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Description: The only weight I had during quarantine at Stanford was exactly one of these dumbells - great for getting through a fullbicep (https://www.verywellfit.com/how-to-do-the-biceps-arm-curl-3498604)tricep (https://www.trxtraining.com/blogs/news/how-to-do-tricep-curls)shoulder (https://barbend.com/dumbbell-shoulder-press/)upper back (https://barbend.com/dumbbell-row/),and legs (https://www.verywellfit.com/the-wall-sit-quad-exercise-3120741)workout while watching TV or youtube.
Description: I got this bar before I could do a pull-up! The progression I did was:hang -> negatives (start up and slowly go down) -> pull-up. Hanging also just feels really good for your back. Fits on most doors as long as there's a little molding jutting out and a little space on top of the molding for the top of the pull-up bar to rest on. Never felt like it had a problem supporting my weight or it was unstable at all.
Description: The goated yoga mat, I've had mine for 4 years now with 0 problems. Good grip, feels comfortable, and doesn't smell weird. Also easy to clean, I just spray it down or dunk it in the bathtub. I have mine in black, comes in one size only.
Description: I never really use the blocks during yoga but I enjoy shoulder flossing with the strap https://blog.alomoves.com/movement/how-to-do-shoulder-flossing-with-a-yoga-strap. You can also lie down and use it to stretch your hamstrings (stick your leg up, wrap the strap around it and pull both sides, it's a more effective version of the stretch where you pull your foot with your hands). The blocks are useful for easing into a few poses, especially pyramid or any forward bendy situations.
Description: Protein powder for lactose intolerant people! Tastes like vanilla, I have it in shakes. I think it'd go pretty well with any banana based shake, but it's a bit weird with more tart flavors.
Description: Standard dense foam roller, useful for recovery. Sometimes while watching TV I'll just roll my quads and hammies, great after a long day of work or a long workout on a weekend. You can also roll your back if you have any pain there. This one is pretty dense and there's not too much variety between rollers, so this could be substituted for a cheaper one as long as it's similar density.
Description: The best hand massager for recovery, can use on basically any large muscle and is wieldy enough to use on yourself (or trade off with a partner), and very effective. Some downsides that I haven't seen mentioned in most reviews are that it's quite intense compared to other massagers, even on the lowest setting, so I'd try a friend's to see if you like it if possible. Another downside is that it's noisy, so it's hard to use while watching TV or doing anything else/are in an environment where you need to be quiet, like in a shared apartment at night.
Description: My building has one of these, super convenient for getting in a quick workout. They have a ton of variety with the classes with shorter HIIT/tabata workouts to longer climb classes. They also have a pretty good variety of music for whatever you're feeling. My go to instructor is Olivia Amato for a hard ride and Denis Morton for a more chill ride. It's hella pricy though. Make sure to take some time getting the optimal adjustments for all the heights, etc. on the bike - I find that it makes a huge difference in how much you can output/how good the workout feels.
Description: I think there's a free version of this now as of May 2023! Super nice selection of workouts so you can just turn on a video and start exercising. I mainly use the strength, yoga, and cardio (HIIT) workouts, which are all pretty good! I'm a big fan of Rebecca Kennedy, her workouts go hard for both bodyweight strength and HIIT. Aditi Shah is my go-to for yoga classes. I like that the classes are on-demand, you can reasonably pick what you're feeling based on the title, and they have different lengths based on how much time you have (10, 20, 30, 45, 60 minutes).
Description: For training finger strength for climbing. My gym has one of these, super easy to just get started by doing hanging on the largest crimp as long as you can and going from there, either by increasing the length of the hang or going for the smaller holds. I've heard mixed things about whether starting finger training too early into climbing might be bad for your fingers since they aren't strong yet, but it might also be good since you get more finger strength and reduce risk of injury. I landed on just stopping my fingerboarding workout if I ever feel pain.
Description: A very convenient cheap and sturdy bag for siloing sweaty workout clothes and gear away from everything else you're carrying to work or elsewhere. I had two of these in black in my grad school office, one for climbing gear and one for lifting gear.
Description: V comfy for running, or general workouts/walking around. I have the 2.0 in black top white bottom. I've never had any foot problems since starting to run in these.
Description: Great comfy socks for workouts, mega cheap at costco. I think my parents might've bought 200 of these a few years ago and we're just gonna work our way through them for the rest of our lives.
Description: Hydrohomie up! Can replace with your water bottle of choice, but hydrating makes workouts way better, especially anything that's more than 20 minutes.
Description: Hold your phone and other stuff while you go on runs!
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