6 Gym Equipment for Your Home Gym
It's a thought that has been in your head for some time now: creating a home gym! Whether it's a matter of time, family, work, or even just motivation, not everyone has the determination to move from day to day and back and forth between home and the gym. For this reason many people would prefer to train at home but often there is the fear of not getting the desired results due to the lack of adequate equipment ... nothing more false! In this article we will help you choose the essential gym equipment to create a gym in your home, with all the necessary requirements to build an enviable physique!
Let's start by remembering that, as many will know, there are few and essential exercises to build mass and burn fat, and usually these exercises require a limited number of tools but a great determination and motivation.
We list below 6 of the best tools to perform the most varied exercises, from multi-joint to those of isolation and cardio.
1. The Elastic and the Resistance Band
There is no self-respecting workout without a good warm-up, with this type of equipment we will perform an effective muscle stretching and warm-up, which will maximize our results while keeping unpleasant injuries away. They can also be used to perform real exercises aimed at hypertrophy. It is possible to find on the market of different sizes and degrees of resistance.
2. The Barbell
Let's also call it the pillar of this sport, the tool that never fails in any gym, from the smallest and most intimate to the most famous and popular in the world. The barbell is essential for a multitude of exercises including squats, bench presses, deadlifts, overhead presses and a myriad of movements essential for building a statuesque body. On sale we find a wide choice for all needs and budgets, from cheap barbells usually of reduced thickness, up to the more expensive Olympic barbells that we usually find in the gym. In addition, there are various shapes, such as the shaped barbell (or EZ) often used in the bicep curl for a more comfortable grip. Let's not forget to buy the records too!
3. I Manubri
The younger siblings of the rocker. The same considerations made previously apply: fundamental for the execution of various multi-joint and isolation exercises, with the advantage of allowing more freedom in the movements (for this reason some athletes prefer them for example in the use on the bench compared to the barbell, as they avoid the strong stress to which the deltoids are subjected during some exercises). Cheaper than the barbell, we can choose between different sizes and prices.
4. The Bench
A good bench is ideal when combined with the tools described above. Mainly used for chest training, the bench press can also benefit other muscle groups. It is good to orient yourself on a stable bench that allows the inclination of the backrest, this will allow us to train with different inclinations and in total safety. Alternatively, there are multifunctional benches that incorporate different tools inside.
5. The Bar
The bar can be used in different ways but among these, the use that is made of it to train the back, shoulders and to perform excellent exercises for the abdomen certainly stands out. On the market we can find bars that are temporarily mounted on the door or alternatively versions that can be permanently fixed on the walls. In principle it is an inexpensive but really effective tool.
6. The Medicine Ball
We conclude our list with the medicine ball, ideal for increasing the load in bodyweight exercises and fantastic for improving balance. Here we can indulge ourselves in choosing the ideal medicine ball for our use, due to the different weights and the reduced cost.
Bonus
There are other tools that we could include in the list but which we preferred to avoid as they are not essential for home training but can be easily replaced with common alternatives. We list some of them:
The Exercise Bike: for those with the space and the budget, surely the exercise bike is very comfortable for warming up and for excellent cardio sessions. Alternatively we can replace it with bike rides.
It Treadmill: same considerations made for the exercise bike, if you have the space and the budget, the treadmill is a fantastic tool but that nobody forbids us to replace with a regenerating outdoor run!
The rope: rope jumping and all its variants allow us a quality cardio workout. Among the advantages there is certainly the price, it can be purchased for a few euros.
Conclusion
There are no excuses to keep, with a few tools and a low budget, anyone nowadays can afford to carry out effective workouts even in the comfort of their own home, and let's never forget that although in this article we talked specifically about tools, no one forbids us to carry out excellent workouts without resorting to them, to find out more you can take a look at the other articles of our blog The Zone.
Now is the time to train!
