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exercise_every_day2011-08-18 01:03 pm
dorothean) wrote in exercise_every_day2011-08-18 01:03 pm
Intro & request for advice
I just joined yesterday. I had a vacation recently during which I took a lot of day hikes, and remembered how much I like feeling strong and capable in my body. So I've decided to keep up my physical activity and see just how strong and capable I can be.
My request is for advice about strengthening my torso. I know a lot of exercises for my legs and arms, but not many for my back, chest or abdominal muscles. I can do crunches, and when I was at university the student gym had a wonderful contraption for back muscles (no idea what it was called - supported me face-down at the waist and legs, and I could hang down and pull myself up like upside-down sit-ups) but I don't have that anymore. I also know about flyes for the pectoral muscles.
What else can I do?
I have two five-pound weights and one twenty-pound one, and access to a squalid, underequipped gym at my apartment complex. I can't buy any special equipment now, or pay for classes or a membership, although if you find something very important, I'd like to hear about it. I don't have any relevant health problems, and I am fit enough to hike eight miles over a mountain in one day (huzzah!), but have trouble even figuring out which muscles to attempt to engage in doing a push-up.
My request is for advice about strengthening my torso. I know a lot of exercises for my legs and arms, but not many for my back, chest or abdominal muscles. I can do crunches, and when I was at university the student gym had a wonderful contraption for back muscles (no idea what it was called - supported me face-down at the waist and legs, and I could hang down and pull myself up like upside-down sit-ups) but I don't have that anymore. I also know about flyes for the pectoral muscles.
What else can I do?
I have two five-pound weights and one twenty-pound one, and access to a squalid, underequipped gym at my apartment complex. I can't buy any special equipment now, or pay for classes or a membership, although if you find something very important, I'd like to hear about it. I don't have any relevant health problems, and I am fit enough to hike eight miles over a mountain in one day (huzzah!), but have trouble even figuring out which muscles to attempt to engage in doing a push-up.
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