So we've discussed ingredients. Let's talk about tools to get this cake baking.
At this current time, while I do have access to a nearby gym (albeit limited, distanced, and with required scheduling) before the pandemic was a consideration, I had decided I'd like to invest in a little home gym.
This is made up from the following:
Body Boss Home Gym 2.0:
This...isn't the best, but it's a hell of a lot better than nothing. Uses resistance bands, so it can be scaled up, but for right now I've just been working on higher reps. Primarily bicep curls, overhead tricep extensions, and super lightweight deadlifts (just got healed up from a back injury, totally my own fault - poor form going into squats)
Far from the best squat rack, but does it's job well enough for my purposes. Holds up to 450 Lbs (according to the spec sheet, but I have my doubts). Most I've ever kept on there is 410 Lbs, and it seems to tolerate it well enough. Used primarily for squats, though I do have a bench. Considered setting up some saw horses so that I'd have some safety doing bench presses, but figured dumbbell bench presses are a little more reassuring in case things go catastrophically wrong.
2x Dumbbells (only 34 Lbs a piece, using higher reps to compensate), 1x 2" diameter Barbell (supposedly rated up to 700 Lbs), 480 Lbs of 2" Olympic plates for squats, reasonable bench, and rubberized mats under the squat rack and Body Boss.
Last edited by experiment17; 02-27-2021 at 04:51 PM.
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