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Originally Posted by Zombie  I don't have personal experience with this (yet) but everything I've seen says you should take up rock climbing if you want to build a strong body without a weightlifting regimen. Of course, you're going to have to pay for training and unless you live near a mountain you'll probably end up at an indoor rockwall (more fees) so it kind of defeats the purpose if the problem is financial. |
The gym I go to actually started as an indoor climbing facility before they expanded to a full service fitness place. I pay $31 a month for the run of the place, including the climbing wall.
And as Zombie suggests, rock climbing is a very good way to build a strong body without weights. Again, you'll have more "functional strength" than bulk which depending on your goals might be good or bad. Personally, I'd rather be lean and strong than have what we refer to pejoratively as a "bar body" that's all about looks and not function...
Another thing that rock climbing is very good for--and this goes back to a post a couple of weeks ago about hand and wrist strength--is that it greatly increases your grip and hand strength, as well as your functional wrist strength.
Even if you *do* live near mountains I'd strongly suggest starting out at an indoor climbing wall.