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Old 06-14-2009, 12:56 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I think all you'd really need is to find some kind of resistance you can use, because your body doesn't know a dumbbell from a barbell from a kettlebell - they just put the weight into a more convenient package. That said - water jugs, bags of groceries (like 2 liters of soda), bags of books etc can all be used to good training effect.

To my mind, a workout might look something like:

Upper Body

Pushups

Rows (If you can find a suitable bar, Inverted rows with your own body, or use some of the resistances listed for bent over rows)

Pike Press (Feet on a bench, with your upper body perpendicular to the floor. Lower yourself til your head touches the floor and push yourself back to start) - or use the resistances mentioned above for shoulder presses

Pull-ups or Chin-ups - This is probably the one thing you will need gear for - some kind of pullup or chinup bar. A decent substitution would be a pullover.

Skull Crushers

Bicep Curls

Lower Body

Squats (more likely than not, Suitcase squats with the resistances mentioned above)

Single Leg Romanian Deadlift (Again, with resistances - or a Single Leg Bridge if you want solely bodyweight)

V-ups

Side Planks

If you want something more metabolic, burpees, mountain climbers and the like are great for raising heart rate.
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