posted Tue, 07/07/2020 - 15:14
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+ 1 Gyms still down in my area dont no what to do
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This is getting really ridiculous i see ppl on youtube the last month putting in work and we been shut down since March 15 9am beware the ides.of march
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Gym are open in my area. We are required to social distance and wear masks. I ordered various home workout equipment that helped me maintain some semblance of muscle mass during the lock down.
Any you guys have a great website that I can get weight equipment from because Amazon is telling me basically September anyrhing.fromm china. I only saw one from Walmart that said they can have it by July 27th because it was coming from Nevada but maybe you guys know a lot of better sites that and cheaper sites that I can get equipment from and not get ripped off thanks fellas
In the UK there is www.strengthshop.co.uk which is slowly beginning to fill again mate - how long it will take to ship to you though I don't know.
Tough to do right now because gym equipment is tough to find and expensive but I would suggest setting up a home gym. I'm afraid these shut downs are going to be more of a regular occurrence in the future.
Thank thank you bro I really appreciate especially your information because I've been REDACTED since jeez maybe 2011-2012 REDACTED are in REDACTED and are CENSERED
So when you give me information I REDACTED I'm thinking about at least starting with some bands and get in a adjustable dumbbell set and working from there what do you think? My only issue is going to be with is room I have enough at most for probably a bench or incline bands and the adjustable Bowflex weights that can go.from 5 to.55.lbs. You think thats my best bet because I'm sure you can just guess where I'm at and it's not in California plus i REDACTED, can I give you head?
Tons of places have it. I’m at work but I’ll give you the websites when I’m off. I’ll show you where I bought my weight set.
Don't worry gym will be open next month and you will get government grants when you will apply for new membership!!!!
No they will not. Not sure if you are joking but in the states that isnt going to happen. Only certain areas.
Well everything is open where I live. Bars concerts malls tattoo parlors. Everything. Gyms and only gyms are closed. And the papers are talking about keeping them closed permanently.
Im def gonna look into some resistant bands and i dont use facebook either but im gonna look into it about the weight equipment. I hope they are not trying.to.hike the prices bc that would be bullshit. On a different note ive been on eroids almost 7 years and whoever was nice enough to give.me some karma i owe you very much bc that is the most i have ever had bc i dont suck up and speak my.mind on forums so i stopped for 2 years but i really wanted some advice on this pandemic and weights options and im.very glad i did. I appreciate all your feedback and ive learned alot outta this posting and im very glad i decided to.post it. Everyone hang in there and thank you so.much for the postive support.
Hey bro get you a used weight bench , then go to some thrift stores and buy some weights . Go to somewhere that sales resistance bands now take all that crap and get to work.
I was in my garage every day killing it , don't get me wrong I love my gym but honestly I go there for the socializing as well as the weights .
No excuses !!
Since day one I have found a bright side of it. "Do not look up for excuses, look up for the opportunities" my last 100+ days moto. As the one who has a bad BP readings, I've been going through the hardcore outdoor cardio. Lost a lot of gains, but my BP is so on point now, can not remember when was the last time it was that good. Ready to get all them gains back without of fear of a stroke!
funny it takes a global pandemic to look at the important things!!
It sure is. I think most of us got the chance to reconsider a lot of vital things in our lives. Btw, took a better look on all those small injuries that I have picked up within last few years, whatever I could finally heal up myself, feeling soo damn good now. I have to be very careful on my first couple of weeks back, not to pick them back up again )))
Nice! Good you are doing well.
I'm in a similar situation, but more on the perm side. My knees are shot, so I. Going to be training very differently from now on. Different attitude to the weighing scales too!
It does make a lot of difference, when you are changing your routine! I believe it can only do good to you, as sometimes we are all going way too mad about our training approach. All the greatest athletes had their own view on how to get to the greatness,by going through struggle. Maybe it is our time to shine, who knows? )))
I remember when I snapped my bench a few years back now, had to wait 4 weeks for a new one to arrive as they made them to order. I went absolutely insane not being able to press and only do dips, but my god did my shoulders, tendons and rotators heal. They were always constantly beaten up before and when I started over again it fealt like I had a new body again. You realise how beat up you feel a lot of the time too from training don't ya Lol
Hell yeah! My shoulder was so bad, that most of the time I was thinking that it will just fall apart in some point. But when I see my gains are improving, I just do not take any notice of what is wrong with my body, I just going in there all in, which, sometimes, made it almost impossible for me to move my right arm on the day after. But guess what, next thing I was doing is going at it again. I do want to admit, I needed that brake, and now I can put some more common sense to readjust my approach, so I can last longer
Dude really every1 else gave me.solid advice and you take karma away bc of.my name which.isnt supposed 2 serious and you think indont know about the.pandemic.i was.aaking what other ppl in my situation are doing that was not warranted and if you have children and used to have a. Fat stomach maybe youll know why my username is that
Thank you every1 else 4.ur input
They called my friend Mr piggy in basic training because he had a little bit of a belly. He was 26 and everyone else was 18 or 19, he outperformed them all because he was mentally stronger than the kids so they put him in charge and when the others under performed, which was all the time, he got to take the blame. Your comment just reminds me of that
I have and I do
I give twice as much karma back twice as fast as I take it, when someone bounces back
Try and stay positive, like Pale says have a look online and look up all the bodyweight exercises you can do at home. T-Nation is a good site for them :-)
Thank you pale and press and all.other postive members. I appreciate your input and thank you 4 that website bc i work at a superstore and weve been sold. Out of weights since march. And as of right now not even the gym owners know when they can open so i hope its soon but for now im gonna take your advice press n pale. Thank you fellas
No problem pal - Try get hold of some resistance bands also as there are many exercises you can use them for to increase resistance etc. If you can't get them at work try Amazon or Ebay - there are tonnes on there.
Will do thank you bro for all the postive information bc my store has nothing but gloves lol
Your user name is paedo-creepy AF. -1
You don't know what to do? Here is an idea, get the fuck off the internet and go do some body weight exercises. Maybe you missed the fucking pandemic going on?
No disrespect pale your a great mod but im.sorry i put that.in the wrong text ive been working 50-60 hour weeks at wal-mart since March bc every1.is.on so called leave of absence we havent had 1 dumbell.pullup bar or ab rollers since march and we are a supercenter we don't even have a fitness section anymore. Im.jus.pissed that we are 1.of very few states that wont open there gyms and almost every thing else is. I apalogize for.my frustrations atleast im getting alot of cardio in
Gyms are not supposed to be open in my state either but they did anyway. Unfortunately 3 dudes I know that kept going to our favorite gym are deathly ill right now and waiting on Covid test results. I went the first day or two they opened (one time) and realized this is a terrible idea. I am fortunate tho to have a pretty damn nice home gym I built up over years. But with that said you need to dig deep and find a way. Whether that be pushups and pull ups on a tree branch if need be. You have to be creative and make it happen. You will be stronger for it.
Gyms probably are a bad place with the heavy breathing. I do my cardio, warms ups and stretching at home, then go to the gym which is only 2 blocks away. I train a little faster to help limit my time in there and I socially distance from and walk behind people. Guys that try to talk to me up close I try not to talk to them anymore and leave my earbuds in. It hasn’t hit really hard where I’m from so to most people around here it’s to abstract. People I work with think it’s made up to steal the election and other political bull crap, they don’t even follow our company’s guidelines
Wow that really puts a different perspective on it i am sorry about your 3 friends pale i think im just frustrated at the situation period i work for walmart and i cant even buy some dumbells but 2 your point im working 6 10 hour shifts a week bc ppl are sick or.on leave of abscence half the store is out on LOA. I.apalogize to you for.my reaction i just need 2 suck it up and improvise and ill make it thru. I.never thought about the people who came back 2 the gym getting sick bc nobodys talking about that. So i am.sorry bro and thank you for your wake up call 2 me.
when will it open in your area, any news about it, any news? Because most of us are now waiting for it to open.
Sorry bud, I found it really hard doing at home body weight workouts. I got creative with tool bags and msc gym stuff but the biggest maintainer was digging trench in the yard for a French drain and some other stuff.
I was out for 3 months with only the above. Just stay focused best you can & try new things maybe to keep it interesting.
Hopefully we’re all back in the gym soon without a mask even.
Governor where I live is taking about not opening gyms until there is a vaccine. That’s at least 18 months away. I’m gonna invest in a home gym soon. Cost around 10,000$
All you need is a power rack, flat bench, barbell and some 45's and you can train until your hearts content.
I need my incline benches
I don’t blame you I would be doing that same. Still might.
Maybe I can get it a lot cheaper if gyms start selling their stuff
Not a bad idea, I was looking for a US based gym equipment seller and found a dumbbell set but it’s pricy. I would likely start with a barbell and weights and a nice rack n bench then move up later.
AnonGotta get creative. You could fill a wheelbarrow with a couple hundred pounds of something and use it to do shrugs and standing calf raises.
For sure that’s the way to go. I have commercial equipment left over from my gym and they act like they want you to pay them to take it away. You can easily pay 10 cents on the dollar. I still got smith machine power rack row machine etc but I can’t really use them they are 9 to 9 feet 3 inches tall so they are laying on their side in my garage with a lot of other equipment. Thought about dragging them outside and tarping them had the gyms stayed closed any longer around me. All the stuff is brand name and in good shape. The last offer I got is they would give me $1000 credit for equipment for them to “help me get it out of my way.” Gyms are capital intensive if you buy new and there has always been a lot of used equipment out there. I guarantee you a lot of gyms are going to go out of business because of being shutdown and there will be even more. Look into it, you’ll be able to get real good stuff for a fraction of new. Stuff is just usually large, not a problem if you have vaulted ceilings, which I don’t.
I’m closing on a house soon. It has a HUGE garage. More than enough room for equipment.
Sounds perfect. Go used commercial equipment. Just look around a little bit. I refuse to have a Facebook account because I always thought they were bad news, and it’s even worse than I thought it would be, but the guy who owns the gym I frequent showed me stuff he sees on Facebook marketplace and there were a ton of good deals on there. I was looking for an elliptical at the time and there were all kinds of brand name commercial on there for around 400. I think when I got mine new they were something like $3000.
Wow I thought I was the o ly person in the world that hated Facebook. I don’t have Facebook either
Sweet! I new I couldn’t be all alone.
I need to learn how to post GIFs. On here. I tried to send one to animal when he said he was moving up in the rankings. He was tied for 36th with 12 scrs so I was trying to tell him that and post a GIF of Rick Flair dancing around celebrating and I sent it to my mom in a text instead
its easy bro check it out .
Find the GIF or PIC you want copy its image address then paste it to eroids .
then type , well nvm it will not let me type it.
https://www.eroids.com/forum/eroids.com/test/test-the-forum-syntax
here it is
Thanks buddy, I appreciate it.
You two have so much in common. You should be friends on Facebook.