Working out at home (tiny budget for equipment) - what to do?

TheKaiserChief

I want to start working out at home, as I can't afford gym membership so that's a no-go. Plus I don't have money for proper home gym equipment.

I run every other day so fitness is not a problem.

But I want to bulk up a bit, gain some muscle as I'm quite lean.

What can I do at home to help this? Are there basic (cheap) things I can buy to use?

Any help is very welcomed.

My first investment would be a good pull-up bar. If I could have only one piece of equipment that'd be it.

vermin99

Sandbags, but dont horse down the bag cause they split,aldi or lidl are doing them kettlebell yokes cheap this week also

Alf Veedersane

vermin99 wrote: »

aldi or lidl are doing them kettlebell yokes cheap this week also

Lidl and they're in the shops today.

But they only have a 2.5kg and a 5kg, which would be too light for a whole lot.

RichFTW

gvn wrote: »

My first investment would be a good pull-up bar. If I could have only one piece of equipment that'd be it.

Agreed, pull-up bar is the business. Pull-ups will work back and biceps depending on the grip you use. I would also get a set of olympic rings for dips to attach to the bar so that would cover chest & triceps too. You could pick up a decent set of rings for around E25. Wall handstands for shoulders. Bodyweight squats won't build mass, more of a toning exercise.

That would give you a good foundation but you would need to be adding weight eventually to build more mass. You could use a dip belt to hang weights or even those lidl kettlebells for weighted pull ups and dips.

ninjabox

Hi here is what I do at home (i have dumbbells, a pull-up bar that you can “hook” onto your door frame and some resistance bands) I'm still need to figure out some good ab exercises as I haven't got the equipment for a hanging leg raise, and a good lower back exercise.

Upper body

wide grip lat pull up
chin up
side laterals
hammer curls
shoulder press
push-ups
tricep extension
dumbell rows


Lower body

standing dumbbell calve raise
dumbbell squats
dumbbell rear lunge
dumbbell glute bridge
Stiff legged dumbbel deadlift

thegreatiam

Ab roller. 5 euro in lidl this week I think. Or use dumbbells for a roller
Or do leg raises from your pull bar.two pieces of equipment for a home gym on a budget would be pull up bar and ab roller. Less than 20 for the lot.

papu

jump rope ,pull up bar , try find some cheap second hand weights on adverts , lift and flip logs around , squat with kegs , kegs filled with sand , make your own atlas stones , farmers walks with cinder blocks , coal sacks filled with sand / gravel.... just make something heavy and hold it while you squat , or lift it up with deadlift

If you're creative enough you'll make pretty good jobs and homemade varients of gym equipment , they wont win any beauty contests but they'll be heavy and you can lift / throw them around the backyard.

Celly Smunt

You could do what my friend does and drive around looking for heavy stuff thats lying around. The guy is built like a brick due to lifting all types of crap he finds.