S6 EP6: Save Vs. Splurge - Workout Equipment Edition
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2021
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
If you’re like many people, either you’re interested in getting fitness equipment for yourself for the holidays, or you know someone who is. But it doesn’t make sense to pay a lot of money for fitness equipment that you won’t end up using. What kind of equipment do you really need, and what can you skip? Investing in fitness equipment can be a lot less expensive than you might think! Listen in as Rachael and Kelsea discuss fitness equipment needs this holiday season.
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- Putting money into fitness equipment that you won’t use
- Affordability as a barrier to fitness
- Why you don’t need incredibly expensive fitness equipment
- Fitness equipment you do need
- Getting value from dumbbells
- Using free stuff for lighter-weight work
- The importance of a kettlebell
- What a jump rope can do for you
- The different ways you can use a box
- Why a foam roller is a must-have
- Why having a place to hang is such a strength builder
- Considering an assault bike or a rower
- Leveling up to a barbell and bumper plates
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- The CVG Nation app, for iPhone
- The CVG Nation app, for Android
- Our Fitness FB Group.
- Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
- Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings Our Fitness Blog
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I really want to just encourage people to think of all of the versatility that can happen with bumpers |
| 0:06.5 | that can't happen with metal plates. When you're able to drop your weights, it opens up so many more |
| 0:13.8 | opportunities for different exercises that you can do and movements that you can include. |
| 0:19.3 | And not only that, but the size of bumper plates |
| 0:23.5 | is going to put beginners especially in a really ideal position to start things like deadlifts. |
| 0:32.5 | It's not, it's going to lift the bar up to a natural mid-shin for you so that you're not in an unnatural |
| 0:40.7 | position trying to learn how to deadlift at the same time as having it be in a weird position. |
| 0:49.1 | The big question is this. |
| 0:53.0 | In a world of fake Instagram models and bad diets, how do real people achieve their fitness |
| 1:00.4 | goals? |
| 1:02.1 | We are an army of hardworking women changing their lives through fitness and health. |
| 1:09.1 | Wherever you are at on your journey, we have the answers to how to make |
| 1:13.6 | working out and eating well a part of your life. Join us in changing the dialogue for women |
| 1:20.3 | everywhere. Welcome to the Thick Thighs Save Lives podcast. Hi guys and welcome back to the Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast. |
| 1:30.8 | I'm Rachel. |
| 1:31.4 | And I'm Kelsey. |
| 1:32.2 | And we're going shopping. |
| 1:33.3 | Yeah, going shopping. |
| 1:34.4 | Okay, but here's the best thing. |
| 1:36.5 | We're going shopping. |
| 1:38.7 | And if you've never been shopping. |
| 1:40.8 | Going on a picnic. |
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