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Getting a Great Workout at Home
Posted By Girlwith Noname

I love to weight train. But I hate the gym. So, I don’t go. Ever. As in “NEVER“.
I’m a self-professed fitness junkie and I have managed to achieve some pretty significant muscle gains (& fat losses) working out only in my tiny city apartment with just some basic equipment and utilizing things already in my home as sub-ins for actual equipment.
With a well thought-out but small selection of equipment you can have a well-rounded and complete workout at home, too. Invest in a few fitness bands of differing tensions, a jump rope, and some dumbbells of varying weights and you are all set! And, if you want to get as serious as I am, install a pull up bar too! Its pretty simple to do and is removable any time.
Personally, because I enjoy doing supersets and supercircuits and find constantly making adjustments to be detrimental to a good, hard workout I prefer to use different sizes of dumbbells that don’t require adjustments, just grab and start pumping. But, if space is a big issue for you, instead of getting a full set of dumbbells like I have, get yourself a pair of adjustable dumbbells. They take up almost no space and you can adjust them to any weight you want.
Make sure you have something you can use as a flat bench (I use my coffee table because it’s sturdy), use a kitchen chair and find or create a ledge and GO FOR IT!!!



You CAN feel the burn at home. Trust me. Just check out the photos.
*please note the pictures contained herein do not reflect equipment I actually use for working out. Any equipment you see is only for propping purposes set up for these photographs only.

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Written By Girlwith Noname
Jackie Burgmann is a Personal Trainer, confirmed fitness junkie, and author of the ebook 'Hot at Home'. Find out more over on her blog, Twitter account and Facebook page.
Drawing of Scott Andrew Bird performing a deadlift. Artwork by Vince Palko.