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curlsintherack
curlsintherack Posts: 465 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
for those who work out at home what is the best piece of home fitness equiptment you have ever bought?

For me it was a power rack instead of cobbling together squat stands.
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  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
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    TRX
  • VioletRojo
    VioletRojo Posts: 596 Member
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    Power rack for me too. Best thing ever!
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
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    My floor pump.
  • jdoubleu1224
    jdoubleu1224 Posts: 13 Member
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    Squat rack, TRX and insanity program it took awhile to accumulate everything but it gives for some variety.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,989 Member
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    It's really not a matter of buying just 1 piece of equipment.

    The power rack is useless w/o a barbell and a wide variety of plates (1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 25, 45 & 55, plus less than #1 fractional plates) and a bench (preferably adjustable). Then you need a rack to to hold all the plates. That would be the bare minimum you'd need for a basic home gym.

    I have all of the above but I also consider my Sissy Squat and GHD Racks, eliteFTS Safety Squat Yoke Bar, T-grip Curl Bar and Arm Blaster Support Bar, and Concept 2 rower to be essential equipment as well.

    Couldn't do a complete body workout without all of this equipment. So, I don't think any of them is "better" (or less useful) than the other.

  • UK92
    UK92 Posts: 53 Member
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    Pair of adjustable dumbbells. They were fairly expensive, but for the convenience and quality I have no complaints. I'm extremely weak so I won't need to upgrade any time soon (silver lining I guess).
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Probably dumbbell handles and plates. They were the gateway to getting a barbell to use the plates on and eventually getting more into lifting weights.
  • singletrackmtbr
    singletrackmtbr Posts: 644 Member
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    Powerblocks and a pullup bar.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    edited October 2016
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    rack, bars, plates, bench
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
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    A thick yoga mat. Being thinner, I require the extra cushioning.
  • Sumiblue
    Sumiblue Posts: 1,597 Member
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    Power rack, bar, weights & bench.
  • FSLSBSmfp
    FSLSBSmfp Posts: 38 Member
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    Sumiblue wrote: »
    Power rack, bar, weights & bench.

    Exactly this for me too.
  • mylanaqua
    mylanaqua Posts: 10 Member
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    Body weight, resistance band, medicine ball & kettle ball. As much as I go to the boxing gym and weight gym. These does all for me at home or anywhere else!
  • MileHighFitness
    MileHighFitness Posts: 2,298 Member
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    T25 and a set of dumbbells
  • MyFreakingNameIsScott
    MyFreakingNameIsScott Posts: 199 Member
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    Heavy bag
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
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    Ultimate sandbags
  • denversillygoose
    denversillygoose Posts: 708 Member
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    NorthCascades wrote: »
    My floor pump.

    Airing up fat bike tires is a great workout.
  • AnnyisOK
    AnnyisOK Posts: 121 Member
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    I utilize my videos more than anything but I guess weights?
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    It's going to sound odd but my resistance bands! I mean I love my barbell, plates, dumbbells, cable machine, etc. But I have learned to do so much with my resistance bands, they are awesome!
  • KyleGrace8
    KyleGrace8 Posts: 2,205 Member
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    I use body weight, 25lb dumbbells and my resistance band. The resistance band has been the best purchase so far, it's very versatile and keeps me toned but of course it's not going to add huge amounts of muscle.

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