Hi guys,
Wanted to ask to all UK people how they are getting on with their home training? What kind routine you following and how you coping during lockdown? It seems gyms wont start to re open until July earliest and it’s crap. I’m struggling with motivation and sticking to workouts since I love the gym and the whole process of going to the gym. Let me know how you’re getting on + any advice!
Cheers
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Thread: Anyone from the UK?
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05-30-2020, 09:23 AM #1
Anyone from the UK?
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05-30-2020, 10:37 AM #2
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05-30-2020, 10:40 AM #3
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05-30-2020, 11:41 AM #4
Trying to train following link in my sig line, but mixed progress just can't manage handstand and frog (crow) stand. Keep trying, maybe eventually?
I don't enjoy calisthenics that much, greatly prefer barbell but hoping it's a lot better than doing nothing! It might even be doing me good where I'm filling in gaps by doing something totally different that I'm not good at
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05-30-2020, 01:46 PM #5
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05-30-2020, 02:30 PM #6
Yep Britain's ocean city here.
Not too bad I have a home gym set up already even if my weights are not ideal using one inch standard bars instead of Olympic bars. I am running StrongLifts (my personal go to program when in a jam) set up except for deadlifts where I am doing RDL as I simply can't get enough weight on the bar.
https://stronglifts.com/5x5/
When I can no longer increase the weight (e.g. bench is nearly maxed out for space) then I add a rep. Can't wait for the gyms to open just hope they are operation sensible and not making users wear masks or something.
But yeah is difficult to motivate sometimes. I find making sure you choose one hour a day which is set aside for the workout time and don't diverge from the plan (generally I workout when the daily COVID-19 update is on).
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05-30-2020, 03:56 PM #7
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05-30-2020, 04:04 PM #8
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05-31-2020, 04:57 PM #9
Got a home gym in the backyard. Only problem is the weather. Have got a bench, rack, barbells, dumbbells, tricep bar, roman chair, power tower with pull up and dipping bars, DIY cable flye machine, straps and rings, and a few other things. Plates (combined) only go up to 50KG, so making do with high volume workouts spending on average 3 hours per day on isolation, compound and calisthenics. Tough part is staying focused. At the gym I would push myself to the limit because I was paying for the service and under a strict time limit, but now I find myself too relaxed with little pressure to go full throttle and push myself to maximum potential. Will be glad when the gyms re-open.
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05-31-2020, 05:38 PM #10
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06-01-2020, 12:53 AM #11
- Join Date: Jan 2007
- Location: Suffolk, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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I'm lucky to already have equipment. Power rack, bench, bar, plates, pullup bar, bands, DB handles, ab wheel, dip bars etc.
I thought I'd miss cables and machines but I'm really getting into using bands for isolation exercises, it just works really well for single join movements - and is a novel stimulus compared to constant resistance.
Back to full body every day
2 compounds, 3 isolations - 5 bodyparts rotated each day. 2 sets of each at the moment.
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06-01-2020, 04:42 AM #12
Push ups, chin ups, lots of dumbbell work.
**** when I was desperate the first weeks of Corona I went out at 5 a.m and did chin ups on a lantern.
Some old lady watched me from a window, I had to be aware she might call the police.
5min 50chins and 100push ups.
If you can pull that **** off with full form you're elite level.
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06-01-2020, 05:00 AM #13
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06-01-2020, 05:45 AM #14
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