Can't Make It To The Gym? Remember These Excersises When You Can't Pump Iron!

STRENGTH TRAINING DURING MY VACATION

As you probably already have guessed it, I love to work out and I love to grow. Thanks to the work out systems I follow I've blasted my biceps and built a huge chest and have huge legs. I am constantly in muscle growth and strength training mode.

But sometimes I need a vacation. And the problem with that is that sometimes there are no gyms in the area I camp out or rest at (Sucks I know). With that said, I felt that it was time to give you guys the  basic muscle building and body blasting exercises needed to keep your gains or even grow a bit more, while you are relaxing in a deserted island or skiing down to a small town with no gym.

THE EXERCISES

With out any further delay:

1. Push-ups

2. Dips

3. One legged lunges

WHEN TO TRAIN

Don't think that just because you are training with no weight that these exercises are easy. Remember that you must, no matter what, follow the rules I have posted for you regarding your routine.

So, remember to do these exercises every 4 days. YES THAT'S RIGHT STILL DO THESE EXERCISES EVERY 4 DAYS! If you are already a Vince DelMonte or Mike Mentzer disciple,  you know why. If you only do them once because you'll be back in the gym by the fourth day, even better. These exercises are not a substitute for weight lifting.

THE PUSH UP

Push ups are simple.

1. Get on the floor on your stomach.
   
2. Lift yourself up with your arms at shoulder length.
   
3. Keep your damn back straight. When you back is arched you are cheating.
4. Bring yourself back down to your beginning position. BUT DO NOT LAY BACK DOWN. you want resistance through this whole motion.
5. Go until positive failure. 

Follow the golden muscle building rules and go to failure.

THE DIPS

Mike Mentzer once said that the dip was the upper body squat. And he was damn right. In my opinion you should do the dips or the push ups. Not both at the same time. 

1. Get to a stable and sturdy chair or table
   
2. Sit on top of the chair and place your hands at the front edge of the chair or table.
   
3. Extend your legs out together and completely flat and in front of you
4. Now lower your body down (slow of course) right next to your chair or table. Your torso should be right next to the chair or table and you should be supporting yourself with your triceps.
5. Get to a bottom position where your triceps will probably be at or about 90 degrees.
6. Then squeeze back up to the beginning position.

Follow the golden muscle building rules and go to failure.

ONE LEGGED LUNGES

1. With the same chair or table you used for your dips, set your self up into a lunge position  only with your back leg onto of the chair.
   
2. Bring yourself down to a 90 degree angel
   
3. Then Push yourself up again to your beginning position.
   
4. Always squeeze at the top.
   
5. Repeat until positive failure.

Follow the muscle building golden rules. 

She's Yummy ain't she. Looks like those lunges are hitting the right spot on her huh guys.

CONCLUSION

These exercises are NOT a full substitute for going to the gym to blast and build your body. But if you find yourself in a position where either you can not make it to the gym or there is no gym in a 30 mile radius (yep imagine where in the world I am if the closest gym it 30 damn miles away) these exercises will help you stay in body building mode and will target a large majority of muscles.

I will be posting some more intense training techniques to work with soon.

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