Discussion
Hoofy said:
I've always wondered how far you could go just training at home... what sort of results have you got from doing body weight exercises at home? (I italicise "at home" because if you did body weight exercises with gymnastics equipment (horse, rings, parallel bars) then it's obvious that with enough effort you will look amazing.)
Have a look at P90X results, that's all home based and none of the kit is particularly expensive. Probably £100 or so. @Hoofy
You could definitely get in good shape just with bodyweight exercises, especially if you can do chin ups/pull ups which you can.
Push
Wide push ups
Close push ups
Dips
Handstand push ups
Pull
Chin ups
Pull ups
Inverted row
Core/legs
Squats
Lunges
Burpees
Squat thrusts
Pistols
Sit ups
Crunches
And so many more exercises, think about the video Halb posted of the guy doing Tiger Bends !
Thanks. Any suggestions for sets and reps? I think I will try it once the current Challenge is over.
I got bored after breaking 5 glass cabinets. Part of the exercise involves doing it close to some kind of breakable furniture, right?
Halb said:
BenM77 said:
And so many more exercises, think about the video Halb posted of the guy doing Tiger Bends !
Yeah I did a few this morning..but I got bored after the first few hundred...Halb said:
BenM77 said:
And so many more exercises, think about the video Halb posted of the guy doing Tiger Bends !
Yeah I did a few this morning..but I got bored after the first few hundred...
@Hoofy
When it comes to reps/sets then I guess it depends what you are aiming for, the fact that you can do chin ups is a big plus. I am a fan of circuits so would probably do something like :
Chin ups x 10
Push ups x 10
Pull ups x 10
Dips x 10
Sit ups x10
Lunges x10
Squats x20
5 rounds with with no rest between exercise, so between rounds you need to rest long enough to know you will make another circuit
This is just an example, certainly not ideal for muscle building but for fitness I find full body circuits good fun. You could also play with reps etc.
BenM77 said:
5 rounds with with no rest between exercise, so between rounds you need to rest long enough to know you will make another circuit
This is just an example, certainly not ideal for muscle building but for fitness I find full body circuits good fun. You could also play with reps etc.
Ah, well, I will incorporate it for fitness purposes.This is just an example, certainly not ideal for muscle building but for fitness I find full body circuits good fun. You could also play with reps etc.
I was hoping it'd help somehow with building a good physique. I found an article a while ago which explained why gymnasts had good physiques without lifting weights - problem is that I don't have that kind of kit available and there are no gym classes for noob adults local to me. Not entirely sure it's a good look if there's a 40 year old bloke standing in line with a bunch of 8 year old girls waiting to run up and jump over the wooden horse.
Halb said:
It certainly builds lung power and muscular endurance, and I think you get a good physique out of it as well.
How about those trx/variant things, you can do gymnastic type stuff with them?
I've not seen a wooden horse since 5th year.
Yeah, no space really. Are those horse things what those gymnastic beasts do? Rings, horse, parallel bars. Or am I thinking of something else - two push up bars on top of a wooden, padded structure that they do acrobatics around.How about those trx/variant things, you can do gymnastic type stuff with them?
I've not seen a wooden horse since 5th year.
BenM77 said:
My example circuit is not ideal for muscle building, if you did a high volume push pull split with bodyweight exercises then that would be different.
Many boxers and mma fighters get in great shape without lifting heavy weights, I guess it comes down to personal goals
By high volume, what do you mean?Many boxers and mma fighters get in great shape without lifting heavy weights, I guess it comes down to personal goals
Hoofy said:
By high volume, what do you mean?
Multiple sets, GVT is one example. I am just saying that if you want to put size on then bodybuilders usually do high volume splits for hypertrophy. There are a lot of arguments regards this though.There are many ways to do it which is why you are probably best finding a way you enjoy IMO
dai1983 said:
I hate the big corporate gyms as it's just an image thing to say you spunk 60 a month on going there. Council gyms are either awesome or rubbish but find a good one and go there. I used to pay 22.50 per month for unlimited use of the 4 local ones. One I used for weights, the other for its pool.
Seconded on the corporate gyms - I often use the gym at Village hotels when I'm working away, but really don't like it.Council gyms tend to be full of the chavvier end of the market, so my blood boils very quickly.
The best option I've found is to look around the local, 4* and above, privately owned hotels (ie. not a chain like Holiday Inn / de Vere etc).
We found an awesome gym just up the road in the local 'Country Club' hotel (they have a golf course, too) - top quality equipment, great instructors, and not full of 'security officers' or scrawny chavs.
BenM77 said:
Multiple sets, GVT is one example. I am just saying that if you want to put size on then bodybuilders usually do high volume splits for hypertrophy. There are a lot of arguments regards this though.
There are many ways to do it which is why you are probably best finding a way you enjoy IMO
Ah, I thought so. After the Challenge, I think I will experiment. I'll try to push the number of sets and reps using purely body weight, and see what shape I become.There are many ways to do it which is why you are probably best finding a way you enjoy IMO
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