Thread: 2 weeks in and have newbie gains, what next?

Originally Posted by ken979

I am 2 weeks in and have some gains

I am doing 3 things:

Push ups

Let me up

laterial raise

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The first day I couldn't do one press up, so had to do 4 sets of 5 reps girl press ups. Now I can do 12 normal normal pressups in 2 weeks. So I feel like I'm building strength

Is there any other upper body exercises, I should add to my routine? Maybe body weight for now or should I just stick to these 3 exercises for now?

I don't want to spend too much money on weights or gym, just incase I quit. I want to see myself go past the 6 month mark first and measure my commitment level. So far, I'm liking the gains.

I want to work on the upper body for the next 3 months before any other body part.

If you're enjoying what you're doing then I don't understand your rationale, which is basically "I think I might quit so I won't commit/try". I can understand not wanting to be tied into an expensive gym membership, but most gyms will offer day passes and a few dumbbells from craigslist should be pretty easy/cheap to find now. There's lots of body weight programs out there, but you should consider doing your whole body and not just the upper body.

If you're only going to train upper body, it doesn't really matter what you do.