jrosen wrote: » Whats everyone bringing to the gym? id usually only ever have my towel and water bottle. No mask requirement. But should I bring my own hand sanitizer or wipes for anything I use?
GerryFog wrote: » Those ***** down in Kerry are going to be responsible for getting the gyms shut again. One person knowing they had covid attended a party of 30+ people. They went out to the pubs and clubs all over Killarney and then told the party goers that they had Covid on Sunday. If the gyms get shut down again I am going to lose it. What a bunch of idiots.
Balmed Out wrote: » Most places are keeping saunas and steam rooms closed for the moment from what I hear
dastardly00 wrote: » There are lots of other threads in the forum about buying equipment
Mr. CooL ICE wrote: » Trained in a gym yesterday that had a requirement to wear a mask
Alf Veedersane wrote: » Lad in the gym always wears a mask but still thinks it's ok to be standing closer to you than would have been ok pre-Covid
DareGod wrote: » People wearing masks tend not to be the most educated.
Kamu wrote: » Is your gym particular small that a mask needs to be worn?
Alf Veedersane wrote: » I shouldn't ask why but I'm curious as to your rationale on that one.
Sunrise_Sunset wrote: » Back in the gym tomorrow. I cannot wait! Living for it. I'm curious to know if posters here went straight back in lifting what they had before lockdown? I don't even know if I'd be able to. I'm thinking of starting back at my previous program, not my most current one, for a couple of weeks maybe. I've done no strength training at all since March.
Alf Veedersane wrote: » Not even close to what I was lifting before. And I went back to variations that would naturally be lighter and less taxing on the system, e.g. paused squats, incline bench, snatch grip deadlifts etc. If you're going back to the main compound, don't go anywhere near a max. Anyway, you're unlikely to be able to lift what you were before. Your technique will be a bit off as well. Was that programme you're looking at based on percentages of max lifts?
Sunrise_Sunset wrote: » As a newish gym goer (about 6/7 months by the time the gyms closed), I was only up to my third program. I had only just started deadlifts and barbell squats about a month before (excluding in Bodypump classes which are a much lighter weight), so I don't think I'll introduce those again straight away. Might start back with the basics for about 2 week period, then try the barbell. Or what would you think?
Alf Veedersane wrote: » There's nothing wrong with using the bar once it's not going to be a load that's too heavy. Problems happen when people try to jump back to weights they were using and form suffers and the risk of injury goes way up. You can do the movements you were doing on the program you were doing but just use an appropriate weight because your first focus is to get the technique right. Then build back up slowly as regards the weight.
Sunrise_Sunset wrote: » Yeah that could work for me. It's hard that I can't ask my gym instructor before diving back in. I'm sure they'll be around tomorrow but I don't know in what capacity they'll be offering advice or whether they'll be more focused on covid health and safety measures. After 30 mins of not being able to get through by phone to book a slot, I finally got through. very happy now, can't wait.
Alf Veedersane wrote: » I tried to jump back into where I was on a programme after 2 weeks off with not very much sleep etc. Got injured. Weights wise, ease back to where you are...just work on technique for now and the rest will follow.
caviardreams wrote: » My own plan when I can finally get back on the 20th is to see how it feels on the day to a large extent. Start with an empty bar and take it from there. At the moment my plan would be to try and do a few sets at around 50% of what my max would have been, at around an RPE of 7ish, but will adjust depending on how it feels when I actually have a bar on my back e.g. my technique may be waaaay of and I might spend most of the session with a bar and a couple of 5s just practicing!
silverharp wrote: » Im just keeping it simple for now and easing in slowly, if its upper body just one push and one pull exercise, lower body just doing the hex bar. Im keeping the number of total reps constant and just making sure that total weight volume goes up each time plus a new higher weight. I decided to take on the concept 5000m just so I wouldn't have to see how bad my 2000m time might have been :pac:
DareGod wrote: » Some saunas and steam rooms are open.
DareGod wrote: » In my gym, masks are not required and nobody wears one. Own hand sanitiser / wipes not required - both provided on site.
rubadub wrote: » I used it in tesco and was expecting a gel but it was pure liquid, I think they do refill them but it smelt like the real deal, no major shop is going to be faking it.
Alf Veedersane wrote: » That's pretty much what Jonnie Candito advised a while back as well, i.e. working up to a single at RPE 7 and projecting a max off that if you're going to be working at % of max in the programme
Reps4jesus wrote: » I went to a RPE of 8 (after a couple of days of just getting movement patterns etc down again) on the 3 main lifts to see where I was at and am working off that. Strength was probably 40% off where it was before this, but even without running any program its coming back quite quickly. Im just running linear progression with 5x5's on the main lifts and standard 3x10's on accessory stuff for now but nice to see quick progression, reckon in a month or so i could be back to where I was
2nd Row Donkey wrote: » Back this am too. In at 6am and straight onto threadmill, had a brief moment where I couldn't remember how to get the thing going... Duh. The same damn threadmill I've been using for 14 years. ... Crisis averted I knocked out a quick 5km before moving on to some machines... sat into the chest press without checking what plates were already stacked and it was way too light. Nevermind I thought I'll just rep out 10 and work on the technique, got up and stacked another 20kg plate either side, sat down again and away I went - still way too light. Quickly realising I had actually put the plates on completely the wrong place and I was actually lifting thin air. I tried to save face by knocking out another 10 reps of absolutely nothing! I'm sure some fellow gym goers noticed and had a good chuckle. The shame!
