Nope. Tnation, Facebook and WeChat are my only social media… and I rarely check the latter two
Oh, okay. It’s possible to check anyway. I don’t have an account and can still see some stuff.
Also, in the absence of external load I recommend focusing on actively contracting the muscle you are training. As an example, I could do Swiss ball crunches for a really long time but I can alone reach failure in less than a minute. Maybe you are already doing this but if not… Do!
And when loads are light I like holding at the fail point resisting until the weight/resistance slowly moves back through the range of motion while maintaining the contraction with unyielding determination
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Gyms have started to open up in my area and there’s an LA fitness 2.5 miles (3.5km ish) from my house.
The problem is that my mom won’t let me get a membership bc of covid fears.
Since I’m an adult, I can technically get one behind her back. Should I?
Since you’re an adult, you should just be up front with her.
Not that you have to tell your mom everything, but if she’s openly against it, and you do it anyways, it becomes a lie. If it never comes up and you don’t feel like opening a can of worms, that’s a different story. But the idea of “behind her back” is not a good one.
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What’s the conversation with your mum looked like so far?
My thoughts in situations like this would be to look for a win-win. She’s looking to keep you safe from Covid, you’re looking for a way to train more productively because it’s important to you. These things aren’t necessarily competing goals, so there’s a win-win to be had. Look for that win-win, don’t do anything to harm the relationship with your parents.
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So far, it’s a pretty hard no, but I’m leveraging every bahavioural trick in the book.
I’m thinking about proposing 3 days at the actual gym, and three days at home- compromise???
If I want my other half to stop sleeping with other people and she dumps one of two boyfriends, is that a compromise?
Made up story to illustrate a point. She wants you to not go to the gym, because she believes it to be an unnecessary risk. You want to train productively. Why not find a way to train productively without visiting a gym? Without being mercenary, maybe a small investment in some equipment for you to train productively at home or in a personal trainer who provides equipment and can train you (relatively) safely?
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I think I’m doing fine with my kBs but I really really miss the barbell (And my goals ultimately require a barbell)
Getting a home rack/barbell setup isn’t practical since we are staying with family friends and there’s no space. Equipment is also extremely hard to come by
I also feel bad that there’s a very affordable and fairly convenient option, but the thing stopping me is my mom’s fear
I’m with Flap on this one.
I wouldn’t want to turn it into a “My roof, My rules” result either. Even if you separate the parent kid relationship from it, if you respect the home, you respect the rules.
It’s a counterintuitive method, but if you talk it out a little and show that you understand and respect her opinion and position, she may be more apt to giving you something else you want/need like maybe a freeweight set and some space to set it up.
Very little in life is 100% win, and just because it isn’t doesn’t mean it’s 100% loss.
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Oops. Post arrived with new info, so maybe no barbell, but the rest still applies.
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Heavier kettlebells do the job? That sounds like a pretty good compromise to me. Especially since it would probably be similar cost to a couple of months of gym dues.
Technique can be relearnt pretty quickly, especially for the deadlift, so a couple more months hammering the relevant muscles would do wonders. I think you’d be surprised how far you could get without actually picking up a barbell.
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My current progression scheme should last me a couple of months, so I guess I’ll be fine?
The 45lb was a birthday gift, equivalent to 2month gym dues
My (limited) understanding is that for the deadlift you need strong:
- Upper back
- Lower back
- Core
- Grip
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Some quads, depending on leverages and starting position.
Are you making all those muscles bigger/stronger?
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Pistols and swings seem to hit everything.
Chances are I’ll be going back in Pittsburgh in the fall, but if the campus gym isn’t open, I’m really stuck. I’m also really scared of 2nd wave shutdown. 
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In the grand scheme of things, 1-2 months longer of training at home won’t make any difference. Even a full month of not exercising would likely have no effect several years down the road (and I know you like looking into the future).
Just suck it up and keep your mom happy. Your health means more to her than a barbell does to you.
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Week 4: day3
1-arm push-up: 3x(1+4negatives)/side, 3x3w/ 4in assist
Sprints: 5x(5swings-45lbs+6skips+60m sprint)
kB carry: 2x40m/side
- felt pretty crappy, didn’t sleep well, push-ups harder than expected, sprints felt really good
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Just wanted you to know I got this message, but since I’m on my 7 days on, by the time I got to respond everything that needed saying was said.
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These two phrases cannot simultaneously both be true.
From a not catching anything perspective, this makes little sense. While less risky than being there every day such a compromise feels disingenuous from you because you aren’t really respecting her concern at all you are just agreeing to whatever middle-ground you have to to get to do what you want to do.
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I’m legally able to walk over and set up a membership. However, I’m living with her
I talked to her last night and she seemed open to getting a membership in a few months if cases go down