Strength / Weight Training

Bought some cheap second hand plastic adjustable dumbells in lockdown and have really enjoyed mixing strength into my workouts. Looking for something a bit more durable and quicker rather than faffing with the spinlock buckles. Any thoughts on these?

https://strongway.co.uk/products/copy-of-strongway™-32kg-adjustable-dumbbells-set-pair?variant=42715928166599&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjwm8WZBhBUEiwA178UnM4lXs4YDC8uG7O-h7lyv5t0YZmTjLkrgWtuT7XtDEt3KUkO2YBnmhoChtwQAvD_BwE

They look nice.

Looks similar to Nubell or whatever they called.

Sometimes manufacturers use cheap plastic, so investigate. No saying they do, but just in case, keep an eye out.

I'm in the same sort of boat, I have a 14 year old son who want's to "get on the bulk", but I don't have much interest in the gym. For his birthday he got a squat rack, barbell with weights, bench and we had dumbbells and a pull up bar.. I then got a PT on Facebook to do me up an upper body worktop - back and arms and chest and shoulders for £30.. it seems great and I've been heading out to our shed several times a week late at night and going through the exercises.. it's been about 5 weeks and I'm seeing actual results.. I'm about 4kg heavier and haven't really put on much fat.. Big thing with me is getting enough protein, so I've been taking a shake most days after exercising.. I can share the workout sheets if you like.. TBH you could do most with dumbbells' and a bench..

That is very kind, it would be great to see the workout sheets, this is all good learning for me around how to structure things! I'll DM you my email address if that is ok!

Thanks

For his birthday he got a squat rack, barbell with weights and we had dumbbells and a pull up bar.. I then got a PT on Facebook to do me up an upper body worktop - back and arms and chest and shoulders

Wow

Kickass dad

Sent them through. hope they help..

It's quite good.. as I get to use all of it too.. spur me on a bit.. only thing is he's 6ft 1in and can out bench and squat me!!! and just turned 14..

Anyone got a cheaper and less plastic waste alternative to protein yoghurts as a snack? Protein shake on a bit of cereal is all I’ve come up with.

Home made protein powder/Peanut butter/oat/flax/chia/date/whatever balls/bars/cowpats? Adjust depending on macros/nutrient timing required?

First day back in the gym after a week off with flu. It’s going to be rubbish.

Homemade protein powder?

Drooling, anyone experienced it working out?
This morning started off with 5 sets overhead press. By fifth set I was drooling like crazy. It has been happening randomly for a few months.
Am I lacking electrolytes or not hydrated?

Protein cupcakes

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That recipe sounds vile.
12% of what you're eating is baking powder...

Skyr and protein powder with a weetabix/oats/quinoa as a base. I like Skyr bc it’s thicker.

I normally add half a banana, some blueberries and peanut butter.

Innit !

What’s the baking powder for?

when its mixed with water and heated, it makes CO2, so makes it bubbly.
I guess its supposed to make it like a mousse, but powdery and tasting of baking powder.

My belief is that fitness influencers and bodybuilders are where they are, mainly because they are happy to eat tasteless or horrid tasting things most of the time.

I mean, you can just heat most protein(whey based) powders and they'll mousse up.
Or just make protein fluff and live with the fact its cold and delicious.

Might also be because it (potentially) boosts the effectiveness of creatine.

Anyone here have any experience taking citrulline malate? I did a bit of research and it sounds like it could be worth a try to eliminate the doms and potentially push a little further.

I'm aiming to strengthen my posterior chain / lower back, because I'm getting back pain, most likely because of being imbalanced.

Regular, ultra minimalist 'grease the groove' type training seems to keep me motivated, so planning to do 200 kettlebell swings @ 24kg a day for the next 30 days.
Thats 144 tonnes lifted/swung in a month.

Any particular tips, other than not to do it?

Was thinking about doing it with 32kg, but that felt too much to maintain over 30 days. (I often do 3 sets of 25-30 swings at 32kg as a gym workout finisher)

Deadlift much?

I would have thought a swing would place a jarring affect on your back. But that’s just my opinion.

GTG training is more about improving neurological connections than it is about necessarily increasing muscle mass / strength outside of that particular movement. That being said if you currently do nothing for that area then it is certainly better than that (though you have those swings in at the end of your workouts sometimes so I don't know what your current training looks like).

If that's what you wanna do for the next 30 days then all power to you and go ahead, but strength is a use it or lose it type of thing, so if you want to keep whatever you build, you need a plan for what you're going to do after those 30 days too. Some regular back extensions, or glute ham raises or something would be great, alongside big compound movements like deadlift and squat too.

My 1 rep max deadlift is 180kg, but can't get close at the moment as it puts too much strain on the lower back. Don't want something to pop and make it worse.
Swings are high intensity, but fairly low impact, though I guess it depends on the amount of weight!

Deadlift and squats make my lower back quite sore at the moment, otherwise I'd be doing deadlift/squat/hip thrusters.

My main sport is Taekwondo, and have built up pretty strong abs, quads, hip flexors. Calisthenics/gymnastic strength type work has built up arms, chest, lats, but lower back seems to be a weak point at the moment.

I've done GTG for chinups/pullups to increase reps and strength endurance, so would be breaking up the swings into probably 4 sets of 50 reps spread throughout the day.
This would be on top of 6-8 hours of fairly intense TKD training, couple of bike rides/runs, and random bits of calisthenics dotted throughout the week.