I don't expect the following to make much sense, but bear with me.
Recently, school got out. It sucks, because I go to the Cybex room after school every other day I can. I'm aware that some excercises can build certain types of endurance, but I want to try things that will subsitute for weight lifting, at least in the short run. I've been trying other sorts of things, where I try to move my arms in the same ways as I would had I been lifting weights, but using my other arm as resistance. I'm trying to target the same muscle groups, and doing so as often and in as many reps as I'd normally lift actual weights.
My question is, is this effective? Has someone already thought of this, and if so what is it called and where can I learn more about it, as to make sure I'm doing it right?
Weight Training without the weights?
Moderator: victimizati0n
The only good way to have resistance is by weights man. Just trying to use my other arm for a counter just doesn't seem like it would work. It doesn't feel right.
Push ups and situps, chin ups if you can. You see these guys in boot camp, and they don't have weights. Do what they do. (My dad lost 35 pounds in boot camp, and said it really does get you bigger, to some extent).
Push ups and situps, chin ups if you can. You see these guys in boot camp, and they don't have weights. Do what they do. (My dad lost 35 pounds in boot camp, and said it really does get you bigger, to some extent).
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Well in all honesty, there is no substitue for free weights. Im barking up on a 350lb bench press and I know that without the weights I might be lucky to do 250. Pushups will help chest strength, and you can implement weight in other ways... have someone small sit on your back or use some books or something. Do the pushups with your feet up on something to put more of your own body weight into it. If you lived near me youd be in luck right now as I have about 120lbs of weights, a curling bar, a bench, and some 5-30lb dumbells im just about ready to throw out since I cant sell them. Chin ups will work alot of different muslces... situps will just build your abs. Muslces really cant grow unless you have positive resistance aginst them. Look around in your area, some colleges have gyms that you might be able to use or you might be able to lift with someone you know. I know lifting has transformed my body and after I drop from 295 to 230 and then bulk back up to 255-260 in muscle Ill be huge (and Im already pretty big).
Sort of a mix; for boxing and for general attractiveness. Yeah.2005 wrote:Almost forgot, what are you after exaclty??? To get stronger, or bigger or both?? Or do you just want to lose some fat ( There is none on you that Im aware of )
That's definitely going to be on my list/daily routine. Something else I was thinking, they do this in boot camps I believe: having a rather large pile of bricks, cinderblocks, or something of the sort, and carrying each one around ten meters away to move the pile piece by piece.Q12321 wrote:Push ups and situps, chin ups if you can. You see these guys in boot camp, and they don't have weights. Do what they do. (My dad lost 35 pounds in boot camp, and said it really does get you bigger, to some extent).