I just started working out and I'm using the book "Scrawny to Brawny" as my guide. It seems like a good program and it has good information for skinny guys who are trying to bulk up. Only thing is that a few of the excercises require machines that I dont have access to. At my house I have a bench, some 20lb dumbbells, and a "tower" (you know the thing you use to do chin-ups, dips etc.) I would get a gym membership but I'm probably only going to be at home for a few more months before I go away to school so unless I can find a cheap membership for a couple months I'd rather just use my equipment at home.
Anyway the excercises that I'm unable to do are:
Cable Pull Throughs (hamstrings, glutes, erectors)
Cable Rows (upper back, biceps)
Reverse Hypers (glutes, hamstrings, spinal erectors)
So if anyone knows any excercises that I can substitute for each one of those using the equipment I have it would be greatly appreciated.
And in case you're wondering what workout I'm doing it's 3 days a week and looks like this:
Day 1
Barbell front squat 5 X 5
Incline bench press 5 X 5
Bulgarian split squat 2 X 8
One arm row 2 X 8
Day 2
Chinup 5 X 5
Hang clean and press 5 X 5
Cable pull throughs 2 X 8
Weighted situps 2 X 8
Day 3
Elevated trap bar deadlift 5 X 5
Dips 5 X 5
Cable rows 2 X 8
Reverse Hypers 2 X 8
Anyway the excercises that I'm unable to do are:
Cable Pull Throughs (hamstrings, glutes, erectors)
Cable Rows (upper back, biceps)
Reverse Hypers (glutes, hamstrings, spinal erectors)
So if anyone knows any excercises that I can substitute for each one of those using the equipment I have it would be greatly appreciated.
And in case you're wondering what workout I'm doing it's 3 days a week and looks like this:
Day 1
Barbell front squat 5 X 5
Incline bench press 5 X 5
Bulgarian split squat 2 X 8
One arm row 2 X 8
Day 2
Chinup 5 X 5
Hang clean and press 5 X 5
Cable pull throughs 2 X 8
Weighted situps 2 X 8
Day 3
Elevated trap bar deadlift 5 X 5
Dips 5 X 5
Cable rows 2 X 8
Reverse Hypers 2 X 8