{"id":278641,"date":"2021-04-12T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formnutrition.com\/us\/?p=278641"},"modified":"2021-04-07T06:22:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T10:22:49","slug":"reacquaint-yourself-with-the-weights-room-with-this-back-to-the-gym-workout-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formnutrition.com\/us\/inform\/reacquaint-yourself-with-the-weights-room-with-this-back-to-the-gym-workout-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Reacquaint Yourself With the Weights Room With This Back-To-The-Gym Workout Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The stop start nature of gym life this past year has seen\u00a0the home workout<\/a> reign supreme. But with the gyms now back and re-opened (can we get a hallelujah?) the job of re-acquainting ourselves with the mass of equipment we’d learned to go without for months begins. <\/em><\/p>\n

To help you on your way back to the gym floor, here’s a workout guide from personal trainer and physiotherapist <\/span><\/em>Tim Blakey<\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0to help get you re-started including two testing routines to get you quickly back up to speed.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

How Lockdown Workouts Have Helped Our Future Gym Gains<\/h2>\n

What I\u2019ve been emphasising to clients and friends as they head back into the gym is to use some of the lessons that lockdown taught us to your advantage. There’s three facets of home fitness that will ultimately benefit your training once back in the gym:<\/p>\n

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  3. Unilateral or one-sided training (due to the ability to essentially double the load on one leg or side of the body in doing so).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I understand the excitement of getting back to play with all the toys but that doesn\u2019t mean you should now ignore these facets. Ultimately they will hugely benefit your training back in the gym in the long term.<\/p>\n

    Firstly a focus on mobility is important in the gym. Dedicate the first ten minutes of every workout to mobility. All you need here is your body weight. If you\u2019ve missed the foam roller<\/a>\u00a0as much as I do, then throw one of them into the mix too. Here\u2019s an example of a mobility sequence suitable as a prelude to both the upper and lower body:<\/p>\n

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    \u2600\ufe0f\ud83c\udf79\ud83e\uddc9\ud83c\udfd6 Holidays can make you stiff all over. That may well be the alcohol and late nights, so drink lots of water but also do something like this when you first wake up. This one was a complete freestyle with no plan but i felt so much better afterwards. I didn\u2019t do much training after either. Save it and let it save you from old-bones syndrome next holiday \u2620\ufe0f\u2620\ufe0f\u2620\ufe0f\u2620\ufe0f \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 #mobilitycure #movemore #movebetter #mobility #mobilitywod #mobilityfirst #backpaincure #movementismedicine #mykonos #mykonosfitness #runnersworld #preworkout #prerun @instarunners<\/a><\/p>\n

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