How to Increase Upper Body Strength at Home
Being able to break things, and lift heavy objects is just about everyone’s ultimate goal. Not only does that make you feel good about yourself, but anyone who watches you do any of that, goes on to realize that you aren’t to be trifled with.
However, not everyone has time to go to the gym, or take time out to do so. As a result, they are all looking to build upper body strength at home.
Now this is something that can easily be done. Despite common belief stating otherwise. All you need, is a little hard work and dedication, and you are good to go.
Instructions
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Push ups
The first and most basic exercise that you can do at home in order to work on your upper body is to do push ups.
Now push ups can be done just about anywhere in the house, as long as you have a flat service that is big enough to support your body. Normally, the ground proves to be ideal for this exercise.
However, in order to really push yourself, try doing push ups with weight on your back. Now this weight can be anything you find around your house, and could also include making a child or a smaller human sit on your back while you do the push ups. -
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Shoulders
Working on your shoulders is very crucial to building your upper body strength. This is because shoulders combine with your chest to give you that much needed strength.
Now to build those shoulders you need to do military presses and vertical rises. However, with you working from home, you need to create your own weights.
A school bag with books can prove to be an ideal object to use for vertical raises, as you look to pump your shoulders up.
However, for military presses, you might have to be a little more innovative. -
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Work on arms
The last/first thing you need to do is to work on your arms. Now doing dips at home for your triceps is very important. You can set a chair up in front of your bed, position yourself in between and get to work.
However, you are going to have to create your own weight or form of resistance to work on your biceps. Lifting your bed can prove to be helpful, but try using heavy objects that are more mobile. -
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Pull-Ups
You can also try and do pull-ups at any point in your house, where you can support your weight while lifting yourself up.
