Lots. Make tuna, rice and orange juice your friends. Sometimes you can have a party and invite chicken, turkey and porridge round if you're feeling saucy.
Eat, train and rest (whilst eating) and you'll grow. Eventually you'll prob. want to go to a gym.
Cheers,
Animal
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