No Access to Gym - Need Ideas

[Matt_23]

I know this has been hashed over in the past, but if anyone has any new ideas for gym-less workouts, I'd like to hear 'em. Especially exercises that target the chest and back, as pushup variations are getting a little boring.

 

[Kabeetz]

Try joining a gym. Thanks.

 

[Matt_23]

any other ideas? preferably from someone more creative.

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=gymless+workouts

 

[beerdrinker]

Why don't you have access to a gym? Go to a large sporting goods store and buy a 300lb set of weights with a bar. This will cost you around $100. You can do a ton of exercises with just that. You can get creative with squat stands if you want, but for a while you might be able to get by with hack squats. Get strong with rows, power cleans, overhead press, and deadlifts.

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

Why don't you have access to a gym? Go to a large sporting goods store and buy a 300lb set of weights with a bar. This will cost you around $100. You can do a ton of exercises with just that. You can get creative with squat stands if you want, but for a while you might be able to get by with hack squats. Get strong with rows, power cleans, overhead press, and deadlifts.

+1!

you can buy some cheap saw-horses at a hardware store for squat stands.

 

[Matt_23]

i'm temporarily living on the outskirts of phnom penh, cambodia, and the nearest gym is almost an hour motorbike ride away from where i'm staying. i already have a setup for dips, but there aren't any sporting good stores in my area. buncha landmines though.

 

[Kabeetz]

This has been posted once before on here I believe many moons ago... but check it out:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kDCxH88-9X8

 

[uamaverick]

You could go cut down some trees and throw some rocks around like Rocky Balboa did in Rocky IV.

 

[beerdrinker]

You could go cut down some trees and throw some rocks around like Rocky Balboa did in Rocky IV.

LOL! I was thinking the exact same thing.

It might be fun to try some strongman type training. Big sacks of rice are probably more than available in SE Asia. Those would be good to throw around and put into wheelbarrows and stuff.

 

[LeanMeanHockeyMachine]

Pick up a copy of this book,

http://www.rosstraining.com/nevergymless.html

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

LOL! I was thinking the exact same thing.

It might be fun to try some strongman type training. Big sacks of rice are probably more than available in SE Asia. Those would be good to throw around and put into wheelbarrows and stuff.

bags of rice would work awesome! Just like a sandbag, but edible!

 

[d-dub]

What about access to dumbells? So many options here. Single leg deadlifts, bulgarian split squats, weighted pistol squats. Go upper body crazy with rows, military presses, floor presses.

If all else fails try 'external loading via small cambodian children backsquats'. The load is unstable as they try escape, the loading parameters increase as they grow overtime - and one day it may be material for a best selling ghetto training manual. Its win-win.

 

[automaticj5]

This has been posted once before on here I believe many moons ago... but check it out:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kDCxH88-9X8

damn those boys are big and or ripped... shit...