Just like everybody else, I am in the process of figuring out how to train productively without a barbell. Here’s what I have access to
- a weighted vest (up to 60 lbs)
- dips bars
- pull-up bar
- a long set of stairs For the past two weeks, my workouts have been as follows (everything body-weight only, as I just got the vest today)
- Mon/Wed/Fri: Sprint up the stairs 3 times, then do 5 sets of chins for max reps (something like 13, 10, 8, 7, 6 reps)
- Tue/Thu/Sat: Sprint up the stairs 3 times, then do 5 sets of dips for max reps (something like 14, 11, 8, 7, 7 reps) Now that I have the weight vest, I am trying to figure out how to develop some kind of logical progression scheme. I was thinking of just continuing the same workouts but adding 10 lbs/week to every exercise. Alternatively, I was thinking of adding 5 lbs every workout and then just going back to body-weight when I hit 60 lbs and building up again). But, I am open to suggestions and/or modifications if anybody has suggestions.
I would be particularly interested if somebody has an idea as to how I can try to maintain my leg strength. Obviously, 60 lbs is not enough weight to develop any leg strength (I could squat 295 for reps before gyms were closed). But, I figured I could at least work on power (thus, the sprints up the stairs). Since sprints don’t involved eccentric loading, I assume these can be done productively every day. I’ve also considered doing squat jumps with the weight vest.
Thanks in advance to anybody that takes the time to respond.