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[QUOTE=induced_drag;1600537201]Nice job man. That is legit dedication right there!
It is called a Steinborn Squat. It is an old time strong man feat.
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ID, thanks, yes, that's how much squats are a necessity for me. Not really optimal in my basement anymore, and never thought I would have to do them in this fashion! I had gotten rid of my rack 2 years ago. (was going to move this summer anyway and build a nice gym).
Cool vid. of Steinborn squat.
[QUOTE=Jtbny;1600535531]Great way to get that bar on your back w/o a rack!
Bench/deadlifts today. Nothing fancy.
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Nice press.
[QUOTE=-=FLEX=-;1600539211]Playing with the multi-grip bar for the second time today. Managed working sets of 6 reps with 225:
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Those bars are awesome.
I think i will visit the GF at her apartment and do the stairs.
The building has 14 floors and they closed the gym with the Matrix machines, so keeping fit with flights of stairs may just be the deal.
Speed climbing really has a way of testing your fitness and cardiovascular system. :)
[QUOTE=induced_drag;1600537201]
It is called a Steinborn Squat. It is an old time strong man feat.
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Ive seen Bradley Martin do these too. Braver than me :D
[QUOTE=LWW;1600538131]Nice press.[/QUOTE]
TY.
[QUOTE=-=FLEX=-;1600539781]I like it but it's a completely different animal than bar bench.[/QUOTE]
Love that bar. You're right, its different. Easier on my shoulders for sure.
@Mark (didnt pick up the quote). Thanks. Safeties in place just in case :D
I have yet to hit a real session in the garage gym. Planned to tonight but it’s cold and 8m exhausted from another day of covid madness. Maybe I’ll go out after dinner.
[QUOTE=Plateauplower;1600553741]I have yet to hit a real session in the garage gym. Planned to tonight but it’s cold and 8m exhausted from another day of covid madness. Maybe I’ll go out after dinner.[/QUOTE]
It is strongly suggested that you do ;)
[QUOTE=induced_drag;1600468381]Holy cow. BEST DAY EVER!!!!
I went to my buddies to start pulling the trans out of my car. I got home and my daughter comes up excited and wanted to show me something.
She is 16 and just started lifting a few weeks ago. She NAILED her first 135 squat! Holy cow.... Cant even explain how cool this is to me :D (proud dad talking). Really just happy she is so happy!
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It is wonderful and reassuring to see today’s youth legitimately excited about training like this!
This is slowly becoming popular in youth of all ages, and when I first started, well, you just didn’t see this kinda thing. I remember my grandmother in state of concern when she found out her granddaughter lifted weights for soccer.
Keep at it!
[QUOTE=LWW;1600563121]It is wonderful and reassuring to see today’s youth legitimately excited about training like this!
This is slowly becoming popular in youth of all ages, and when I first started, well, you just didn’t see this kinda thing. I remember my grandmother in state of concern when she found out her granddaughter lifted weights for soccer.
Keep at it![/QUOTE]
I like the new you :)
[QUOTE=Mark1T;1600529261]Before the plague and when my gym was open, I was getting up at 3AM to go workout. Now, it is 5:30. If I were to guess, the three bodyparts that will suffer the most is legs, back and chest, in that order, simply because of lack of challenging weight.
This morning's workout:
Pushups
Pullups
DB Curls
Dips
Bentover DB Rows
DB Shoulder Press
Side Laterals
Front Raises
Anterior Raises
Hammer Curls
30 minute brisk walking in the neighborhood at approximately 4.1MPH.
Notes: The psychological effect is strong. But, I think I can still maintain somewhat of an athletic build until we overcome this. But, for now, the virus is exponentially growing. Went to the grocery store this morning and I lived. Small achievement.[/QUOTE]
Do you typically hit your full upper body like that all on the same day? I'm afraid to ask how many sets...:D
I'm probably wrong but I swear a 25 lb dumbbell feels heavier at home than at the gym. I think my gym is pinching the weights to make people feel better about themselves...;) Also, my God cardio sucks at home. I literally feel like a hamster on his wheel in the little cage. I'm chalking this whole thing off to a long over due de-load or I'm going to get depressed. I haven't taken off more than 1 week per year in the last 8 years and typically don't de-load much either. My elbow joints remind me quite regularly!
[QUOTE=Fishman15;1600573211]Do you typically hit your full upper body like that all on the same day? I'm afraid to ask how many sets...:D
I'm probably wrong but I swear a 25 lb dumbbell feels heavier at home than at the gym. I think my gym is pinching the weights to make people feel better about themselves...;) Also, my God cardio sucks at home. I literally feel like a hamster on his wheel in the little cage. I'm chalking this whole thing off to a long over due de-load or I'm going to get depressed. I haven't taken off more than 1 week per year in the last 8 years and typically don't de-load much either. My elbow joints remind me quite regularly![/QUOTE]
Fishy, all of those exercises are done, one after the other with no rest until after the last exercise, I rest about 2 to 3 minutes. That is one Giant Set. I do all those exercises for 3 Giant Sets, Monday Wednesday and Friday. After those workout, I walk briskly for 30 minutes including Sunday, so I workout 3X per week and walk 4X per week.
Weights do feel different. One reason for me is that I am not splitting. Example: At the gym, I will use anywhere from 25lb to 30lb DBs for Side Laterals. At home, because I have already done pushups and dips without resting, 15lb DBs feel about right. With that in mind, I concentrate on form and the muscle group I am at least trying to hit with each exercise.
The reason I only do 3 Giant Sets is because I am doing it all 3X per week and any more than that I feel would be over-doing it. But, as I mentioned in an earlier post, to progress, since I don't have higher weights, I can increase the reps per set by 1, 2, 3, etc..
I hope that makes sense.
[QUOTE=Mark1T;1600576101]Fishy, all of those exercises are done, one after the other with no rest until after the last exercise, I rest about 2 to 3 minutes. That is one Giant Set. I do all those exercises for 3 Giant Sets, Monday Wednesday and Friday. After those workout, I walk briskly for 30 minutes including Sunday, so I workout 3X per week and walk 4X per week.
Weights do feel different. One reason for me is that I am not splitting. Example: At the gym, I will use anywhere from 25lb to 30lb DBs for Side Laterals. At home, because I have already done pushups and dips without resting, 15lb DBs feel about right. With that in mind, I concentrate on form and the muscle group I am at least trying to hit with each exercise.
The reason I only do 3 Giant Sets is because I am doing it all 3X per week and any more than that I feel would be over-doing it. But, as I mentioned in an earlier post, to progress, since I don't have higher weights, I can increase the reps per set by 1, 2, 3, etc..
I hope that makes sense.[/QUOTE]
I think mine feel heavier because there isn't anything in spandex watching me...;)
[QUOTE=Fishman15;1600577211]I think mine feel heavier because there isn't anything in spandex watching me...;)[/QUOTE]
Use that imagination.
[QUOTE=-=FLEX=-;1600577491]He does some weird P.U.I. posting but so do I. :D :)[/QUOTE]
Certainly better than DUI. I hope we don't see authentication via Breathalyzer in the future?
Half of my workouts tend to be at home already so now it's just all of them for the time being. I primarily use a weighted rucksack, kettlebells, bodyweight, and a pull up bar.
Today's workout was 30 minutes of stairs wearing the backpack, then I hit circuit training for about 30 minutes: weighted pull ups, hand release push ups, kettlebell swings, brickyard man makers (clean-squat-press-overhead lunge with both legs) using the backpack, and six different abdominal exercises.
[QUOTE=GrouchyUSMC;1600593111]Half of my workouts tend to be at home already so now it's just all of them for the time being. I primarily use a weighted rucksack, kettlebells, bodyweight, and a pull up bar.
Today's workout was 30 minutes of stairs wearing the backpack, then I hit circuit training for about 30 minutes: weighted pull ups, hand release push ups, kettlebell swings, brickyard man makers (clean-squat-press-overhead lunge with both legs) using the backpack, and six different abdominal exercises.[/QUOTE]
Welcome
Garage gym should be mostly set back up by the weekend. We took it down so we could get 2 cars in for the winter. I went to the Y as an alternative, I played hockey up until a couple of weeks ago. I took a break from lifting in the end of January because the hockey and lifting were catching up to me...and I still continue to have nagging issues with my lower back.
Anyway I have been doing this every third day
Spin Bike warm up 10-15 minutes...or until I feel sweaty.
Dynamic stretches.
EMOM for 10 minutes 3 sandbag power cleans (with a Rogue 200lb size sand bag filled to capacity with rubber mulch...making it 60lbs approx). (Easy)
Triset: Floor Press with dumbbells, 25lbs...20 reps or so....band rows...band pull parts
SS: Hammer curls, Triceps extensions...lots of reps low weight.
C2 Rower: Pyramid: 100m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 500m, 400m, 300m, 200m, 100m....rest 45 seconds between the intervals...hold about a 2:18 split.
Light stuff to get going again.
Hey...maybe the corona virus will breathe new life into >35. Really cool to see everyone doing what they need to do.
Have to say......(and this is no suck up, and totally serious)....IF anyone complains they cant find a way to workout, all you have to do is post LWW squatting from with no rack.....in the rain......outside.
So being back into my home gym and limited on machines I'm kinda back to squatting. Been a long while since I squatted anything heavy due to injuries ect. Since LWW is making the best of his situation I felt like I should suck it up and get back under the bar. 5x2 squats, OHP, and shoulder flies/bi curls today.
[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B-H20mhp2xz/[/url]
So glad I built the home gym last fall. Here's a shot from the gym this morning. Nothing spectacular, but it meets my needs.
[img]https://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9210841&d=1585072633[/img]
Apparently my timing on building my home gym last summer was just about perfect.
[QUOTE=induced_drag;1600618891]Hey...maybe the corona virus will breathe new life into >35. Really cool to see everyone doing what they need to do.[/QUOTE]
Great way to see things, and thanks a lot to Mark, the guy who started this thread.
[QUOTE=Cantplankwell;1600608041]Garage gym should be mostly set back up by the weekend. We took it down so we could get 2 cars in for the winter. I went to the Y as an alternative, I played hockey up until a couple of weeks ago. I took a break from lifting in the end of January because the hockey and lifting were catching up to me...and I still continue to have nagging issues with my lower back.
Anyway I have been doing this every third day
Spin Bike warm up 10-15 minutes...or until I feel sweaty.
Dynamic stretches.
EMOM for 10 minutes 3 sandbag power cleans (with a Rogue 200lb size sand bag filled to capacity with rubber mulch...making it 60lbs approx). (Easy)
Triset: Floor Press with dumbbells, 25lbs...20 reps or so....band rows...band pull parts
SS: Hammer curls, Triceps extensions...lots of reps low weight.
C2 Rower: Pyramid: 100m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 500m, 400m, 300m, 200m, 100m....rest 45 seconds between the intervals...hold about a 2:18 split.
Light stuff to get going again.[/QUOTE]
Excellent, CantPlankwell. Thanks for posting.
[QUOTE=induced_drag;1600618891]Hey...maybe the corona virus will breathe new life into >35. Really cool to see everyone doing what they need to do.
Have to say......(and this is no suck up, and totally serious)....IF anyone complains they cant find a way to workout, all you have to do is post LWW squatting from with no rack.....in the rain......outside.[/QUOTE]
I agree, ID. People who have worked out for years have that determination and are goal oriented. Not any better than other people. We just find a way.
[QUOTE=Jtbny;1600630841]So being back into my home gym and limited on machines I'm kinda back to squatting. Been a long while since I squatted anything heavy due to injuries ect. Since LWW is making the best of his situation I felt like I should suck it up and get back under the bar. 5x2 squats, OHP, and shoulder flies/bi curls today.
[url]https://www.instagram.com/p/B-H20mhp2xz/[/url][/QUOTE]
Pretty good squatting if you ask me. I can't even squat because no rack and no gym.
[QUOTE=bustasinclair;1600631801]So glad I built the home gym last fall. Here's a shot from the gym this morning. Nothing spectacular, but it meets my needs.
[img]https://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9210841&d=1585072633[/img][/QUOTE]
Fine gym, Busta. You made a great investment.
[QUOTE=blue9steel;1600635041]Apparently my timing on building my home gym last summer was just about perfect.[/QUOTE]
Good to have you.
[QUOTE=-=FLEX=-;1600638321]Amazing home gym, Matt!
Nothing special today a little garage deadlift session pulled 500 even for a beltless single.
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Belted up and made 2 valiant attempts at 550 no dice. Sometimes training in the garage the fight just isn't there.
Peeled off some weight and did some reps at 410 then called it a day....[/QUOTE]
Excellent deadlifting, Jim! I know what you mean about the garage gym motivation.
550 is quite a drop from the 615 I thought I remembered you lifting not too long ago IIRC. Did you have a set back?
Thanks for the home gym props. I absolutely love my home gym! I'm only missing two pieces before I consider it complete; Stairmaster and a hacksquat/leg press combo. Titan Fitness has the hack squat machine I want for about $1,100, but they're out of stock ATM. Stairmaster is just so damn costly. I found one for around $3K, but I just cannot pull the trigger. I likely will after this corona shiz.
[QUOTE=-=FLEX=-;1600641801]Not a sedtback; just trying to drop some weight; I've lost about 25 lbs so far; it's taking a toll on the lifts a bit..[/QUOTE]
I see, good deal. I'm trying to lean out a bit myself; pushing into the 230's is making me uncomfortable.
[QUOTE=bustasinclair;1600631801]So glad I built the home gym last fall. Here's a shot from the gym this morning. Nothing spectacular, but it meets my needs.
[img]https://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9210841&d=1585072633[/img][/QUOTE]
Looks spectacular to me!
[QUOTE=blue9steel;1600635041]Apparently my timing on building my home gym last summer was just about perfect.[/QUOTE]
It's probably never the wrong time, but yeah!
Took advantage of good weather, supposed to rain this weekend, still getting a feel, plenty of fails, this is tough!
236 x 3
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256 x 3 (this is where fails happened, the plates kept slipping off, 4 tries of wrestling that bar)
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^^^Nice squats, LWW. You have that setup move down. Props since I have never seen it before yesterday.
[QUOTE=bustasinclair;1600631801]So glad I built the home gym last fall. Here's a shot from the gym this morning. Nothing spectacular, but it meets my needs.
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Heck of a set up!