I've never been able to pick up a workout habit all my life. I think it's because I'm lazy and ADHD. It just feels like such a pain in the ass to put on shoes, put on a jacket, grab my keys, grab my phone, and even walk to my apartment complex gym let alone drive to one.
I'm thinking of just buying a bench and a dumbell set and putting it next to my desk (I wfh 9-5 weekdays). I can't tell if I'm aspirationally spending or if that actually will help me get in the habit. I roll out of bed in a plain t shirt and pajama pants and work at my desk all day, I feel like I can get in the habit of exercising in those clothes during my lunch break and then taking a quick shower.
I'm in an apartment so I'm limited in what gear I can actually have.
Anyone have success doing this? Is this valid or am I being an idiot? My main goal is fat loss, toning, flexibility/improving back pain, and just building the habit.
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yes home gym is the only reason I'm consistent, also wfh
pull up bar, bench, adjustable dumbells and some rubber bands to wrap around the bar are all you need
Rubber bands to wrap around the pull up bar?
How are you doing a pull up bar at home? The door frame ones concern me.
Thanks, though! That's encouraging.
>Rubber bands to wrap around the pull up bar?
for tricep pulldowns and and kneeling banded crunch
doorframe holds up just fine, it will get a bit dinged up just from the friction of the bar on paint.
Whats your routine? Or how did you develop one?
Seems pretty obvious,
Dips Pull ups abs curls tricep pushdowns legs (lmao) 3 sets of 6-10 or 8-12 or just AMRAP. 2-4 days a week, and then you can just start increasing it, you’re at home so you can even just do a set every X minutes anyway.
Push=OH press, bench press, lat raise, skull crusher, triceps pulldown
Pull=alternate neutral and wide grip pull up each week, dB row, dB pullover, shrug, hammer curl, concentration curl
Leg= split squat, Romanian deadlift, ab stuff
Door frame ones are shit. I've seen several people IRL pull them down and have to pay $100s in door frame repair. I pulled one down threw my shoulder out for 2 weeks.
Just do pushups, your landlord or parents will thank you.
>Just do pushups
not enough he needs to do pullups
Pull up and dip bar and roman would be cheaper If you wanted to start there first
Something like this? Yeah this is much cheaper than a $350 dumbbell set.
That's valid. The reason I got stuck on buying weights is the one time I managed to keep up a workout habit for like 4 months, I was doing barbell lifts. Then COVID happened so I stopped going to the gym. I was unemployed and not in school, though, so that probably helped me actually having time to go to a gym at whatever hour I felt like it.
I'm a programmer which probably helped. Most of these jobs are WFH.
These were my comments
Now I’m realizing you could just be a moron and not think for a while. Just go, be a monkey. Like a prisoner. Oh shit gotta hit some pull ups, now some dips, now some abs, eh I’m gonna work for a bit, Damn nice break I wanna hit some more pull ups now. Don’t think just do. Kinda tired of logging so much shit now. Wish that was me instead of finding some optimal routine. Get some bands and you’re set. Straight up dorito look
i have the same problem for most of my life but it seems you are a functional human being able to hold a job. i believe you'll be aspirationally spending, you should start off with pushups and squats for a year before potentially wasting money and space on machines for your home. any advice for me on how to get a wfh job?
I'm similar, I'm an ADHD-esque procrastinating moron with constantly shifting interests who can't focus on anything. I've been drinking a strong black coffee at 4:30am after I wake up, then immediately heading into my home gym (or running in the street) afterwards. So far it's having good results as the immediate caffeine burst gives me intense focus and motivation to lift. I also feel quite good afterwards which is unusual.
How are you waking up at 4:30am? I'll be on my phone from 11pm to 12:30am, fall asleep, hit snooze on my alarm from 8am to 9am, and finally roll out of bed feeling so groggy, physically tired, and dehydrated.
Maybe find a cute adhd girl to bang. Some of the cute ones look and act like anime characters lol
Make friends with some rich people
https://rethinking65.com/2023/10/17/are-wealthy-people-more-likely-to-have-adhd/#:~:text=ADHD%20and%20learning%20disabilities%20(LD,wealthy%20families%20and%20family%20enterprises.
If you have a sturdy enough adjustable bench and adjustable dumbbells that can go heavy enough, then you can effectively train every muscle in your body.
DB presses
DB rows and seal rows on the bench
Curls
Extensions
Split squats
Reverse Lunges
DB RDL
OLRDL
Shrugs
Lateral Raises
Bent over Raises
ETC.