I wanted something analogous to the overhead press, so I did pike pushups. My plan is to work my way up to handstand pushups. I followed that up with planks because I wanted to get in some core exercises.
As opposed to barbell rows, I want to do bodyweight rows, but you still need at least a bar for that. The doorframes in my house are different and I can't put up my pull-up bar. And those things have always made me nervous. But I found a post before with a guy using a sheet in the doorframe, and I want to try that.
I just looked at the bodyweight rows again. What I wanted to try was actually a variation of what he did, but I'd need to buy another sheet. And the whole point of that part of his video is using something you already have, so I'm going to try it. I don't like the way you have to grip the sheet, but that's better than not doing the exercise.
Anyway, I didn't have it today, so I decided to substitute dips instead, which I hadn't done in ages. I know it doesn't work the same muscles, but that's okay.
After the dips, I did squats. It felt weird to do them unweighted. On Tuesday I did lunges and I did sets of 20. Today I only did sets of 10 squats, but now I'm thinking I should have done 20 of these too. Next time.
I finished off with the supine bicycle.
The only thing from StrongLifts I don't have an exercise for is the deadlift.
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So I just looked here and at my previous post, and I'm kicking myself that I didn't look at this stuff sooner. My back has been feeling neglected, and bridges would have been just the ticket. I may just try it out when I get home. I found this video from 12 Minute Athelete that was very helpful, because I hadn't done back bridges. I'd done glute bridges (Krista called them short bridges) but I hadn't made the connection, and I wasn't sure what the motions were for the full bridge.
Okay, so far this is what I have in my kitbag:
- Pushups
- Pike Pushups
- Squats (need to pursue one-legged pistol squats)
- Lunges
- Plank
- Bodyweight Rows
- Dips
- Supine Bicycle
- Bridges
What else?
So pull-ups is the one I'm really lacking. There's also calf raises and hyperextensions. I know burpees are good, but to me it's like a combination of multiple exercises. Shoulder shrugs, but those probably aren't useful if they aren't weighted. Also mountain climbers, leg raises, and flutter kicks, but I don't need anymore core exercises. Russian twist.
