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Weight training - at home

Burak Ilter · 2004-11-08T13:57:39+00:00

I have been trying to include 2 weight training sessions weekly in my training program, with no success. Always there is something else to do at work or at home. Whenever I feel pressure the weight training sessions are the first to go down the drain. First because I cannot spare time to go to gym, second because it is not fun to do. So I am thinking to do the sessions at home, maybe this time I will maintain my weight sessions. But the obvious problem is I have no tools at home and apart from sit-ups and push-ups I cannot think of any good exercises (maybe heel-raises too). Especially for cycling and swimming what exercises can I do at home? Do you know any good sites about this or do you have any recommendations? -- Remove the obvious part to reply Burak

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Burak Ilter
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8 November 2004, 13:57 UTC #1

I have been trying to include 2 weight training sessions weekly in my
training program, with no success. Always there is something else to do at
work or at home. Whenever I feel pressure the weight training sessions are
the first to go down the drain. First because I cannot spare time to go to
gym, second because it is not fun to do.
So I am thinking to do the sessions at home, maybe this time I will maintain
my weight sessions. But the obvious problem is I have no tools at home and
apart from sit-ups and push-ups I cannot think of any good exercises (maybe
heel-raises too). Especially for cycling and swimming what exercises can I
do at home? Do you know any good sites about this or do you have any
recommendations?
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Andre
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8 November 2004, 15:07 UTC #2

Core work is the most important. Exercises such as crunches, the plank,
fitball work, pushups, are the most effective.
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I have been trying to include 2 weight training sessions weekly in my
training program, with no success. Always there is something else to do at
work or at home. Whenever I feel pressure the weight training sessions are
the first to go down the drain. First because I cannot spare time to go to
gym, second because it is not fun to do.
So I am thinking to do the sessions at home, maybe this time I will
maintain
my weight sessions. But the obvious problem is I have no tools at home and
apart from sit-ups and push-ups I cannot think of any good exercises
(maybe
heel-raises too). Especially for cycling and swimming what exercises can I
do at home? Do you know any good sites about this or do you have any
recommendations?
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Burak

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Billy Boone
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8 November 2004, 15:45 UTC #3

Here are some ab workouts (came across this when my wife asked about getting
my 6 pack back for Christmas - hopefully she'll be happy with a 4 pack :-):
http://www.netfit.co.uk/abdominals-web-site.htm
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I have been trying to include 2 weight training sessions weekly in my
training program, with no success. Always there is something else to do at
work or at home. Whenever I feel pressure the weight training sessions are
the first to go down the drain. First because I cannot spare time to go to
gym, second because it is not fun to do.
So I am thinking to do the sessions at home, maybe this time I will

maintain
Quoted message said:
my weight sessions. But the obvious problem is I have no tools at home and
apart from sit-ups and push-ups I cannot think of any good exercises

(maybe
Quoted message said:
heel-raises too). Especially for cycling and swimming what exercises can I
do at home? Do you know any good sites about this or do you have any
recommendations?
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Burak

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Burak Ilter
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8 November 2004, 15:52 UTC #4

Thanks for the reply but can you give more detail? What is the plank? What
exercises should I do with a fitball (I think I can find something else to
replace fitball in the house)?
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Core work is the most important. Exercises such as crunches, the plank,
fitball work, pushups, are the most effective.
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I have been trying to include 2 weight training sessions weekly in my
training program, with no success. Always there is something else to do

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work or at home. Whenever I feel pressure the weight training sessions

are
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the first to go down the drain. First because I cannot spare time to go

to
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gym, second because it is not fun to do.
So I am thinking to do the sessions at home, maybe this time I will
maintain
my weight sessions. But the obvious problem is I have no tools at home

and
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apart from sit-ups and push-ups I cannot think of any good exercises
(maybe
heel-raises too). Especially for cycling and swimming what exercises can

I
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do at home? Do you know any good sites about this or do you have any
recommendations?
--
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Burak

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Harold Buck
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8 November 2004, 16:15 UTC #5

In article <[email hidden]>,
Burak Ilter said:
I have been trying to include 2 weight training sessions weekly in my
training program, with no success. Always there is something else to do at
work or at home. Whenever I feel pressure the weight training sessions are
the first to go down the drain. First because I cannot spare time to go to
gym, second because it is not fun to do.
So I am thinking to do the sessions at home, maybe this time I will maintain
my weight sessions. But the obvious problem is I have no tools at home and
apart from sit-ups and push-ups I cannot think of any good exercises (maybe
heel-raises too). Especially for cycling and swimming what exercises can I
do at home? Do you know any good sites about this or do you have any
recommendations?
You can set up a decent home gym--free weights--for a few hundred bucks.
You can get started for even less than that. I think I got one set of
weights for about $50, which included a long bar and two barbells. Look
for sales around the Holidays. I think you can get a bench (including
the ability to do incline) and weights, along with a leg extension and
leg curl, for about $150 on sale.
--Harold Buck
"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson

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A. J.
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9 November 2004, 16:35 UTC #6

Try a morning routine including:
Legs: lunges, squats, jumps, and step ups
Abs: sit-ups, crunches, leg lifts, and twists
Chest/shoulders: pushups (wide and normal)
Arms: narrow pushups (hands touching) and dips in a chair
Back: Pull ups (find a park on you run with a bar and stop for a few sets)
This is a good maintenance routine but no substitute for building leg
strength and power with heavy weights to help with hill climbing or swim
specific triceps and lat work with cables.
Happy lifting,
AJ
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I have been trying to include 2 weight training sessions weekly in my
training program, with no success. Always there is something else to do at
work or at home. Whenever I feel pressure the weight training sessions are
the first to go down the drain. First because I cannot spare time to go to
gym, second because it is not fun to do.
So I am thinking to do the sessions at home, maybe this time I will

maintain
Quoted message said:
my weight sessions. But the obvious problem is I have no tools at home and
apart from sit-ups and push-ups I cannot think of any good exercises

(maybe
Quoted message said:
heel-raises too). Especially for cycling and swimming what exercises can I
do at home? Do you know any good sites about this or do you have any
recommendations?
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Burak

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Andre
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10 November 2004, 22:21 UTC #7

The plank is an isometric exercise, where you essentially adopt a pushup
position on the floor, but supporting yourself on your elbows, rather than
your hands. This simulates the isometric stability required on the bike.
Here's the fitball site:
http://www.fitball.com.au/using-fitball.htm
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"Burak Ilter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Thanks for the reply but can you give more detail? What is the plank? What
exercises should I do with a fitball (I think I can find something else to
replace fitball in the house)?
--
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Burak
"Andre" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
Core work is the most important. Exercises such as crunches, the plank,
fitball work, pushups, are the most effective.
--
--------------------------
Andre Charlebois
AGC-PC support
http://agc-pc.tripod.com
BPE, MCSE4.0, CNA, A+
"Burak Ilter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
I have been trying to include 2 weight training sessions weekly in my
training program, with no success. Always there is something else to do

at
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Quoted message said:
work or at home. Whenever I feel pressure the weight training sessions

are
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
the first to go down the drain. First because I cannot spare time to go

to
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
gym, second because it is not fun to do.
So I am thinking to do the sessions at home, maybe this time I will
maintain
my weight sessions. But the obvious problem is I have no tools at home

and
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
apart from sit-ups and push-ups I cannot think of any good exercises
(maybe
heel-raises too). Especially for cycling and swimming what exercises
can

I
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
do at home? Do you know any good sites about this or do you have any
recommendations?
--
Remove the obvious part to reply
Burak

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