Random health and exercise thoughts

[Omega Male]

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[gettoasty]

Ordered! hell yes

 

[Szeph el raton]

Didn't post in foreverrr.

Lockdown got me hard the first time in March 2020 but I prepared better when they inevitably closed the gym again in December. I bought a (inclinable) bench and 100kg of weight plus a barbell. Built a poverty squat rack out of wood with a pullup bar screwed onto it and last but not least borrowed a Kettler stationary bike from family.

Currently doing Upper, Legs, Cardio, Upper, Legs, Upper, Cardio while dedicating every lunch break to it while 100% working from home. I really think I never want to go back to the office again, this is way more convenient.

Currently mainly working on getting leaner again, as my weight has slowly crept up by 7 kg over the last 2 years. When traveling comes hopefully back end of the year, I'll be ready to humble brag at some tropical beach.

 

[javyn]

Can anyone comment on those pullup bars that are held in place by the casing above a door? My apt complex gym doesn't have a bar for some reason and I'm really missing it. Thinking about getting one of those contraptions.

 

[wklq76a]

Can anyone comment on those pullup bars that are held in place by the casing above a door? My apt complex gym doesn't have a bar for some reason and I'm really missing it. Thinking about getting one of those contraptions.

I have one. It works well, but distorted my door frame a bit at the contact points. Not sure if there's any way around that.

 

[mhip]

Can anyone comment on those pullup bars that are held in place by the casing above a door? My apt complex gym doesn't have a bar for some reason and I'm really missing it. Thinking about getting one of those contraptions.

I used to use one.
The drawback is that they end up being low, and you can't do a full hang unless you're really short.
I ended up getting an iron rig that bolts to a joist in the garage.

 

[javyn]

I'm pretty short, and high a high doorframe anyway. Thanks, I'm going to give one a shot.

 

[javyn]

Got it. Works great, but man, trying to do chin ups after a year of being a lazy quarantined slob is pretty humbling.

 

[mhip]

Got it. Works great, but man, trying to do chin ups after a year of being a lazy quarantined slob is pretty humbling.

Just start slow, and it comes back pretty quick.
But yeah, pull ups are the debil. My chest hurts more after a pull up day, than after a chest exercise day...

 

[hendrix]

They work well and even just having it sit there you end up doing a couple of sets a day randomly.

 

[jesscold88]

I really hate quarantine, because i just cant start doing some sport at home, who have some advises?

 

[javyn]

Just start slow, and it comes back pretty quick.
But yeah, pull ups are the debil. My chest hurts more after a pull up day, than after a chest exercise day...

Up to 100 pushups and 15 pullups a day. Next goal....being able to do them consecutively. And yeah, same here with pullups making my chest more sore than anything!

 

[mhip]

Up to 100 pushups and 15 pullups a day. Next goal....being able to do them consecutively. And yeah, same here with pullups making my chest more sore than anything!

This is my latest torture.
When I first watched this video, I'm like, I'll kill this. Because I do a lot of push ups.
In reality, this is ridiculous, and I haven't been able to complete it......yet.
I think the killer is no rest.

This Push-Up Workout Always Ruins Me, and It Could Ruin You Too

If you have resolved to get absolutely wrecked by a push-up sequence in 2021, look no further.

www.gq.com

 

[javyn]

Oh yeah, I should probably clarify, "a day" means "in a day." I do have rest days.

 

[ericgereghty]

Reviving a mighty old thread for some advice. I'm FINALLY back to properly going to a real gym, and was looking into getting a new workout bag. Do any of y'all have bags you prefer or have made good use of in the past? I honestly have no clue where to even start, aside from the typical fitness brands like Adidas, Nike, and the like...and would prefer a more "grown up" bag.

Preference would be either a leather (probably not that practical haha) or a canvas bag, ideally with 2-3 external pockets.

Any thoughts?