Weight Training Equipment

I just wanted to know how to do strength training without the use of equipment (dumbbells, cable row, etc.). Only my body and gravity.

Gaining muscle and gaining strength are two different things. You will notice that martial artists such as MMA and kickboxers are muscular but lean, unlike bodybuilders who are bulky and stocky. To look like a bodybuilder, you need to increase resistance(with weight). But you can tone up and gain strength with body exercises such as sit-ups, crunches, chin-ups, dips, push-ups, squats. To gain maximum strength and grow muscle using only bodyweight, you can increase resistance by doing one-handed push-ups, one handed chin-ups, tying weight around your waist and doing weighted dips, one-legged squats. These are all difficult, so dont worry if you cant do many to start with, but they will bring plenty of strength and power.

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I train everyday at the gym on cardio equipment and also cycle everywhere as I have no car. Most weekends go for big rides anything from 90 – 130 km. Should I only concentrate on cardio or would some strength training be beneficial also??
I have Done extensive touring before but dont want to suffer for the first 3 – 4 weeks like I normally do!!!

Well, of course we should all balance cardio with upper body workouts.

In your case, that goes double, considering the places you intend to ride. Gonna be lots of challenges to overcome and you will need to be in excellent shape from top to bottom to get the most out of the trip.

Besides, chicks really dig a well defined upper body on a man. You might get lucky.

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I’m trying to gain muscle mass / lose weight and am gradually adding more strength training. Other than the usual free weights which I already have / use, what are the best tools / equipment for gaining muscle – especially for legs and abdominals?
I know there really isn’t a "best" but what is your "Favorite" product? Bands, Balls, ect?

there is no better tool or equipment to gain muscle mass, its just the exercises, if you are a guy and u wanna gain muscles mass, you need to lift heavy, very heavy, so the fat Will burn away, also have to stay away from sweets, NO SWEETS at all, watch what you eat, and if you want to tone down, you lift lighter weights with more repetition and less rest. for example if you lift 20 pound dumb bell and do 10 reps, you lift 5 or 10 pound dumbbell, do 20 rept in 1 set and take 30 second rest and re do, that will tone your muscles, and for losing weight run after working out,, its harder, for toning up run before working out. and i said RUN not jog, jogging burns muscle and fat, running burns fat., you run in intervals, 2 minute jog and 1 minute sprint, do that for 15 minutes and watch your heart rate sky rocket and in a month watch the fat melt away..

cheers.. don’t forget enough sleep.

I do enough cardio (15 mpw running), but i am having trouble integrating strength training into my fitness plan…

i don’t have a lot of equipment (two 10 lb. dumbbels, two 2 lb. dumbbells)

i want to know (preferably from someone with experience, but all answers are welcome) what i should be doing to have overall body tone, how often, how many reps. etc.

i also have a YMCA gym membership, which i can use, but i don’t want to go to the gym every day becasue it isn’t very close to my house… so at home workouts are more desireable..

also, i am an 18 year old female.

thanks!

Dollars- First, figure out how much money you want to invest in equipment. This doesn’t mean high-tech expense: calisthenics don’t cost anything and can be very effective, while other equipment such as exercise balls, free weights and resistance bands are cheap ways to add variety to a workout.

Sense. Devise realistic workouts and stick with them. I recommends starting with three 30-minute sessions a week, and working up from there.

Goals. Look past the scale for signs of success(My personal advise). While weight and measurements are one way to judge success, others include the fit of clothes, energy levels, quality of sleep and the ability to deal with stressful situations.

YMCA is a great location to start your excersize, If I were you, I would visit them atleast once maybe every 2 weeks(Your Choice).

Try lifting those two 10lb. dumbells for atleast 30 Minutes, put some music if you want, or do it infront of the TV, whatever suits you best.

http://www.fitnessandbodyimage.com/plans/index.htm (For Your Heart Rate Measurements)

How to take your resting heart rate.

When taking your Resting Heart Rate, make sure you have been sitting down for at least 30 minutes with the least amount of activity before checking your resting heart rate. This can be checked by using your ring finger, or your two middle fingers. Put them on the underside of your wrist, on the side away from your body of your tendons. Do not use your index finger or thumb for testing heart rate. Press a little till you feel your heart beat rhythm. Look at a watch, and count the number of beats for 10 seconds. Multiply this number by 6 for a minute and that is your resting heart rate per minute. You may have to check this 2-3 times, make sure you get the same count. This needs to be as accurate as possible. Or you can count for the full 60 seconds for the best accuracy.

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I have 70 attack, 74 strength, 60 defence, 51 range, 41 prayer, 55 mage, 70 hp. I am P2P and need a place to train and if possible good equipment. I can only spent 5.5mill on weapons and armor though. No whip please, I need strength training.

just train on those desert bandits in the desert use a d scimmy or a zammy spear

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I’m looking for simple things to help build arm muscle without access to any real equipment. I’ve seen those little things that you continually squeeze for resistance training (not sure what they are called), does anyone know if those are any good?

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