Training at Home: Athlete Spotlight

Training at Home: Athlete Spotlight

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Quarantine life has sent all of us home to figure out how to stay fit and healthy there. And if you’re used to training in a gym with coaches, friends, and plenty of equipment, this can be an incredibly difficult transition. We’ve reached out to the fitness community to feature athletes and their home gyms to learn how they’re staying fit even in isolation.

Rudy Postigo is a long-time athlete, plus a trainer and health coach. He shared with us how he’s going about training in his garage gym and even offers up programming advice on his Instagram page.

TWL x Rudy: Finding Variety in Training

What’s your sport of choice?

I currently do more of a strength and conditioning program from Power Athlete and incorporate other training modalities from WeckMethod, TRX, Sandbag, and battle training programs into my training. I’m currently coming up with a training program that can be transferred into my new sport of choice, Jiu-Jitsu.

(Shout-out to Cobra Kai Jiu-Jitsu, where Rudy trains! Check them out on Instagram.)

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhIDl8Ul1qw/

Describe your home gym. What kind of equipment do you have?

My home gym is set up to train clients with full weight set-ups, kettlebells, a full dumbbell rack, rower, Assault bike, battles ropes, slam balls, sandbags, kettlebells, and my favorite piece of equipment…my Jiu-Jitsu mats!

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_QMujtHWQz/

Has your training changed since all of the gyms closed? If so, how?

The only part of my training that has changed is that I’m unable to train Jiu-Jitsu with a partner. I still train 4-5 days a week and incorporate solo Jiu-Jitsu training drills with a dummy.

Are you mostly training alone? If so, how does this compare to training in a gym/in class?

I mostly trained alone before this pandemic, more so because I have no excuse not to train. I’m not training to compete with anyone else. I’m training to stay healthy and be in the best shape I can be.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8cPH84nKcI/