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Im going to have no access to a gym for the next 8 weeks. Can anyone suggest what can be done so that I can at least maintain some size and not lose too much strength?? Ive been here (in a country town) for 2 weeks already and will be for the next 8 weeks.
Problem though was that I came down with a bit of illness when I just arrived - which stopped me from eating for a few days.
Find anything heavy, wheels, rocks, containers or sacks of stuff, friends then Pick them up, press them overhead, squat with them, carry them, tie a rope to them and drag them. Pushups, find something to hang on and do chins etc. Plenty of ways to keep busy.
when i was O/S in vietnam in the sticks with no access to a gym.. i went and quatted my wife on my back/benched her and then deadlifted and old wheelbarrow thingy filles with soil at my wifes uncles house.. lol
They though i was crazy.. as i was doing what looked to be manual labor (they were farmers) and not getting paid for it..
I wish it was that easy to pick something up and press etc etc. Except nothing like that from what I can see or scan around where I am staying (house) has that. Ive only been able to perform body weight exercises - push ups, dips using 2 chairs a few days before I got sick. I did see a playground where I can perhaps do chin ups and wide grip chins. Thanks for input so far, any more ideas?
I was going to say burpees, probably the worst doms I ever had was caused from doing the 100 burpee challenge. Evil but awesome at the same time, if you can handle it
Fill up milk or juice bottles (plastic ones) with water and use them like kettlebells..
You can do KB swings, cannonballs, goblet squats, lunges etc etc
Fill up milk or juice bottles (plastic ones) with water and use them like kettlebells..
You can do KB swings, cannonballs, goblet squats, lunges etc etc
they probably won't be heavy enough (2L bottles) unless you fill them with something heavy like gravel (add water as well). This will still only be around 4 kgs though...
You could just work on conditioning - hill sprints, pull ups, dips etc... when you get back your stamina will have increased for sure. Whatever size you lose you will easily put back on so don't worry about it too much. Just make sure you stay in shape so that getting back to the gym isn't a huge task.
they probably won't be heavy enough (2L bottles) unless you fill them with something heavy like gravel (add water as well). This will still only be around 4 kgs though...
You could just work on conditioning - hill sprints, pull ups, dips etc... when you get back your stamina will have increased for sure. Whatever size you lose you will easily put back on so don't worry about it too much. Just make sure you stay in shape so that getting back to the gym isn't a huge task.
If just by having a few weeks off makes you quit for 8 years it was gonna happen anyway.
My thoughts are I love doing weights but i could not be bothered stuffing around with water bottles, logs, tyres ect. I would rather have a nice break and get back into it when I can do some proper weight training.