2026 Strength Training Accountability Thread

[avondale]

Have you ever done a TRX workout? While not my favorite, I do find it's easy to travel with the straps (which essentially attach to the door to the room) and lets me make sure I can get a workout done in my hotel room if the hotel doesn't have a decent gym. I put it in my better than nothing bucket.

You can potentially do something similar with bands. Basically, take whichever you have at home: bands or TRX straps.

 

[GollyGadget]

Not exactly strength training but I did my second Running Rewired workout today. This was one of the Prehab routines that I'm supposed to do 2-3 times per week. The book offers bone loading and a tendon loading options. Since my tendons are my current pain point, I went with that.

12x helicopter lunges (each leg)
12x calf raises (each leg)
12x sliding hamstring curl

The routine advised doing 24 of each but I was struggling and didn't want to overdo it. I was also supposed to do swiss curls but I don't have one of those giant balls at my house. Google told me the sliding hamstring curls were a good substitute.

In total, it took less than 4 minutes before my run and was a good addition to my warm up. I could feel my hamstrings burning my entire run so I might need to take it easier on those next time around. Lots of room for improvement