Building Muscle Without Weights

Building muscle without weights is possible - if you use effective exercises.

However, there's only so much muscle you can build without lifting weights.

The good news is there's a large variety of equipment that can help you pack on some size without weights.

Here are some simple pieces of equipment.

Pull Up Station

A good pull up and dip station is a GREAT piece of equipment to have. You can build muscles in your back, chest, biceps, triceps, and abs.

With a pull up station you can do...

• dips for your chest and triceps
• pull ups for your back
• chin ups for your biceps (pull ups with palms facing you)
• captain's chair leg raises for your abs

Two pull stations with good reviews are the Weider 200 Power Tower and the Body-Solid® Deluxe.

You can browse a selection of pull up stations here.


Dip Stand



A dip stand is much smaller and less expensive than a full pull up and dip station.

Dips are one of the most effective exercises for adding mass to your chest and triceps.

One of the best dip stations is the THERACK® Workout Station. It ain't the cheapest dip station, but you can do a whole lot with it.

You can do 19 different exercises. In addition to dips, you can do pushups, rows, curls, and knee raises.

The THERACK Workout Station is sturdy but it also folds up for easy storage. Check it out.

Click here for a variety of dip stands.


Total Gym

The Total Gym allows you to train every part of your body on one easy-to-use machine. Your bodyweight will be the resistance on all the exercises you perform.

Here's a 2 minute video (click the play button once):

Check out different models and get the lowest price here

The Iron Gym

Pull ups is one of best exercises for building muscle in your back. But if you’re not working out at a gym, you may not have any way of doing pull ups.

The Iron Gym is a pull up bar that you can attach to a door frame and easily remove it. It uses leverage, so there are no screws and you won’t have to worry about damaging your door.

One of the good things about the Iron Gym is its versatility. It can be used for pull ups, push ups and sit ups.

You can even build up your biceps by doing pull ups with a reverse grip (palms facing you).

Check out this 2 minute video (click the play button once):

Click here for reviews and the best price.


Weighted Vest

A weighted vest can make some simple exercises much tougher.

You can wear one while you do push ups, pull ups, squats, lunges and more.

Check out a list of weighted vests here.



The Perfect Pushup

I’ve used the Perfect Pushup, and it definitely adds a different dimension to pushups. It also has a whole bunch of good reviews.

Peep this 30 second video demo:

You can read reviews and buy the Perfect Pushup cheaper here.


Resistance Bands

Resistance bands can be used for a bunch of exercises.

You can use them for

• biceps curls,
• triceps extensions,
• shoulder presses,
• rows (for back),
• chest presses and flyes,

and more. Here's a list of resistance bands

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