I’ve often enjoyed lifting weights, but I’ve never enjoyed going to the gym. So, I’ve long wanted a nice home gym. When we lived in a basement apartment, space was very limited, but I was able to fit a Valor Fitness BD-9 squat rack/stands and an Amazon Basics flat bench in, along with a 300-lb Olympic barbell and weight set from Dicks Sporting Goods. (If you’re similarly pressed for space, I highly recommend those items above!) ...
I’m trying to put together a basic home gym in our basement apartment. Mainly, I’m interested in doing squats for now. Then, I’ll expand to deadlifts and benchpress. Our ceilings are too low for overhead presses, however. Anyways, I just ordered the Valor Fitness BD-9 squat rack from Amazon. I still need a decent Olympic bar and Olympic plates.
I love books. Books, however, do not like my back. Can you relate? Maybe it’s not sitting around reading books all day, but I imagine plenty of you out there suffer from back pain/fatigue. Let me share a time-saving solution I’ve recently found: two-handed kettlebell swings. Our small kettlebell family How can these cannonballs with handles help your back? Well, the kettlebell swing is one of the many exercises out there that activates your posterior chain – the muscles along the back of your body. ...