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By *ung_BiGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Birmingham and Newport

I have girly arms and don't want to pay for a gym subscription!

Any advice from big built guys what works best and fastest to build you up?

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

Compound exercises - ones that work lots of muscle groups

Deadlift

Shoulder press

Upright rows

Squats

Should do the trick to start with

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By *ung_BiGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Birmingham and Newport

Sounds good but really just stuff that can be done at home with no equipment.

Not as effective I know, but happy not being that massive!

Well, it would be Nice, but just don't have the time or energy

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

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

Press ups... find somewhere to do pull ups, and buy a set of resistance bands, some lunges and your sorted..

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

A couple of buckets of sand and a metal mop handle makes a good makeshift barr bell

Just make sure you tie the bucket handles to the barr

Also a couple of normal house bricks for arm raises can be quite effective

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

If you're looking for stuff done at home so you don't have to pay for a gym the best thing is to get creative and use stuff around the house, do pull ups using the top or doors, put one foot on the sofa to do a one-legged squat etc

But the are loads of great exercises you can do at home

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury

20 press ups, every hour on the hour.

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

Food

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By *ung_BiGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Birmingham and Newport

Haha! I think you're right there.

The major thing I'm missing is probably dedication to be fair.

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

Press ups

Pull ups

Tricep dips

Planking

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

A lot of people think biceps when they are building their arms. Building the triceps can prove more rewarding simply because you have one more muscle in the group. A good exercise for this is french dips. All you need is two chairs.

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

As with anything start off with only a few reps and build up slowly

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

Get one of those apps for your phone that lets you plan workouts.

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

Great advice, but what sort of shape are you in at the moment?

If you're decidedly out of shape then something as simple as press ups (kneeling if necessary), getting up from and back down to the ground as many times as you can in 3, 5 (or 10) minutes and some step up on to a relatively low box/step will make a great start.

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By *aggersMan
over a year ago

portsmouth


"Sounds good but really just stuff that can be done at home with no equipment.

Not as effective I know, but happy not being that massive!

Well, it would be Nice, but just don't have the time or energy "

High intensity circuits , squats,hand release press ups, sit ups, make it up and see what works for you 8 sets with a ten second rest between sets with a two minute rest between exercises for about 30-40 minutes should do it

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

http://www.campbellmgold.com/archive_health/5bx_cmg.pdf

Try this it's graduated

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

I know you said no equipment. but I got one of these and you can do a whole host of exercises on them and they are not expensive at all

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Pull-Up-Bars/Ultrasport-331100000026-Door-Chin-Upper-Body-Trainer/B003FSTA28/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491314593&sr=8-1&keywords=door+frame+pull+up+bar

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Do a youtube workout - I found a great one for squats and lunges, but I prefer to go to a class and suffer in company!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

I'm. Going to make it my goal to do proper press ups this year. Not girly ones lol

I've mastered the burpees so now the press up

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By *lectricSensationMan
over a year ago

Newcastle

So I'm a swimmer which means i'm more athletic than really built but if you want to get a bit more muscle on your arms then i'd not just focus on your arms but also compound lifts eg, deadlifts, squats, pullups, rows, bench press etc.. and don't forget the balanced eating because that is far more effective for muscle growth than any exercise. If it's arms youre looking to train directly don't forget the triceps, they take up a much larger portion of the arm than the bicep. Before I started at the gym I use to do lots of pressups and curls. Try doing a variation of pressups eg, wide, shoulderwidth and the diamond pressups, this not only builds a foundation in the chest but the triceps too hope this helps

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By *ung_BiGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Birmingham and Newport

You've got a great in shape body - that's just from swimming?

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By *ung_BiGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Birmingham and Newport

Thanks I'll check it out.

Equipment is ok just as long as not loads that fills up the living room lol

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By *lectricSensationMan
over a year ago

Newcastle


"You've got a great in shape body - that's just from swimming?

"

I swam in competitions as a child and now still swim regularly but I do work out in the gym too, the swimming definitely helps keep me in shape though, makes my shoulders quite wide and gives me a 'slimish' waist haha

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

You can train as hard as you like if you're not eating enough you won't grow. Start with your diet first

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

When your flexing your bicep sneakily push the inside of your bicep up with your other hand like when you were a kid

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By *eliciousladyWoman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K


"Press ups

Pull ups

Tricep dips

Planking

"

This.

Although planking is more for abs, so do some extra press ups instead (you'll soon get addicted to them..maybe)

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By *ung_BiGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Birmingham and Newport

I'd still need padding !

Have a feeling I'm not built to gain muscle easily. But I reckon a regular program of the exercises above done regularly would help.

How many days a week is enough? Lol

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By *issVeryWoman
over a year ago

streatham

thanks OP for gathering all the hot torsos in here

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By *ung_BiGuy OP   Man
over a year ago

Birmingham and Newport

Not my intention honestly haha

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By *hloe sussexTV/TS
over a year ago

Larne


"I have girly arms and don't want to pay for a gym subscription!

Any advice from big built guys what works best and fastest to build you up?

Not press ups that does your chest close arm press up will do your triceps but most arm curling exercising will boost your biceps xx

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"I have girly arms and don't want to pay for a gym subscription!

Any advice from big built guys what works best and fastest to build you up?

"

Gedda loada this bad boy

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Phwooaaar!!! Eh?

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

There are great apps you can use. Free-letics, is one such app. They will tailor a routine to your fitness level and goals. They also provide you with a video to demonstrate the correct technique and posture for each exercise.

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By *CPXMan
over a year ago

Harrogate

Look up the perfect pushup trainer. All isometric so you're using your own weight to train yourself. Small, cheap, easy to use, light, can't go wrong.

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By *londieddWoman
over a year ago

fife


"If you're looking for stuff done at home so you don't have to pay for a gym the best thing is to get creative and use stuff around the house, do pull ups using the top or doors, put one foot on the sofa to do a one-legged squat etc

But the are loads of great exercises you can do at home"

one foot on the sofa!

not in my house!

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By *eliciousladyWoman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K


"Phwooaaar!!! Eh? "

Phwwooarr indeed

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

I've got a brilliant book called 'You Are Your Own Gym' which has loads of exercises and long term workout program's which can be done at home with no specialist equipment. The only thing I bought was a pull up bar for 12-ish quid but even that's not essential.

No more than 2 & half hours a week exercise.

A couple of straight to the point chapters on nutrition and keeping motivated as well.

One of the best tenners I've ever spent.

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By *aggersMan
over a year ago

portsmouth


"I've got a brilliant book called 'You Are Your Own Gym' which has loads of exercises and long term workout program's which can be done at home with no specialist equipment. The only thing I bought was a pull up bar for 12-ish quid but even that's not essential.

No more than 2 & half hours a week exercise.

A couple of straight to the point chapters on nutrition and keeping motivated as well.

One of the best tenners I've ever spent."

I'm sold

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

You need to work in progressive overload - google "convict conditioning", you should be able to download it. Ignore all t he bollocks about "Life in the pen" and do the excercises.

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By *orny IrishMan
over a year ago

Rural Wiltshire

Burpees the hate exercise but brilliant if done properly.

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

http://www.campbellmgold.com/archive_health/5bx_cmg.pdf

This is the Royal Canadian Airforce 5BX plan. It's been around since the 60's it's very good. It's graduated from easy exercises then when you do over a certain amount of reps move up to the harder version.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"http://www.campbellmgold.com/archive_health/5bx_cmg.pdf

This is the Royal Canadian Airforce 5BX plan. It's been around since the 60's it's very good. It's graduated from easy exercises then when you do over a certain amount of reps move up to the harder version.

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This looks good - progressive overload is the key in making progess.

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


"http://www.campbellmgold.com/archive_health/5bx_cmg.pdf

This is the Royal Canadian Airforce 5BX plan. It's been around since the 60's it's very good. It's graduated from easy exercises then when you do over a certain amount of reps move up to the harder version.

This looks good - progressive overload is the key in making progess. "

It's been around and it's still around. No equipment. You can even walk, jog or run on the spot to warm up and do the cardio. You could add in skipping instead. Even do your walk home from work or get off the bus early or do around the block, put dinner in, do the calesthenetics eat. Watch tv and bed and you only altered your routine by 40 minutes or so.

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

That looks really useful. Anything i can do to reduce the actual time spent exercising i'll try. Think i'll give this go, thanks

Mr

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