What is the best strength training equipment to get if you want nice muscles?
January 31st, 2010
The reason I need to know the best strength training equipment is, I want to gain muscle as fast as I can. I am going on a trip this summer to Hawaii and I want to look as good as I can
I like your nickname Salad Fan, I love salads too. I understand you wanting to find and buy a big, bulky and expensive piece of strength training equipment, but you really don’t need to do that. In fact, you will most likely get much better and faster results if you don’t buy a machine at all.
I have been working out for years, and I use only body weight exercises. I do use an apparatus a few times per week that helps me do the exercises at a higher level, but you don’t need anything at all to start seeing great results. When you use your own body weight as resistance, you will get a really great balanced look. When you use a machine, or heavy weights, you can end up looking a bit unbalanced and too pumped in some areas while looking too thin in others. That isn’t what you want.
I am going to show you how to get started but it is important that you talk to your doctor first to make sure it is OK with him or her that you start an exercise program. If you have done that, then you are all set.
This will be a four week program, meaning that after four weeks, you will want to substitute new exercises for these. You will workout 3 days per week alternating between the “Workout 1”, “Workout 2” and then “Workout 3”. So for instance, on Monday you will do 1, 2, and then 3. Then on Wednesday, do 2, 3, then 1 and so on. Here are the workouts:
Workout 1:
Lying Hip Extension (3 sets and 8 reps each)
Plank (3 sets 15 seconds each)
Prisoner Squat (3 sets 12 reps)
Bird Dog (3×5)
Kneeling Push-up (3×8)
Side Plank (3×5 sec per side)
Ab curl-up (3×15)
Workout 2:
Push-ups (3×15)
Inverted Row (3×8)
1 Leg Squat (3×8) each side
Bicycle Crunch (3×30)
Bulgarian Split Squat (3×8)
Elevated Push-up (3×8)
Reaching Lunge (3×8)
Mountain Climbers (3×12)
Workout 3:
1 Leg Dead-lift (3×8) each side
Chin-Up (3×6)
Step-ups (3×12)
Slow Push-ups (3×10)
Prisoner Lunge (3×8)
Close-grip Push-ups (3×10)
Plank (3×24 seconds)
These will get you started and seeing results. Don’t quit and keep at it. If you don’t understand how to do any of the exercises, you can visit my site listed below and look through the resources on my there. You can also ask me questions there if you need some clarification. Good luck!
February 1st, 2010 at 3:26 am
Free weights & barbells. Some cable. Maybe a Bowflex.
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February 1st, 2010 at 3:44 am
Dumbbells or resistance bands, a pull-up bar and the P90X workout program. It works great and it’s a lot cheaper than a gym membership.
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February 1st, 2010 at 4:01 am
Most important is to train your whole body and not only some parts. And find the best exercises. You can do strength train in a certain way that will give you the best results in just 15 minutes a day.
References :
http://www.lose-fat-easy.com
February 1st, 2010 at 4:13 am
I like your nickname Salad Fan, I love salads too. I understand you wanting to find and buy a big, bulky and expensive piece of strength training equipment, but you really don’t need to do that. In fact, you will most likely get much better and faster results if you don’t buy a machine at all.
I have been working out for years, and I use only body weight exercises. I do use an apparatus a few times per week that helps me do the exercises at a higher level, but you don’t need anything at all to start seeing great results. When you use your own body weight as resistance, you will get a really great balanced look. When you use a machine, or heavy weights, you can end up looking a bit unbalanced and too pumped in some areas while looking too thin in others. That isn’t what you want.
I am going to show you how to get started but it is important that you talk to your doctor first to make sure it is OK with him or her that you start an exercise program. If you have done that, then you are all set.
This will be a four week program, meaning that after four weeks, you will want to substitute new exercises for these. You will workout 3 days per week alternating between the “Workout 1”, “Workout 2” and then “Workout 3”. So for instance, on Monday you will do 1, 2, and then 3. Then on Wednesday, do 2, 3, then 1 and so on. Here are the workouts:
Workout 1:
Lying Hip Extension (3 sets and 8 reps each)
Plank (3 sets 15 seconds each)
Prisoner Squat (3 sets 12 reps)
Bird Dog (3×5)
Kneeling Push-up (3×8)
Side Plank (3×5 sec per side)
Ab curl-up (3×15)
Workout 2:
Push-ups (3×15)
Inverted Row (3×8)
1 Leg Squat (3×8) each side
Bicycle Crunch (3×30)
Bulgarian Split Squat (3×8)
Elevated Push-up (3×8)
Reaching Lunge (3×8)
Mountain Climbers (3×12)
Workout 3:
1 Leg Dead-lift (3×8) each side
Chin-Up (3×6)
Step-ups (3×12)
Slow Push-ups (3×10)
Prisoner Lunge (3×8)
Close-grip Push-ups (3×10)
Plank (3×24 seconds)
These will get you started and seeing results. Don’t quit and keep at it. If you don’t understand how to do any of the exercises, you can visit my site listed below and look through the resources on my there. You can also ask me questions there if you need some clarification. Good luck!
References :
http://www.body-weight-workouts.com