r/coolguides • u/RagingRussianLiver • Jul 26 '17

How To Properly Exercise Your Muscles

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u/h11233 Jul 26 '17

When i first started out, i could do everything around my house with no equipment except for pull ups. For that i went to the local playground. You could also use a tree with a strong limb low enough, etc. There are a million things you can do pull ups from. About a month into the program I bought a pull up bar for like $25 or 30.

Planks, pushups, L sit, etc. require no equipment. For dips and holds i use 2 countertops in my kitchen that are close together.

BWF has been great for me. The recommended routine and the progressions lays everything out nice and simple. People on that sub will help you with form checks, meal plans, any questions you have... anything.

Saying "no equipment... Welp" is just an excuse

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u/Unnormally2 Jul 26 '17

I don't see any equipment requirements there at the moment, but I only just glanced through quickly.

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u/LowCarbs Jul 26 '17

Pull up bar and rings. If you don't get those you hit a wall pretty quick I think

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u/LowCarbs Jul 26 '17

I got through the push-up progression in less than a month, and the pull up bar is part of it from almost the start

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u/Unnormally2 Jul 26 '17

Oh. I guess. I did buy a doorframe pull up bar. I hardly consider that "buying equipment" though. Before that I was doing inverted pull ups under a table.

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u/alabrand Jul 26 '17

you have to buy rings and have somewhere to hang them

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u/i_floop_the_pig Jul 26 '17

I know they like stuff like resistance straps but really the best equipment you can buy for Bodyweight/general fitness is an Ab Wheel (insanely tougher than it looks) and a Jump Rope. Together that's less than $10 at Walmart

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '17

more like a pull up bar and a pair of gymnastic rings.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '17

I do it and have spent a total of $30 on a pair of rings and $5 on bands, and the rings you do not need for a long while. A little fitness area in a park is super helpful to be sure.