Workouts in Exile

HornsOfApathy · 2020-04-14T23:06:52+00:00

I planned ahead of all this shit so I wouldn't have to seek this answer from other internet retards.

But since you didn't and have a really good excuse I'm sure:

/u/red-sfpplus says iron pipe and buckets work for a barbell and redneck workouts

Because he has an imagination and isn't lazy.

SBIII · 2020-04-14T23:02:22+00:00

I'm doing the exact same thing as I was doing before the lockdown only at home instead of the gym.

Anyone who didn't see their governments not fucking up our daily lives and freedoms by reacting badly to this spook pandemic wasn't paying attention and didn't prepare accordingly.

NeoTheJuanDJ · 2020-04-14T23:13:33+00:00

Squat rack, flat bench, variety of steel and bumper plates that total 585# with a loaded 45# bar. Set the squat rack/barbell height to the tallest pin and do pull-ups, use flat bench for back extensions/ GHD’s. Some of the best workouts of my life. 45 minutes full body workouts compound movements 3 days per week. Been getting stronger which is working out nice.

buckeyeboy1977 · 2020-04-15T00:54:58+00:00

Walking lunges, toes to bar, dips, jump rope, jumping squats, bulgarian split squats. The list goes on. Just do more reps and sets.

Massive-Plate · 2020-04-15T02:58:20+00:00

Let go app, offer up, those are mobile apps like craigslist.

Buy a older used bowflex. You can get them for $50-$150.

Amazon gym gear, look for girly bands for legs and squats (although bowflex covers this).

Gymnastic rings. Hang your body weight pull ups, tricepts, leg lifts and so much more. Buy 2 metal rings from home depot, and two tow straps. That's all it is. Cheap.

Gay as hell, but gymnastic rings are fucking amazing.

Punching bag, $40 used on let go app.

Picked up a treadmill for $300, 4 years old, the fatass never used it. Works perfect after I cleaned out the dust.

Balls_Wellington_ · 2020-04-15T04:09:22+00:00

Quarantine is a great time for a cut. My boxing gym is open on the dl so I can get top tier cardio workouts and I have access to a kitchen 24/7.

Still kicking myself for not buying weights before the pandemic hit. I've wrapped an anvil in rope to use as a kettlebell, but I don't have anything for squats or deadlift.

Bodyweight will preserve my gains until I can get back to the heavy stuff.

BobbyPeru · 2020-04-15T00:35:13+00:00

As the gyms started closing, I immediately bought a nice Olympic bench and 300 lbs weights. It took a couple weeks for delivery, so I borrowed some 45’s dumbbells from a relative until they got there.

Now, I’m lifting heavy, as usual. I didn’t skip a beat really.

Sounds like you’re a lazy fuck full of excuses. Instead of coming up with a backup plan and executing, you’ve decided to go back to faggot workouts.

This Quarantine is throwing most people's plans into disarray.

No it’s not. Only the faggots.

resolutions316 · 2020-04-14T23:05:42+00:00

I don’t have much room, but there’s some space in the basement.

I bought a 50lb kettlebell and had a 25lb. I also have one of those stretchy resistance bands.

I work with an online trainer and he put together some routines with those and some body weight stuff.

I miss the gym. But it’s better than nothing.

Vonfahtz · 2020-04-15T02:10:49+00:00

I have a cement statue of a Buddha that's heavy as balls, and I do split squats while holding it in front of me with a medicine ball supporting the off leg. One legged RDLs while holding it. Pull ups, pushups, ab roller. Hamstring curls with the medicine ball.

I have a set of dumbbells but they don't weigh enough to do much besides accessory lifts. I'll carry them up stairs.

I feel like I got caught with my pants down a bit, but I'll adapt.

echo979 · 2020-04-15T07:49:46+00:00

You could try one leg, pistol squats.

As extra weight I am using my teenage daughter. She laughs at my fat ass but we bonded and she started to train, too.

DuffBude · 2020-04-15T11:27:21+00:00

I was already working out at home only, using adjustable dumbbells. I'm also planning to get back into taking walks with some of said weights in my backpack (rucking). If I didn't have those I would do the Recommended Routine on /r/bodyweightfitness.

Rifleshoot · 2020-04-15T13:44:05+00:00

I’ve been doing bodyweight workouts and HIIT workouts with the wife. I’ve been mostly doing strength training since I’ve started lifting, and it’s eye opening how little actual conditioning I’ve been doing. So, I’m taking advantage of the situation and trying to get my heart in shape. I figure the increase in overall fitness will help fuel my heavy lifting when I get back in the gym.

Cl_ARK · 2020-04-15T14:02:27+00:00

I've got a better setup in my house than I have at my gym...I just opt for gym under normal circumstances for the bro time.

replacement for Squats and Deadlifts

Plyometrics are your best bet if you wants to build power. Keep it simple. Plyometrics aren't conditioning.

Jump as high as you can and bring your knees to your chest x5. 30-50 total reps. Spend as little time on the ground as possible. Low reps, full rest. Don't make it conditioning.

Depending on how locked down your local area is, 20-40 yard hill sprints. Full rest - walk down, 1-2 min. More distance or less rest will tank the intensity and turn it into conditioning.

Single leg squats on a box work pretty well. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOJD9OFjef8)

Or Single leg squats from a chair...sit on a chair, stand up with just 1 foot on the ground.

Can be a decent opportunity to improve your movement patterns. Pay attention to how your knees track. If they fold in, you're doing it wrong.

pyth0ns · 2020-04-15T14:12:32+00:00

As someone that was benching 2x plates and squatting 3x plates for reps as the norm... Being told to do home workouts, DOES NOT CUT IT!

That said, I am taking this on the chin (ya dirty fucks) and adapting.

I am going super shredded mode and will bulk on mass, once gyms reopen.
By doing this, I am cutting out 1x meal a day that I normally would consume (due to the less activity/movement on my behalf being locked in a house all day everyday).

I bought a gym bike and a set of 30-40lb dumbells and 15-20lb dumbells.

Pretty much do this
Exercise 1: Pushup and Bicep combo
I do variations of pushups, 15 reps 4 sets of each
(regular, decline, wide, close, regular/wide/close clap, etc)
For every 2x sets of pushups, I throw in 15x reps of bicep curls alt between 30/40lb (full focus, full form)
End of workout, I've done 200+ pushups and 150+ bicep curls.

Exercise 2: 1 hour non stop on the gym bike at a good intense/pace - generally drenched by the end of it and my quads are burnt out.

Exercise 3: Shoulders and triceps
I do variations of standing shoulder military raises with the 30/40lb
Shoulder cross over raises
Seated military raises
Etc
Triceps are basically kickbacks, raises, etc with the 15/20lb dumbell

Exercise 4: Sprints in the park, pullups on a tree
I sprint up/back the size of a kids soccer field for 3x sets and give myself 15 sec rest per set (mini Tabata)
Then I go to a tree, jump up and do 12-15 pulluips.

Repeat for around an hour.

Other form of exercise... Catching up on shit tonne of gardening (wicked hayfever) house repairs, extra walks for the dog, etc.

becoming_alpha · 2020-04-15T18:36:23+00:00

I've got my power rack in the garage and hitting new PRs (probably since I'm sleeping better during quarantine), so the only thing I'm missing is the flye and lat pulldown machines at the gym.

If you didn't plan ahead, make due the best you can. On vacation with a crappy gym at the hotel, I put my wife on my shoulders and squatted her. That's not even warm up weight normally, but better than the 10 pounds you're using.

brianmcg321 · 2020-04-15T19:57:10+00:00

I've got a squat rack and 350lbs of olympic weights in my basement. Best investment I ever made.

Deathmetal_deadlifts · 2020-04-16T10:52:07+00:00

At least one kettlebell plus this and this. Works for me.

ObjectionTrue · 2020-04-15T01:11:24+00:00

Find an F3 bootcamp workout near you. It's free, open to all men, outdoors and peer led. I've been doing it over 2 years (plus lifting), and it incorporates excellent bodyweight work:

https://f3nation.com/workouts/

And you'll meet some great guys

Title	Workouts in Exile
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Date	April 14, 2020 10:56 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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