Upper Body Strength Training

[indigoiis]

Free weights, and take a look at this site - a weight training site for women (and funny, too!) http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/index.php

I do about a half hour every other day of some of her exercizes - all in-home - using whatever is heavy (although I do own a set of weights as well.)

[indysteel]

I have a regular yoga practice which involves quite a bit of upper body work. I also lift 8 and 10 pound hand weights at home or the gym a couple times a week.

[OakLeaf]

Chin-ups! If you even do two or three you'll impress all the boys. When you've done as many as you can, do a couple-three more eccentric (climb up to the chin bar, then let yourself down slo-o-o-o-wly, 30 sec if you can), that's how you build up to doing more full ones. Or your gym may have an assist machine where you kneel on a cantilevered platform.

[lovelylibrarian]

Chin-ups! If you even do two or three you'll impress all the boys. When you've done as many as you can, do a couple-three more eccentric (climb up to the chin bar, then let yourself down slo-o-o-o-wly, 30 sec if you can), that's how you build up to doing more full ones. Or your gym may have an assist machine where you kneel on a cantilevered platform.

Yes, the chin up. I am still traumatized by the Marine physical fitness program (I think that's what it was called) that came to my high school all those years ago and had the women do the "flexed arm hang" and men do the chin ups.

My gym does have the assist machine. Thanks for the suggestions.

[Zen]

I like Mimi's suggestion of push ups. They work everything and are good for core strength too.

Check out these variations

[dachshund]

I do core strengthening - various plank & sit up exercises, some back exercises on the pully-machines, and the standard free weight exercises for arms. Now that I think about it, I could probably cut down on the leg stuff while I'm riding more.

[Fujichants]

I am also having a very tough time trying to fit in strength training twice a week with all the biking and running i'm doing. At the end of the day (or when I wake up in the morning) the last thing I want to think about is dragging myself to the gym, having to wait to use machines (or having to brave the annoying men checking me out when I go to the free weights section).

[lovelylibrarian]

I have a regular yoga practice which involves quite a bit of upper body work. I also lift 8 and 10 pound hand weights at home or the gym a couple times a week.

I really like yoga but never seem to have enough time to fit it in. I'm going to try to attend a few lunchtime sessions. Which type of yoga involves the most upper body work?