In 2019 we moved to Houston and tried to get rid of as much “unnecessary” stuff as possible before we got here. The question, which eventually became a running joke, was “do I want to unpack this in Houston?” Sadly, one of the things that was donated (thankfully to a good cause) in a moment of panic…

If I was to go bare minimum, an incline/decline bench and a set of adjustable dumbbells will get you through a huge number of compound and isolation exercises.

Sounds like you need a gym membership! I guess you could get adjustable dumbbells and an exercise ball. You could do chest press on it and sit for military (or just stand). Squat is the tricky one to do without a bar. You could ditch the squat and opt for the deadlift and just use a kettle bell t…

The most bang for the buck and space efficient piece of gym equipment I own and regularly use is a kettlebell Dialled health have a decent KB only plan too if you need guidance or inspiration

For your needs and the relatively low weight goals, I would just get two of those adjustable dumbbells (the kind where you screw on additional 5-10lb plates). They are less expensive and will last forever, and are easily adjustable and sortable. Then I would just get a Swiss ball (as a bench), or an…

You can do a lot with bands and weights. Right now I kick things off with the 12 minute Foundation routine, then move into some band work for core and opening up chest, then weights. For bands I use these and they live in a drawer: [IMG_1023] for Face Pulls, Pallof Press, and some other stuff. a…

[image] BethK: **that can live in the corner of a guest room? ** … someday bench press about 45lbs (20kg), squat 59lbs (27kg), military press 25lbs (11kg) I have a 15kg bar that’s also a little shorter than the full Olympic that makes easier to move around and use indoors. Being just the ba…

[image] BethK: My question is what would you all recommend for a small set of weights that can live in the corner of a guest room? You can do all the strength work you want with a couple of kettlebells. 2 or 3 can be enough but you might burn through a few more as you get stronger and more e…

Kettlebells are fantastic IMHO. I started with 1 kettlebell, and now have a 15lb, 25lb, 35lb, and 44lb. At the gym, if all the benches are taken and I’m waiting on barbell work, I’ll use heavier kettlebells at the gym.

Wow! You all are awesome! This gives me plenty to think about- thank you all so much! I’ll pop back in and let you know what I come up with. I do kind of want a bench again… My birthday is coming up, so maybe? On the other hand, I may be asking for a power meter, so who knows whether a bench and wei…

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mcneese.chad September 1, 2022, 3:17pm 2

By no means is this a direct answer, but you may find some good ideas in the following topics. You may have already seen them, but I just want to cover the bases of what’s already here.

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