Welcome to our new exercise check thread for the week!

Here, we set our individual goals and register our progress.

I have one less tooth now btw

  • WokePalpatine [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    Anyone here use resistance bands at all? I can’t afford and don’t have any room to story anything bigger than literally this laundry hamper basket I have for exercise equipment right now and their smaller size is extremely appealing compared to free weights, machines, etc.

    Wouldn’t know where to start though. My brother (I think) left behind one resistance band (tube style) here but it’s pretty light-weight/resistance. I like the form factor at least.

    • BigWeed [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      They’re great for lots of things like mobility exercises and reducing load for things like pull-ups. But they’re difficult to train with because they lack stability and have variable resistance which can make proper form really hard.

      If you’re low on budget and tight on space, body weight exercises are all you need to get incredibly strong.

    • ufcwthrowaway [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      I use them to get biceps, side delts and rear deltd after I’ve done everything else with a pull-up bar

      For rear delts, you can do band pull aparts or face pulls

      For side delts you can do unilateral lateral raises / cable flies with a band

      For biceps you can do cable curls with a band.

      But imo pull-ups, psuedo-planche push-ups, pistol squats and Nordic curls are more bang for your buck for hitting the rest of your body.

          • WokePalpatine [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
            3·
            3 days ago

            Yeah, I’d appreciate that too. Probably not going to be too good at exercising for a couple months since I’ve lapsed working out for like 18 months.

            • ufcwthrowaway [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
              2·
              2 days ago

              For intermediate versions of the push ups, you can try typewriter push ups or diamond push ups

              For the pistol squat, you can do it while holding on to something or just do the part where you go down but not the part where you stand back up

              For the Nordic curls, you can use your hands to help! Just push against the floor

              For pull ups, you can jump up to the bar and then lower yourself as slowly as possible