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by surprisetalk·3y ago·view on hn ↗
I don't recommend trying 2 days per week. For me, doing something EVERY DAY is much easier than trying to maintain 2 a gym-day-schedule.

Last year, I started doing 10 pushups every 90 minutes. It's not strict, but now I do 20 pushups whenever I transition between parts of my day.

I purchased a Yesoul indoor cycle at the beginning of this year. My goal was to sit on that cursed bike for 1-minute every day. And I did. I didn't even pedal some days haha

But after a few months, I was naturally doing 20 minutes per day. I'd hop on the bike during meetings and phone calls or listen to audiobooks.

Next, I purchased some Nuobell dumbells. I'm still in the "5-minutes per day" phase, but my friends and family have already noticed my major muscle gains.

So what's worked for me is focusing on TINY workouts AT HOME. Going to a gym introduces too much friction when you're just trying to get going.

E-mail me at hello@taylor.town if you'd like any support or tips. Good luck!

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Kinda hard to get a good work out for your posterior chain with home workouts. Need a barbell or a couple of real heavy kettlebells or something so you can do deadlifts or RDLs.

But to each their own. I personally like going to the gym. I'll be there a couple of hours. Clears the mind. I'm not always motivated to go, but I've never regretting dragging my ass over there even if it's just to phone it in that still does a lot.

> I don't recommend trying 2 days per week. For me, doing something EVERY DAY is much easier than trying to maintain 2 a gym-day-schedule.

On a strength-building regimen, and accounting for time during the week, daily gym might be impractical. Normally on rest days you work on conditioning, which can usually just as easily be done at home if you're opting for cardio. At any rate some people seem to prefer daily exercise and others don't, it should be possible to stick with it either way.