Basic equipment for home gym
Small but mine - your own home gym
Having your own homegym at home offers a number of advantages over visiting a fitness studio. One of these advantages is that it is far cheaper to set up your own home gym than to pay monthly fees for the gym over the years. You can also train at any time, as you don't have to adhere to any specific opening times. In addition, there are no long waiting times for free training equipment between exercises. The time-consuming journey to the studio and back is also eliminated. The extent to which you can actually benefit from the advantages depends directly on the equipment of your home gym.
What shouldn't be missing in any home gym?
The most important utensils for a home gym are a barbell bar, at least two dumbbell bars and as many weight plates or weights as possible. Basic exercises for dumbbell training we have already mentioned in a previous article. With regard to the weight plates, it should be noted that you can buy additional plates separately at any time, depending on the increasing training experience and your increasing performance level, so that your related expenses can be kept very low, especially at the beginning. It is only important that the weight plates fit on your dumbbell bars and your barbell bar. Unless you want to get yourself a so-called Olympic barbell right from the start, which has a larger diameter than common barbell bars for home use and therefore requires special weight plates.
In addition to good weights Of course, you also need a height-adjustable weight bench with a special device for leg training and a so-called squat stand to put down the barbell. You can also get such dumbbell stands in the shop of gorillasports.de to order. Instead of the aforementioned squat stand, you could also get yourself a so-called power rack. Such a rack takes up more space compared to a simple squat stand and is also a bit more expensive to buy. On the other hand, it promises more safety during training and various training options that are simply not available with an ordinary squat stand. This applies above all to a power rack with a pull-up bar, dip bars and an already integrated or optionally retrofittable cable pull station.
Optional accessories for the home gym
The optional accessories, which are not an absolute must, but a more than useful addition to your home gym, include a so-called SZ bar, which allows you many grip variations and thus allows a very targeted use of your muscles. Furthermore, it would be advisable that you buy several sets of dumbbells at the same time, because you can then vary the training load between the training sets or even during a single set as quickly and easily as possible. It is also recommended that you get a cardio machine for endurance training at home, such as a cross trainer, a treadmill or a bicycle ergometer. As an alternative to the aforementioned cardio machine, there is a trampoline with which you can not only improve your stamina but also your coordination.
In addition to various motivating posters by athletes, a music system and a small shelf for your sports nutrition should of course not be missing. So you have a permanent place for your Protein powder, creatine and Co. and the products are always ready to hand when you need them. You may also have a large mirror so that you can check the correct execution of the exercises directly during training.
Conclusion for the home gym
Your own home gym allows you to train completely undisturbed at any time. In addition, a home gym is cheaper in the long term than a regular visit to a fitness studio, especially since the basic equipment of a fully functional home gym does not cost the world and additional training equipment can simply be bought piece by piece. Regardless of this, from now on you will no longer lose valuable time on the way to the studio and back, or while waiting for free training equipment. But you should also be aware that the qualified fitness trainer, which is especially important for beginners, is missing that you have in the gym. It's also nice to train in company and have a larger selection of exercise equipment. If you need these advantages of a studio, you can also register in a fitness center of your choice in addition to the home gym and thus have the opportunity to train in a gym in addition to your home training.
