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Home Gym Setup for Cheap: Medicine Balls
Medicine balls can be used alone as a substitute for regular free weights, or in tandem to vary your moves so your muscles and your mind stay engaged more. They’re inexpensive around $20-$30 each. Exercise or stability balls are larger and meant to be used more for body positioning rather than lifting them like medicine…
Read MoreHome Gym Setup for Cheap: Free Weights
While you can use your body or things like milk jugs and cans for weights, having fun colored free weights make lifting easier and more fun. Deciding on what weight(s) you need to start at is the trickier thing.If you have access to a sporting goods section or a gym, trying out their weights is…
Read MoreHome Gym Setup for Cheap: Leg Lifts and Leg Weights
Home Gym for Cheap: Leg Lifts and Leg Weights Walking really keeps your legs in shape, but it doesn’t work all the muscles evenly. Fortunately, you can do leg lifts with or without weights on them. I’ve got a pair of 8-pound weights shown here (approximately $25) that wrap around with Velcro. Note that yours…
Read MoreWork out like a black belt with correct form
Now that I’m back to working out, I’ve been getting help with my free weight lifting form. Get some help from someone who knows what they’re doing so your shoulders are truly back in retracted mode. Keep your weights in the zone where your lifts will generate the most good; where there’s still tension in…
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