Re:Secret gyms and the economics of prohibition
by jniedrauer on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:17PM
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You're coming from the perspective of someone who is still getting newbie gains. If your goal is to be reasonably fit and healthy, you're on the right track.
But some people have been going to the gym for decades and take it very seriously as a hobby. Losing access to the gym will set them back years.
I could probably target my leg muscles more effectively at a nice gym with barbells, but after 5 months, I'm still working through bodyweight based progressions for deadlifts and squats, so I don't feel like I've plateaued yet. I've made big progress too. When I started I could barely do a single pull-up and now I'm up to 3 sets of 6 per workout. Similar story for pushups, I can crank out 20-30 of those now no problem, where I struggled to hit 5 before.
The ease with which you can get fit at home has been one of the pleasant surprises of this pandemic.