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Strength training at home on the cheap

  • 29-03-2012 08:26AM
    #1
    luckylucky
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    I received Starting Strength a couple of days ago in the post and am keen to get cracking but looking at the Starting Strength wiki http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/Equipment#What_do_I_need_to_setup_a_home_gym.3F it looks like I'd need to fork out quite a few euros for all the necessary equipment. Like many people these days I don't have that sort of money, not right now anyway, any ideas for doing it on the cheap? Or will I just have to stick to doing calisthenic stuff for now?
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  • #2
    meijin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭meijin


    luckylucky wrote: »
    Or will I just have to stick to doing calisthenic stuff for now?
    Hmm... what's wrong with callisthenic? Are you not doing CC after all? It requires almost no equipment.


  • #3
    luckylucky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭luckylucky


    meijin wrote: »
    Hmm... what's wrong with callisthenic? Are you not doing CC after all? It requires almost no equipment.

    Nothing wrong with it at all. Had a feeling I might have worded that a bit badly. :( I actually really like Calisthenics and CC and plan to continue with them no matter what. I actually ordered that Starting Strength book a couple of weeks ago before I ever heard of Convict Conditioning so it seems a bit of a shame if I don't put the book to some use and incorporate it into my routine. If I can't as it looks like I probably won't for now I'll stick purely to Calishtenics.


  • #4
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,798 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    SS is a barbell program. Without a barbell or access to one in a gym or similar you can't do the program.


  • #5
    meijin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭meijin


    Ah, cool. That's the problem with SS, that it requires investment in equipment or gym... Have never seen the book, but maybe it has other useful information?


  • #6
    luckylucky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭luckylucky


    Thanks for the replies. I'll forget about the barbell stuff for now then.


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  • #7
    ling-zing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭ling-zing


    get yourself a sandbag for added resistance on your squats,presses,deadlift,

    cheapest way to to go really,if you can get sand at a beach you only need to pay for the bag


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