Beginner's Guide To Home Workouts

Beginner’s Guide To Home Workouts

All beginners need to know about home workouts: how to get started, home workout plans, background information for advanced lifters and reviews of commercial workout programs.

Resources To Get You Started

When you want to start with building muscle and getting fitter by training at home, these five are fundamental reading:

Tips On Cheap Home Workout Equipment

The Complete List Of Home Workout Routines

Home Workout Plan For Beginners	This routine is for those of you who haven’t yet worked out, eases you into it and doesn’t need equipment
Home Workout Plan For Teenagers	This plan is for teenagers who are at the beginning of puberty and looking for a headstart into the world of working out
Home Workout Plan For Women	In general, if you are a woman, you can train like men, but this plan may appeal a bit more to you, as it combines dynamic strength exercises with cardio
Home Workout For Girls	The same plan addressing young women, with some additional tips regarding toning
Intermediate Home Workout Routine	Those of you who manage 30 push-ups and 7 pull-ups have graduated to this routine
Intermediate Home Workout Routine For Women	This is a more advanced version of the women’s plan above
Advanced Workout Routine	A 4-day-split that challenges those who left the intermediate stage behind
Advanced Workout Routine For Women	A home workout plan for women who want high intensity
Advanced Full Body Workout Routine	A full body workout for experienced trainees looking for a break from their usual splits

Advanced Workout Topics

When you left the beginners stages you come to more advanced topics like volume vs. intensity, training frequency, number of sets, and many more. These articles answer all that:

Basic Training Variables	An in-depth look at intensity, volume, frequency, rest time, tempo and their derivables.
Single Vs. Multiple Sets	A discussion of how many sets are optimal for muscle growth.
Volume And Intensity	Another look at how workout volume and intensity should be balanced.
Squatting And Bench Pressing	Two of the most fundamental exercises in working out, bodybuilding and powerlifting. How do they apply to you?
Training Minimalism	How complicated do your workout really have to be?
Training Frequency	How often does one muscle (group) have to be exercised?
Using Isolations	Compound exercises are the key, but when should you use isolations?
Training Plateaus	You do what you can, but things don’t go forward? Here is how to go around training plateaus.

Reviewed (Home) Workout Programs

There are more workout programs you can do at home than those you can find on here. Here’s information on a number of those:

4-Hour Body	Tim Ferris’ book claims it’s possible to gain 34 lbs of muscle in 28 days.
7-Minute Workout	A circuit style that supposedly gives you the same benefits as much longer training sessions.
FST-7 And Doggcrapp	The programs put together by Hany Rambod and Dante Trudel are two of the more exotic entries in the world of workout programs.
German Volume Training	The exercise schedule made popular by Charles Poliquin emphasizes tons and tons of repetitions.
Heavy Duty	The training and workout philosophy famous bodybuilder Mike Mentzer devised, controversial and in use to this day.
p90X	The immensely popular DVD program that spans from workout plans over nutritional products to exercise equipment.
Starting Strength & Stronglifts	A comparison between the two programs Mark Rippetoe and Mehdi Hadim made famous.
Zumba Fitness	The fitness concept that combines dance moves into a workout and claims to be as much fun as having a party.