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Message: [QUOTE="Norcalbaker59, post: 42607, member: 2340"] They just closed the gyms here again. Not that I had gone back to the gym. But my friends had just gone back to the gym and now they’re out again. And my friend who owns the powerlifting gym in town had to shut down again. Which is really hard on him financially. Well it’s hard on all businesses financially to have to shut down. It’s good you’re at least getting out and doing some cardio. And it’s good to be out and about in the fresh air. The lockdown has just been so bad for people, keeping us indoors and isolated. I am a strong proponent of running. I used to run 6 miles a day, 5 to 6 days a week. It was only recently that I stopped running. But I definitely want to start again. I understand why your family is hesitant about you going back to the gym. I think Americans simply didn’t handle reopening responsibly. Now we’re right back where we started—maybe even worse off. Have you thought about doing bodyweight exercises, push-ups, crunches, squats, lunges, etc? Before I got the equipment Bren created a body weight program for me. I’ve been doing some research to figure out how I can add some pulley systems to make a lat pull on my rack. It seems doable. I’m going to look for cables and pulleys at the tractor supply shop this weekend. My friend Mike has a ton of tools so he’s going to help me with the rigging. Since some things are out of stock, like the lat pulldown, it won’t be functional for a while. But at least I’ll be able to get the rigging built this next week. I got a foam plyo box; so I can do BB hip thrusts from seated position instead of from the floor now. I manage to get 1.5 kg & 2 kg change plates but everyone is out of stock on the other weights. I don’t think I’m going to be able to get any more change plates anytime soon. Rogue is sending me a few pound plates as replacements for some kilo plates that went missing in shipment. They said the kilo plates are on back order some two or three months. I ordered a mini deadlift jack. Rogue makes them to order so won’t be delivered for another few weeks. But can’t wait for that because loading the bar on the floor is a real pain. [/QUOTE]

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