Can I get a decent workout with this equipment?
Discussion
I use to frequent a large gym and do a 3 day split, the 5 big body compound exercises were the corner stone of my routine (bench, squat, dead-lift, barbell row, and overhead press).
My next-door neighbour has now given me a key to his home gym for use any time I like, the obvious benefit of this is there is no travel time, no cost, no waiting around for equipment to become available and everything is brand new - it really is very nice.
I've got the following equipment available:
Bench
Smith Machine
Multipurpose resistance machine (Precor FTS Glide)
Dumbbells
Medicine Balls
Weight trainning bags
Cardio machines but I don't do cardio
My concern is that a SMITH machine compromises the benefits of squatting, and there's nowhere to dead lift. I don't know if you can use a smith machine to do barbell row or overhead press either. So that just leaves the bench and dumbbells?
Do you think I can still get a decent workout and if so what exercises would you suggest, or should I just make time to go back to my original gym?
My next-door neighbour has now given me a key to his home gym for use any time I like, the obvious benefit of this is there is no travel time, no cost, no waiting around for equipment to become available and everything is brand new - it really is very nice.
I've got the following equipment available:
Bench
Smith Machine
Multipurpose resistance machine (Precor FTS Glide)
Dumbbells
Medicine Balls
Weight trainning bags
Cardio machines but I don't do cardio
My concern is that a SMITH machine compromises the benefits of squatting, and there's nowhere to dead lift. I don't know if you can use a smith machine to do barbell row or overhead press either. So that just leaves the bench and dumbbells?
Do you think I can still get a decent workout and if so what exercises would you suggest, or should I just make time to go back to my original gym?
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