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post #1 of 13
10/27/09 at 2:50am
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Does anyone know a good source for a body weight workout? I had a scare recently regarding a potential back injury and have decided I want to take a break from heavy weights. I want to stay in shape, but even under the best of circumstances, it's possible to injure one's back using weights, so I want to look at alternatives.
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post #2 of 13
10/27/09 at 6:57am
Google "Yuri Elkaim" on YouTube. There are dozens of video demonstrations--quite a few that do not require weights. I'm sure there are many others out there as well. Elkaim, I believe, is based in Toronto.
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post #3 of 13
10/27/09 at 10:17am
www.rosstraining.com lefty
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post #4 of 13
10/27/09 at 10:33am
http://www.bodyweightculture.com/
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post #5 of 13
10/27/09 at 10:39am
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Originally Posted by DGP View Post
Does anyone know a good source for a body weight workout? I had a scare recently regarding a potential back injury and have decided I want to take a break from heavy weights. I want to stay in shape, but even under the best of circumstances, it's possible to injure one's back using weights, so I want to look at alternatives.

A lot of things are possible, you're being slightly paranoid there.

I mean you don't have to do crazy weights.. But there are things.
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post #6 of 13
10/27/09 at 11:12am
http://www.oo-rah.com/Store/pt/pt51.asp
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post #7 of 13
10/28/09 at 10:13pm
Pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, weighted pull-ups, chins and dips, planches, muscle-ups.
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post #8 of 13
10/28/09 at 10:27pm
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Thanks for the suggestions, those look like great places to get started. I know maybe I'm being a bit paranoid, but I recently had what I thought was a severe lower back injury (turned out to be something unrelated) and realized that no matter what, there's always a danger when working with weights, especially heavy ones. Since I don't need to build any bulk, and just want to be in shape, fairly thin, and maybe just a bit harder than I am now, maybe I should explore switching primarily to a body weight workout. I'll give it a try for a while, see what kind of results I get and then reassess a little bit down the road.
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post #9 of 13
10/29/09 at 2:03am
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Originally Posted by DGP View Post
Thanks for the suggestions, those look like great places to get started. I know maybe I'm being a bit paranoid, but I recently had what I thought was a severe lower back injury (turned out to be something unrelated) and realized that no matter what, there's always a danger when working with weights, especially heavy ones. Since I don't need to build any bulk, and just want to be in shape, fairly thin, and maybe just a bit harder than I am now, maybe I should explore switching primarily to a body weight workout. I'll give it a try for a while, see what kind of results I get and then reassess a little bit down the road.

I'm just curious, what were you doing when you thought you hurt your back?
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post #10 of 13
10/29/09 at 2:12am
some ... crossfit .... routines are good. When Im not feeling it I do the

10 pull up
20 pushup
30 situp
40 squat (with light weight)
routine

3x with as little a break as possiblein between as fast as you can. Im beat after 2 sets. Usually the third is to exhaustion.
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post #11 of 13
10/29/09 at 12:21pm
I'd also recommend www.rosstraining.com 's Never Gymless manual.

First class customer service from Ross and a no nonsense very comprehensive guide. (No affiliation)
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post #12 of 13
10/29/09 at 9:02pm
isnt pilates body weight workouts?
im looking into pilates and yoga at my new gym. cant wait
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post #13 of 13
10/29/09 at 10:10pm
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Originally Posted by sho'nuff View Post
isnt pilates body weight workouts?
im looking into pilates and yoga at my new gym. cant wait

You can't beat yoga.
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