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I've bought equipment for the home gym. But will have to rearrange my entire schedule. As it will be installed at work.

I used to enjoy having a big breakfast after the gym session. So that will change, plus no shower . I can't do it at 5PM as usually don't have same energy as morning...

The gym is so good for your mental health. :(
 
Will it just be 4 weeks? I can't justify spending hundreds on some dumbbells and plates - no room for barbells, racks and all that at home - but if it goes on for months like last time... maybe? Argggh.

I might ask my gym if they'd be willing to rent some plates out then just buy some DB handles and an EZ bar. I got by with just bodyweight okay last time but I need something to do RDLs with this lockdown as all my hip hinging strength went AWOL without a suitable bodyweight alternative.
 
Somnambulist said:
Will it just be 4 weeks? I can't justify spending hundreds on some dumbbells and plates - no room for barbells, racks and all that at home - but if it goes on for months like last time... maybe? Argggh.

I might ask my gym if they'd be willing to rent some plates out then just buy some DB handles and an EZ bar. I got by with just bodyweight okay last time but I need something to do RDLs with this lockdown as all my hip hinging strength went AWOL without a suitable bodyweight alternative.
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Hard to say at the moment, some experts are suggesting a month isn't going to be long enough and that more than likely we'll get further time added on. I don't see gyms being open until 2021 now tbh, but who knows?

I think I'm going to take up running again and combine it with some bodyweight stuff at home. It's not ideal but it's better than nothing.
 
Somnambulist said:
Will it just be 4 weeks? I can't justify spending hundreds on some dumbbells and plates - no room for barbells, racks and all that at home - but if it goes on for months like last time... maybe? Argggh.

I might ask my gym if they'd be willing to rent some plates out then just buy some DB handles and an EZ bar. I got by with just bodyweight okay last time but I need something to do RDLs with this lockdown as all my hip hinging strength went AWOL without a suitable bodyweight alternative.
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Well Gove said it might be longer. I believe they want the R number to be below 1 on 2nd December. If it's not down by that date, then most likely they will extend the lockdown.

My gym was quiet this morning, I believe some people have lost hope and think **** it.
 
Back Squatting again....

Hit 140kg single about 18 months ago but since then nothing close with a few injuries/lockdown etc

Started way back down at 5 x 5 @ 80kg 3 weeks ago...Tag on some heavy doubles at the end of each session as well. Will run 5 x 5 for 6/8 weeks, twice a week to see how things are going.

Up to 95kg 5 x 5 today with doubles at 100/105/110kg...

Plan to add 2.5kg each session, then I'll mix in some 7 rep /10 rep's etc.
 
Somnambulist said:
Will it just be 4 weeks? I can't justify spending hundreds on some dumbbells and plates - no room for barbells, racks and all that at home - but if it goes on for months like last time... maybe? Argggh.

I might ask my gym if they'd be willing to rent some plates out then just buy some DB handles and an EZ bar. I got by with just bodyweight okay last time but I need something to do RDLs with this lockdown as all my hip hinging strength went AWOL without a suitable bodyweight alternative.
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Perch a sofa on your back and go for some good mornings. That, or a dining table.

Or some banded pull-throughs...?
 
As the lockdown has been announced I'm not trying to progress as there's no point so decided to see where my strength is at. I'm 4 weeks into Madcow and just got back from 2 weeks isolating so wasn't great over all.
63.9kg BW. 130kg Deadlfit. Failed 140kg. 150kg is my pb but I was 70kg then and my schedule was solid. Pretty disappointed with this. Could probably have managed 135kg.
60kg shoulder press but with a massive cheat (mini squat for explosiveness). I couldn't actually manage this when I last tried so was fairly surprised.

I'm going to see where my squats (and maybe bench) are at on Tuesday.

Not really sure what I'm going to do during lockdown. I hated the bodyweight stuff last lockdown and don't really think it did much anyway.
 
I do feel bad for people without home gyms :( I think I'd be in a very bad state mentally if I couldn't train. There are home exercises you can do to keep you going - but definitely not as effective as proper strength training, but should not be ignored either.
 
The gym had finally got right back into my routine, my visits log tells me I've been 53 times since I joined my new one in mid August.
I'd gotten back into the headspace, I was enjoying the gainz, I was enjoying the daily routine of finish work straight to the gym for an hour or 2 and most importantly I was feeling physically and mentally much better than I had in a long time.

I'm now feeling pretty deflated as we all know this isn't just going to be 4 weeks and done.
 
Mmm echo my gym being very quiet...the die hards (think i count in this!) stayed longer than the 1 hour slot as it was so dead. Sad faces and people worried about leg days. :o

:(
 
mrthingyx said:
Perch a sofa on your back and go for some good mornings. That, or a dining table.

Or some banded pull-throughs...?
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Honestly they’re a bit rubbish - I tried them during lockdown and with one band I could literally rep it out forever, but the next it pulled my entire body back unless I leant so far forward it made a mockery of the exercise.

Thinking out loud but since the gym isn’t renting plates out, I’ll just have to buy some and split them up between home and work for training: I only need about 20-30kg for weighted push-ups, pull-ups and inverted rows for the 6-20 rep range, and tbh that will be more than enough for true single leg work and they sell plenty of sets like that, so I just need some extra plates and then I can probably get away with 60-80kg for RDLs for 12-20 rep range stuff.

My vest has different attachments to take either 1” or 2” plates so I’ll probably stick to the former as they’re generally cheaper than the oly plates - I have no plans or space for barbells and racks and since they won’t take up much space and I’ll be back at the gym as soon as it opens, it doesn’t matter if they’re a bit cheap and cheerful.
 
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Honestly they’re a bit rubbish - I tried them during lockdown and with one band I could literally rep it out forever, but the next it pulled my entire body back unless I leant so far forward it made a mockery of the exercise.
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They're not ideal, sure, but it is only four weeks and it keeps you moving. :)

If it makes you feel any better, I am watching my gains evaporate because of bike work which limits time under the bar... In my own gym! :eek:
 
mrthingyx said:
They're not ideal, sure, but it is only four weeks and it keeps you moving. :)

If it makes you feel any better, I am watching my gains evaporate because of bike work which limits time under the bar... In my own gym! :eek:
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I know, I just don’t trust that:
1) this will just be 4 weeks, since the last time we had ‘we’re just flattening the curve’ it ended up being nearly 4 months
2) this will be the last lockdown
3) that my gyms are financially secure enough to survive repeated lockdowns

It might pay to have some sort of Plan B for training, as best I can anyway.
 
Yeah I’m looking on FB marketplace but people are selling rusty old stuff for barely less than new prices. :eek:

I don’t want the Bowflex-type adjustables because I can’t use those with my vest. The 2” Oly DB handles tend to look really long which would make them awkward, but then the standard 1” tend to have low max load limits either because the plates are big or the stems are short. Decisions...

These sort of things seem a nice compromise - compact, likely fairly accurate plate weight.. but I’d have to get the 40kg a side set then also some 1.25kgs and maybe 5kgs... and that’s about £400. Should probs just look at some iron plates and try and keep it as cheap as possible though.
 
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