How To Do Workouts Without Weights

By Casper Haastrup


There are some people who would like to build their strength but do not want or are not able to use weights to do so. This feat can be achieved through a variety of plyometric and body exercises available. One can create a very effective regime then these workouts without weights will not take up much of your time and will give you good results as well.

For there to be any significant growth of your muscles, there has to be an overloading agent. This in particular is the stress you expose to your muscles . It should be overloading stress that they have not experienced before. This overloading factor does not need to be from exercised done in the gym, one can improvise using body weight, momentum and gravity. This is especially visible in competitors such as gymnasts.

It is important that you incorporate this basic principle into your schedule. This will enable you to witness significant muscle growth and strength if you are consistent in your regime. One can start exercising the lower body by doing jump squats.

Jump squats are done by first getting down on a squat position. From this point, jump up as high as you possibly can and then when you land hold a position halfway down into the squat for about two seconds before completing the squat. Do three sets of eight or ten repetitions depending on your endurance. This exercise should be done on alternate days of the week to avoid injury.

One can also do the half to full stationary lunge. This is done by first getting into a lunge position. Proceed to do the lunge until you are halfway through and then begin reversing the movement. After doing this, do the complete lunge and then alternate it with the half lunge movement again. Continue doing this ten to fifteen times for two sets.

Exercising the upper body is just as effective with this approach to exercising. A good exercise for the upper body is the push up. These are easy to do and can be modified to make them more challenging. Take longer than you normally would while lowering your body and lifting yourself up as fast as you can. Do three sets of ten to fifteen repetitions each.

Pull ups are also a good upper body exercise. You can do the close grip pull ups for the biceps and the wide grip for the laterals. Find a pole high enough for you to do them comfortably and then begin lifting yourself from the ground. Do three sets of fifteen repetitions each. These simple guidelines should make workouts without weights quite manageable.




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