Training from home…..it’s just not the same as going to the gym is it?

Nevertheless, there are a few things you can do to stay on top of your game and get through the lockdown without losing motivation, so that when the gyms do re-open you haven’t let your fitness slide too much!

This is going to be a bit of a guide on how to train at home with little to no kit whatsoever.

We don’t all have a garage full of weights to throw around, and unless you want to sell your kidney or take out a second mortgage, buying some new kit right now might be out of the question.

Time to improvise:

There are a few things you can use at home to make your sessions a bit more interesting…

If you have a sturdy chair or something solid that’s roughly chair-height you can add in movements like Dips, Incline or decline push ups, and Step ups.

If you don’t have any DBs or KBs then a good substitute is filling some big water bottles or jugs with water or sand and using those instead.

They might not be as heavy, but do a load of thrusters with some 2 litre water bottles and you will soon feel it.

One of the best things I would recommend is making a homemade power bag.

Find a backpack or duffle bag, fill it with a few bottles of water then pad it out with some towels so that it’s packed tightly, and that’s it. You can actually make these pretty heavy and get a really decent work out with them. It’s ideal for things like GTO’s or adding some weight to squats or step ups, you can even use it for things like Russian swings.

Staying motivated:

A good way to stay motivated is to get competitive. If you usually hit the gym with a few of your friends, why not keep that going by coming up with some workouts together each week, and then at the end of the week posting your scores to see how you did compared to your training partners. This will always make you push that little bit harder if you know you are going to be sharing your scores and trying to beat your friends instead of just going through the motions.

Routine:

The best thing to do in terms of your training while in lockdown is to try and stay in a routine - plan your sessions in advance, decide when you are going to do them and stick to that plan.

Rather than dwelling on all the stuff you can’t do without being in the gym, think about the stuff you can do!

This is a great time to work on some weaknesses - the things that sometimes get neglected when you are in the gym. That might mean working on a skill such as double unders or handstands, or doing some running intervals and/or longer runs to build up your endurance.

Try to make the most out of your training while we are in lockdown and it won’t be long till you’re back in the gym throwing heavy weights around and smashing PBs again.