[E J]

Ok long story short I'm in financial "situation" and can't pay the gym anymore. I have been going to the park to exercise.

Does anybody have any suggestions of what kind of exercises I can do, or any references that might be useful. I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance guys

[pantherdude63]

Originally Posted by E J

Ok long story short I'm in financial "situation" and can't pay the gym anymore. I have been going to the park to exercise.

Does anybody have any suggestions of what kind of exercises I can do, or any references that might be useful. I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance guys

Your question may be a little bit too broad. It would help if you included what part of the body you are wanting to exercise.

[E J]

Thanks Pantherdude!!! Well, since I won't be going to the gym in 3 - 4 months I figured I needed excercises for the whole body. I've been doing pull-ups, push ups, squats and crunches but that's it. I don't know if there is something like a work out protocol, with weights I trained

M: chest and tris
T: back and shoulders
W: legs and bis
Th: Off
F: Chest and back
S: Legs

But I don't know if I should be splitting without weights and how to reach muscle fatigue (just keep doing the same excercise??)
I need some ideas I'm totally lost

[suncloud]

use the swings to do pull ups
do push ups with feet on a bench
use the swing chains to do chins
parallel bars for dips (if they have them)
hrm... i'm trying to figure out what to use the garbage can for - maybe squats. military press?
if you were really bored - assuming the park had sand or water - fill up an empty milk jug with water and do curls and lunges - its better than nothing.

[E J]

Thank Suncloud, great advice (except for the trash can part lol)
Would I train the same excercises everyday? or split them like regular weight WO.

Maybe do them M-W-F and T-Th just HIIT cardio?

Thanks again guys

[pantherdude63]

Ive got a pretty good amount of arm workouts if you could get some tubing. Chest-obviously pushup, milk jug fly, one handed pushup, dips and as mentioned previously decline pushups. Abs- oblique trunk rotation, crunches, leg raises, side bend with maybe a milk jug full of water or sand, hanging knee raises on the monkeybars. Legs- one leg squat, double leg squat jump, wall squats, toe ups with milk jug. I hope this helps but if you can get some tubing i can supply more.

[pantherdude63]

Originally Posted by E J

Thank Suncloud, great advice (except for the trash can part lol)
Would I train the same excercises everyday? or split them like regular weight WO.

Maybe do them M-W-F and T-Th just HIIT cardio?

Thanks again guys

No i wouldnt do the same workout everyday. With weights i know your not supposed to because of protein synthesis or something.lol Your plan above looks good to me.

[E J]

Thanks Panther, great excercises there. I am sorry what do you mean by tubing?

[rpen22]

http://www.mindandmuscle.net/article...utdoor-workout

[E J]

Thanks Rpen very good read and very good ideas!

[suncloud]

if you've got a duffle bag at your house, you can fill it up with clothes (jeans and heavy stuff) and do squats with that. i've also heard that filling up a backpack with 70 pounds of junk and walking around for an hour or more is a great way to put some meat on you. its all about creativity, but i've seen it done.

i even know a girl that does lunges with 24 packs of diet coke. just experiment on what makes those muscles burn. you can even do dips with your hands behind you and facing away on a bench. fill up a laundry hamper with heavy stuff and do deadlifts. use what you got around you.

[pantherdude63]

Originally Posted by E J

Thanks Panther, great excercises there. I am sorry what do you mean by tubing?

Like surgical tubing. I think its also called resistance tubing. Its just a tube made out of a latex i think that provides resistance.

[crader]

You can use all kinds of things. You can do deads and squats with things you find around the house. Do push ups and reverse grip pull ups under the play ground bars.

Walking lunges, mountain climbers and walkouts. You can do dragon flyes for abs and seated crunches with sit ups.

Milk carton shoulder workouts. You could get a wagon or make a powerlifting sled and do drags with it.

Biceps stuff should be easy. Do tricep kickbacks with milk cartons when thats to easy make one filled with concrete

[crader]

I personally would look into making some molds with handles and just make some concrete weights!

[E J]

Thanks Crader excellent advice! Will def look into making weights, I mean financial situation ain't THAT bad, so I might be able to buy some cheap dumbells or some cheap plates and work out with them. But meanwhile or when needed I can make my own.

[RenegadeRows]

Two words: Jungle gym!