Pump aerobic weights?

yirara

I usually do bodyweight interval workouts in my livingroom. When possible I add a kettlebell to it, e.g. do clean and press with squats for example. I'm missing the possibility of having just a bit more weight variation and to use both hands at the same time but I don't have the space for anything substantial (my flat is <40m^2, and I want something I can store under the bed). Was wondering if a body pump bar totalling 20kg would somehow add to that. I could use the 5kg disks to do exercises with a weight in each hand as well. On the other hand, it's just 20kg total, including the bar, and those bars seems to have measurements for which you either can't buy more weights, or where weights cost more than the bar with weights. Seriously in doubt. But I don't see any other option that offers some flexibility and doesn't burst my bank (I'm on a super tight budget and could spend £50 max). Suggestions?

ttippie2000

If you're on a budget you may want to try to look locally for people selling their old free weights. The cost is prohibitive to ship, but usually you can find local used weights on craigslist that are cheap. That may also give you some flexibility to titrate the amount of load you're working with as your fitness increases.

yirara

ttippie2000 wrote: »

If you're on a budget you may want to try to look locally for people selling their old free weights. The cost is prohibitive to ship, but usually you can find local used weights on craigslist that are cheap. That may also give you some flexibility to titrate the amount of load you're working with as your fitness increases.

Yeah, I've been looking for that for quite a while but found nothing suitable. The weights I'm looking at have holes so that you can also use them just as weights and not on the bar. All I find are squatracks, benches, whole 150kg weights and olympic bars sets starting at £100, etc. Keep in mind I won't have a bench or rack, thus there's only so much weight I can use anyway. And I don't have much storage space.

yirara

I could potentially get this set here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gorilla-Sports-Vinyl-Complete-Weight/dp/B004FF0CHC for quite a lot cheaper, but then I again don't have weights I can hold in my hands without bar. With no quick release I can't change weights during interval breaks either. Hmm... it's very tempting as I could potentially also do deadlifts (not sure my flat floor would allow for that, nor if the bar is stable enough)... but it doesn't look too convenient for what I want I think...