The tough thing about traveling is getting in a solid workout. Some hotels have gyms but they're some of the most pathetic looking gyms I've ever seen. Maybe a few nautilus systems and dummbells that go up to a whopping 20lbs. I recently went to San Luis Obispo for a few nights with my wife and son and I decided to get a workout in. The gym desk informed me of a barbell so I thought, sweet! A real workout.
When I get there it turns out that they have a bench a barbell and a bunch of elliptical and nautilus machines. I don't really bench too often so I was stuck. I just deadlifted the day before so that was out. What to do!? I was supposed to be squatting today! A little improvisation and I would be having a killer workout in no time.
Here was my workout from the crappy hotel gym. The only piece of equipment I brought was a pair of Fat Gripz. Really good stuff.
Zercher Squat (220lb)-3x5
2-3 min between sets
Barbell Row (205)-3x5
1-2 min between sets
Pull up on Lat Tower Machine (interesting how this worked)-2x failure
Clap Pushups-2x failure
Double Dumbbell Windmill (50lb dumbbell in each hand)-2x10 each side
--rested about 90 seconds between sets
Thick Grip Hammer Curl (30lb) -2x10
Elliptical Dips (turns out the elliptical can be used for something useful!)-2xfailure
Thick Grip Pushups on Dumbbells (2xfailure)
Pistol-2xfailure each leg
Finished with 2x10 decline crunches with 25lb weight
and hanging ab raise (again from lat tower machine) and a nice long walk on the beach. A perfect ending.
A solid workout that left me feeling gooooooooood. There's always a good workout in place if you look for it. Be creative and learn as much as you can to improvise when things don't go your way. If the path is blocked find a new one or bust that wall down!
Keep on training!
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