Like most people, and even Major League Baseball players, Josh Bell did not have access to a gym throughout most of the country's quarantine phase. The Pirates' slugger's apartment complex has a gym he normally frequents, but they shut it down due to public health protocols.
He didn't have the same weights or machines to work with, but the complex does have a stairwell.
"We've got 10 stories in my place, so throw on a weight jacket, some ankle weights, do some stairs," Bell said, describing his shutdown workouts during a Zoom call Saturday.
Taking the stairs and kettle bell swings were a big portion of Bell's shutdown workouts to prepare for the upcoming 60-game season.