Strength workout plan inside my tiny studio apartment

great program, minimal equipment needed, minimal space needed

Kettlebells. You just need one. Lots of exercises on the net, very functional, and demanding on the cardio as well as musculoskeletal system.

Other options - a doorway pull-up bar. Push-ups and reverse crunches.

Planks, one-legged lunges and hopping.

Good books for you with two different options:

- Enter the Kettleball (guess what this uses...)

- Convict Conditioning (bodyweight progression)

www.strongfirst.com

has a (free) newsletter with really good stuff on bodyweight, kettlebells and strength training, none of it about bulking up.

tire flipping

farmers walk

sled drag

on a serious note - look into sandbags - $3 for a 50lb bag.

buy some sandbags from a hardware/gardem store, wrap in duct tape, put in a backpack - do squats,etc. ton of youtube vids on sandbag workouts. much cheaper than buying weights. when you outgrow the sandbag squats, you can do single leg bulgarian split squats, etc.

1 kettle bell and a few 40" elastic bands

Use this for motivation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSdVO7FKh7Q

This is all you need to do:

Get a combo pull-up and dip apparatus. Then the following workout:

- Pushups - 3-4sets x 20-25

- Situps - 3-4 sets x 25

- Pullups - 3 sets x 10

- Bodyweight Squats - 4 sets x 25

Start off with 3-4 sets with the suggested reps and build from there. Work up to 6 sets with 30-40 reps for pushups, 40-50 reps for situps, 10 reps for pullups, and 50 reps for squats. Perform this workout in a circuit. Eventually, add dips to the workout after you can complete the max reps. Good luck and good health.

Groove chronicles wrote:

I might be what you call "slim but fat"

I could just do push ups and pull ups, but what about legs?

What equipment should I buy?

"skinny fat" is a common problem among runners. Fortunately, it is curable:

1. drop all running except sprints (crossfit style)

2. If you only have a small apartment, invest in a quality tractor tire. Yes it's going to take up a lot of space but it works and chicks dig it (seriously...nothing manlier than a big dude flipping tires)

Groove chronicles wrote:

I haven't been able to run in a while. I never ever do strength. I might be what you call "slim but fat", meaning I have normal bmi but no tone at all. I have no serious time goals in running, I just want to add some firmness and time to my body.

I don't want to joint a gym. What's a workout plan I can follow inside?

I could just do push ups and pull ups, but what about legs?

What equipment should I buy?

Join a gym. Deal with your emotions first.

There are bodyweight workouts, such as http://baye.com/bodyweight-hit-workouts/ and there are possibilities for workout equipment in very limited space, but it's nowhere near optimal. My gym membership costs $30/month; this is typical.

I'll second the endorsement of P90X. It's very good. All you need is a pull up bar (over the door type cost like $20) and one or two sets of dumb bells. The basic aspect of it really appealed to me as a runner.

DO NOT get p90x2. It is just terrible. I tried it and where the original is very basic, P90x2 is full of gimmicky crap and lots of equipment to sell you.

Xfit_guy_the_real_one_1 wrote:

Groove chronicles wrote:

I might be what you call "slim but fat"

I could just do push ups and pull ups, but what about legs?

What equipment should I buy?

"skinny fat" is a common problem among runners. Fortunately, it is curable:

1. drop all running except sprints (crossfit style)

2. If you only have a small apartment, invest in a quality tractor tire. Yes it's going to take up a lot of space but it works and chicks dig it (seriously...nothing manlier than a big dude flipping tires)

Yessss I knew this moron would respond quickly. Tractor tire in a studio apartment, God that's rich.

Smart choice by skipping the gym & working out at home. I recently did this because I got tired of being hit on by guys in the locker room every single day. Gyms are a major gay cruising area.

Anyways try

inverted push up - put your feet on a couch or chair

dips - will need a chair against the wall

crunches of course

stairs - lots, fast, & 2 steps at a time

superman exercise - lay on belly & lift arm & legs up (great to offset all the sitting we do)

bicep curl - fill a duffle bag full of books or things like a milk jug, iron etc