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Get a box, fill it with stuff. Lift it. No fucking joke, this builds core strength. Refresh yourself on lifting technique before starting, so you don’t fuck up your back. Do this several times, then take a 40 second break, then do it some more. Get tired, sore.

My job requires me to lift 50 lb boxes for hours at a time. Started last month and I’m in better shape than ever.

Any particular muscles you wanna work on?

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I don’t mean to be a dick but there’s way better and safer ways of doing this.

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I always appreciate advice. I agree it can be easy to injure yourself lifting something like a box, particularly with the risk of the box breaking. I kinda wrote that assuming the poster has 0 access or funds to equipment. But the second worst thing a person can do is delay exercise for years because they keep planning to get equipment, or the act of acquiring equipment becomes the psychological fulfillment.

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Yeah, definitely. The bodyweightfitness routine is doable without a pull-up bar - but eventually it’ll become too easy. But by that point if the person has persevered then they’ll feel comfortable bridging the gap and spending 20 quid on a pull-up bar.

Pressups variations, squat variations, rows using the underside of a table, etc. All good starting points where the only real requirement is having a body.

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Get tired, sore.

Not so sure about this advice. Goes against the advice my doctor friend and the nutrition / sports teachers at my local university tell beginners.

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A common mistake is that people go too easy on themselves. While burnout is very real, I’ve found it more likely that people under-exert themselves. Soreness is normal and natural, so long as its not in your joints.

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