Poor-girl's strength training at home?

LorinaLynn
LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Two 40 pound boxes of kitty litter, one inch dowel... makeshift 80 pound barbell. :laugh:

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And Pippin just loves weaseling into all my photos.
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  • lady_in_weighting
    lady_in_weighting Posts: 196 Member
    very ingenious i must say! i was just thinking the opther day what i could use as a weight on my non-gym days...and now ive come up with the solution of my textbooks! haha :wink:
  • scotslass
    scotslass Posts: 317
    NICE!!! I love it :-)
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    Lol!!! We use the same kitty litter. Does the dowel actually hold that weight?
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    This is kitty approuved :)
  • witrixie2011
    witrixie2011 Posts: 224
    I was just wondering how I can do more exercises at home.... guess I just need to get more creative. :laugh:
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    i LOVE this. hahaha. um. i wonder what else i can make a barbell out of...since i don't have cats, heavy duty detergent, or anything that bulky....
  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    i LOVE this. hahaha. um. i wonder what else i can make a barbell out of...since i don't have cats, heavy duty detergent, or anything that bulky....

    One gallon milk jugs?
  • yesthistime
    yesthistime Posts: 2,051 Member
    i LOVE this. hahaha. um. i wonder what else i can make a barbell out of...since i don't have cats, heavy duty detergent, or anything that bulky....

    You could use two bags (plastic grocery bags should work) and fill them with anything you have around, like canned goods or bottles of water. As long as you put the same amount in both bags, it should make a good barbell.
  • seleck05
    seleck05 Posts: 74 Member
    haha love this. When I was traveling, I used canned veggies as hand weights. Worked great!
  • cbenzerga
    cbenzerga Posts: 65 Member
    The big boxes of Tide?
  • Seminolegirl97
    Seminolegirl97 Posts: 306 Member
    Love it! Love the cat!!
  • heyghoge
    heyghoge Posts: 153 Member
    hahahaha genius.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,048 Member
    Consider TRX suspension system if you want to add more strength training. But gotta say I like the barbell..........


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  • bzmom
    bzmom Posts: 1,332 Member
    A Girls gotta do what a Girls gotta do... What can I say pure genius!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    But with 7 cats and 6 litterboxes... it won't last long. :laugh:
  • kag1526
    kag1526 Posts: 210 Member
    Can you actually use that with the cat?

    One of my cats thinks that exercise mats are the best cuddle area ever. If I get one out for pushups, situps, etc he is all over me for cuddles and pets.

    Some other exercises like kettle bell swings I have to be really careful because he will hang out around my legs and I'm so afraid of smacking him...
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Pippin is a "big help" when I'm doing planks. He walks under me... If I don't hold it, I'll crush him.
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    Now thats what I call getting it done by all mean necessary.
  • meadowmail77
    meadowmail77 Posts: 64 Member
    great idea! btw.. My cat flower looks just like your cat, only Flower has a white stripe down her nose. lol :)
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    haha, my son (5) said, "Is that an obstacle course?" I told him you were using it for weightlifting and he said, "that's funny!" I love the idea!
  • almc170
    almc170 Posts: 1,093 Member
    That's brilliant!!
  • ajl93
    ajl93 Posts: 22
    HAHAHA THATS SO INVENTIVE........
    another good exercise to strengthen you shoulders is to get 2 text books and put them shoulder width apart, then go place you hands in-between the books and go into push up position....then lift your right hand and place it on the textbook on your right and do the same with your left hand. then take you right hand and put it back in-between the books and do that with your left hand....its kinda like walking yon ur hands....not sure that makes sense but i hope it does.....you don't have to use books just something in the same shape as a text book and not to thick because it is difficult
  • Grlnxtdr0721
    Grlnxtdr0721 Posts: 597 Member
    Pippin is a "big help" when I'm doing planks. He walks under me... If I don't hold it, I'll crush him.

    This sounds like something my mini yorkie would do...Or my child...
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    reminds of when i was a teenager and went to a friends. he had a makeshift weight set up in his basement with a metal bar and cinder blocks. on my first rep the block slid and pinned hand to the bar. LOL
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    I love it, keep it up girl!
  • tangal88
    tangal88 Posts: 689
    other options - you can throw some bags of dried beans or rice into an old backpak - to make a weighted bag.

    This is useful for squats, and lunges, and Bodyrock.tv type HIIT workouts.

    Zuanne uses roughly 30-40 pounds for her sandbag, to give you a rough range to aim for. (she has a high speed circuit program)

    People use old "walker bars" for dip stations, I used to just use a chair or my weight lifting bench
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    don't want to be there when you push press that baby and the handles snap off! But cute idea!
  • 2fit4fat
    2fit4fat Posts: 559 Member
    Love this! Thanks for the idea! Ill
  • deninevi
    deninevi Posts: 934 Member
    Love it! :)
  • WildFlower7
    WildFlower7 Posts: 714 Member
    Lol, love it Lorina! Get it guuuurl! :wink:
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