Everything counts towards that goal @Tenshadesandme, even walking the dog, throwing the ball with alternate hands, chasing the rats out the garden and combat rolls to avoid unwanted attention. Don’t forget running from your master after you shoot him in the back with a nerf gun.
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2nd Monday of the month, how are you all doing?
This was the first time in nearly 3 months of going to the gym (I’ll save the reason for the rant topic) that I heard myself say “ this is the reason I built the home gym”
But I did my calorie burn and weights and added a new rotation exercise in for my core.
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Been yo-yo ing due to muscle soreness & recovery.
Up early at 06.30 for a early shoulder session.
Arms & back tomorrow, then skipping leg day as got 3 hrs at my local snowdome, on me snowboard, last thing I’ll want is pre sore legs!
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And getting up to answer the door 6-8 times a day? That’s kind of a squat, right?
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Me and my wife just worked at home, our own little gym.
We always take the Christmas break off to enjoy all the festive treats
I think the hardest thing for anyone is actually walking in to the gym, so intimidating for people but everyone has to start somewhere, even if you happy just to workout in your home. You don’t need all the equipment to get results. You can hit every muscle group with just a pair of dumbbells.
90% of the work is in the kitchen and 10% in the gym
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They say you can’t out exercise a bad diet.
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In your younger years there’s more flexibility, but as you get older it’s more important.
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Ok gym buddies… Can you suggest some alternatives to squats? Something to strengthen the legs and glutes. Squats cause me issues with my lower back and knees - I am a bit hyper mobile and have wobbly knees so when I try to squat my knees feel like they are going to give way or I simply can’t go any deeper. I can do shallow squats but I don’t feel like these are doing anything. I am currently able to do glute bridges, lunge pulses (get into a lunge position and pulse up and down if that makes sense? I can’t do anything quickly or my joints wobble which hurts my back, probably why squats are a problem), very shallow side lunges and deadlifts. I do yoga regularly so any balances or yoga positions would be great. Looking to strengthen and improve stability rather than to build muscle or lose weight (I know I will build some muscle but I’m not looking for visible muscle gain although it would be nice one day!)
And yes, I am seeing a physio so I’ll get her to check my form on any exercises suggested.
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Do you have stairs at home? If so you could do step ups and you have the bannister for support.
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We have stairs but curved ones. It would probably still work with the bottom step though
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The curvy stairs aren’t an issue
Either repetition of the bottom couple or up by two down each step so you are just outside your comfort zone. Just what feels best for you.
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