Weight lifting and coronavirus. What workouts are you planning?

[Outofdodge]

I am now officially working from home and this is the end my time in a proper gym for the forseeable future.

For my fellow weightlifters, what workouts are you planning to do from home? I have many kettlebells so can at least work use those but they aren't a substitute for the barbell. I was aiming to work towards a 130kg deadlift over the next 6 months but that will be going on the backburner.

Does anyone have any workout inspiration to try and keep strength from nosediving at home?

Following for inspiration. I have some bodyweight workouts and some small dumbbells.

A couple of my 'go to' weightlifting people have put up some home workout guides:

I'm just doing HIIT, bodyweight workouts, yoga, and ballet. Getting back to training will be haaaard.

I have dumbbells and my personal trainer has Zoom. I had my first virtual session this morning and .... wow: just wow

I'm training for two bodybuilding shows (Physique category) in August/September — (subject to delay dependent on the progress of the current madness) — and these sessions will keep my training and diet right on track .

My trainer is my life saviour: one of anyway. Investing in him all those years ago was one of the smartest decisions I made

I have a few exercise bands, a 15kg weighted vest, a few kettlebells, a pair of dumbbells, and I have a (knockoff) TRX and a door-frame pull up bar on order

My coach has been giving me programs based around that, so I am doing a lot of weighted walking lunges in my downstairs corridors, banded push ups, coffee table tricep dips, squats with the weighted vest + 20kg kettlebell, etc

It's not powerlifting but it's something!

I normally commute for 2+ h/day so I am now using the time for some form of cardio (virtual dance fitness, running 🤮🤮, long walk, HIIT, depending on the day). I was cutting weight when all this started and I am determined not to undo all my progress!

*corridor, singular. My house isn't that big

I'm doing body weight stuff. And running - it gets me out of the house early, when there are few people about & I don't have to be near idiots (usually blokes) who can't estimate 6 feet.

In the course of an online yoga session, I learnt how to climb my legs up the wall - so I'm thinking I should up upside down push ups to my routine.

so I'm thinking I should up upside down push ups to my routine.

They are my party trick.

We cleared out our home gym last week. I can now get to the heavy weights, squat rack, multi-gym and rower. I've been doing outdoor gym sessions via video with other members of my gym. Mostly, body weight, kettle bell and resistance band stuff. It was a bit windy yesterday and my exercise ball got blown down the garden.

I've also been out running more than usual. We live rurally so distancing isn't an issue. I'm not a natural runner though. I do it because I know it's good for me, not because I enjoy it.

I'm knew to this board. Been trying to find a decent FB group for 'ladies who lift' with no luck, but then thought 'ah, MN!'.

Very lucky to have a decent garage gym. Small, thanks to a 'powerbuilder' DH it has more than enough heavy shit for me.

I also use an excellent app called PT In My Pocket. It's body weight training but wow, it's bloody hard work!!

Oh, and I'm also doing daily mobility work with an app called GOWOD. It's a Cross Fit inpsired one and there's a pre workout and a post workout option. But I do the daily option. When you sign up you do some mobility tests and it creates a program for you. For example, I need help with hips and upper body: my hamstrings are very good. So my program is designed around my weaknesses. Then you get to choose a daily 8 minute, 15 minute or 20 minute session. (It's not free but it's worth it imo). You redo the test each month. I guess time will tell...

Another one using athleanX and I also prefer the Men videos!!

Before the previous lockdown my deadlift was sitting at 120.5kg. Despite working out at home and doing kettle bell exercises etc I went back to the gym only pulling 100kg deadlifts. I think no matter how you try to keep up fitness you will lose that weight anyway just because it’s not the same muscles etc no matter what you do

I’ve also gained 15lbs I was still eating as though I was lifting and squatting heavy 😭😭😭

Oh, poor you re the deadlifts - I dream of pulling 100kg. I lost some form during the first lockdown, before March, my 1 rep max was 85kg. Back in the gym in Autumn & had a couple of good sessions and got up to 80kg with it feeling good - not really heavy heavy, IYSWIM. But couldn't get past 80.

I've been working on front squats and got up to a clean multi-rep, multi-set 45kg (I find front squats difficult & uncomfortable) but now - lockdown again. Working with 15kg dumbbells is as heavy as it gets apart from bodyweight work.

I switched from weightlifting to bodyweight (using calisthenics parks and classes) a year or two ago. I can do a good chest, triceps and legs workout in the garden, using a bench and a chair, studio barbells and resistance bands. Lots of push-up variants, one-legged leg stuff on the chair, resistance band around a post. Or I use railings and benches in parks. Back/biceps are harder but I have found a pull up bar that is still open in a local park (it is separated from other equipment) so started using that.