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Cheap strength training for a beginner?

  • 09-05-2012 11:49am
    #1
    Monife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭


    Hi all.

    As the thread title suggests, I am looking for cheap strength training options. I cannot afford a gym membership and don't have that much money at all really to spend on home equipment but I really want to start doing some strength training.

    I have never done any strength training, weights or resistance training and am currently quite over weight. I am calorie counting at the moment which has got me more interested in the health and nutrition side of weightloss and have been reading that strength training is good for weight loss as it builds muscle which will then in turn burn more fat than if I was just to do cardio on it's own.

    The only exercise I do (on a good week) would be a brisk walk 5 times a week.

    Any tips or help would be much appreciated.


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  • #2
    fluffysierra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭fluffysierra


    There are plenty of bodyweight exercises that can be put together into a good circuit, such as push ups, sit ups, pull ups, squats, lunges, etc. There are plenty more so you won't get bored. A good book with lots of bodyweight exercises is "You are your own gym", there is also an iPhone/iPad app with training plans and a description of the exercises.


  • #3
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    the naked warrior is a good book it can be found on pdf for very cheap

    http://www.amazon.com/The-Naked-Warrior-Pavel-Tsatsouline/dp/0938045555#_


    it covers strength training and condioning using very little. i'm really impressed at the addition it has made to my training.

    rosstraining.com has loads of ideas and uses for household items


  • #4
    Ciaran500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Tigger wrote: »
    the naked warrior is a good book it can be found on pdf for very cheap

    http://www.amazon.com/The-Naked-Warrior-Pavel-Tsatsouline/dp/0938045555#_


    it covers strength training and condioning using very little. i'm really impressed at the addition it has made to my training.

    Remember looking at the videos for this and was turned off straight away when he was calling me "comrade". Just teach me, no gimmicks.

    EDIT: Also very interested in this topic, leaving the country soon and will be without equipment and a gym till I get setup. Would love some stuff to fall back on in my free time.


  • #5
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Ciaran500 wrote: »
    Remember looking at the videos for this and was turned off straight away when he was calling me "comrade". Just teach me, no gimmicks.

    i don't think the books do that


  • #6
    Please Kill Me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭Please Kill Me


    Convict Conditioning is another good one. PM me for a link to download if you're interested.


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