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Ideas for at-home lower body workout?

post #1 of 32
2/1/10 at 2:25pm
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I have an easy time working out my upper body with variations of pushups, wall-walks, etc, but have very few things that I can do for lower body strength training. Any ideas? The tougher, the better. Basically looking for routines that can be done without weights or any equipment, as I don't have anything here with me at the moment.
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post #2 of 32
2/1/10 at 2:32pm
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I have an easy time working out my upper body with variations of pushups, wall-walks, etc, but have very few things that I can do for lower body strength training. Any ideas? The tougher, the better. Basically looking for routines that can be done without weights or any equipment, as I don't have anything here with me at the moment.

Body Weight Squats, Kettlebell swings, Single leg squats/pistols, bulgarian split squats, various lunges.
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post #3 of 32
2/1/10 at 9:09pm
Put two soup cans on the seat of your commode. When you go to crap a dumpload, instead of sitting lazy-like on the seat in the usual fashion, step up onto the soup cans whilst on the balls of your feet, then squat down and balance in that position through the duration of your bowel movement. This will target your glutes, quads and calfs. I learned that trick in the Navy, back in '59 when I was in the South Seas.
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post #4 of 32
2/1/10 at 9:13pm
what
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post #5 of 32
2/1/10 at 9:16pm
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post #6 of 32
2/1/10 at 9:26pm
Put your car in neutral and push it around.
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post #7 of 32
2/2/10 at 9:19am
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Put two soup cans on the seat of your commode. When you go to crap a dumpload, instead of sitting lazy-like on the seat in the usual fashion, step up onto the soup cans whilst on the balls of your feet, then squat down and balance in that position through the duration of your bowel movement. This will target your glutes, quads and calfs. I learned that trick in the Navy, back in '59 when I was in the South Seas.

Post of the Year nominee......
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post #8 of 32
2/2/10 at 9:34am
Some of the best workouts I've ever had have just been dancing, put some music on and move brotha. The varied sporadic movement won't let your muscles become used to the exercise so you'll constantly be challenging yourself, and dancing is fun anyways, it won't really feel like 'exercise'. Jump Around!
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post #9 of 32
2/2/10 at 11:51am
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Put your car in neutral and push it around.

This is probably the only thing that comes to mind that could lead to a significant improvement in leg strength. Even pistol squats are more of a display of flexibility and balance than a developer of strength.
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post #10 of 32
2/2/10 at 4:52pm
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Body Weight Squats, Kettlebell swings, Single leg squats/pistols, bulgarian split squats, various lunges.

thanks for the suggestions. i tried some bulgarian split squats yesterday, using a chair.

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Put two soup cans on the seat of your commode. When you go to crap a dumpload, instead of sitting lazy-like on the seat in the usual fashion, step up onto the soup cans whilst on the balls of your feet, then squat down and balance in that position through the duration of your bowel movement. This will target your glutes, quads and calfs. I learned that trick in the Navy, back in '59 when I was in the South Seas.

i tip my hat to you good sir

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Put your car in neutral and push it around.

i agree, but might not go over so well in an apt complex parking lot
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post #11 of 32
2/2/10 at 6:09pm
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i agree, but might not go over so well in an apt complex parking lot

Then drive somewhere else first.
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post #12 of 32
2/2/10 at 6:15pm
This might not help that much, but get a big trampoline. Big time leg workout if you get into it... I also do sprinting and tumbling activities.
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post #13 of 32
2/2/10 at 6:17pm
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Then drive somewhere else first.

if i was to drive, i would drive to the gym
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post #14 of 32
2/2/10 at 6:30pm
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Put two soup cans on the seat of your commode. When you go to crap a dumpload, instead of sitting lazy-like on the seat in the usual fashion, step up onto the soup cans whilst on the balls of your feet, then squat down and balance in that position through the duration of your bowel movement. This will target your glutes, quads and calfs. I learned that trick in the Navy, back in '59 when I was in the South Seas.

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what

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Sounds dangerous, though. What if one of the cans slips off the seat mid-dumpload?
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post #15 of 32
2/2/10 at 6:44pm
I just don't think there is a substitute for a barbell and squat rack, but pushing around a car seems like it would come pretty close.

You also need to keep a focus on functional strength. Like keeping in mind how our ancestors used to have to lift barbells for food during prehistoric times.
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