Holiday workout (no gym, no weights)

[Pete]

So, we're fast approaching holiday time and I'll be spending a week away with no gym and no weights.

Any thoughts on a good routine for keeping preventing too much muscle loss while away from the gym?

[Sheta]

Pushups - prone, incline, decline, 1 handed

Walk lunges

Tri Dips, tricep pushups

Sissy Squats, walll sits

Chin ups; find a fence / sturdy beam

Calf raises - maybe donkey raises

If youve got kids, use them for weights.

Dyna bands can also help get you through.

[TheGus]

Posted from another thread a while ago.

Here's a circuit workout a trainer at my gym printed out for me to do if I can't get to the gym.

1. Crunches

2. Tricep Dips (on a chair)/ Tricep Pushups

3. Squats

4. Press Ups

5. Burpees

6. Sit-ups with twist at top

7. Squat-jumps/power lunges

This takes 15 minutes and no-rest. Just do 30 seconds on each of those and go through it 4 times. If you need to, take 30 seconds rest after each completed circuit. It doesn't do much for your back or shoulders but you could always substitute exercises of your own into it like hand stand push ups or prone holds.

Maybe do that on the a couple of times a week if you can't get into the gym. Will keep most of your muscles stimulated and will help burn extra calories.

[samoan_muscle]

Good routine for your holiday = have a break, take some time off.

[Laver]

I'd agree it's SM, it's one week, it'll prob be good to give yourself that longer recovery time. If it was longer than 1 week then I'd be looking at some of the suggestions!

[in_the_making]

do your muscles begin to deteriorate after one week of no weight activity? :shock:

[thatwaslight]

Good routine for your holiday = have a break, take some time off.

good call.

do your muscles begin to deteriorate after one week of no weight activity? :shock:

yeah youll most likely lose 10kilos after a week of no training

[grinder]

Good routine for your holiday = have a break, take some time off.

:ditto:

[frogie2001]

i suggest a strict training routine of repeated one armed lifts (i.e beer to mouth) and carb loaded diet (loads of food)...

seriously it's one week, eat drink be merry and hurt loads when you get back into it

[Pete]

My gym will be closed for two weeks... I lost a lot of strength last year and it's right at the beginning of beach season so I didn't think it was the most appropriate time for a break

[frogie2001]

honestly two weeks won't make a difference to how you look. maybe go swimming, running etc

[Pete]

You reckon?

Depends on my diet I guess

I could easily put on quite a few kilos over christmas/ny.