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I'm trying to get back to exercising

So I have a couple questions/comments, the usual.

Can you gain muscle with resistance bands? I keep hearing they are for toning only. My space, well, I have no space actually. SO, resistance bands for me, are the alternative to metal weights, and there's no room for a gym system either.

I bought a 20lb. and a 30lb. resistance band, and have started exercises with them. I feel burning after doing two sets of curls, but not as intensely as if I were using a 20lb. barbell. And I have to do more reps, so I try to do other exercises and come back to a second set of curls at the end.

I'm definitely nowhere near as active as I used to be. I work a sit down job m-f 10 to 11 hours a day, then I come home and sit down in front of the computer until bed time. So I've been trying to do some sort of exercise activity.

So far I've only been using the 20lb. band. Going to use the 30lb. when the 20lb. feels like it's too easy.
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Lilliesandlight · 41-45, F
When are you going to have time to workout with such long hours
twiigss · M
@Lilliesandlight Well, I get home around 4:30pm on 3 of the days I work and at 4pm on the other 2 days. So I eat dinner, workout for a bit after dinner.
Lilliesandlight · 41-45, F
@twiigss I'm trying to convince myself to go to the gym in the mornings.
twiigss · M
@Lilliesandlight I'm crawling out of bed at 4am to go in and start work at 5am lol. It's tough. But it's all voluntary overtime, no mandatory. I just need the money bad.
Lilliesandlight · 41-45, F
@twiigss damn, you have to be at work at 5 am? Ugh, that sucks. I've got it easy, I don't have to be at work until 9 am. I've got an hour 20 min commute though.
twiigss · M
@Lilliesandlight Oh no no, that 5am deal is voluntary overtime. My normal time is 7am to 3:30pm, but because I need the money, I choose to start at 5am and work until 4:30pm lol.

Only got a 10 minute commute time which is really nice.
Lilliesandlight · 41-45, F
@twiigss well hey that's great they are letting you have overtime. I'm on salary, so if I stay late I'm working for free. No thanks. I just have my doubts if I can get myself to wake up at 5:30am and drive an hour to the gym.
twiigss · M
@Lilliesandlight Also depends on when they open. An hour drive to the gym? I'd say go to like Dick's Sporting Goods and get a few weights and start there. That's gonna be a lot of gas money making that drive all the time, and wear and tear on the car.
Lilliesandlight · 41-45, F
@twiigss I drive an hour anyway. I'm wanting to find a gym close to work. Home is too distracting for home workouts.
twiigss · M
Ahhh ok. Well, best of luck to you @Lilliesandlight :)
Lilliesandlight · 41-45, F
@twiigss thanks, same to you ☺️