Unweighted Upper Body Workouts -- Compiling a List!

[JustSandra]

Hi all!

I've decided to give my chronically achy elbow a rest for the month of October and do just unweighted workouts for the upper body.

Here's my list of workouts I know of with unweighted upper body segments. I'd appreciate knowing about any others out there. I'm not looking for workouts using body weight (like lots of push-ups or triceps dips) although just a few would be okay. Workouts featuring planks would be okay too.

Workouts With Unweighted Upper Body Sections:

Classical Stretch/Essentrics
Tracy Anderson Mat Workout
10 Minute Solution Pilates On the Ball -- Lara Hudson
Straight Up Stick -- Gin Miller
Balanceball Upper Body -- Suzanne Deason
Balanceball Core Cross Train -- Tanja Djelevic

Thanks!

Sandra

[MARIKA]

Insanity!

[Kathryn]

Just put on some rockin' music and alternate between various types of push-ups and chin-ups/pull-ups.

Tony Hortons P09 Masters (I think) has a body-weight-only workout).
Adam Ford has a no-weights upper body workout using a stability ball (with some unique ways of working the back and biceps using body resistance and different moves on the ball).

ETA: oops! I see you aren't looking for body-weight exercises (though I can't imagine an upper-body workout without either weights or body weight used as resistance. Are you looking for stretching workouts?)

[Demeris]

T-tapp
T-tapp Arms
T-tapp torso
T-tapp lady
Callanetics Evolution
and the warm-up sections of super callenetics and 10 in 10
Reach
Breathe II
Hard Body Yoga

(I LOATHE weighted work, so NONE of my workouts have weighted upper body work)

[tigerbaby]

I'm a huge fan of flow coach Scott Sonnon. These guys, Adam Steer and Ryan Murdock, are affiliated with Coach Sonnon and circular strength training. They have a site dedicated to bodyweight training and offer free ebooks and video downloadable training material. http://www.bodyweightcoach.com/

[a_real_twit]

The strength half of Gilad's 45/45 split has unweighted upperbody work - in fact, I am pretty sure all the upperbody work is unweighted.

[JustSandra]

Hi -- thank you all for your replies so far! You've mentioned ones I didn't know about, plus a few I did know of but forgot.

I also remembered one more: Fight Age With Strength with Margaret Richard.

I'm specifically looking for upper body workouts that would not unduly stress my elbow. Band exercises might be an option, although I think it would depend on how they are used. For example, standing on one end of a band and doing a biceps curl with the other end would be an example of the kind of exercise I'm trying to avoid.

I appreciate the input -- if anyone else has suggestions please keep 'em coming!

Sandra

[Gale K.]

Ruah Release has a short arm segment, plus lots of downdogs and planks.
Editing to add Jill Miller's shoulder one (can't remember exact name).

[bee]

Jill Miller's is Yoga Link Shoulder Shape Up, and it's terrific! So many moves I'd not seen before and I really feel worked after it. It's available on netflix to try before you buy. She's also got ones for core and hips -- I'm trying both of those as soon as netflix gets them here.....

[vdub]

One of the early Tony Horton's has an unweighted upper body workout. It's either Power Half Hour or Great Body Guaranteed, I think. Sorry I don't have more info.

Shari