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This article essentially says "practice any sport, whenever and wherever, just keep at it". While that's not wrong, it's not very useful.

For me personally, scooby1962's videos on Youtube were really helpful. Great advice on building muscle without doing crazy stuff, not requiring a gym and almost no equipment.



I'll second the recommendation for Scooby. He's a little strange, perhaps, but his methods are effective and he's got a high signal/noise ratio.

http://www.scoobysworkshop.com/


if you had that level of testosterone and various endorphins in your bloodstream, you might seem a "little strange", too.


just in case somebody is searching for it on youtu.be, it is scooby1961.

i discovered scooby through a friend of mine a long time ago and his tips really helped getting me started with weight lifting. i have lost all my back problems since then. just remember, as long as an exercise feels good, it is unlikely to hurt you. i had to learn this the hard way, i pushed too hard on an exercise, ignored the pain and was left with a typewriters cramp, not so great if you are in front of a computer typing all day long. so start small and build your way up.


Another good source of information is Ross Emanait @ rosstraining.com. His plan is geared more toward boxing and other combat sports, which I just always found more fun. E.g. throwing a heavy sand bag around as if you were getting ready to fight a bear, and so on.


Thanks for the reminder, I totally forgot I have his book Infinite Intensity lying around, been wanting to look into that for quite some time now.


For general, practical, and relatable health & fitness tips, I'm obviously partial to http://www.greatist.com.

For the record, though, scooby's pretty sweet & his videos are for sure an interesting, if kinda goofy, resource.




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