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[quote=Anonymous]For exercising on the cheap, get some jugs with handles that are easy to hold and heft.   I like Trader Joe's gallon iced tea jugs, but you can use any jug that is easy on your hands and balanced well for you.  Start with the jug 1/4 to 1/2 full of water, depending on what weight is comfortable, and do various exercises with them.  One good one is curling, starting with your arms hanging by your side (holding the jugs), then pulling the jugs up to your shoulders without moving your upper arms, then slowly back down (do not just drop the arm).  Do alternating reps of 10 each arm.  Take a break, then another set.  Over time, steadily increase the reps per set, the number of sets, and the amount of water in the jug.  You can also have your arms starting at the wait and then life the arms straight out to the side in a T (think Da Vinci's man) and then down slowly.  Again, start with the jug only partially full, and slowly add more reps, more sets and more weight (water).

You can buy free weights, but I found that having jugs allowed me more flexibility in increasing the weights (and were free or relatively cheap).[/quote]

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