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gym is not equipt...what do i do?

dunngirl8 Posts: 16 Joined: 2006/01/17	2006/02/01, 12:02 PM i have been doing the weight training program offered by ft and it has been going very well. up until last week the gym that i go to provided all the machines that i needed to do my workout, but this week i have run into a problem. some of the workout are using machines that my gym is not equipt with, what should i do are there alturnative ways to use some of the machines that i have. (for example one exercise is the machine squats, and my gym does not have dumbells or a squat machine) please help i can't go to a different gym because of my circumstances being what they are...
	2006/02/01, 06:41 PM do you have a squat rack with barbell and weights? what about a smith machine? no dumbells? are you sure it's a gym? there are many ways to do same exercises so you can definitely substitute exercises or do different variations....
dunngirl8 Posts: 16 Joined: 2006/01/17	2006/02/02, 10:12 PM no, no, no, and yes. it is the gym that is free at the apartment complex i am currently at. it has a lot to offer, but they had a problem with people stealing the free weights, hence no free weights. i am doing the best i can with what i have, i was just hoping for a way to do the exercise without free weights.
Lonegirl Posts: 446 Joined: 2002/11/13	2006/02/03, 09:43 AM Pick up a small dumbell set. We picked up one that comes compact in a briefcase...4x7.5lbs 4x2.5lbs and 2 bars with grips and locks...yeah the dumbells only go to 20lbs ea but it is very helpful...Walmart $35cdn
dunngirl8 Posts: 16 Joined: 2006/01/17	2006/02/03, 11:08 AM thanks i think that is what i am going to have to do for now until i can get to a different gym. what about my calves, we deffinately don't have a machine for them, i have been doing some exercises on my own, but i really was trying to stick to the exercises provided do you think that it is neccesary to stick to them exact or can i do variations on my own?
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2006/02/03, 11:25 AM Try this...hold the dumbells on your shoulder (using hands of course!) place balls of feet on a step and raise and lower heals. I find my calves get the sorest of all my muscle groups...so start out with no weight use light weights at first. This will work the same as a machine. If you find this isn't working your calves enough, just increase the reps until you feel the burn, you can also do a hold at the end of each set. Good Luck!