The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

tangerine wheat too

 

I’m not a fan of anything in my beer. Clam juice is just nasty imo

 

Also ordered a nice squat rack for a good price thanks to @ThunderCookies #thenest

 

We talking booze now? Tonight's drink of choice.

 

Please tell me theres tonic in there

 

Little tonic, little lime.

 

I cant do gin. I can’t even do a long island because I can pick out the gin


But glad to see you are making up for my lack of consumption

 

Have you tried Hendricks?

 

I’ve tried Bombay Saphire, Beefeater, Tanqueray, and Aviator but not Hendricks

 

So Hendricks is much different than all those, also more expensive. Aviator is shit but people like it cause Ryan Reynolds. Bombay is cheap shit, Beefeater is meh, Tanqueray is good for the price but isn't great.

Hendricks is infused with rose and cucumber and tastes completely different from other gin, it's also a lot smoother. Most low level gin basically tastes like tree bark lol so I understand why some hate it.

 

Gin tastes like fermented juniper berries LOL

Tree sap and stomach bile


I’m more of a whiskey, bourbon, and Sailor Jerry guy. Beer is my main love though.

 

My main love is scotch but I like gin as well. Trust me, Hendricks tastes completely different than that.

 

Well I will have to give it a shot then.
Lol

 

You aren’t “supposed” to use them on glass top stoves. But, if you’re careful, you can. Don’t slide it around or drop it and you should be fine.

 

Got a deload today which was nice. Close grip bench and accessory work. Gonna do a fast day tomorrow to reset then heavy(ish) squats Sunday.

 

you going to melt in the rain? Running in the rain can be quite enjoyable, getting home after running in the rain can be a pain if you do not have a mud room, but jsut put out towels near the door and when you get back it will be setup for you to dry enough so as not to drip all over the house.

1gal of water is around 8.3lbs. A 5gal bucket of water is approx 41.7lbs (not counting the bucket weight). Thats a pretty good adjustable dumbell. The water will move so another medium might be better suited or you could just add flour and make a super gel-like paste that wont move as much as water, YMMV. Yeah its messy but it will be heavy. If your crafty you can even make a yoke and carry them around on your back or do squats with them. A pull up bar could be as simple as putting a pipe (that will support your weight) between two fixed objects (that will also support your weight). ex. placing a strong pipe across an attic door opening and doing pull ups through the attic door (without the ladder in the way obviously) but its just an idea.

In this time, the creative will at least sustain themselves. Based on your later posts (quoted below) it doesnt quite seem like you want (or are ready) to be creative, as many others (also quoted below) have provided more than adequate suggestions and you dont seem to even want to contemplate them. Please recall I used seem as a qualifier a lot here.

Theres a TON of free yoga videos on youtube. Find some you like and knock em out. I guarantee you will feel it.

OXO Good Grips 11 Pound Food Scale with Pull-Out Display, Stainless Steel

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WJMTNA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1, its what I have had in my kitchen for over 3 years. it gets weekly if not daily workouts. i have had 0 issues with it. it has moved around a bit with me and never had any issues. I purchased it in 2017 for ~$40 so you may be able to find it cheaper on a different site.

Def GO to or CALL a PIAS, they dont update the website as much as what they actually have there. it takes time to update and stuff will have to sit. I bet stuff isnt sitting long enough right now for the web page to even get updated because fitness equipment is in high demand with no gyms open.

Also to add to this wonderful at home gym advice above, you can also find a little half wall in a park or a FLAT concrete bench and do jumps or single leg squats off it. There is a lot out there that you can use/do, if you want to see it.

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be well

 

Today i did squats, bench press, chin ups 5 sets of 5, curls, grip/forearm, and calf work.

At the beginning i tried for unassisted chin ups again, while I was fresh, no fatigue. I DID 3 UNASSISTED CHIN UPS! F yeah! progress is intoxicating. I video-ed it again and stored it in my phone album 'Fitness progress' so I can see how far I have been able to come and look back at it when I need some motivating. I still need to hit 5 Unassisted chin ups then I can move the finish line again.

Thanks for all the awesome ideas that you guys keep coming up with for non-gym workouts. They are awesome! @huskyhog0317 you got me looking for a surplus duffle and gas mask haha. I have done some training in a gas mask and its def a little disorienting at first and then its just plain warm. I will have to give a WOD a shot in it one day haha. just for my own shiggles.

 

Fuck traeger. Way better brands out there. I’ve got 2 green mountain grills pellet grills.

Boooo. My gasser only ever gets used to sear after I smoke a steak or tri tip. I’ll be doin some ribeye tomorrow on the charcoal. Although smoked ribeye sounds good too

 

I enjoy the gas grill. I enjoy the flavor better more to be honest.
I enjoy smoking things because its fun, but I don’t enjoy eating a lot of smoked stuff.

My birthday is coming up. Thinking about what fancy food I want. I’ve been wanting to do a big cowboy ribeye for awhile.
I’m either going to smoke it and reverse sear it or I’m getting a cast iron skillet and doing it inside.

Thinking some compound butter with fresh thyme and rosemary.

And of course roasted garlic mashed potatoes and bacon wrapped asparagus with carrot cake.

Hopefully outside under my new pergola brought to me by my stimulus check.

 

I cooked on a gas grill for a long time. It’s definitely easier and has its place. You can turn out some really good food on one. Having said that if I have a nice steak it’s getting reverse seared on the summit charcoal.