Body Weight Exercise

[we are cured]

i'm too broke to join a gym right now, but i want to get in shape using body-weight exercises. does anyone have any experience with this type of training (i.e. different types of pushups, lunges, etc)?

[merv the perv]

I like to do push ups like this:

Put hands right next to your pectorals and have your arms running parallel with your body rather than perpindicular. I let my nose touch the ground.

Pull ups are a great exercise in strength training. Challenge yourself to do more and more every time you're doing them.

If you're a beginner there's no shame in doing squats or lunges with just your body weight. If you're doing something you don't typically do, your body is going to respond and strengthen itself. I would suggest getting some free weights because your legs will probably adapt to just your body weight fairly quickly.

It's a great idea to do body-weight exercises before you get to the gym so you have a solid foundation to begin with, and then you can start some serious lifting.

[Brownpants06]

^^ pretty much what he said

bridges are great for your core i would also suggest those. getting a exercise ball (a decent one not one of the balloon ones like everlast are sometimes crappy) and you can do a ton of stuff with your bodyweight.

[we are cured]

i actually have an exercise ball, not great but it works. are there any back exercises you'd suggest for use w/ it?

[Scott Weber]

I have no interest in getting in shape, so I think I'll just drink more beer.

[StuGrimson]

Id like to say my exercise right now is getting up to get a beer, but I moved my kegorator beside the couch when rearranging my place, now I wont be moving for the rest of the night.

Maybe in a few years Ill put some of these tips to good use.

[MIKEY_HORROR]

I get to start conditioning this weekend and after a month of that I am gonna start mixing weight exercise in after my conditioning work...not really looking forward to it...haha

[Scott Weber]

Id like to say my exercise right now is getting up to get a beer, but I moved my kegorator beside the couch when rearranging my place, now I wont be moving for the rest of the night.

Maybe in a few years Ill put some of these tips to good use.
I agree!

[Gabe Borquez]

i'm too broke to join a gym right now, but i want to get in shape using body-weight exercises. does anyone have any experience with this type of training (i.e. different types of pushups, lunges, etc)?

download the p90x videos from a downloading place of your choice. this is one of the only video workouts that works and a lot of the routines don't require weights. word

[Brownpants06]

bleh i gained the freshman 15 so i gotta lose weight again... as far as back exersises.. ummmm not too many i can think of to be honest, i used the ball for abs hammys and core really

[StuGrimson]

bleh i gained the freshman 15 so i gotta lose weight again... as far as back exersises.. ummmm not too many i can think of to be honest, i used the ball for abs hammys and core really

Fuck if I went to Waterloo or Laurier I would have gained about 500 pounds, Mongolian Grill for Lunch, Campus Pizza for dinner and Front Row for beer and greasy food every night. I practically did that anyway.

[Scott Weber]

I have gained 33 pounds since I graduated high school...putting me at 160, haha! I was so skinny in HS.

[preppyak]

I have gained 33 pounds since I graduated high school...putting me at 160, haha! I was so skinny in HS.

haha, jesus...I'm at 150 right now...which is about 10 shy of where I want to be, but is really probably about my ideal weight

[Scott Weber]

yeah when I graduated HS I was 6'1'', 127lbs hahaha

[whitelines]

I read about this great, easy, light 30-minute workout in this AARP magazine i get in the mail. There is probably an article on their website you can find, I'd link you but i'm studying kind of
ALSO
If you are looking for some workout music, http://www.ilovewavs.com/TV/Sports/TV%20Theme%20-%20NBC,%20NBA%2002.wav
it is very short but just replay it over and over

[whitelines]

I have gained 33 pounds since I graduated high school...putting me at 160, haha! I was so skinny in HS.

I was pretty skinny the first 2 years of high school then i woke up one day and I was 180 pounds, im 6 feet though so it balances well. i just want a ironboard chest

[Brownpants06]

yea same i graduated at 190 went down to 175 now im at 185 again hah but im 6 0

[we are cured]

I read about this great, easy, light 30-minute workout in this AARP magazine i get in the mail. There is probably an article on their website you can find, I'd link you but i'm studying kind of
ALSO
If you are looking for some workout music, http://www.ilovewavs.com/TV/Sports/TV%20Theme%20-%20NBC,%20NBA%2002.wav
it is very short but just replay it over and over

dude i play that all day anyway

[kbauer]

My wieght has fluxuated wildly in 20 pound shifts since Ive graduated. Initially I gaind 30 pounds then lost 20 and Ive been going back and forth since. Its crazy and frusterating.

I have a couple of light impact work out ideas that could work on days where you want to focus on cardio and let your muscles heal a little. Something a little different from what you were talking about but it might help.

A lot of guys refuse to do aerobics because its for girls but Ive been using this one kick boxing cardio tape and they give you a choice between a 20 minute workout and a 40. Also a seperate set of ab stuff fo 10. I cant remember the name of the tape because I dont have it on me right now but it will give you a good workout, so maybe look for a cheap aerobic, or kickboxing aerobic/cadio tape for a good light workout.

Riding the exercise bike for an hour everyday helped me lose 70 pounds in 9th grade, no joke. Since Ive only been riding anywhere from 20 minutes a day to 30 minutes every other day or whenever I can fit it in. Excercise bikes are a great lower body and cardio workout and its easy, you can do it and watch tv, drink some water, chill a little.

[FondestMemory]

try pilates. (no homo)

it's seriously fucking hard, and you can break the workout up into certain body parts if you so wish.

[NEP633]

umm some good ones i do are squat jumps, dips, pull ups, chinups, lunges, and close grip pushups.