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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

What’s everyone’s best at home no equipment ab exercises, I want obliques and that ‘V’ shape!

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Planks, Russian twists or trunk twists, squats and lunges. Core and leg work either bodyweight or with improvised equipment.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

What’s everyone’s best at home no equipment ab exercises, I want obliques and that ‘V’ shape"

V sit ups

Russian Twists with anything heavy-ish

Leg leg, right leg leg raises

V tuck ups

Planks left right middle

Spiderman knee to elbow

Supermans

Leg figue of 8s

Standing windmills with a heavy weight

30 seconds of every move or start with a few and add as you go - increase number of rounds over time

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

"Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

What’s everyone’s best at home no equipment ab exercises, I want obliques and that ‘V’ shape! "

Diet diet low carb diet

Then hanging knee raises ensuring curving of spine and pelvic tilt

Full leg raises will lead to iso metric abs and enlarged hip flexors

Unilateral upper body work especially using bands

And press ups

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I've got visible obliques and only really work my abs indirectly. And I carry more weight on my torso than limbs.

I'm inclined to think based on my experience that direct ab work is overrated in the grand scheme.

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By *hebritukCouple
over a year ago

London

Having your cake and eating it, helps!

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

"I've got visible obliques and only really work my abs indirectly. And I carry more weight on my torso than limbs.

I'm inclined to think based on my experience that direct ab work is overrated in the grand scheme."

That would be my opinion

I hardly need to do direct ab work especially if doing unilaterals

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

"Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

What’s everyone’s best at home no equipment ab exercises, I want obliques and that ‘V’ shape! "

Same as for men

The v taper comes from training delts and lats for hypertrophy

And eating lower carb calorific deficit

Training your midsection will not reduce its dimensions

As suggested higher weights are good for fat loss

Full body exercises are excellent fat burners

Lift slabs(heavy weight that you can) floor to above head and walk a few steps

Farmers walks

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Obviously the reality of body fat percentage differences for men and women makes visible abdominal definition more difficult for women to create or sustain. I have very strong abs, but they're hidden under the layer of fat presumably there to protect my uterus.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Was doing farmers walks with my weighted vest and 28kg of played in my rucksack and was carrying it but my bag was nearly breaking.

Haven’t got a barbell so can’t do any deadlifts, can’t do any heavy stuff got legs.

It’s my back and legs I wanna train the most. Diet is good but it’s fat loss I want the most.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Plates not played!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Having your cake and eating it, helps!"

I had my cake and ate it. Guess what?

I no longer have my cake.....!

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Diet is probably the biggest thing here, along with physiological limitations.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Happy home workout everyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jillian Michaels hiit training workouts at home. Plus sensible eating

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I’m finding it hard to do stuff at home though. I know I won’t watch the tv and follow someone’s instruction when I’m at home. I do an online yoga session in the evenings with my mat but that’s more to chill and relax.

How would people substitute a leg press, sticking my kid on my legs for her to do superman with her arms out but she weighs next to fuck all. Been laying on my back lifting my bed using the heels of my feet but I’m gonna weaken the frame if I carry on.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"Was doing farmers walks with my weighted vest and 28kg of played in my rucksack and was carrying it but my bag was nearly breaking.

Haven’t got a barbell so can’t do any deadlifts, can’t do any heavy stuff got legs.

It’s my back and legs I wanna train the most. Diet is good but it’s fat loss I want the most. "

I've bought my resistance bands specifically to keep training my back and legs. You can stack the ones I've bought for a combined resistance of up to 70kg. The set comes with handles, ankle straps and a door anchor so I can use them for all sorts. Basically anything you'd use a cable machine for you can do with the anchor and they've also got videos for how to use them for a variation on loads of other things.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I'm just doing bodyweight squats. I'm missing the leg press too but unfortunately they'd not look favourably upon me breaking into the gym. Yes I've contemplated it.

I think it's very much "something is better than nothing" at the moment, for everyone.

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

"I’m finding it hard to do stuff at home though. I know I won’t watch the tv and follow someone’s instruction when I’m at home. I do an online yoga session in the evenings with my mat but that’s more to chill and relax.

I dont know many who can do strict single leg bodyweight presses

Ignore the balance aspect and use something to steady or for progressive difficulty use a trx strap or belt

Your thighs will hate me as will your glutes

Most do not do these bw vairents because they are too difficult

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By *ustme34Man
over a year ago

Bingley

"Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

What’s everyone’s best at home no equipment ab exercises, I want obliques and that ‘V’ shape! "
small cable rack machine in the garage does the trick when cant get to the gym to use a better version . Can do all the above on that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bulgarian split squats, can get a good leg workout just with those, weights in each hand to make it more difficult.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Bulgarian split squats, can get a good leg workout just with those, weights in each hand to make it more difficult."

Ooh awesome. I'm going to add this into what I'm doing, cheers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you have a tile or wooden floor you can lay flat on your back, knees together and slightly bent and use your heels to pull and push your body in situ. You could also hold heavy items over your torso to increase weight too. Great hamstring exercise.

I have weak legs due to chronic conditions but this is an exercise that keeps me functioning.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve been working out with bags of compost and horse shit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

What’s everyone’s best at home no equipment ab exercises, I want obliques and that ‘V’ shape! "

Glutes bridges planking and sit ups as many as you can till you fail

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By *entleman JayMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

I’ve been doing Yoga since the new year. I stared with Yoga with Adriane on YouTube. She does a 30 day course called Home. It’s free.

I’ve also got a good stomach App called Easy Abs.

Keeps me busy.

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

Bulgarian split squats, can get a good leg workout just with those, weights in each hand to make it more difficult."

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Bulgarian split squats hurt. Thank you. I think

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By *DreamOfGenieWoman
over a year ago

London

I really want to include squats in my daily exercises, but I'm convinced I'm getting the positioning wrong and will end up buggering something up

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

I tried this for a workout yesterday. I'm lucky there is a pedestrian footbridge at the top of my road that I used. Today I can't walk too well.

https://youtu.be/ac2_y3N75OM

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By *lossyLegsGlassesCouple
over a year ago

stafford

I (glossy) would agree with super low carb diet (less than 25g a day) intermittent fasting, calorie deficit and if looking for fat loss walking 5-10km daily and adding weight to this with a backpack xx

also during lockdown bodyweight work if no access to weights x

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I really want to include squats in my daily exercises, but I'm convinced I'm getting the positioning wrong and will end up buggering something up

Watch videos with good form and listen to your body.

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By *DreamOfGenieWoman
over a year ago

London

"I really want to include squats in my daily exercises, but I'm convinced I'm getting the positioning wrong and will end up buggering something up

Watch videos with good form and listen to your body."

I've been looking some up - are there any particular trainers/gyms you guys follow on YouTube that you'd recommend for a relative novice?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I really want to include squats in my daily exercises, but I'm convinced I'm getting the positioning wrong and will end up buggering something up

Watch videos with good form and listen to your body.

I've been looking some up - are there any particular trainers/gyms you guys follow on YouTube that you'd recommend for a relative novice?

Alan Thrall on you tube, one of the best in my opinion, great educational stuff on correct form

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By *DreamOfGenieWoman
over a year ago

London

Brilliant, thank you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You won’t need any weights for this but it will keep your fitness, strength and endurance going.

Abs- sit ups, leg raises, crunches and twists.

Obliques- ankle taps. Put them in with abs.

Legs- squats, lunges/split lunges

Back/bicep- wide grip pull ups, narrow grip pull ups

Chest/tricep- press ups, dips

And to keep the body shredded and fit have a run like 3-4 days a week, various types- 5 miles steady, 3 miles hard run, hill sprints ect

If you have a heavy punch bag just do a few rounds handy and maybe few rounds skipping

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

"I (glossy) would agree with super low carb diet (less than 25g a day) intermittent fasting, calorie deficit and if looking for fat loss walking 5-10km daily and adding weight to this with a backpack xx

also during lockdown bodyweight work if no access to weights x

Imo

Perfect

Walking is the unsung hero

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

kids on shoulders for calf raises and squats.

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

"kids on shoulders for calf raises and squats.

I’ve held my 20 pound dog doing squats. She loves it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

sit the kids on the other side of the dinner table.

go to the opposite side and lay under it with your hands gripping the table edge.

deep breath. and with your legs raise them till they are touching the underside of the table youre kids are sitting on.

and no point should any of your body touch the floor even on the way down.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"kids on shoulders for calf raises and squats.

Not heavy enough

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"kids on shoulders for calf raises and squats.

Not heavy enough

Depends how big your kids are.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"kids on shoulders for calf raises and squats.

Not heavy enough

Depends how big your kids are."

Yeah mine’s 6’2” and 13 stone so I don’t think I’ll get very far with that one

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"kids on shoulders for calf raises and squats.

Not heavy enough

Depends how big your kids are.

Yeah mine’s 6’2” and 13 stone so I don’t think I’ll get very far with that one

Exactly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"kids on shoulders for calf raises and squats.

Not heavy enough

Depends how big your kids are.

Yeah mine’s 6’2” and 13 stone so I don’t think I’ll get very far with that one

Exactly

One on each shoulder, still a light warm up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

What’s everyone’s best at home no equipment ab exercises, I want obliques and that ‘V’ shape! "
Hi. I am fine and here, how are you? You dont need heavy weights for fat loss and it is good that the cardio is doing well, all you need to do is to be in a calorie deficit for a long time and over time your abs will show. I suggest to be a in a 300 calorie deficit to begin with it and increase cardio as the time goes and you need to track the calories, what app do you use? I use mynetdiary.

You can still train legs at home by putting water bottles in a rucksack as well as doing lungs with it, for abs I recommend crunches and as well leg raises to hit the lower abs, all you need to remember is to trust the process and you will get there and achieve your goals

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Penrith

"Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

What’s everyone’s best at home no equipment ab exercises, I want obliques and that ‘V’ shape! "

Burpees, bear crawls, planking, and two press-up variations;

1. Stand with feet together, bend over to touch the floor with your hands, walk your hands forward to get in to press-up position, do one press-up, then walk hands back to standing position again. Do 10 reps and see how you feel.

2. Get in a press-up position with your left hand on a kettlebell or dumbell, do a press-up, then walk your hands sideways so your right hand is now on the kettle/dumbell, do another press-up then swap again. Try 12 reps, so 6 each side, and see how your midriff is feeling

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This thread hurts just reading it!

I’ve been doing home Full bodyweight HIIT workouts from YT with a pair of 9kg dumbbells and I’m exhausted after them.

It sounds like I need to go harder to match any of you!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

What’s everyone’s best at home no equipment ab exercises, I want obliques and that ‘V’ shape! Hi. I am fine and here, how are you? You dont need heavy weights for fat loss and it is good that the cardio is doing well, all you need to do is to be in a calorie deficit for a long time and over time your abs will show. I suggest to be a in a 300 calorie deficit to begin with it and increase cardio as the time goes and you need to track the calories, what app do you use? I use mynetdiary.

Thanks love. I’m averaging about 750 calories a day sometimes less but over a week it averages out.

I’m just impatient, want them to pop already. Want this layer of fat over everything to just go away!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

Thanks love. I’m averaging about 750 calories a day sometimes less but over a week it averages out.

I’m just impatient, want them to pop already. Want this layer of fat over everything to just go away!"

I had to laugh after reading this then clicking on your profile and seeing chocolate cakes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not having access to weights is kind of annoying now. I need a leg press, squat rack and a cable pull.

Cardio is good but I need fat loss and I need heavy weights for that.

Thanks love. I’m averaging about 750 calories a day sometimes less but over a week it averages out.

I’m just impatient, want them to pop already. Want this layer of fat over everything to just go away!"
Yw and that is a good deficit too and it is good that it is averaging out as well as it is the weekly calories that are the most important and same here I am also impatatient, my summer shredding is going well too do you workout at home too?

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