Any good suggestions?
Edited by DAM_Fine On March 09, 2012 10:24
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Joined 2012-03-06 Posts: 1,399 |
March 09, 2012 10:17
What can I do for strength training? I have lots of opportunity and enough space for cardio, but what do I do about the strength training. I am beginning to think that's what I'll need to get rid of these last 5 and tone things up to where I want them.
Any good suggestions? |
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Joined 2012-02-07 Posts: 103 |
March 09, 2012 10:19
QUOTE: What can I do for strength training? I have lots of opportunity and enough space for cardio, but what do I do about the strength training. I am beginning to think that's what I'll need to get rid of these last 5 and tone things up to where I want them. Any good suggestion check out Mark Lauren's book "You are your own gym". It's a bible of bodyweight exercses that can be done in your own home. There's also a ton of youtube resources on proper form of conventional strength training exercises, which only require a yard sale set of dumbbells. |
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Joined 2012-01-28 Posts: 306 |
March 09, 2012 10:32
Pushups.... you could try the hundred pushups program or variation style (feet in chair elevated, hands on chair feet on floor, different hand placements
Resistance Bands... make sure you buy good quality (the Gold's Gym brand is my personal favorite) Preferably the long 3 tube unit and the short 3 tube unit will cost you less than 50.00 all together. You can do MANY different upper body and lower body exercises for strength training with a good set of resistance bands. Kitchen CORNER counter dips bent knee heels of feet touching your butt Tricep dips using either your bathtub, couch, or chair with someone holding it. In 2003 I lost 30lbs in 3 months by conducting circuits using the exercises above coupled with situps, crunches, with shadow boxing, jumping jacks, and running in place for cardio. |
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Joined 2012-01-30 Posts: 869 |
March 09, 2012 10:40
Walking, jogging, running, swimming, squats, split squats, lunges, burpees, push ups, sit ups, walking lunges, cage fighting, dips, chin ups, jump rope, dancing.
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Joined 2010-06-02 Posts: 1,897 |
March 09, 2012 11:31
There are plenty of strength training/toning DVD's... I just ordered No More Trouble Zones... I would like to do p90x if I could afford it.
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Joined 2010-08-31 Posts: 3,604 |
March 09, 2012 11:35
Lunges/squats are phenomenal... My body will never get used to them. They don't require much space at all. Seconding resistance bands, those are amazing
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Joined 2011-02-10 Posts: 816 |
March 09, 2012 11:51
Don't be suprised if you improve your body, but never lose the 5 pounds or even gain some. You may be HOT, HOT, HOT, firm and tight, but not see that one number on the scale. That's not a bad thing cause you will build muscle and burn more calories just walking around.
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Joined 2012-03-06 Posts: 1,399 |
March 09, 2012 12:29
QUOTE: Pushups.... you could try the hundred pushups program or variation style (feet in chair elevated, hands on chair feet on floor, different hand placements Resistance Bands... make sure you buy good quality (the Gold's Gym brand is my personal favorite) Preferably the long 3 tube unit and the short 3 tube unit will cost you less than 50.00 all together. You can do MANY different upper body and lower body exercises for strength training with a good set of resistance bands. Kitchen CORNER counter dips bent knee heels of feet touching your butt Tricep dips using either your bathtub, couch, or chair with someone holding it. In 2003 I lost 30lbs in 3 months by conducting circuits using the exercises above coupled with situps, crunches, with shadow boxing, jumping jacks, and running in place for cardio. I do both pushups and reverse pushups now, and do have resistance bands, but not sure the best way to use them. Can you tell me where I can find good instructions for stretch bands, and how to do counter dips and tricep dips? Hate the thought of doing things wrong... |
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Joined 2012-03-06 Posts: 1,399 |
March 09, 2012 12:31
QUOTE: Walking, jogging, running, swimming, squats, split squats, lunges, burpees, push ups, sit ups, walking lunges, cage fighting, dips, chin ups, jump rope, dancing. Aren't all these more cardio than strength? I already do walking, jogging, running, squats, split squats, lunges, push ups, sit ups, walking lunges, dancing and use a weighted hula hoop. |
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Joined 2012-03-06 Posts: 1,399 |
March 09, 2012 12:33
QUOTE: Don't be suprised if you improve your body, but never lose the 5 pounds or even gain some. You may be HOT, HOT, HOT, firm and tight, but not see that one number on the scale. That's not a bad thing cause you will build muscle and burn more calories just walking around. Well, I want the firm and tight, but I want the weight to be right too - greedy and I told him I was going to get back to the weight I was when we met. HE may not hold me to it, but I'd love to do it! |
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Joined 2012-03-06 Posts: 3 |
March 09, 2012 13:09
I suggest joining a local Curves for Women. The machines are hydralic (spelling?), not weight stacks. I like the changes I have noticed in my body; the triceps are starting to tone up nicely. I will have to admit that I do work at my local Curves, but I was a member before I was an employee. Even if I had another job, I would stay a member because I like it that much.
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Joined 2012-03-06 Posts: 1,399 |
March 09, 2012 13:22
@Sally - I don't go to gyms - that's why I'm looking for home alternatives.
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Joined 2010-10-25 Posts: 313 |
March 09, 2012 16:47
QUOTE: I suggest joining a local Curves for Women. The machines are hydralic (spelling?), not weight stacks. I like the changes I have noticed in my body; the triceps are starting to tone up nicely. I will have to admit that I do work at my local Curves, but I was a member before I was an employee. Even if I had another job, I would stay a member because I like it that much. No offense but Curves doesn't work for everyone. I was there 5 years and went from 155 to 14-something and then bulked back up to 170. I went thru the regular workouts, advanced workouts, Curves Smart, Zumba and did it all. On topic: I agree with pushups/squats/lunges/burpee's/dips. They are all strength training. At my gym I don't see any girls doing pushups not even on there knees. There are always harder variations to moves. Example: Pushups Wall,Knees,Regular, Side to Side(requires a wide 'grip'), Narrow, Wide, Feet Elevated etc. 
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Joined 2012-01-28 Posts: 306 |
March 09, 2012 17:42
QUOTE: QUOTE: Pushups.... you could try the hundred pushups program or variation style (feet in chair elevated, hands on chair feet on floor, different hand placements Resistance Bands... make sure you buy good quality (the Gold's Gym brand is my personal favorite) Preferably the long 3 tube unit and the short 3 tube unit will cost you less than 50.00 all together. You can do MANY different upper body and lower body exercises for strength training with a good set of resistance bands. Kitchen CORNER counter dips bent knee heels of feet touching your butt Tricep dips using either your bathtub, couch, or chair with someone holding it. In 2003 I lost 30lbs in 3 months by conducting circuits using the exercises above coupled with situps, crunches, with shadow boxing, jumping jacks, and running in place for cardio. I do both pushups and reverse pushups now, and do have resistance bands, but not sure the best way to use them. Can you tell me where I can find good instructions for stretch bands, and how to do counter dips and tricep dips? Hate the thought of doing things wrong... Sounds like you've been doing some great exercises at home so far.... Here's some YouTube videos for you that will get you started. By the way don't attempt any of these with "cheap" resistance bands. They will snap on you.... believe me... I know. Until I bought the Gold's Gym brand I would snap/break resistance bands once a year without fail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUKwBHdhjeQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52qT4ZrLyIU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVDGR2bVPGs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF7TGDw5eow And last but not least the kitchen counter dips... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n327o2Hs-HY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnQqAE8o1Cg&feature=related |
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Joined 2011-11-15 Posts: 5,180 |
March 09, 2012 19:18
for weights you can use something like sandbags
http://www.mansionathletics.com/rage-sand-bags-50-lb-kit-ta12253-powermax-core-strength-body-weight-training-and-stability.html?channelid=Google%20Products i'm sure there's probably better or cheaper ons than the link i posted, but i just wanted to give an idea of what i meant. there's also TRX bands http://www.amazon.com/TRX-Pro-Pack-Door-Anchor/dp/B002YRB35I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331349543&sr=8-1 if i had to go the home gym route and i still lived in an apartment and had limited space, i'd definitely get those 2 options
Edited by meshashesha2012 On March 09, 2012 19:20
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Joined 2012-03-06 Posts: 1,399 |
March 10, 2012 11:26
Sorry it took so long to answer this, but I got so busy reading everyone else's posts I forgot about mine...
Thanks to everyone who answered and especially thanks for all the great links and suggestions. Hope it will help others as well as me, too! |
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Joined 2012-01-02 Posts: 12 |
March 10, 2012 11:30
I have found a website that both my boyfriend and I now use. It has great workouts for all body parts. It's stuff you can do at home with or without any equipment.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_1_19/ai_95632130/?tag=content;col1 |
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Joined 2010-09-16 Posts: 1,460 |
March 10, 2012 11:31
The Supreme 90 DVD's are $20 for the set, each workout is about 45 minutes with warm up and cool down. I haven't done the 90 day program yet, but the DVD's I have done have made some noticeable differences for me.
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Joined 2012-01-15 Posts: 18 |
March 10, 2012 11:34
What about the 30 Day Shred DVD?
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Joined 2011-01-26 Posts: 221 |
March 10, 2012 11:35
As was mentioned above, there are plenty of videos for strength training as well as body-weight training. Also, walmart has a 40lb set of dumbbells for $20.00....I got them for when I can't go to the gym. Also, there is a website that is totally awesome....
http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/ You can click on a muscle you want to work out then you can customize the search down to method such as no equipment, dumbbells, resistance bands, etc...AND they offer a short instructional video for both men and women as well as detailed explanations...I build my ST routines from this site....I love it. 
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Joined 2011-03-15 Posts: 4,140 |
March 10, 2012 11:36
QUOTE: QUOTE: Don't be suprised if you improve your body, but never lose the 5 pounds or even gain some. You may be HOT, HOT, HOT, firm and tight, but not see that one number on the scale. That's not a bad thing cause you will build muscle and burn more calories just walking around. Well, I want the firm and tight, but I want the weight to be right too - greedy and I told him I was going to get back to the weight I was when we met. HE may not hold me to it, but I'd love to do it! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/518789-the-difference-weight-lifting-makes Take a look at the ladies in this link and tell me if you still feel that way! Some weigh more than when they started but woooooo how they look. It doesn't have to be with free weights. You've gotten some great suggestions with body weight exercises that will get you there too! Best wishes! |
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Joined 2011-04-19 Posts: 1,246 |
March 10, 2012 11:42
There are a LOT of body weight-oriented exercises you can do, that use your strength to manipulate your own weight, which is surprisingly hard for most people. Gymnasts, for instance, rarely lift weights, especially heavy, yet they have very toned, sculpted muscles, because they train constantly with their own body-weight. I would try and Google exercises for body-weight training, and utilize those.
Also, resistance bands. When I can't get to the gym, I use bands, and boy, do those pack a punch when you do them right. I get as good of a workout some days using the bands as I do when I head to the gym and do weights. |
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Joined 2011-05-19 Posts: 206 |
March 10, 2012 11:55
BUMP!!
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Joined 2011-11-13 Posts: 777 |
March 10, 2012 12:04
QUOTE: There are plenty of strength training/toning DVD's... I just ordered No More Trouble Zones... I would like to do p90x if I could afford it. I've been using NMTZ for my strength training and it's an awesome dvd. As the name implies it targets all the trouble zones and although it is 55 minutes long (including warm up and cool down) it seems to move really fast. For the first time in my entire life I'm getting some arm muscles! :) 
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Joined 2011-09-06 Posts: 156 |
March 10, 2012 12:17
Glad I found this thread!! I wanna do my routines at home too. This is basically all I do though, I guess I just need to add some heavier weights to my regimen.
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