Upper Body Workout Using Body Weight

This video looks at using mainly body weight exercises with a some inexpensive gym equipment that will tone and build muscle in the upper body areas.

Some of the exercises demonstrated are: Pushups, Chin-ups, Pull-ups, Shoulder Press, Shoulder Raises, Bicep Curls, and Triceps Extensions.

Not all of these exercises can be done by only using your body weight, but by adding some inexpensive Dumbbells and a Chin-up bar, all of these exercises can be achieved.

Daily Workout - Back Chin-ups in Home Gym

Sorry no Picture today! But I did make a new video about doing an Upper Body Workout using body weight exercises. I'll have it up in a bit...

So today I did my back using my Smith Machine. It has a nice angled Chin-up bar on it and I also use the straight bar to do standing bent over rows.

• No real Warmup today other than some stretching :(
• Wide Chin-ups - 3 sets of 8-10.
• Narrow Chin-ups - 3 sets of 8-10.
• Standing bent over rows - 3 sets of 10-12.
• Abs - Wheel Extensions from kneeling position.
• Misc. Stretching.

Total Workout about 45 minutes.

Daily Workout - Chest - Home Gym

Today I did a variety of Chest Exercises starting with the Smith Machine, moving to Dumbbells and then on to a mixture of various Pushups.

• Warmup: Eliptical for 10 minutes.
• Bench Press with Smith Machine.
• Incline Dumbbell Flies.
• 3 Stage Pushups: Planche, Extended, and Regular.
• Abs: Floor Raises.
• Misc. Stretching.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Daily Workout - Legs, Thighs, Quads, Calves

Not too much to tell tonight, just another leg workout in the Home Gym. At least this time I had the energy for it!

• Elliptical Warmup - 10 Minutes.
• Squats with Smith machine.
• Calf Raises: with Smith machine.
• Leg Extensions: Bench with leg attachment.
• Leg Curls: Bench with leg attachment.
• Abs: Crunches.
• Misc. lower body stretching.

Total workout time: About 1 hour done in my home gym.

Daily Workout - Arms with Total Gym

 

I'm on the Total Gym this week and to finish off I just need to do my Arms. I don't really use my Total Gym for lower body stuff as I need to use a fair amount of weight for my legs and I find my Smith Machine and Bench Attachments work really well for me in this area.

Getting back to Arm on the Total Gym... What can I say, the Total Gym does a great job for Arms and if all I had was a Total Gym I could build great Arms with it. Since I have other gear I can use at home in at my local gym I use a variety of gear for all my different workouts - why not?

• 10 Minutes Elliptical.
• Biceps: Lying Down Curls with Total Gym. (3 Sets with an increase in the incline each time)
• Biceps: Seated Curls with Total Gym. (2 Sets with an increase in the incline each time)
• Triceps: Seated Overhead Extension with the Total Gym.
• Triceps: Lying Down Extension with the Total Gym.
• Triceps: Rear Extension with the Total Gym.
• Abs: Seated forward Side Twists with the Total Gym.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.