I'm going to get 3 - 4 sets of handweights, probably 5, 8, 12 and 15 pounds. I can do shoulders, back, biceps and triceps with those, without a bench. I'm not sure what I'll do for chest, maybe just pushups. I have Bill Perl's book on lifting, so I'll look through that to see what I can do for chest. I don't want to get a bench, but I may get a step to use instead. I think it will be easier to store.

I'm not real worried about my legs. I'm still biking about a hundred miles a week and with the addition of jogging, I figured they're covered. If I should decide I need something, I can do squats and lunges with the handweights.

I'm also getting a 3 kg ball to do some balance and Core work with. I may look for a video that does more with the ball since I like using it.

Abs and lower back I have some tapes I do and a routine I got from the trainer at the gym.

I've got a lot of upper body strength naturally and from years of swimming. I may take out a couple of days of biking to add some swimming back in, just to mix things up a little more.

It sounds like a good plan - we'll see if I can follow through.



V.