I can't let my deadlifts go to shit while the gyms don't open til 5th March.
So today... I'm gonna get a load of these 5-litre water bottles with the plastic flexible handle:
I'm going to pour out all the water and fill them with stones:
Stones are approximately 1.5 times the density of water, so the 5-litre bottle full of stones should way about 7.5 kg.
Next I'll have to get a long wooden pole, and I think I'll put three bottles on each side to bring it to about 45 kg. Obviously 45 kg isn't a very heavy deadlift but it will at least keep my muscles alive for the next month and minimise atrophy.
Not sure yet how I'll secure the bottles to the wooden pole. If I put the pole through the flexible handle then I could just duct tape it in place, or alternatively I could use a small chain with a little £1 lock to keep the bottles in place. I can also do squats with it. Also bicep curls.
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