Coronavirus - My survival kit without gyms or training facilities

[hardgainerj]

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[Thin Lizzy]

I have a lat-pull down setup in my garage along with a verticle bench press machine and some free weights.  I've trained there for nearly 28 years now.  Sometimes I train at a gym but mostly at home.

I can no longer handle any kind of real weight but as I used to tell people when I was younger, if it's heavy to you, then it's heavy.

One of the few positives about getting older is that you don’t need as much weight to push around. I’ve got 185lbs of plates, a  20lb and a 45 pound dumbbell, a bench and a few resistance bands and I’m good.💪

[funk51]

robcguns. yes i have owned a gym for a long time recently ( bout 5 years ago) sold the building. got tired of the day to day stuff. we ( wife and i) moved . i have a nice garage gym with plenty of stuff in storage as i said. we have cardio stuff in the house with a small "paramount fitnerss trainer" gym. ( kinda like a universal but doesnt have as many stations) and we have a tanning bed too.  wife likes to work out in the house. lol.  i have machines mostly now since i will be 60 in may its just easier for me to pop a pin in and out and i feel it more in the muscles. plus its safer and not as hard on the joints etc. heres a few pics

   nice 

[LurkerNoMore]

Powerblocks adjustable dumbells 5-90 lbs

New bench just arrived today

Resistance bands

And three year old and six year old training partners who don't seem to understand the working in rotation.

Keeping it together though!!

 

I have those exact same bands.  I was disappointed in the quality though.

[Thin Lizzy]

I have those exact same bands.  I was disappointed in the quality though.

The brand I have is “fitness gear”. Got them on Amazon too.  I’ve had them for a few years and they’ve been serviceable. I only use them for exercises that replicate cable machines: pull downs, low rows and tricep push downs.

[che]

robcguns. yes i have owned a gym for a long time recently ( bout 5 years ago) sold the building. got tired of the day to day stuff. we ( wife and i) moved . i have a nice garage gym with plenty of stuff in storage as i said. we have cardio stuff in the house with a small "paramount fitnerss trainer" gym. ( kinda like a universal but doesnt have as many stations) and we have a tanning bed too.  wife likes to work out in the house. lol.  i have machines mostly now since i will be 60 in may its just easier for me to pop a pin in and out and i feel it more in the muscles. plus its safer and not as hard on the joints etc. heres a few pics

I want that vertical leg press ,how much ?

[Primemuscle]

I've been slowly transitioning to solely machine workouts and while they are good for safety/less injuries, they never quite give you that deep burn felt with free weights. I'm not saying they're not effective, they certainly provide appreciable results, but free weights do give you a deeper stimulation of muscle (at least in my experience). Unfortunately, I find that free weights also lead to more injuries, especially when coupled with bad form.

"1"

Bad form and old age.

[illuminati]

I have a lat-pull down setup in my garage along with a verticle bench press machine and some free weights.  I've trained there for nearly 28 years now.  Sometimes I train at a gym but mostly at home.

I can no longer handle any kind of real weight but as I used to tell people when I was younger, if it's heavy to you, then it's heavy.

Exactly- Heavy is relevant to who’s capable of what.
You’re doing what you can & Enjoying it.
More power to you Scott & Keep Doing What you can & striving for that bit More.

👍🏻💪🏻

[Primemuscle]

Has anybody purchased the X3 Bar Elite from Jaquish Biometmedical? It's kind of expensive for bands but if it works it wouldn't take up any room which I am short on.



https://www.jaquishbiomedical.com/science/x3/

[The Scott]

Exactly- Heavy is relevant to who’s capable of what.
You’re doing what you can & Enjoying it.
More power to you Scott & Keep Doing What you can & striving for that bit More.

👍🏻💪🏻

Thanks, brother.  I never imagined I would live past 50 and my father only made it to 56...Smoking and multiple exposures to Agent Orange in Vietnam and elsewhere (he was a riverboat captain during the Vietnam War) did him in or so the VA told my mother when they had her survivor benefit increased a bit.

What is important is doing what we can with what we have.  This is true for people and Nations such as Great Britain and the U.S.  The Civilized World will survive this and come out stronger.

[pamith]

I went to the gym yesterday

[friedchickendinner]

I'm thinking of buying some basic stuff:

Bench
Dumbbells
Pull up bar

Along with some stuff I allready have I should be able to get a pretty good workout in

[oldtimer1]

I was on the IronMaster site and they said there deliveries are being delayed due to the volume of their sales during Corona.  Power blocks looked like they were sold out of a lot of their products. I think there is a run on home exercise equipment. Can't wait to see all this used stuff up for sale next year.

[friedchickendinner]

 
Not only are the gyms closed, the gym equipment are sold out!

[Primemuscle]

Not only are the gyms closed, the gym equipment are sold out!

Sold out where? Everywhere? Some places? A few places? One or two places?

Marcy Multifunction Steel Home Gym 150lb Stack MWM-988

Amazon - Free delivery - March 26-28




https://www.amazon.com/Marcy-Multifunction-Steel-150lb-MWM-988/dp/B0090OKEB2/ref=sr_1_36?crid=3QGYL0PC295EI&dchild=1&keywords=weight+lifting+equipment&qid=1584633004&sprefix=weight+lifting+e%2Caps%2C218&sr=8-36

[Primemuscle]

Amazon - $137.71 - Free Delivery

FLYBIRD Weight Bench, Adjustable Strength Training Bench for Full Body Workout with Fast Folding- 2020 Version

[friedchickendinner]

I'm just trying to cause hysteria!

[Primemuscle]

I'm just trying to cause hysteria!

Carry on.

[funk51]

you can get this in 4-6 days.

[friedchickendinner]

you can get this in 4-6 days.

And 4-6 weeks before I figure out how to put it together 

[njflex]

And 4-6 weeks before I figure out how to put it together 

GYM WILL BE BACK OPEN BY THEN...

[The Scott]

you can get this in 4-6 days.

Looks cool but when I went to their site I saw that they have Kai Greene as their model/spokesturd/shitbag.  FTN.

Whenever possible, I don't support subhumans, so I will have to pass until they decide to flush.

[Notomorrow]

Many bodybuilders will be exposed for not being able to truly do sets of wide grip chin ups, a perfect exercise for bis and back. You can grunt and show off with heavy weight on lat pulldowns, swinging and lurching, time to get those wide grip chins in as there is no cheating and you'll know how strong you really are.

[oldtimer1]

Many bodybuilders will be exposed for not being able to truly do sets of wide grip chin ups, a perfect exercise for bis and back. You can grunt and show off with heavy weight on lat pulldowns, swinging and lurching, time to get those wide grip chins in as there is no cheating and you'll know how strong you really are.

True but on another point many kip to get their reps and others never go all the way up nor all the way down. Much easier to get reps if you never get your elbows all the way down doing partials. I have stayed away from chins for about a year and I'm shocked how weak I am in them despite doing pulldowns. I am nursing an injury but I agree. Pullups are a lat builder and one of the hardest exercises going.

[funk51]

Looks cool but when I went to their site I saw that they have Kai Greene as their model/spokesturd/shitbag.  FTN.

Whenever possible, I don't support subhumans, so I will have to pass until they decide to flush.

             used  to be jay cutler and lee priest but i guessed they aged out.