Exercises

Originally Posted by JazzFlight

Dumbbells count as a machine?

Try lifting heavy household objects.

This is actually a very good way to exercise the biceps and triceps, but instead of just lifting it, you could curl it. For example, if you go out to buy groceries, pick up a couple of heavy bags in each hand and curl it as you walk. If you want to exercise the triceps, you can start out with a can of food in each hand. Curl your arms upward so the cans are behind your shoulders, then extend your arm up and a little out (forming a small diagonal with your arms) and then curl them back in order to exercise the triceps. If that's not enough weight, try it with a light bag of groceries in each arm. Remember, the triceps don't get as much normal exercise as the biceps on a day-to-day basis, so it's easy to pull if you use too much weight at once.

Originally Posted by Alterminded

It puts more stress on te shoulder and back as well so you work that area just the same as your bi's and tri's, but to work your bi's and tri's more, clap push ups, or triangle do the trick just as well...

Triangle of course is when you do a pushup with your two hands close together in the shape of a triangle right at your chest.

I do knuckle-pushups for my training, but the military (triangle) pushups are hard as heck. You have to put your nose into the triangle and for those who are just starting this regimen, it could be extremely hard (and cause you to fall flat on your face...very often).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by LizardSC

What is a sandbag? Is that like the old sand in a milk jug trick?
Furthermore I must ask: can anyone confirm that pushups will also build up pec muscles substantially? I would assume they would quickly build them initially, but the benefit tapers off just as quickly (as you aren't pushing that much more weight).

Well, it can still benefit if you increase the repitions or put weights on you (but this can be very dangerous if not done properly). Like the strap-around weights that some people wear on their feet, hands, and abdomen. Also, you tend to gain weight at first b/c you put on muscle, so that helps out with the weight issue until they start to loose fat.

Mostly, adding extra repetitions will do, or just increasing the number of times you do the exercise per week (start out with twice a week and then slowly work your way up to three or four times a week or more).

There's nowhere I can't reach.