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06-08-2003, 03:54 PM

Hey guys,
Just wondering if anyone has any advice for working out at home. I used to go to the gym 5 times a week but found I was getting really, really body obsessed and comparing too much with other guys (I'm never going to be a big strong guy without putting years of work in, hence the nick ya know?) and unhappy, no matter how much progress I made. The fact that I struggle with depression didn't help much in that respect either. I also got tired of the boredom and endless nowhere (IMO) discussions about reps and routines.

Now I just run and mountain bike (10km in 40 minutes!) but I'm finding I'd like to tone up the upper body a bit, just as a little present for my fiancee. I'm leary about going back to the gym cuz I don't want to get into that whole comparison attitude again. I'm also pretty broke.

So here's the thing, I'm doing crunches and tricep dips and pushups at home before my runs, but I'd like to work more groups. Anyone have any suggestions for cheap exercises I can do in my apartment?

Thanks!

Alain · 06-09-2003, 10:02 AM

Hm, cheap.... If you go to WalMart you should be able to get a bar, two dumbell handles and a whole lot of plates for under $50. With these you could do about everything...curls for bi's, military press with the bar...anything really.
If you don't ant to buy anything or have no space to put them - find a door, with a frame sticking out from the wall and use the ledge to do pull-ups for bi's and back.

06-09-2003, 03:33 PM

That cheap eh?
I've actually already got a bar and one dumbbell handle, just no weights. I used to but they were those plastic ones with concrete inside and they cracked open from old age. Will try the door ledge thing too.
Thanks!

Jaseca · 06-10-2003, 09:06 PM

Anyone have a good workout plan both using and without using weights at home?

roothorick · 06-10-2003, 09:12 PM

Find a way to turn the workout into a game. I basically did little more in the way of fitness than sit on my ass until I finally decided to get myself a Dance Dance Revolution-style dance mat and matching PS2->PC adapter. Add StepMania and a slew of bumper packs off DDRuk, and I had a good start. (I never knew that a computer game could give you such a workout!) Don't just exercise, try to make a game out of it!

06-08-2003, 03:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
JackSpratt Guest	Home workout? Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone has any advice for working out at home. I used to go to the gym 5 times a week but found I was getting really, really body obsessed and comparing too much with other guys (I'm never going to be a big strong guy without putting years of work in, hence the nick ya know?) and unhappy, no matter how much progress I made. The fact that I struggle with depression didn't help much in that respect either. I also got tired of the boredom and endless nowhere (IMO) discussions about reps and routines. Now I just run and mountain bike (10km in 40 minutes!) but I'm finding I'd like to tone up the upper body a bit, just as a little present for my fiancee. I'm leary about going back to the gym cuz I don't want to get into that whole comparison attitude again. I'm also pretty broke. So here's the thing, I'm doing crunches and tricep dips and pushups at home before my runs, but I'd like to work more groups. Anyone have any suggestions for cheap exercises I can do in my apartment? Thanks!

06-10-2003, 09:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
roothorick Upright Location: Wisconsin, US	Find a way to turn the workout into a game. I basically did little more in the way of fitness than sit on my ass until I finally decided to get myself a Dance Dance Revolution-style dance mat and matching PS2->PC adapter. Add StepMania and a slew of bumper packs off DDRuk, and I had a good start. (I never knew that a computer game could give you such a workout!) Don't just exercise, try to make a game out of it! __________________ You shall not listen to me, and you shall not ignore any nonsense before me, nor make any idols representing my nonsense, for I AM THE NONSENSE, and there is no other nonsense besides me.

06-09-2003, 10:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Alain Upright	Hm, cheap.... If you go to WalMart you should be able to get a bar, two dumbell handles and a whole lot of plates for under $50. With these you could do about everything...curls for bi's, military press with the bar...anything really. If you don't ant to buy anything or have no space to put them - find a door, with a frame sticking out from the wall and use the ledge to do pull-ups for bi's and back.

06-09-2003, 03:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
JackSpratt Guest	That cheap eh? I've actually already got a bar and one dumbbell handle, just no weights. I used to but they were those plastic ones with concrete inside and they cracked open from old age. Will try the door ledge thing too. Thanks!

06-10-2003, 09:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jaseca Tilted	Anyone have a good workout plan both using and without using weights at home?