Exercising without weights?

[DaKingAskeanParticipant 2]

Hello MGTOW, I am a 19-year-old male, roughly about 5’9, and my weight is always between 210-222; If you understand my stats, you’ll know I am fat.
I’ve been fat for a very long time and I’m not uncomfortable with it. Being fat saves me a lot of grievances; fat people are generally ignored by society which is good in my opinion-I’m an introvert anyway.
Getting to the point, I would like to know what are some exercises’ I can perform beyond push-ups, sit-ups, jogging? I’m going to start regularly walking for at least 60 minutes a day-I am going to. Until I am finished with schooling and able to buy weights and whatnot, what are some intense workout performances I can do?
P.S. Thank you:)
Sincerely,
DaKingAskean

[EntropyParticipant 902]

I can vouch for T25… I went from 215 to 185 in 60 days, it’s motivating and now I have a legit 6 pack (and a 2 month beard to boot) . The key is the diet though.

Edit: the KEY is self control… The diet is just extremely important.

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[DoinMyOwnThing40Participant 1000]

The only exercise that I do is kickboxing. I take one hour kickboxing classes about 3 to 4 times per week. That’s it. No sparring, just fighting heavy bags. With some exercises mixed in like planks, side planks, squats, squat pulses, pushups, leg raises, crunches, leg lifts.

I do zero weight lifting. And I have never looked better. I am 41 years old and in the best shape of my entire life. My numbers on the blood tests are phenomenal. I was always unhealthy and the docs told me so. Not anymore.

I owe it all to regular kickboxing workouts. I eat like a pig too. Something I would never be able to do if I didn’t do these workouts.

Women are parasites. Each and every last one of them.

[RoyDalParticipant]

Get sugar and starch out of your life. There are websites and books about this.
Yep, find a martial arts class. This is a useful skill as well as a weight loss program.
Also, Amazon (and possibly your library) has a selection of books on doing exercises with body weight alone.

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[OldscoundrellParticipant 412]

If you are just starting out. There is a wall that is there, that will tell you to stop. Its important to find it. Once you do. Maintain that peak at each workout session and stay consistent. Once you get used to using your body, the wall will start to move. Begin pushing past it one days that are more motivating. Never back down from it though. Good luck.

[LonerBonerParticipant 358]

There are endless ways to improve your body! Just f~~~ing do it! Google, read and for gods sake when workout you do it 110%
Not like the fat whores i see at the gym who are more busy taking selfies in the mirror then working out.

Keep clam i'm dyslexic.

[CatsPawParticipant 423]

Hey mate,
three things:
1- Diet. If you dont like the idea, start small. Eat just slightly less, dont take that one desert, etc. Eventually it becomes VERY easy to set your own diet. If you do, make sure you know what you are doing. You still need the right nutrients.
2- Anaerobic sports.

Im linking a video I particularly like for training. (dont worry if at start it kills you, first time I tried, I didnt last 3 minutes, and Im quite fit).
I suggest once a day, for as long as you can hack it for good results, once each two days for moderate results).
3-Warm up and stretching. Dont forget those! They are key for keeping your body well. Other way its easy to damage something.

[RoyDalParticipant]

If they all looked like Eva, I just possibly might be married to one of them by now. They don’t. I resisted the temptations of the rest, and I’m not.

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[John Woods 13Participant 2855]

You don’t really need weights. From my own experience, this is what I found:
You don’t need to change your food intake too much. Diets never work long term.
Eat as much as you can at breakfast, it will help you feel less hungry throughout the whole day.
Exercise at whatever hour you feel most comfortable. I exercise at night (around 10pm) for about 30 minutes, every other day.
Always eat protein rich food(protein powder if you want) after exercising. There are a lot of vegetable and animal protein foods that are cheap and tasty.
Focus on building muscle, not weight loss(heavy duty exercises of short duration). I don’t count my reps, I just do them until I am unable to continue. This breaks my muscles and forces them to go in recovery/growth mode.
Focusing on muscle growth might seem counter intuitive if you want to lose weight, but it’s not. Muscles use a lot of energy when growing and even when at rest. You will loose weight by doing nothing on your no workout day. Also, even if you don’t seem to loose the pounds, you will see a dramatic change in your body shape, as muscle is almost half the size of fat for the same weight.

Most importantly: drink A LOT of water. Muscle is 75% water, fat is only 10% water, so you will need the water. I try to drink at least 1 gallon a day. That’s the hardest part for me as my body never seems to ‘ask’ me for water, so I always have to remember to drink.

My results:
nicely sculpted body in 3 months, with 10 pounds loss per month. If you have to loose more, add more months.
After that, you can get by with just maintenance workout about once or twice a week, as your muscles keep burning calories by themselves.

As for the psychology of it, if you can convince yourself not to expect results in the first month, you’re set.

The answer is NO. “I could but I won’t”. Memini murum!

[MonkeyMindParticipant 5340]

Diet, diet diet!

The number one thing you need to look into first is getting your diet in order. All the exerscise in the world won’t help if you’re undisciplined in your food intake. My fitness pal is a good app for logging your food intake and for getting a good idea of where your extra calories are coming from and what you need to cut. It has a bar code scanner too so you can auto add entries as you prepare meals.

You Are Your Own Gym doesn’t use weights but it does require a pull up bar which can be bought pretty cheap. The app is far better than the book because it will time and log your workouts. It’s only 30 mins 4-5 days per week so it’s easier to stay disciplined as it’s a short commitment per day.

I’d also recommend buying a ‘Chin-up Max – Pull up Assist Band’ as the easier pull up exercises are crap and will slow down any gains towards doing unassisted pull ups. Just substitute the easier pull up exerscises with the pull up bar using the Chin-up Max to assist you.

I’ve heard the P90X3 is a similar but a much better workout but requires more equipment and the DVD’s are expensive.

[Soldier-MedicParticipant 2566]

RoyDal wrote:

Get sugar and starch out of your life. There are websites and books about this.

Best advice ever about diet and not necessarily dieting.

I believe that if I understand correctly, you are looking for ways to exercise without adding bulk.

If this is correct then I strongly recommend swimming as a singular exercise it has the highest (one of the highest) Metabolic Equivalent to Task (MET). I swim six miles/week.

Swimming

KM/H METs
2.0 4.3
2.5 6.8
3.0 8.9
3.5 11.5
4.0 13.6

Calories = METS x weight (kg) x time (hours)
If we take your current max weight 222 lbs (101 Kg) and you swim at a slow pace for 30 minutes we have 4.3 (METs) X 101 (Weight in kg) X 0.5 (time in hours) = 217 Calories
Again if we look at a moderate pace you have 8.9 X 101 X 0.5 = 449.5 Calories.

A Whopper from Burger King has 669 Calories.

Knowledge is power. Understanding MET is part of the process. The below equations are overly simplistic when calculating MET but the serve as a useful guideline for me. Again, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. Buy books and educate yourself. Fitness is a lifestyle as well as a necessity. It is something that you MUST schedule as part of your daily routine.

P.S. A monthly membership for a student to the YMCA is about $18.00/month.

"I asked you a question. I didn't ask you to repeat what the voices in you head are telling you" ~ Me. ........Yes I'm still angry.

[FrankyParticipant 2338]

-Chin ups/pull ups
-Dips
-One leg presses
This is what i’ve been doing for 6 years.
You don’t need to diet too hard a few small things are more than enough:
-avoid soft drinks (i tend to stick to water, i still drink alcohol 1-2 times a week tho)
-sleep like a motherf~~~er, it helps more than you can imagine
-Eat at least one healthy meal a day.What’s important is the psychology about this phrase,
it’s not:
Don’t eat bad stuff.
it’s:
Add some good stuff to what you eat.
Be realistic and only start doing stuff you’re positive you’ll keep doing for decades later.Good luck.

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