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Jaybuk | Training for events without equipment | 10-04-2018 @ 13:07 | |
Member 6130, 110 posts | Specifically log yoke and stones? Will have only oly bar and rack to work with. Have some thick rubber plates that could be taped together as a makeshift stone or is that pointless? | ||
WILLSAN | ... | 10-04-2018 @ 13:44 | |
Trump will get another four years Member 126, 16707 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 225495.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq | in my opinion, you cant really prepare yourself technically for those events with conventional equipment. | ||
Wayne_Cowdrey | ... | 10-04-2018 @ 14:41 | |
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22043 posts | I agree with Will. | ||
JackRevans | ... | 10-04-2018 @ 14:47 | |
'There was also a sausage in my mouth.' Member 2477, 16481 posts SQ 190, BP 130, DL 235555.0 kgs @ 83kgs UnEq | make some equipment out of argos catalogs and do some knee sleeve face pulls | ||
Funky_monkey | ... | 10-04-2018 @ 15:16 | |
403 forbidden message Member 160, 5121 posts SQ 190, BP 137.5, DL 225552.5 kgs @ 86kgs UnEq | Get a piece of wood and cut it 50cm long and have it lathed 50mm thick. This will allow you to make a poor man's loadable stone with plates. This is also probably the last time in my life I wore a vest, so quit taking the piss. | ||
Wayne_Cowdrey | ... | 10-04-2018 @ 17:08 | |
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22043 posts | That's a very poor stone substitute in my opinion. | ||
PaulSavage | ... | 10-04-2018 @ 21:08 | |
Member 2775, 6927 posts | Jaybuk said:Specifically log yoke and stones? Will have only oly bar and rack to work with. Have some thick rubber plates that could be taped together as a makeshift stone or is that pointless? Sell the rack, barbell and plates then use the money to go to a local gym, they start at around £10 a month. You will then have a lot more equipment to work with. | ||
KevC86 | ... | 10-04-2018 @ 21:37 | |
Member 5141, 4199 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | PaulSavage said: Sell the rack, barbell and plates then use the money to go to a local gym, they start at around £10 a month. You will then have a lot more equipment to work with. Genius. Give up all the benefits of a home gym and be forced to deal with idiots just to access some kit that is only needed a couple of months out of the year. | ||
PaulSavage | ... | 10-04-2018 @ 22:05 | |
Member 2775, 6927 posts | KevC86 said: The only top athletes who train in home gyms have a s**t ton more equipment to work with than a barbell and a rack. Everybody uses more than that year round.Genius. Give up all the benefits of a home gym and be forced to deal with idiots just to access some kit that is only needed a couple of months out of the year. | ||
KevC86 | ... | 10-04-2018 @ 22:08 | |
Member 5141, 4199 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | PaulSavage said:The only top athletes who train in home gyms have a s**t ton more equipment to work with than a barbell and a rack. Everybody uses more than that year round. And how many of them started with more than that? Perhaps more relevantly, not everyone (by which i mean almost no one) is training to be a 'top athlete'. Most just want to have fun and make progress. A home gym, even a small one, allows for this without taking too much time out from other pursuits/responsibilities. | ||
LessThanLuke | ... | 11-04-2018 @ 09:34 | |
his poor male ego must be crushed Member 883, 6251 posts SQ 290, BP 180, DL 420890.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq | Jaybuk said:Specifically log yoke and stones? Will have only oly bar and rack to work with. Have some thick rubber plates that could be taped together as a makeshift stone or is that pointless? Nope the latter works! If you have the funds would be worth investing in a sandbag imo. You can load it over the barbell in the rack. | ||
General_ill | ... | 12-04-2018 @ 09:09 | |
3rd place Europes strongest man 2016 U90kg Member 1239, 13275 posts SQ 280, BP 155, DL 310745.0 kgs @ 89kgs UnEq | Where do you live. Both luke and myself have fully equipped strongman gyms. Where you can pay to train in the northwest. I know of at least 1 other. I’m sure there won’t be one that far away where you can pay around £5 to use all the stuff you need. When I started. I had to drive to osg Manchester, caged steel Bradford, or SAS in Lancaster. 20-50miles away. But what you’ll learn for the time will be worth the effort. | ||
LessThanLuke | ... | 12-04-2018 @ 09:18 | |
his poor male ego must be crushed Member 883, 6251 posts SQ 290, BP 180, DL 420890.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq | General_ill said:Where do you live. Both luke and myself have fully equipped strongman gyms. Where you can pay to train in the northwest. I know of at least 1 other. I’m sure there won’t be one that far away where you can pay around £5 to use all the stuff you need. When I started. I had to drive to osg Manchester, caged steel Bradford, or SAS in Lancaster. 20-50miles away. But what you’ll learn for the time will be worth the effort. I used to do a 3 hour round bus trip to train at SAS on Sundays. Those were the days. | ||
John | ... | 12-04-2018 @ 20:06 | |
#biggef Member 5263, 3492 posts SQ 260, BP 195, DL 260715.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | You have to train how you play, I dont think you can really prep for strongman comp with an oly bar and rack, I'd say your best bet is to join a gym that has that kit, or make it yourself, hope you find a solution good luck | ||
JamesH | ... | 13-06-2018 @ 21:37 | |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | Jaybuk said:Specifically log yoke and stones? Will have only oly bar and rack to work with. Have some thick rubber plates that could be taped together as a makeshift stone or is that pointless? In my (somewhat distant) experience, you don't need a great deal of experience to make rapid technical progress withe those events. Moreover, unless you are already very, very strong, you will see more long term benefit from continuing to focus on getting bigger and stronger. If you don't have a specific competition in mind, a road trip to train events every few weeks is a good way forward. As has been mentioned already, sandbags are helpful. They're cheap and accessible, and don't rip your skin off. If you're doing stones in a competition I'd also remember that some decent tacky is the most significant investment you can make. | ||