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Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by cheez on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:05PM (#23854541)
How are you lifting with gyms closed?
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by chrsstrm on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:33PM (#23854758)
Here's a nice big collection of programs that either don't require equipment or use minimal equipment you could improvise - https://darebee.com/programs.html

No account or login, no ads or affiliate sales, and all programs are PDFs you can download.

Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by macintux on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:13PM (#23855003)
Thank you, that's exactly what I needed.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by rorykoehler on Thursday July 16, 2020 @06:21AM (#23857507)
You should post this on here as a top level submission.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by alexpetralia on Thursday July 16, 2020 @08:17AM (#23858198)
What a wonderful resource.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by cheez on Thursday July 16, 2020 @07:22AM (#23857800)
This is amazing.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by wmichelin on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:18PM (#23854639)
You can do most workouts with those reusable tote bags at home! You can also do push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups with no weights. Planks. You can get pretty ripped without workout equipment.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by mod on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:31PM (#23855448)
I think it was Herschel Walker that famously got jacked doing like 4 (body weight) exercises.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by couchridr on Thursday July 16, 2020 @03:19AM (#23856632)
And, never took pills. I think he said he didn’t take his first aspirin till he was thirty.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by cheez on Thursday July 16, 2020 @07:22AM (#23857802)
Yep I do bodyweight with sonny boy.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by anonytrary on Thursday July 16, 2020 @01:48AM (#23856175)
Why do you need to lift weights, exactly? You can get extremely fit with a small set of basic bodyweight exercises and some creativity. All you need is a mat, or even a soft carpet.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by PakG1 on Thursday July 16, 2020 @03:57AM (#23856813)
Really would prefer to not have all my sweat dripping into my carpet though. :)
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by eropple on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:17PM (#23854630)
A home gym is not hard to put together, improvised or no.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by JoshGlazebrook on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:47PM (#23854841)
It was impossible to even find a single dumbbell when lockdown started. Has it changed?
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by chrsstrm on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:59PM (#23854918)
TheraBands are readily available and won't have the delivery driver cursing at you for ordering weights. They are just as effective.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by cheez on Thursday July 16, 2020 @07:23AM (#23857815)
Oh this looks very interesting.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by chubot on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:14PM (#23855010)
I just bought a kettlebell last week on Amazon and it came today. It was the last one of its model, but I'm sure you can find some others.

I've never lifted weights before but the kettlebell sounds appealing because it's supposed to be "functional strength", not overworking a single muscle like big gym machines can.

Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by metrokoi on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:32PM (#23855108)
Yes, it is pretty much impossible. Buying weights off craigslist or Facebook has always been the better bet anyway, because it's not as if a chunk of iron can get worn out and they are much cheaper. Listings are probably harder to find and more expensive, though.

You can also make plates out of concrete, although that also requires more room than dumbbells and for you to already have a barbell.

Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by weavie on Thursday July 16, 2020 @07:40AM (#23857930)
Rogue can notify you when their kettlebells come in stock. I managed to nab one the other week. You have to act fast though, because they sell out pretty quick.

https://www.rogueeurope.eu/rogue-kettlebells-eu

Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by eropple on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:59AM (#23859048)
I just bought a power cage for the garage of my new house, no problem.

Already had the weights, though.

Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by ta17711771 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:36PM (#23855123)
Body resistance.
Re:Smokers quit in record numbers amid Covid fears by notatoad on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:21PM (#23855047)
gyms aren't closed everywhere.