General Core Exercises - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

sonks · 13-09-2005, 08:05 AM

I'm looking to build a routine around core exercises, preferably with light weights or none at all. Exercises that you feel are most effective targeting quads, abs, lower back, or even chest. If you have anything other than the basic push-ups and sit-ups it'd help greatly, as that's about all my routine is atm

. Thanks for the help :beer1:

Moray Muscle · 13-09-2005, 08:41 AM

why light weights?

what would be the point?

samurai69 · 13-09-2005, 08:54 AM

sissy squats, hindo squats, lunges, walking lunges........quads
reverse sit ups, hanging knee raises, ball situps, double situps (elbows and knees together......abs
supermans, dorsal raises, back raises off fitball ..... lower back
plyometric push ups, hindu pushups, between chair pushups, one hand higher than other push ups, dips....chest

OnePack · 13-09-2005, 03:23 PM

for squats, stand heels on a thick book (e.g. yellow pages or something) put your arms in front for balance and lower yourself slowly, hold, then back up, repeat a few times, rest, repeat. that's what i did when i started and couldn't afford the gym.

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sonks Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3	General Core Exercises I'm looking to build a routine around core exercises, preferably with light weights or none at all. Exercises that you feel are most effective targeting quads, abs, lower back, or even chest. If you have anything other than the basic push-ups and sit-ups it'd help greatly, as that's about all my routine is atm. Thanks for the help :beer1:

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13-09-2005, 03:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
OnePack UK-M's Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 1,502	for squats, stand heels on a thick book (e.g. yellow pages or something) put your arms in front for balance and lower yourself slowly, hold, then back up, repeat a few times, rest, repeat. that's what i did when i started and couldn't afford the gym. __________________ Thank you.

13-09-2005, 08:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
samurai69 Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mid Portugal - by the sea Posts: 3,076	sissy squats, hindo squats, lunges, walking lunges........quads reverse sit ups, hanging knee raises, ball situps, double situps (elbows and knees together......abs supermans, dorsal raises, back raises off fitball ..... lower back plyometric push ups, hindu pushups, between chair pushups, one hand higher than other push ups, dips....chest