j.m.

I used to go to the gym & enjoyed it but realised, being 16 & saving for a car, I couldnt really afford to keep paying about £25 a month with my current job.

Anyway, I was thinking today of getting the £40 weights set from argos. You get 50kg of weight & 2 dumbell bars & a barbell bar as well.

I think we have some sort of bench out in the garage so could use that.

I could do:

Dumbbell/barbell curls & hammer curls for biceps.

Tricep extensions & dips in the grarage for triceps.

Bench press & flies with the barble or dumbbells.

Deadlifts & rows for back.

Dumbbell press for shoulders.

Standing calf raises for calfs.

Lunges for quads.

Wrist curls for forearms.

That leaves me wit something needed to do for the lats which got me thinking. My idea was to lean on a ledge over my stairs so my legs were horizontal & my torso would be hanging down & I could have a dumbbell in each hand & do like a Lat pull down sort of thing but upside down with dumbbells. It would be easy enough to do.

I know everything isnt ideal & the weigts wont be the best & I may have to get extra weight for deadlifts etc after a while but it is one of the only options for me at the moment as I dont want to have to spend loads.

What do you all think?

Is it a good idea & would the Lat exercise work?

Please comment.

James

bassline boy

this is how i started mate and it work for me,you can get pull up bars out of the argos to for your lats and you can do dumbell rows and barbell rows for back it will do you for now mate better than nothing id still love a garage to train in id do all my compounds at home if i could.

j.m.

I had forgotten about pull up bars. Might take a trip to argos ar the weekend or order some off their website which might be better than having to carry 50kg of weights to the car.

Cheers
James

Slamdog

i'd also suggest some resistance bands too...

i bought the rebok one and although not as good as going to a gym and using very heavy weights but it does give you a workout... I bought the highest resistance one, you may need to get a lighter one depending on your level...

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Bulldozer

Dont forget you got a free tool at your disposal.

Your bodyweight.

Also get a real strong bag (maybe army surplus) and fill it with sand. Can do clean and press, carry the fu*ker for 1/4 mile. Loads of stuff.

Old school baby

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bassline boy

nice bulldozer i love the oldskool routeswicked

Bulldozer

Me too dude.

I just recently started some sled pulling and the sandbag carry. Great workout and keeps things interesting. Beating me into shape, proper hard work

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bassline boy

yeah i once read that if yer gains are slowing down try something different to shock the body like pull a car now and again or run with a log a love stuff like this turns you into a proper man beast haha lol;)

sat morning im gunna pull me old fellas vetctra

Bulldozer

Bit of dinosaur training ;)

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j.m.

Do you mean on your back or just in your hands?

I live on a private lane about 100 meters long so something like this could be done right outside my house. Is it for general fitness or does it build muscle as well?

Went on the argos website to see if my local store had them in & it turns out they are all discounted.

So the 50kg set was £20,
35kg set was £15 & the
26kg set was £10.

There was also a matching dumbell set down from £15 to £5.


The 50kg set was sold out & wasnt avalible at any nearby stores & there was only one 15kg set in so I ordered that & also a 35kg set so I get 50kg or weights, a barble & 2 sets of dumbbell bars for £20. So I'm happy & they are all reserved for me

I will see what else they have in store & might get a pull up bar depending on how much they are.

Are they easy to put up & take don as I wouldnt be able to keep it up permenately?

cheers
James

Any other workout ideas are welcome as well.

Bulldozer

I been carrying a sandbag for 1/4 mile mate, weighing 150lbs. Bit of bear hugging, bit of on the shoulder. Just be careful not to f*ck ya back.

Sandbag work can build muscle the same as barbells mate. It dont matter what you lift.

Do a 1/4 mile and then clean and press the bad boy, that will sort you out and its good fun (in a hard way)

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sparky

you should join the army Bulldozer, you would p!ss your CFT if you run with that weight

Bulldozer

I walk with it bro lol, certaily no running involved.

I used to be the army matey

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j.m.

I got the weights yesterday & I'm very happy with them. They are the plastic coated type so are quite bulky when set up but other than that I cant complain for getting 50kg of weights & bars for £20.

imworkingonit

my advice don't get a 60kg set from argos, get a £100 100kg set from elsewhere (try golds gym direct) because you will need more than 60kg very soon