Hey folks! Thought it might be cool to have a place where if you're proud of an accomplishment fitness-wise and need a bit of applause, let it rip! Maybe you figured out a Total Gym setup that confounds even Mike D, or was able to get through a resistance band workout without a snap, or maybe just a walk around the block!

Folks!! I used to like grabbing resistance bands and tying them off on our deck railing and enjoying the good weather! I wanna know what other folks' creative setups are for outdoor "gyms"!

Figured I'd drop this over to you guys as I'm feeling the urge to make another total gym video and or band video on the channel. Let me know if there's a workout and or related training video you want to see. Summer is lining up though for both some very cool band and sliding bench content regardless if everything goes as planned. Hope you all are doing and performing well, Mike

Lately I’ve been running a pretty simple upper/lower split again because it fits my schedule / recovery best. . One thing I’ve noticed though, is I feel best when I actually give myself about 3 full days before hitting the same area again. So what I’ve been experimenting with recently is: - Upper - Rest - Lower - Rest - Repeat It’s technically a little lower frequency, but honestly it’s been working really well. I feel more recovered, workouts feel better, and it’s freed up some time with everything else I’ve got going on. I’ll probably look to add a bit more walking/cardio as we get into summer, but for now this setup has been working fairly good where I'm feeling pretty fresh each time without any regressions. Also quick note, I know I haven’t been posting a ton in here, it's going to probably be like that I until I get that first course going. I do want this to be a place where you guys can share and help each other out too, so feel free to jump in, keep things positive, and keep it centered around training. Curious what kinds of splits you guys are using and more importantly, is it actually working for you?

Big win.. Thank you for making that post. i purchased a totalGym evolve. i started on 24 of March at 460 pounds.Today 4/7/26 i weighed in at a real 442.5 pounds. I started the atkins a week prior. i’ve been watching Mike D. Hybrid resistance.. he has some workouts for obesely overweight people on the Total gym , I won’t lie to you. I also have a Tony little gazelle.(I hope we can call that a hybrid resistance workout?) it’s low impact on the knees. I use a walker to get around for no reason, but I’m fat.It’s got shocks and you can adjust the resistance.i’ve been taking it real slow taking it easy. and enjoying the results. my first goal is 350 pounds. maybe I should set it at 400. What do you think? if you blow the picture up, you can see my backyard I get to work out on my deck with the creek flowing in front of me makes it real pleasant.