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    2 days ago

    Thank you very much!
    Saved your comment and will probably build up some kind of similar training for my pre surfing workout, so I don’t look like an absolute idiot, who can’t even manage to get out to the waves ;⁠-⁠)

    You’re (at least?) the second one recommending weight lifting and barbells.
    So I guess, there is something to it

    Will need to make some room in the apartment for it, as I’m not the biggest fan of going to the gym

    Until it broke, I had such a thing to do pull ups at the door frame
    Which was great to get rid of stress.
    So I just did some pull ups during work, when I needed to get rid of the adrenaline - else I’ll just end completely tensed up in the evening

    We have a room full of stuff we don’t use and call it our storage room.
    It’s a waste of space anyway. Maybe I can combine that 2 things and clean out the room, to make a little gym and reading room :⁠-⁠)

    • Oh! Then get a good pair of adjustable dumbbells and a simple adjustable bench. That’ll take very little space. Replace that pull-up bar and you’re done. You can get the Power Block for about $300.

      Just swap out any exercise I stated that needs gym equipment with a similar exercise using dumbbells. Reducing the reps from 3x8 to 2x6 will cut down the workout time significantly and yield almost identical results (if you reach failure.)

      When I’m traveling I do this:

      3x8 Walking lunges 25 lbs +5 3x8 Dumbbell Rows 25 lbs +5 3x8 Chest Press 25 lbs +0 3x8 Dumbbell Shoulder Press 20 lbs +0 3x8 Dumbbell Biceps Curls 25 lbs +0 3x8 Dumbbell Triceps Extensions 25 lbs +0

      For an easy full body workout that only requires dumbbells.

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        2 days ago

        Comment saved again, thank you
        Will have quite some research to-do tomorrow, to get all the input of you guys sorted out.

        And, as now mentioned multiple times already in this thread, I’ll get rid of our fucking “storage room” of mostly trash and make some place for a little gym out of it.

        Thank you so much for all your input!
        All of you have really motivated me to actually do something about it :⁠-⁠)