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Originally Posted by Merrida
While it's true that pushups don't focus on biceps you DO actually get a bicep workout with pushups. Every time the elbow bends, the bicep contracts. It's the same reason while when you're doing OH shoulder presses you feel it in your triceps,- the elbow extends, triceps contract.
You say you're doing bodyweight only.
There were some exceptional posts here (do a search) on BW only exercises that blew me away. In fact I think there's a group called bodyweight revolution or something like that, where all they do is bodyweight exercises. It was posted here on DF a while back, it was sheer brilliance!!
You don't need "equipment" to build.
Are you trying for hypertrophy or strength or both?
Do you have access to anything external (and by that I mean,...working out in a park, a garage, bedroom,....you would be surprised what a fun and great workout you can get at a playground!)
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Merrida, you are one of two people I was hoping to hear from on this. Thanks for responding.
I do need to do a search on here. I will do that when I finish this.
I do feel stupid however for not knowing what hypertrophy is, so let me tell you what my goals are and what I have access to.
For you to understand why I have these goals, I need to tell you I am currently in Iraq, so many things I do not have access to. I do have access to a gym. I have chosen not to go the gym though. I tried to fit it in but because of my work schedule, it didn't work out well.
First of all, I'm a runner who lifts weights (usually). Running is my number one priority. Back home, I would
lift weights in the morning before work (I have stuff at home for that) and I would run in the afternoons on the way home from work. So I was lifting and running six days a week.
This deployment (I'm in the National Guard back home), has changed everything for me and I've lost a lot of the fitness I once had.
Physical fitness has not been a part of our training but I did what I could when I could. When we finally got settled into the barracks here in Iraq (Baghdad), I tried going to the gym. I have to be at work at 4am. To give myself time to talk to my wife every morning, I get up at 2:30. I tried going to the gym before work, which meant I was getting up at 1:30. That was a good time because the gym was not crowded at that time. But I also have a running partner I run with and she can't run until 6:30pm. That put me going to bed around 8:30pm and getting up at 1:30am. Five hours of sleep just wasn't cutting it. So I made the decision to cut out the gym since I'm a runner first. That saves me time during my day and allows me more sleep.
My goal is to become for physically fit and a better runner while I'm over here. We are supposed to be home sometime in September. Because of our training in New Mexico and Kuwait, we have been in country only since the end of February and it took us about three weeks to move into the barracks. I made the decision not to work out on a dedicated basis until we got settled into the barracks. I hate living out of a duffle bag! So for the last month, I've tried finding out what works best for me given my work schedule.
Now I have around five months left. I think that is plenty of time to reach my goals. Personally, I would like to lose around 30 pounds. Seeing that on the scales probably won't happen because I know muscle weighs more than fat. It is more important to me, however, to look good than to see a certain number on the scales (and yes I am a scale watcher).
So the plan is to run four to six days a week and do bodyweight exercises three days a week. I want to look very fit and trim while at the same time, somewhat muscular. I want people to see a brand new me when I get back home. That will require my losing about three inches around my waist and losing some belly fat. I plan on running a marathon over here so I really do need to lose another 10-15 pounds minimum to run one successfully.
I did take a picture of myself just this morning after my first 10K race here. I just don't know how to post it on here. If you see the way I look now, maybe you can help me a little better.
Sorry for the book. And thanks for your response.
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