Outdoor Lifting/Working Out in the Cold

[JustinP72]

Need some help gurus. I'm moving and will have to set up my power cage in my carport (covered, but open air/3 open walls) until I get my workout palace (shed) delivered and up and running. It will be insulated, heated, etc,. but that may need be for a few months. In the meantime, I need help/ideas on lifting in the cold. Plans so far:
I typically cycle ~10min for a warmup to help get the blood flowing; this will be indoor.
I will have the rack on an outdoor rug. I typically lift barefoot and wood prefer to continue doing so.
I've ordered thermal long sleeve compression shirts and pants. I typically workout shirtless to eliminate any friction. This will be trial by fire.
I'll keep the barbells and plates in a storage room off the carport. Everything is attached to the house, so I'm hoping the storage room will keep them warm, otherwise I can move the bars indoor and blanket the plates.
My lifts typically take ~30-40 minutes. I'll be incorporating more auxiliaries now that I have a cable setup with hookups overhead (lat pull down position) and shin height (row position), so I anticipate workout time will increase by 10-15 minutes.
I'm open to buying a heater, be it either an overhead or floor-standing. I'm guessing this won't have much affect other than I could stand by it to warm up unless it's an an overhead pushing heat; the space is to open to hold heat. In my shed I plan to have a wifi/programmable heater, so something I could transition to there would be a plus but isn't necessary. I'm open to any type of movable/temporary wall setup if it would help.
I'll be in Greenwood, SC, so temps now are cold in the mornings (40-below freezing) but warm in the afternoons (55-75). I could move my lifting to a warmer time, however I've been consistently and prefer to lift first thing in the morning. I work from home, so this wouldn't be a huge inconvenience, but not my preference.
Any thoughts/pointers/questions are appreciated. As always, thanks everyone!

[coachcalande]

I used to workout in an UN heated shed in Maine at 4am.

Knit hat
Two sweatshirts
Gloves
Sweatpants

All good.

[paulinkansas]

I workout in my garage. It gets below freezing in there. I use a 150k btu torp-edo propane heater to bring it up to about 50 degrees. I also vent my clothes dryer into the garage to blow warm moist air. Warm moist things are nice.

[JustinP72]

I used to workout in an UN heated shed in Maine at 4am.

Knit hat
Two sweatshirts
Gloves
Sweatpants

All good.

I don't know why I didn't think of head wear; a warm-ass beanie will definitely help.
My concern with sweatshirts is namely for squats; I lift shirtless and am hoping the thermal compression shirt will provide the most minimal difference from shirtless. I guess I could layer up some wife beaters...
I really don't want to use gloves of any sort.
I typically wear gym shorts, but may add sweatpants if need be.

Appreciate the response and help!

[coachcalande]

I don't know why I didn't think of head wear; a warm-ass beanie will definitely help.
My concern with sweatshirts is namely for squats; I lift shirtless and am hoping the thermal compression shirt will provide the most minimal difference from shirtless. I guess I could layer up some wife beaters...
I really don't want to use gloves of any sort.
I typically wear gym shorts, but may add sweatpants if need be.

Appreciate the response and help!

A bar at 2 degrees…you might want gloves.

[JustinP72]

I workout in my garage. It gets below freezing in there. I use a 150k btu torp-edo propane heater to bring it up to about 50 degrees. I also vent my clothes dryer into the garage to blow warm moist air. Warm moist things are nice.

I briefly looked into converting it to a garage and that be $10k+. Just found they make carport canopies though, so that may help trap the heat. My drier is pretty far from it, but there are warm moist things elsewhere.

[JustinP72]

A bar at 2 degrees…you might want gloves.

I'm keeping the bar indoors, so they won't be cold as ****. I also use a straight bar for my first lifts, then a EZ curl bar for my latter lifts, so could leave that inside until I need it.

[coachcalande]

I'm keeping the bar indoors, so they won't be cold as ****. I also use a straight bar for my first lifts, then a EZ curl bar for my latter lifts, so could leave that inside until I need it.

I bought a six pack of knitted gloves that had grippy rubber on palms and fingers. Home Depot/Walmart….

Cheap and does the job.

[coachcalande]

I bought a six pack of knitted gloves that had grippy rubber on palms and fingers. Home Depot/Walmart….

Cheap and does the job.

Bonus, can do yard work between sets ha ha