DGP
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I'm trying to figure out whether I can really put together a good weight routine given how limited my gym is. And, to answer the obvious question, I use that gym because it's in my building/free for residents. We have:
Dumbbells up to 75lbs
Smith Machine
Full cable machine (with a variety of handles)
Leg Press (the kind where you push yourself up on the chair, not the kind where you sit back with weights above you)
A number of other chest/shoulder/arm/leg machines
One free bar (but curved for arm exercises, can't do full deadlifts)
I've been doing a pretty simple routine, where the first day I do:
Goblet Squats
Bench Press
Lunges
Pulldowns
and the second day:
Stiff Legged Deadlift (either dumbbells or bar)
Lumberjacks (I think that's what they're called, start in a squatted position holding dumbbell btwn legs, then fire up and thrust it over your head)
One-arm bench press on large rubber ball
Cable rows
I vary the weight and number of reps fairly randomly. However, can I really get a good core workout without real dead lifts and squats? Will my current core exercises help (the goblet squats, lumberjacks and stiff-legged dead lifts)? I'm not good enough at the SLDL to have maxed out on available weights yet, but I'm already using exclusively 75lbs for the goblet squats.
Anything else I can really do, given what's available, or do I need to join a gym?
Dumbbells up to 75lbs
Smith Machine
Full cable machine (with a variety of handles)
Leg Press (the kind where you push yourself up on the chair, not the kind where you sit back with weights above you)
A number of other chest/shoulder/arm/leg machines
One free bar (but curved for arm exercises, can't do full deadlifts)
I've been doing a pretty simple routine, where the first day I do:
Goblet Squats
Bench Press
Lunges
Pulldowns
and the second day:
Stiff Legged Deadlift (either dumbbells or bar)
Lumberjacks (I think that's what they're called, start in a squatted position holding dumbbell btwn legs, then fire up and thrust it over your head)
One-arm bench press on large rubber ball
Cable rows
I vary the weight and number of reps fairly randomly. However, can I really get a good core workout without real dead lifts and squats? Will my current core exercises help (the goblet squats, lumberjacks and stiff-legged dead lifts)? I'm not good enough at the SLDL to have maxed out on available weights yet, but I'm already using exclusively 75lbs for the goblet squats.
Anything else I can really do, given what's available, or do I need to join a gym?