I’d start here,
With my current interests I’d love to remodel the inside of a barn into a climbing thingamajig. Especially if I end up being one of them country people with animals and growing humans so that I’m less able to go away to send stuff.
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Thanks for the share man. I’ve got a pretty well equipped home gym, it’s just living at my old place of residence right now. I moved away from my roommates and into my GF’s condo in March, so I left it behind then with the intentions of retrieving it when we found our house.
I’d love to build a post and beam barn on my empty lot and turn it into a lifting/climbing paradise, but I’m not certain it’s the best use of the space. Right now I’m planning on putting some plywood up in the unfinished space above the garage for a bouldering cave. Should be a fun winter project.
In the old climbing hall here (indoor) there used to be a 10m bouldering “tunnel”/cave. Loved it. The mattresses followed the incline so the fall height was constant. Best way to just go max effort while bouldering.
It’d be really cool if there was a spiral that goes from an overhang and rotates around into some desparate slabs.
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That’s a pretty cool set up. A place I used to do a lot of bouldering a long time ago had a gigantic crash pad similar to what they use in movies to film jump scenes. Very easy to trust in a soft landing there.
An overhang to slab rockover is a pretty common move around these parts (outdoors). Fun move but I’m not a big fan of slab climbing these days.
I’m not much for slabs. I prefer falling without scraping everything to shreds. Not only do I care deeply for my hands to do my leisurely activities but, when I’m working, they’re the money makers. Well, and the brain. You get the gist though. Typing with shredded fingertips and palms is horrible.
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Yep I hear ya. I’ve taken a couple slab falls which really weren’t that bad, so for a while I was grooving on them. My problem right now is mostly a messed up toe, but I should be going in for a procedure to have it taken care of soon. Should open things back up for me footwear and footwork wise.
9/29/20
Cardio
~30 minute jog
Took a run down the decommissioned railroad behind my house. It was great, perfect weather at about 70*, breezy, and mostly sunny. Felt like I could’ve gone forever, but remembered I needed to turn around to go back home. Pretty easy pace as the footing is tricky. Between the ties is just blasted gravel so it’s not very forgiving, and my stride doesn’t match up with the distance between the ties. Actually got a little dizzy trying to step on the ties only. Will be great for vest walks though.
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This has always been a dream of mine.
Although now I lift as well, @Voxel climbing/lifting barn sounds even better.
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I saw Magnus Midtbø climb at his friend’s barn as climbing gyms in Norway locked down and was most envious. Lots of tricks for balancing homelife and a climbing hobby in the beginning before he hits the barn
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9/30/20
Lower body workout
Box front squat: (mats + 2 boards)
45x10
95x3
135x3
155x3
185x3
205x3
Box squats: (mats + 2 boards)
205x3
235x3
255x3
285x1
305x1
RDL:
185x8
235x8
285x6
Another quick hitter workout, but also my first >300lb squat. Actually my first time successfully squatting over 275 and made it happen twice, so that’s cool. They were from a box, but I’m still counting it. Tried to go for high bar since it’s easier on my elbows, but I could not figure it out, I think it’s been like 8 months since I last squatted with a straight bar. Low bar didn’t seem to bother my elbows too much. May consider rotating squat variations as a programming option soon.
@Voxel Solid video, gives me some good ideas when I get started on my garage project.
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Have you tried thumbless grip on the bar? That small little change completely removed elbow pain for me.
10/12/20
Upper body workout
GIANT SETS (press - chin - band - core)
Axle press:
50x10
80x5
100x4x6
NG chins: (various widths)
6x8
Band pull aparts:
6x20
Standing plate halos:
35x6x8
GIANT SETS (row - dip - raise)
Chest supported DB row:
25x4x10
Dips:
4x15
Lateral raise:
10x4x15
Axle reverse curls dropset to axle curls:
x28
x24
Man this felt good and crappy all at the same time. This was an awesome first workout in the new home gym. It’s been 7 months since I’ve moved away from my equipment, and though I regained access to it 5 months ago, it was on a pretty limited basis.
The good:
Everything is “sparkly” clean right now, spent quite a while cleaning the filth off this stuff.
The ceiling height is fantastic. I can use 25s and just barely tap the bottom of the floor joist. Would need better aim with larger plates, but I have plenty of 25s and don’t mind using them.
My elbows are feeling pretty good at the moment (more on that later).
Due to the weight loss, I was floating on those chins.
The needs improvement:
Something tweaked in my wrist right away, but it didn’t slow me down. Just discomfort and it feels like a one day affair.
My bracing is pretty awful right now. I think it’s a combo of my conditioning slipping a bit, being out of practice, and the belt fitting a bit loose right now.
My toe is limiting me to remaining fairly static for a bit longer. It’ll heal up in no time, but I have to be mindful until then.
Was trying to target my rhomboid area with those chest supported rows. That’s the area of my back that’s really lacking development compared to the others and it showed. My lats or upper traps want to do all the work.
I’ll probably spend this and maybe next week just doing workouts. I want to wait until my toe is healed up, and my kitchen completed before starting a legit program. Tough to do anything justice when cooking a meal is a friggin nightmare.
@dagill2 I have, that was my go to grip from the get go. Felt the most natural. Sadly doesn’t help with the elbows any, I think the trick for me is going to be small doses. My most recent flare up was actually caused by touch-n-go deads while using straps, which is just so strange to me haha.
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10/13/20
Lower body workout
GIANT SETS (squat - hinge - core)
SSB box squats: (to bench)
45x10
135x5
185x10x5
RDL:
45x10
135x5
205x10x5
Ab wheel:
10x5
Pretty solid lifting/conditioning double hitter here. Bench is just a touch high for squats, which is great for overloading or something like this. I went with it because it’s so much quicker to set up than the mats and I was on a tight schedule tonight.
10/15/20
Upper body workout
GIANT SETS (bench - chin - band)
Axle bench:
80x10
120x5
140x5
170x3x5
OH pull ups:
6x8
Band pull aparts:
6x20
GIANT SETS (press - press - pullover)
DB squeeze press:
40x2x10
40x7
DB flat bench:
40x3x fail
EZ bar pullover:
35x3x10
Axle skull crushers:
30x32
I think the last time I flat benched was back in February. Took until about the last set to get comfortable with it again. I only have a fixed bench so I’ll need to make this my primary bench movement again. I can make an incline using patio pavers, but it’s a little too janky for a main work set up.
Feel like I’ve been hit by a truck today, body is so sore. First few sets on the bench when I laid back and my abs stretched were awful.
Should be having a set of farmers handles delivered Sunday. Been meaning to get some for so long, and the program I want to run calls for them. I’ll need to make a handful of substitutions for it but I didn’t want to skip out on those.
@dagill2 @flappinit I’m gonna need you guys to help a brother out, I looked around for the truth but I cannot find it. I’m intrigued to say the least.
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The planet guy above this post of mine is him:
Bizzare guy. I think the Truth (Capital T) came from his replies in a cholesterol thread.
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Haha right on, thanks dude. I’ll have to delve into that one during some downtime.
Just watch out you don’t slide off your bench.
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10/16/20
Random workout
Top down deadlifts:
135x3
185x2
225x1
275x1
315x1
365x1
415x1
GIANT SETS (GM - row - squat)
SSB upper back good morning:
95x3x20
Football bar inverted row: (wide grips)
3x10
Goblet squat:
40x3x10
Top down deads are an interesting beast. The walkout was much harder than the lift itself, and that’s cool given that I haven’t tried to lift anything over 400 in a while.
@kdjohn That’s exactly why I don’t want to use it for main work haha. Will definitely keep the legs engaged though.
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Clearly something you’ve been doing is working.
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I’ll definitely take it, no clue what to credit for that aside from letting the body heal up for the past couple weeks.
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