Little mans 4, so in theory he’d probably be fine, just a nuisance. My gym isn’t the safest in the world though, so I wouldn’t like to risk it.
Probably the most fun I’ve ever had training was when I had weather like this, a back garden to train in and all the equipment I have now. I think the only thing I’ve lost is the bench, because it was cheap to start with and 4 years of rust haven’t added to the safety of it. I really enjoy training like this, just being able to make stuff up as you go along and have a play with different movements. It’s probably not as effective as normal training, but it’s much more fun. Probably better for conditioning too.
Haha they’re definitely a nuisance in the gym, my 7 year old comes in occasionally and he loves it but it is a test of patience (following basic instructions isn’t his strong point!).
Training for fun will keep it fresh and keep you coming back for more, may it be the “perfect” way of training, but better than not following the perfect system (which we all know doesn’t exist, well that is unless you pay £24.99 for my ebook, effortless abs).
It’s actually probably better for me for all of my stated goals (body comp, general health, mental health). I just benefit from more structure under normal circumstances because I train fairly late at night and I’m usually knackered.
Having preplanned sessions also helps us push ourselves further than we’d like some days and holds us back when we feel invincible. Both can be good for long term injury free training.
It was pretty difficult to get enough tension in the bands to feel it as a back exercise, to be honest. Even doubling up the bands and doing it one handed.
So apparently I’m really, really bad at logging when I don’t have some specific gym sessions.
I’ve been doing some stuff every day. Nothing heavy, nothing too extreme.
New discovery for the record:
Single leg hip thrust. I suck at these, and they’re easy to do every day. Win-win.
Figured I might log, because this one might prove to be useful later:
Work for today:
5 x 5 clean and press, 16kg kettlebell, no rest
3 x 15 dumbbell rows, 30kg
Dan John’s “eagle”:
8 double racked front squats
~20m farmers walk
8 rounds
Used a 9kg and a 16kg for this because the only matching pair of kettlebells I have is 9kg (don’t ask). Might have added to the difficulty, hard to say. Really glad I didn’t opt for the 16kg and the 24kg, I think that would have been an absolute killer. Maybe a conditioning goal.
Edit:
More work:
~20 make shift “travelators” (extra points for anyone who gets that reference) most carrying a 40lb chunk of child.
5 x 5 pull ups (fuck I got fat, these were far, far more difficult than they should be)
30-10-30 push up (not fun, do not recommend)
30-10-30 glute bridge (meh, was fine, probably won’t bother again)
I have the remnants of a home gym with a fair few toys. Some of the toys haven’t survived moves though, so I’m far from being able to train normally, but I can do everything I need to. Time and motivation is more of an issue than equipment.
This is the first time I remember pressing with the trap bar. I know I’ve thought about it before, but never done it. I actually really liked it as a completely technique free press.
That’s why I tried it, a bit of instability. Turned out to be just as stable, if not more stable than regular pressing though. Even using the high handles barely had a noticeable effect.
That’s where I remembered the idea from, for sure. I quite liked the movement.
If I was going to outfit a home gym again, a trap bar would be far above an SSB for me and my goals, mostly for trap bar deadlifts and loaded carries though. I’m told people like them for rows and stuff as well, but I couldn’t comment. As always, YMMV.
I am new to the log (and to lazy to read through 1400 entries). Do you mind filling me in briefly about your backstory and what you’ve been doing training wise before the apocalypse?