Like Killer said, the variety of options is the biggest thing for me, all I've got at home is a 16kg kettlebell which I only got delivered last month so been doing mostly bodyweight before then which gets boring fast. If I had to choose though just a bench would be super useful as can do so much with it
I mostly train Brazilian jiu-jitsu and supplement it with a bit of S+C in the gym a couple days a week, so the thing I miss most really is the atmosphere and the exhaustion in the gym after a tough training session leaving the gym feeling broken.
Fortunate to have built my own home gym/office in lockdown 1, but I do miss having the proper free weights... Going to purchase a load of upgrades for my birthday in May, which Lewis Page and Ben Purrington can leave alone for once...
this + a bench are all you need + somewhere for you to do pull ups/dips.
Yep. I've got a bench, some squat stands, a pull-up/dip/pulley stand and some BBs, DBs and about 120kg of weight. It's a good enough set up to have maintained most of my size, and an exercise bike in front of the telly keeps the weight stable. But working, relaxing and working out in the same room daily makes it hard to keep motivated. It's also much harder to train around any niggles, as there's still a limit to what exercises I can do for muscle group.
Can't wait to get some variation back into my workouts.
this + a bench are all you need + somewhere for you to do pull ups/dips.
Yep. I've got a bench, some squat stands, a pull-up/dip/pulley stand and some BBs, DBs and about 120kg of weight. It's a good enough set up to have maintained most of my size, and an exercise bike in front of the telly keeps the weight stable. But working, relaxing and working out in the same room daily makes it hard to keep motivated. It's also much harder to train around any niggles, as there's still a limit to what exercises I can do for muscle group.
Can't wait to get some variation back into my workouts.
What's your current weights plan look like @Croydon
I, like you am a bit bored of doing the usual compounds (with some supporting isolation bits) on a 5*5 or 3*12 routine
Cross trainer and bike. I can compose my thoughts and unwind whilst listening to something I want to listen to without having to worry about motorists trying to kill me
I just started to get back in the habit just as lockdown kicked in and I've missed it...and bloody need to get back in the zone.
this + a bench are all you need + somewhere for you to do pull ups/dips.
Yep. I've got a bench, some squat stands, a pull-up/dip/pulley stand and some BBs, DBs and about 120kg of weight. It's a good enough set up to have maintained most of my size, and an exercise bike in front of the telly keeps the weight stable. But working, relaxing and working out in the same room daily makes it hard to keep motivated. It's also much harder to train around any niggles, as there's still a limit to what exercises I can do for muscle group.
Can't wait to get some variation back into my workouts.
What's your current weights plan look like @Croydon
I, like you am a bit bored of doing the usual compounds (with some supporting isolation bits) on a 5*5 or 3*12 routine
Current split is push, pull, legs, repeat. Found increasing the frequency allows me to then keep the sessions shorter, and therefore less daunting when I log off from the computer in the evening. Usually follow something like the below:
Push 1 Push
2
Bench press Incline
bench
Incline DB
fly Flat
DB press
DB shoulder
press DB
front raise
Side raises side
raises
Dips cable
pushdown
Pull 1 Pull
2
WG pull ups Underhand
chins
BB row DB
row
Shrugs T
bar row
Rear delt fly band
face pulls
Hammer
curls DB
curls
Legs 1 Legs
2
Squats Front
squats
Good
mornings lunges
DB leg extension RDLs
Calf raises
calf
raises
Rep range is 6-10 in the main, but if I'm lacking in imagination/motivation on any given day I'll do some GVT on a compound exercise and just call it a day after.
Realise I'm very fortunate to be able to do as much as I can, and have got mates who've dedicated lives to bodybuilding making do with nothing but resistance bands, but I cannot wait to just sit on some pin loaded machines for some 'fluff' work 😅
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I never thought I'd miss the gym but am looking forward to getting back into it.
Oh, and @ricky_otto you're a prick!
I mostly train Brazilian jiu-jitsu and supplement it with a bit of S+C in the gym a couple days a week, so the thing I miss most really is the atmosphere and the exhaustion in the gym after a tough training session leaving the gym feeling broken.
And the cross trainer
I hate spinlock equipment and vinyl plates.
Can't wait to get some variation back into my workouts.
Been doing bodyweight/ calisthenics and chin up bar the only bit of equipment.
Physique has not changed much, maybe gone from adonis to men's health cover model but let's not split hairs.
Really miss the gym and barbells e.g. squats and deadlifts and can't weight to get back.
Don't miss the shit music they seem to play though.
I, like you am a bit bored of doing the usual compounds (with some supporting isolation bits) on a 5*5 or 3*12 routine
I just started to get back in the habit just as lockdown kicked in and I've missed it...and bloody need to get back in the zone.
Not long now
Push 1 Push 2
Bench press Incline bench
Incline DB fly Flat DB press
DB shoulder press DB front raise
Side raises side raises
Dips cable pushdown
Pull 1 Pull 2
WG pull ups Underhand chins
BB row DB row
Shrugs T bar row
Rear delt fly band face pulls
Hammer curls DB curls
Legs 1 Legs 2
Squats Front squats
Good mornings lunges
DB leg extension RDLs
Calf raises calf raises
Rep range is 6-10 in the main, but if I'm lacking in imagination/motivation on any given day I'll do some GVT on a compound exercise and just call it a day after.
Realise I'm very fortunate to be able to do as much as I can, and have got mates who've dedicated lives to bodybuilding making do with nothing but resistance bands, but I cannot wait to just sit on some pin loaded machines for some 'fluff' work 😅