How to gain muscle while training at home

Many times, we can't get to the gym, sometimes it's because of a holiday, or because we simply don't have time to go out on a certain day, other times it's because of vacation and we simply can't get to a place that's full of dumbbells and barbells. Some people just choose to start out exercising at home, while it is okay to start out building some muscle at home with basic movements, without continuous added resistance, over time, your gains will plateau and you will need to increase the resistance you are putting your muscles through in order for hypertrophy to occur. Once you get to this stage, you can either A)Join a gym or B) start buying more weight and equipment to do it yourself at home.

I will warn all the readers that think they can maximize the potential of their muscle gains by just training at home, that they might be disappointed by the gains they make. For the first few weeks they might notice differences, but you will only get so far with the same resistance. Unless you are truly out of shape, someone who is decently in shape will get a lot more bang for their buck at a gym moving some heavy weight around. With this being said, for all the readers who are beginners out there and are looking to start working out at home I would say this equipment is crucial: 

-a pair of adjustable dumbbells that go to at least 35 lbs.

-a place to do pull ups.

-an old bag pack to fill with heavy things to add resistance.

Here is the workout I would do 4-5 times per week:

Workout A

-Push ups 5 sets to failure (Add weight to bagpack once you get past being able to do more than 20 push ups, also switch angles up try doing a few sets with your feet elevated, hands farther etc.)

-Pull ups 5 sets to failure, if you can't do many pull ups, add a chair and put your foot on it to help you lower the resistance

-Shoulder dumbbell presses 3 sets to failure

-Dumbell skullcrushers or chair dips 3 sets to failure

-Dumbell curls 3 sets to failure

Workout B

-Walking lunges with weight 5 sets to failure

-Dumbbell squats 5 sets to failure

-Crunches with feet elevated 5 sets to failure

You can alternate between these 2 workouts and add a rest day when you want etc. don't forget though, if you are looking to take your body to a level beyond what you can imagine right now, you must join a gym sooner or later or buy gym like equipment for your home. Remember diet is also key to getting the results you want! so House Of Iron readers, keep training hard, and eating clean and you will get the results you are looking for!

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