So then there was Covid
Ok, So I had originally made plans to start my journey on March 23, a Monday and then Covid happened, and all gyms ( I belong to 2) were shut down in the process. So I waited for a week or two to see how long the projected shutdown would be before I could get started. I did keep my scheduled appointment with my SCORE program and I’ll post the results from that, however I did not have a gym to go to. To compound the issue because I work in healthcare and go to a hospital to work where there are still to this day active cases of Covid-19, my wife and child went to stay at her parents house because she is immune compromised. Food and diet became awkward in the beginning as everything seemed to be out at the grocery store for a while.
I still wanted to find a way to meet my goals but before I could even plan I had to figure out how I was going to workout and meet my goals for nutrition under lockdown. I went to Ebay and Amazon to look for equipment and like toilet paper people were gobbling up equipment left and right. Every time I had an order to be delivered it was canceled because they could not ship or even go to the gym to see what equipment they still had. It was crazy! Still to this day I have equipment coming that will not arrive until late August or early September. Now, however, at least at the store I can get what I need again (groceries) and I have enough equipment to get started! So I started my new journey yesterday (well technically, I had worked out several times with what I had and at first that was nothing but as equipment came I added to my workouts and I attempted a nutrition plan with what I could get at the grocery store. I also kept trying to build a plan to work with what I have and now have enough to get started properly) So let’s look at the equipment I have at the house now for my home gym. I’ll include links to buy if available. I’ll put the new workout plan in a future post.
Gym equipment:
Fitness Reality 810XLT Super Max Power Cage https://amzn.to/2B7dVAA
The LAT Pull-Down Attachment and Adjustable Leg Hold-Down https://amzn.to/2BdThyA
28 Inches Tricep Rope Press Down-Steel Swivel-Heavy Duty Nylon-Non Slip https://amzn.to/2Y0jBoW
Bumper plates (only thing available)
Land Mine attachment for Power cage https://amzn.to/3fr8Im5 (this is the one I would I have got if it was in)
Dip bar attachment https://amzn.to/3htIscz (this is the one I would I have got if it was in)
3 (pair) 9” extension plate holders https://amzn.to/2B9x2dg
45 pound barbell
ez curl bar
Barbell holder
wrist straps
wraps
Gym Equipment still coming:
455 pound set steel olympic plates
Bowflex 1090 adjustable dumbbells
Bowflex dumbbell stand
New Plan in next post