The best sports photos of 2020 from Getty Images

31. Powerlifting with homemade weights

Adhering to Ohio’s stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus outbreak, Zachary Skidmore bench presses as he lifts weights using his hand-made outdoor gym equipment on April 15, 2020, in Jackson, Ohio. Skidmore, a former U.S. Army police officer and part-time personal trainer, constructed his ‘Lumber-Jacked Gym’ entirely out of timber over a two week period. The seven-station setup, which includes a cable fly machine, bench press, treadmill and leg press, was designed as a way to help him stay fit during the COVID-19 pandemic — which shut down his local gym — and landed him at his parent’s home for the quarantine.

This project helped document undeterred athletes as they had to find non-traditional ways to continue training and staying fit during lockdown, after local gyms had been temporarily closed. Zachary Skidmore, who was adhering to Ohio’s stay-at-home order, created backyard gym equipment made entirely out of lumber from a downed tree. I was amazed by his creativity, commitment and approach, which surely resonated through this image and exemplified making the best of what you’re given in a situation.

— Patrick Smith