Other ways of gaining muscle without the gym...

[noodle]

hey i'm a pretty short guy and i don't want to be lifting weights and stuff because that'll definately slow my growing down tremendously.

I'm just wondering if you guys know excersices that use your body wieght to build muscles. I know this will only build muscles up to a certain point, but i'm not looking to get crazy buff. Just moderate, and have some muscle definition. I have tried searching around, but I don't have any luck so I've come here for some help...

Some stuff I have thought of already:

Upper Body:
Arms/Back
Chin ups/Pull ups: Biceps, Back. (Try normal and Inverted)
Bench Dips: Triceps
*anymore back excercieses?


Chest/Core
Chest excersices?
Push-ups: Chest, Triceps. (Try different variations, triangle, clap push-up, etc.)
Sit-ups: Abs
Bridges/half Bridges: Abs, and the side muscles(forget their name)



Lower Body:
-Wall Sits/Squats
-Lunges
-Burpees: Works arms as well.

*Running/swimming will help with build some lower body muscles. You can also add more weight to your excerices with weight belts, ankle weights etc.


There are a few excerices I know of but i don't know the name of, but they involve excersice ball, and those big elastic thingies, (resistance bands i think) They help with the upper body muscle groups.

please feel free to post as many excercises as you can think of for as many muscle groups as possible. The different ways you excerise a muscle will help build it. I'll keep adding to the list and this would most definately help those of us that are short and are still growing, but want to get bigger. It can also help those of us not located conviently close to a gym.

 

[spesmilitis]

I'm not sure if lifting will stunt your growth. Most people say that lifting won't stunt height.

Some ideas:
Weighted pull ups (backpack, weightbelt with chain, ankle weights)
Weight push ups (backpack, do em on chairs for more range of motion)
HandStand pushups (again chairs. Make sure the chairs won't topple)
Weighted Dips

I have a feeling that spinal decompressions might increase hight. http://stronglifts.com/spinal-decompression-procedure-for-increased-spine-health/

If you are in highschool, join the track team and do short distance. I developed some decent muscle doing that. Its also a lot of fun.

 

[Kev07]

push ups= chest/tricep not bicep.

Sprinting
Lunges
Leg lefts
Jump rope

 

[noodle]

I'm not sure if lifting will stunt your growth. Most people say that lifting won't stunt height.

Some ideas:
Weighted pull ups (backpack, weightbelt with chain, ankle weights)
Weight push ups (backpack, do em on chairs for more range of motion)
HandStand pushups (again chairs. Make sure the chairs won't topple)
Weighted Dips

I have a feeling that spinal decompressions might increase hight. http://stronglifts.com/spinal-decompression-procedure-for-increased-spine-health/

If you are in highschool, join the track team and do short distance. I developed some decent muscle doing that. Its also a lot of fun.

Yea i have checked out those spinal decompressions, not sure if it helps or not though but will give it a go. Also, what do you mean by using the chairs for the push-ups?

Also, if you post some technique then can you please post the muscle group(s) it works, thanks.

 

[mintxx]

none of this is going to make any difference to your height. this is as dumb as thinking that running a lot will make your legs longer. jesus christ

 

[spesmilitis]

You put your hands and feet on chairs so you can go deeper without your chest blocking you. You can use google to look up what those exercises do.

 

[NickSCFC2000]

What about getting someone to repeatedly punch your chest til your pecks are completely bruised?

Damages the muscles so they need repair doesn't it?

 

[Throttle]

dammit, Nick, you took my idea.

(Edit: I mean it, seriously. As soon as I saw the thread title and everything!)

 

[Skel]

You can only go so far without weights.

 

[Quagmire911]

hey i'm a pretty short guy and i don't want to be lifting weights and stuff because that'll definately slow my growing down tremendously./QUOTE]

*Sigh* what a load of ****.

Lift weights. If anything the extra somatotropin will make you grow faster.

Quagmire

 

[int3l]

what the fck is somatotropin?!

 

[PeeGee]

It's a growth hormone. God I can't believe the crap that people believe nowadays (lifting weights will make you not grow).

I've given my first set of barbells to my kid brother now. He's only 16. It won't 'stunt his growth'. I remember my mother saying I shouldn't lift weights cuz it will stunt my growth too, btw

 

[int3l]

ah i see, thanks PeeGee. so many weird names for hormones.