Archive for January 23rd, 2010
I was reading an article the other day which triggered my thoughts for a, “Your Body Weight Only,” workout using a push up workout. Children aren’t supposed to lift weights at an early age. So experts recommend using their body weight as the resistance for their workout. I thought, what a great idea for a workout for me!
So I thought of all the exercises I could do with just my body weight. I first thought about the pull ups. ooooh eee was I weak with that one. Triceps dips was another exercise you
can do with just your body weight. My push up workout consisted of planks, triceps push ups and this really cool exercise I’ll describe. You start out with a plank on your hands, then lower down to one elbow at a time. Push yourself back up to your palms and repeat, starting with opposite arm first. Great exercise!! There are squats, lunges, calf raises and incline sit ups. If you can think of any others, go for it!
A big benefit to workouts with just your body weight, is that for each exercise it shows where you are your weakest. Therefore, you can focus on those areas to strengthen. Try out this workout, rotate one in your routine once every 6-8 weeks.