Unusual Circumstances...Will This Program Work?

[Brian Goldstein]

Don't use the smith machine (unless you want to set it at the top for chins).

If I were you I wouldn't worry about it right now. Here's what I would recommend -

A -
Clean + Front Squat: 1 clean + 5 Front Squats x 3 sets across
Clean + Press: 1 clean + 5 presses x 3 sets across
Deadlift: 1 top set of 5
Curls 3x10

B -
Clean + Front Squat: 1 clean + 5 Front Squats x 3 sets across
Chins - 3 sets AMRAP
Push-ups - 5 sets x 10 - do them perfectly.
Deadlift 1 top set of 5.

alternate A/B/A, add 5 pounds each time to Clean + Front Squat, and start with 10 pound jumps on the DL.

don't worry about what you can't do, just focus on what you can do. And of course, eat and get as much sleep as possible. When you can make it to a gym with a rack, then just go to the normal novice program.

[Meshuggah]

Troll much???

[jfallon9]

Don't use the smith machine (unless you want to set it at the top for chins).

If I were you I wouldn't worry about it right now. Here's what I would recommend -

A -
Clean + Front Squat: 1 clean + 5 Front Squats x 3 sets across
Clean + Press: 1 clean + 5 presses x 3 sets across
Deadlift: 1 top set of 5
Curls 3x10

B -
Clean + Front Squat: 1 clean + 5 Front Squats x 3 sets across
Chins - 3 sets AMRAP
Push-ups - 5 sets x 10 - do them perfectly.
Deadlift 1 top set of 5.

alternate A/B/A, add 5 pounds each time to Clean + Front Squat, and start with 10 pound jumps on the DL.

don't worry about what you can't do, just focus on what you can do. And of course, eat and get as much sleep as possible. When you can make it to a gym with a rack, then just go to the normal novice program.

This is great. Thank you so much.

[jfallon9]

I feel as though this may be limited by my cleaning strength, but I'll see what I can do.

[Brian Goldstein]

yup, but you're kindof up a creek of a different color without access to a rack or a bench in the first place. You will get better at power cleaning, though, which is usually a good thing.

Again, just worry about what you can do, not what you can't.

[jfallon9]

yup, but you're kindof up a creek of a different color without access to a rack or a bench in the first place. You will get better at power cleaning, though, which is usually a good thing.

Again, just worry about what you can do, not what you can't.

Yea, that's the thing. I also need to learn how to properly clean. 😅

[Tiburon]

Shovel some snow, earn some cash, join a gym. Don't waste your teens years in the Smith Machine. Do the fucking program

[jfallon9]

Duly noted.

[Tiburon]

Duly noted.

Seriously, if I had a time machine my first trip would be to my HS self, to say JUST DO THE FUCKING PROGRAM. And only then would I kill James Naismith

[Tiburon]

I’m in high school, but I can’t use the football locker room, which is the only place with free weights in the entire school. .

Have you offered to sweep, mop, clean the wipe boards, run the team twitter account, wash uniforms, etc etc? There are dozens of stories on these boards about guys getting creative in order to find access to a gym.