Can I come too

coffee_cake

Ye, doing some facepulls. prob use the band to add weight to the dumbbell benching as well.

stopped running for a month or so and ended up just going c25k week4+ again to build up but also give me some structure.
rest of the time is playing stardew valley

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

Ye, doing some facepulls. prob use the band to add weight to the dumbbell benching as well.

stopped running for a month or so and ended up just going c25k week4+ again to build up but also give me some structure.
rest of the time is playing stardew valley

I used to just have the red band but I added purple, green and orange. Purple is great for OHPs, banded press ups and the like, purple/green for rows, used green for RDLs. Like it's not the same as being under a bar but you do feel the next day that you've done some work.

coffee_cake

For all my disparaging the dumbbells, the 5th round of bench was getting pretty heavy

Dtp1979

bluewolf wrote: »

For all my disparaging the dumbbells, the 5th round of bench was getting pretty heavy

7.5kg x 5 x 40!?

coffee_cake

Dtp1979 wrote: »

7.5kg x 5 x 40!?

Only sets of 15
the month off didn't do me any favours

caviardreams

j@utis wrote: »

How heavy are your dumbbells? My home workouts ended after two attempts. I just can't do it at home. I switched to cycling for next 3 months.

I found it a struggle too and am doing a lot less volume/exercises than normal tbh but I made a deal with myself to try 2 days a week of 3 set of 5 exercises (would normally hit 5 sets on most stuff in teh "old days") and am sticking to that (I tell myself "it's only 3 sets, HTFU!") Agree with Alf, finding bands decent!

Going with squats, push ups, OHP, one arm rows and deadlifts with a band as my 5 exercises. Its better than nothing I tell myself. And I can still hit 10 push ups so I have that as my maintenance goal / benchmark to aim for over time.

Motivation is hard some days though with work, generally feeling down, other life pressures etc. so go easy on yourself and just focus on "anything is better than nothing - even 1 set". It gets you started anyway!

Sorry for crashing your log bluey!

coffee_cake

What bands are ye using?
I have this one
https://www.d8fitness.com/product/power-band-black/

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

What bands are ye using?
I have this one
https://www.d8fitness.com/product/power-band-black/

I have the purple and green one.

There is an orange (83mm) one that has more resistance than the blue that I got off Gymless on Adverts. I really just use this for RDLs. I don't squat with the band. Just sticking to single-leg work and using the 25kg sandbag.

caviardreams

bluewolf wrote: »

What bands are ye using?
I have this one
https://www.d8fitness.com/product/power-band-black/

I got a red, black, green and blue from D8 fitness (same as your black one) a few years back. Have just moved on to the black for OHP now as I am a bit more used to it - started with red. The black is good for two arm bent over rows too.

My measurements are different to the ones on their site atm though - my green D8 one is approx 38mm and my blue D8 one is 56mm

Use the blue for DLs, don't use the green much tbh - I find it too much for a lot of upper body and not enough for things like DLs (especially as you're stronger than me!). The purple band could be decent for upper body stuff - wish I had it now (also cos well, purple is a nice colour )

coffee_cake

Did some beat saber, terrible slow and short jogging, dumbbells

coffee_cake

Tempo skulls. RIP my arms

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

Tempo skulls. RIP my arms

Ouch.

At least it wasn't RIP your skull. Every cloud etc.

Alf Veedersane

Does each x represent a set?

Or are you rating the exercises in kisses?

coffee_cake

Workout 07 06

Bench 3-5s pause off chest 2s ascend
10-12+ xxx
Rdl tempo 3-5s pause 15+ xxx
Skull pause on way up 8 xxx
Glute bridge 20s xxx
Face pull 10-12 xxx
Bro curls 5-6 xxx


Threw in the curls today because i saw a picture of henry cavill. They're actually pretty hard

https://i.redd.it/qs12o01tk0351.jpg
17.5kg dumbbells on their way! Bench will be better then.
Still doing the skulls on 1 dumbbell. Maybe when i can do 15-20+ with a pause I'll be able for 2
Left it at 3 sets because it's after 11 already

coffee_cake

17.5kg dumbbells are reaaaaally heavy guys
hahaha
I can bench them thank goodness. was concerned when they arrived that i might not be able to
i'll have massive traps if i shrug these

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

17.5kg dumbbells are reaaaaally heavy guys
hahaha
I can bench them thank goodness. was concerned when they arrived that i might not be able to
i'll have massive traps if i shrug these

Same when I got the slam ball and was trying to lift it off the delivery guy's hand truck wondering why they had glued it to the hand truck....

The relief when I took off the bubble wrap and realised I hadn't lost every gain ever made

caviardreams

bluewolf wrote: »

17.5kg dumbbells are reaaaaally heavy guys
hahaha
I can bench them thank goodness. was concerned when they arrived that i might not be able to
i'll have massive traps if i shrug these

Do you have a bench or are you doing floor presses with them? I'd love a bench :(


You'll be doing curls with them 17.5s in no time! :pac:

coffee_cake

caviardreams wrote: »

Do you have a bench or are you doing floor presses with them? I'd love a bench :(


You'll be doing curls with them 17.5s in no time! :pac:

i have 2 footstools of roughly equal height :pac:
so basically a bench yeah

coffee_cake

Coach did up a new program for me and videos of things
Numbers are weights and Xs are sets... Used the 17.5kg and the 7.5kg dumbbells

Workout new program 11 06

Split squat iso hold xxx
Split squat 2010 7.5x2 xxx

Push up xxx
Goblet squat 17.5x2 xxx
Will have to stick with one dumbbell or only do goblet squats when i can get himself to help load me up or something!!!
getting both on shoulders nearly brained me even tho weight for it was so much better

Db bench 17.5x2 xxx
Single arm rows 7.5 xxx
Skulls 7.5 5s pause xxx managed 2x dumbbells on last set!! Have been one dumbbell til now

Facepulls later

Situps xxx

caviardreams

bluewolf wrote: »

Goblet squat 17.5x2 xxx
Will have to stick with one dumbbell or only do goblet squats when i can get himself to help load me up or something!!!
getting both on shoulders nearly brained me even tho weight for it was so much better

I'm doing front squats with 12.5 x 2 DBs and jaysis it's just about ok to get them up but then they just feel so heavy /awkward on your shoulders I swear my arms/shoulders go well before my legs - so frustrating!

coffee_cake

caviardreams wrote: »

I'm doing front squats with 12.5 x 2 DBs and jaysis it's just about ok to get them up but then they just feel so heavy /awkward on your shoulders I swear my arms/shoulders go well before my legs - so frustrating!

I don't know if you saw the video I had up, but I found them ok once actually up! I think I might actually do them with help again

caviardreams

bluewolf wrote: »

I don't know if you saw the video I had up, but I found them ok once actually up! I think I might actually do them with help again

Might give them another go - maybe I need to position them a bit better

coffee_cake

Workout day 2 16 06

Hamstring hold 15-20s xxx
Rdl 4110 17.5x2 xxxx

Cg push up xxxx mostly did knees down for 15+
Nordic curls negs or banded gm xxxx (did banded gm, nowhere to fix feet)

Band pull aparts xxxx
Db row double sided xxxx (did single rows again tho as double was just to mix up)

Bear Mtn climb (maybe later, switched to some beat saber)

coffee_cake

Workout day 1 23 06

Split squat iso hold 7,5x2 xx
Split squat 2010 7.5x2 10, 12, 11

Push up 6, 6,
Goblet squat 17.5x1 12, 10,

Db bench 17.5x2 8, 7, 7
Single arm rows 7.5 12, 12, 12
Skulls 7.5x2 (yay) 7, 8, 8

Facepulls 15, 15, 15

Core xxx


Everything is hard

j@utis

Is your gym re-opening next week? Are you going back?
Our one is but I'm not rushing back in, I want to see what it's gonna be like with the social distancing measures in place.

coffee_cake

They'll be open but I'm tempted to try out a closer gym, although the closer one has booking slots. I don't know really
I really miss lifting and doing proper cardio, I've got so unfit, so maybe I will go

coffee_cake

04 07 RETURN TO GYM
Deliberately left belt at home and kept it light today. Like. Warm up weights light

pause squat 50kg 5x5 xxxxx
Bench 40kg 5x5 xxxxx
Dl 60kg 5x5 xxxxx

The trip spin class

Unbelievably excited to be back

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

Unbelievably excited to be back

It's amazing to be back at it, isn't it!

coffee_cake

Ow ow ow

j@utis

Congrats! Did the weights feel heavy? I'm planning to go back this week too but I did nothing the last four months, so it's gonna be interesting!