Suppose you were abducted by aliens

EileenG

and had no access to a gym or weights, but wanted to stay in shape on the space ship. What would be the best bodyweight exercises to preserve as much muscle mass as possible?

Of course, the same exercises would probably be great for anyone stuck at home who can't get to a gym, but I like the space ship angle better.

MBateson

Wouldn't body weight exercises be useless in a zero g environment? Would resistance bands be the answer?

EileenG

Artifical gravity.

Basically, I just want a list of good bodyweight exercises that don't involve much space or equipement.

MrPain

EileenG wrote: »

Artifical gravity.

Basically, I just want a list of good bodyweight exercises that don't involve much space or equipement.

Dragonball Z style I would simply turn up the gravity to add more resistance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7foBppV5V4

TheZ

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mahler57.htm

http://www.marklauren.com/

Hanley

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:-zN6DOSn9C4J:board.crossfit.com/attachment.php?attachmentid%3D2743%26d%3D...+crossfit+bodyweight+wods&hl=en&gl=ie&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESh0i43Zq0XZKVGVrZgfiw_alh4lRDTDBbiNmTC-slwdniduoFOHoFPe7cmkUbrIDJTYvioDoFbe9NjXLtXlYnMZO35ObEBv9RxW7Eo2bvceye5IrXMFryMgBII2WrHGBPVYenrb&sig=AHIEtbQaSbSbMVp-I2ZGYm7un0ypuHm8_g&pli=1

kevpants

Is this an idea for one of your books again? Vague memory of some sexy vampires in the last one.

Theresalwaysone

Great Thread. Going travelling India and SE Asia for 3 months on the 13th so I'll be using some of the idea in here. Great Doc Hanley, printed for handiness.

EileenG

kevpants wrote: »

Is this an idea for one of your books again? Vague memory of some sexy vampires in the last one.

Tied in with it. But space ship exercises would work just as well in the living room...

itsallaboutheL

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Mellor

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Great Thread. Going travelling India and SE Asia for 3 months on the 13th so I'll be using some of the idea in here. Great Doc Hanley, printed for handiness.

You should get a resistance band Threasa.