I'm looking to get a good workout in my apartment/my apartment complex.

We have a weight room but its pretty small, stinky, and limited. (no free weights, just a large universal pully machine and some treadmills)

So now the question is - within the apartment and possibly outside (like running, etc), what can I do to get a real good full body workout in? I'm not looking to get huge, just put on a little bit and stay in shape. Things like pushups, situps, smaller free weight expercises, resistance bands, etc -- and what to do.. list any help here. Thanks!

9/11/2006 11:02:23 AM

is google broken?

9/11/2006 11:03:59 AM

Before there was google, there were people.

Google is not the answer for every question.. get over it.

9/11/2006 11:08:13 AM

OH SNAP YO

I didn't see that one coming.

9/11/2006 11:09:15 AM

Virtually all Navy SEAL workouts are done without assistance of a gym in spite of what people may think.

The Complete Navy SEAL Workout or any similar miscellaneous title will solve your problem.

9/11/2006 11:11:37 AM

pushups, pull ups, sit ups, jumping jacks/star jumps, scissor kicks, squat thrusts

9/11/2006 11:34:29 AM

Beat it with the left hand occasionally too, that should fix your problem.

9/11/2006 11:36:51 AM

I highly recommend getting a medicine ball, resistance bands, and dumbells. Whenever I can't make it to the gym or just want to get a quick workout in thats what I use. You can get a great full body workout with that set-up.

9/11/2006 12:17:18 PM

Just lift up random things around your place like dogs, small children, furniture, and appliances, you will be stong in no time.

9/11/2006 12:19:53 PM

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"I highly recommend getting a medicine ball, resistance bands, and dumbells. Whenever I can't make it to the gym or just want to get a quick workout in thats what I use. You can get a great full body workout with that set-up. "

Thanks! any specific workouts you can tell me?

9/11/2006 12:28:50 PM

I take it you are out of school. If not, you are an idiot. If so fucking join a gym or the y. Its money much better spent than on beer, sodas or what ever shit you put in your body.


If you really can't afford it, take a look at the seal book and http://www.t-nation.com/portal_includes/articles/2002/237death2.html

[Edited on September 14, 2006 at 11:40 AM. Reason : ]

9/14/2006 11:39:17 AM

push ups: 20-30 with your arms spread wider than your shoulders. 20-30 "regular" with your hands shoulder width. 20-30 with hands shoulder width fingers pointing inward @ each other. 20-30 with your thumbs and index fingers touching in a triangle/diamond shape. elevate your feet if you feel froggy.

you should be pretty spent if you do them correctly, w/ 5 min breaks in between.

dips: use a chair, face away w/ your hands on the seat. 3-4 sets of 20-30 reps...put some weight on your lap if you need.

pullups: pretty self explanatory

crunches: ditto

Leg lifts: while laying on your back elevate your feet as long as possible repeat a few times

resistance bands, and a simple set of free weights can also be used for a variety of things.

9/14/2006 12:03:12 PM

watch Rocky IV; that should give you some ideas

9/14/2006 12:26:23 PM

No shit. Use what is around you. Like google. And dumbells

9/14/2006 12:27:49 PM

Yoga and Pilates... it will kick your butt.

9/14/2006 12:39:10 PM

Wait, wasn't GOOGLE the answer? Why are people still posting?

9/14/2006 1:26:10 PM

Why don't you search

"please suggest the best work out for me givin my conditions:" In google.

Don't be a smartass.

9/14/2006 1:30:01 PM

there's a lot of ways to make regular moves like pushups and situps harder (diamond cutter pushups, situps with your feet in the air, ect)

and if you have a pullup bar then you're really in the money

9/14/2006 1:33:57 PM

weighted pushups, weighted pullups (a pullup bar is cheap and easy to put up), lunges/squats, etc.


and don't worry about "getting huge"...size is more a function of diet than lifting

9/14/2006 1:51:14 PM

Find empty keg shells, fill with sand or water...profit.

9/14/2006 3:14:18 PM

Lots and lots of sex.

9/14/2006 3:20:17 PM

Thanks for the good suggestions, keep em coming people.

--if I don't have a pullup bar, can anyone suggest anything similiar?

9/14/2006 4:35:23 PM

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" --if I don't have a pullup bar, can anyone suggest anything similiar?"

Are you fucking serious??? Is there anything around your house that you can grab on and do 10-12 pull-ups on?? If so, then that is something similar....jesus.

If you don't have anything like that around the house...then go buy one of those "house" pull-up bars that you can put into a door-way.

9/14/2006 5:07:05 PM

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"watch Rocky IV; that should give you some ideas"

i like to do the bag of rocks lift

and i would also recommend just going to wal-mart and getting a jump rope, they have a great one there for six dollars, weighted handles, best jump rope ever...

9/14/2006 6:06:08 PM

for rock climbing they make this thing called a "hangboard" that you can bolt right to your wall (on studs of course). It has a lot of handholds that allow you to do pullups with your hands in various positions to work different muscles. You can also do regular pullups, the only difference is that you can't wrap your hand all the way around the grip like with a bar.

Most of them include small grips for the hardcore people who do like, one finger pullups. But overall the board has a lot of possibilites for a normal person to train with, including slanted grips that you can't get with a normal bar.

They can be pricey though, around $50-70

9/14/2006 6:13:26 PM

best $15 you'll spend if you don't go to a gym

http://www.pacillo.com/detail.asp?product=175

9/14/2006 6:32:59 PM

burpees

warriorforce.com got some good write up on woking out at home till you puke

9/15/2006 12:09:26 AM

[Edited on September 15, 2006 at 10:23 AM. Reason : never mind link was already given]

9/15/2006 10:22:24 AM

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"best $15 you'll spend if you don't go to a gym http://www.pacillo.com/detail.asp?product=175"

$12.50 or so at walmart. I got one a few weeks ago. And damn, it works a lot more muscles than you think, especially if you switch up grips.

9/15/2006 10:25:22 AM

i think its funny that i never see anyone doing them in the gym

[Edited on September 15, 2006 at 10:34 AM. Reason : well not never]

9/15/2006 10:34:29 AM

pullups??

9/15/2006 10:57:16 AM

I always do pullups and BO Rows as my back exercises

9/15/2006 12:34:45 PM