Bicep Workout Without Weights

December 2, 2011 by  
Filed under Bicep Exercises

The best exercises for your biceps don’t even require any fancy equipment. All you need is something to hang from. You can get a great pullup bar for under $ 30, or just go out to a local park and perform pullups and chinups on the monkey bars.

Most people that claim that you can’t get a great workout for your biceps with bodyweight training can’t even perform a single pullup. Go ahead and try to do a pullup. You’ll be surprised at how many muscle groups you’re working at once.

I once did a workout that involved 100 pullups. Actually, I’m sorry to say that I never actually got up to 100 pullups. My body just gave up after around 92. I even took a five hour break to try to pull my body up towards the bar again, but still couldn’t.

I also tried to do a rep right before going to bed. Nope, my muscles were completely fried. When I woke up the next morning, not only was my back sore, but so was were my abs, chest, arms, and shoulders.

And I didn’t even do any pushups or ab work that day!

Pullups are truly a complete upper body and abdominal workout. If you can pump out 10 pullups, then it’s time to move onto more difficult variations. Actually, one variation that is easier than the pullups is the chinups. Pullups are where you grip the bar with a palms facing away from you grip.

Chinups are where you grip the bar with a palms facing towards you grip. This grip actually works the biceps muscle more than the pullups. Both variations are great, and you should probably use both variations in your workouts for a complete bicep workout.

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Arm Workout - No Weights Needed!

www.erinhuggins.com use a regular chair for pushups dips. hey all, here is a simple arm routine you can do to strengthen the arms, strengthen the chest, tone the triceps and tone the chest, tone the biceps. get a great arm routine. tone your arms without weights, do this arm routine in a hotel room, at home, in your dorm room, on the road, wherever. do 3-5 sets of 10 reps 3-5 time a week for maximum results. really working shoulders, biceps, triceps, pecs and core.
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Strength Training Without Weights for Moms and Busy Women

December 2, 2011 by  
Filed under Strength Training

Article by Mohamad Al

Performing Strength Training Without Weights for Women is something every busy Mom and woman should think about because the results are as impressive as, and even better in many cases than using weight machines exclusively.The body does not really care if it is receiving work from lifting a dumbbell or a sack of potatoes, as long as the body is being exposed to resistance stimulus; then that is good enough.The other issue is when you are performing body weight exercises, more often than not, you are using multiple muscles/joints which is more functional because all of your muscles are linked together. Therefore, the body is designed to work together.

There are many Strength Training Without Weights Exercises for Moms to use at home or outdoors in the fresh air using minimal fitness tools, and in many instances all you need is your body weight.

I will list some Strength Training Without Weights Exercises, and some will have instructions and others will not because they are either self- explanatory, or it is easy to Google them on the Internet for more instructions.

Strength Training without Weights

Upper Body (Chest, shoulders, triceps)

-Push ups (regular)

-Feet Elevated Push-ups (more challenging)

-Hands Elevated Push-ups (less challenging)

Upper Body (back, biceps, and forearms)

-Pull-ups

-Chin-ups

-Parallel Grip Pull-ups

-Mixed Grip Pull-ups

-Pull-ins (similar to rowing movement)

-Skydiving: lie down on the floor facing down and lift your fully extended arms and slightly bent legs off the floor and hold this skydiving pose for 20 to 60 seconds.

-Table Pose

-Crab Walk

Lower Body (thighs, buttocks, and calves)

-Squats

-Lunges

-Standing Butt Squeeze

-Leg Kicks (hamstring and buttocks) standing on your hands and knees like a horse pose, lift one leg and kick the sky with the bottom of your feet (your leg should be bent 90 degree)

-Heel Raises

Midsection Area

Elbow Bridge (prone position) facing down supported by your elbows and your feet remain the bridge pose for 30 seconds to 3 minutes.

Keep your upper body level, and do not sway the lower back any more than you have to, and don’t bend your legs.

Elbow Side Bridge with the Side Bridge your body will be supported by the right elbow and the outer side of your right foot. Hold the position for 30 to 60 seconds, and then switch to exercise the left side.Bent Knees CrunchesThese are some of the Strength Training Without Weights Exercises for Women to use at home or anywhere they want to work out, and they will get great results from using them.

Mohamad has been writing articles online for nearly 5 years now. Not only does this author specialize in nutrition and fitness and wellness for women you can also check out his latest website on how succeed working at home by following the basic yet important steps.










Building Muscle Without Weights

December 2, 2011 by  
Filed under Muscle Building

Let us take a look at how your muscles literally become big maybe not necessarily huge. Your body systems and processes are maintained because of the nutrients that are absorbed by your body after the digestion of food. A well-balanced diet may give the necessary macro-nutrients as well as micronutrients that your body needs.

Doing cardio is what you need to do if you want to gain weight not lose it. By lifting weights you’ll increase your appetite which is a good thing because it’ll make you want to eat like a horse throughout the day. It will also help you gain muscle tone instead of a bunch of extra flat. When you eat a whole bunch you need to make sure you’re doing exercise too.

Alcohol and certain other drugs can increase the level of estrogen in your body that may be one of the reasons behind the development of male breasts. Hence, it is a great idea to avoid alcohol altogether.

During the process of working out, your body naturally produces nitric oxide. This compound paves the way for better blood circulation through one of your body processes called vasodilatation. When your blood is able to move without constrictions, your muscle tissues get sufficient supply of oxygen and vital micronutrients.

One additional tip is to watch what you eat and know your body. Hard gainers may need extra calories but most of us need fewer calories. You can’t see muscle under a layer of fat! You need to make sure your gains are visible.

Simple carbohydrates which are found in fruits such as apple, orange, grapes, raisins and mango are really good for this purpose. You can also consume honey and high energy carb drinks which can provide you with good amount of energy.

Some of the most commonly used exercises for this purpose are bench press and flat DB chest press, bent over barbell rows and close grip chin ups, seated DB shoulder press and standing military press, dips and triceps press downs, standing barbell curls and incline bicep curls, squats and lunges, dead lifts and stiff leg dead lifts, standing calve raises, weighted ball sit-ups and weighted cable crunches.

Then, when we get into high school, we tend to get caught up in lifting heavy weights. This is usually because we need development for a sport activity. We leave the traditional behind and building muscle without weights just doesn’t get the respect that I think it deserves.

To get a solid fat burning workout all you need is plain old-fashion barbells or dumbbells. Maybe even less. To get a good workout, start off with a good set of adjustable dumbbells and a bench.

If you eat more calories than your body is able to use as energy, it will be stored. This point is clear. The key about calories is how to enjoy them in appropriate measure, and how many to consume in relation to your activity level and nutritional requirements.

 

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