How to get big and strong with budget!!!

[gods sun]

any suggestions i cant afford gym so, pound me with info that you got, i may buy kettlebells etc.

[picha]

any suggestions i cant afford gym so, pound me with info that you got, i may buy kettlebells etc.

If you got the space id go for a power rack a bench and a barbell and some weights.
For putting size on the most effective exercises are barbell squats/benchpress/deadlift. You could do rows and curls with it too. But u got to eat for it too 1.5g of protein per pound of body weight it whats recommended I think.
Bodybuilding isnt a cheap hobby to be honest.

[gods sun]

no i did it before, was pritty good at it but it wasnt a thing i could maitain as it cost to much i may go down the kettlebell routine or gym memmbership but they aint giving me 10 mounth contract!!!

[foobar]

It depends how strong you already are.

How many one armed pressups can you do?

How many one-legged squats?

How many pullups from a dead hang?

How many pullups using just one arm?

The pullups are the only thing that might require equipment if you don't have a convenient beam or tree branch. Pullup bars that don't require screwing into the door frame can be bought for about £20 new. Once you can do any of the exercises above 20 times, with clean technique, think about putting a weight vest or a rucksack on and adding weight to it.

An olympic bar and plates sufficient will cost more, but are very useful if you want to add substantial muscle mass beyond the exercises described above, and will also allow you to work the lower back and your grip more than can be done without equipment.

I know you said you can't afford a gym membership, but you can buy a couple of plates as and when from e-bay and they are then yours forever.

[darketernal]

Exactally how big and strong are you right now, and what EXACTALLY is your equipment budget?

[supertzar]

Playgrounds are your friend. You can do chins and weighted chins with a backpack and if the right equipment is there you can do dips.

[darketernal]

Playgrounds are your friend. You can do chins and weighted chins with a backpack and if the right equipment is there you can do dips.

I wish we had a good dipping spot on the playgrounds I take my walks by every day. I did knock off a couple on the merry-go-round I walked by today but it was very ackward... although ackward is good for building core stability. I need to check two of the others a bit closer myself.

Bodyweight training at the park is straight ghetto, but it is effective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDCxH88-9X8&feature=related

If you can learn to do one-legged squats you can get a lower body workout also.

[darketernal]

This guy isn't big by any means, and has no legs, but is fairly strong and lean... and does bodyweight stuff in parks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfsTKfUT-RQ&feature=related

[motleyhoo]

any suggestions i cant afford gym so, pound me with info that you got, i may buy kettlebells etc.

It won't turn you into the Incredible Hulk, but I have been happy with the Bodylastics system. You can see the reviews on amazon, epinions, etc.

http://www.bodylastics.com/

You can see videos on youtube.

Also, for the less than a gym membership you can get a Vigorfit and some addon plates.

http://www.vigorfit.com/

If you have room though, a Smith machine, bench, bar, curling bar, and a pull-up station will go a long, long way. I personally do not have the room for such equipment.

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[picha]

It won't turn you into the Incredible Hulk, but I have been happy with the Bodylastics system. You can see the reviews on amazon, epinions, etc.

http://www.bodylastics.com/

You can see videos on youtube.

Also, for the less than a gym membership you can get a Vigorfit and some addon plates.

http://www.vigorfit.com/

If you have room though, a Smith machine, bench, bar, curling bar, and a pull-up station will go a long, long way. I personally do not have the room for such equipment.

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I hate smith machines if you do squats in them they orce your back into an unnatural position bench presses are bad in them too because they force your arms in an unnatural position too.
Power racks are alot better IMO

[darketernal]

I hate smith machines if you do squats in them they orce your back into an unnatural position bench presses are bad in them too because they force your arms in an unnatural position too.
Power racks are alot better IMO

Some people due to previous injuries find squating on a smith machine to be superior, however I much prefer a power rack.

No one on a budge can afford a smith machine as a general rule. A power rack is 1/4th of the cost, more versitile and will go a lot further towards "getting huge". A power rack is really the ultimate piece of home gym equipment, if one has the space for it, and the money for the initial investment (you can find them for $300-400 on craigslist sometimes), but the price of olympic plates can add up quickly.

[gods sun]

powerracks are awsome bit of kit, but i used to do strongman due to depression and poor diet i lost it all :( now i gotta get back into shape im to skinny never saw my veins before lol.

[vreeswijk]

Lots of good info here:

http://www.bodyweightculture.com/