07-25-2004, 08:53 PM | #1 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: Down South In Louisiana
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Free weight exercises
I have recently inherited a set of free weights, and I'm at a total loss at how to use them effectively.
I know of the standard bicep curl, but I'm more interested in working out my entire body rather than one area. If that is even possible... I have two small dumbbell bars that I could do curls with, and a long one that I know you use for bench-presses and the like. The problem with that is that I have no real area where I could use the bench-press bar effectively. Please help. I don't wanna be a dis-proportioned muscleman |
07-25-2004, 10:25 PM | #2 (permalink) |
Observant Ruminant
Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town
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Old bench-press benches with built-in barbell racks are available cheap in many junk stores, at rummage sales, and the like. Any long, sturdy and stable bench will do, however, if you're using only light-moderate weights or have a spotter. Is the problem a lack of money or a lack of space?
There are actually quite a lot of exercises to be done with these simple weights -- the barbell, for example, can be used for far more than just bench presses -- and I'd tell you but I'm about to fall unconscious from lack of sleep. Perhaps some kind soul can point you at a website. |
07-25-2004, 11:22 PM | #3 (permalink) |
Banned
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if you got no money for a powerrack you can dig a hole in your garden...eg knee height for squats, or even shoulder height for military press lockouts :P
exercise directory: http://www.bsu.edu/webapps/strengthlab/home.htm |
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