3 Steps To Setup A Home Gym
Having a home gym is like a giant ball pit for a ferret. Its an adult play room for anyone committed to the fitness lifestyle. The home gym is one of the best lifestyle assets you can possibly have, but without the right strategy it can be very costly and even wasteful, so I’m gonna give you 3 steps to setup a home gym. Follow this and save yourself the headache.
Key Advantages To Having A Home Gym
TIME & TRAVEL EFFICIENCY
- Those of us who have a really busy lifestyle have a tendency to struggle with setting aside time for the gym. Having a home gym cuts out the travel time and unnecessary traffic that comes with going back and forth to the gym.
ACCESS & ENVIRONMENT
- I think its safe to say that we all hate overly crowded gyms and cramped spaces where there’s too much equipment or there is limited space in general. The beauty in having a home gym is that you are in complete control of just how many people occupy your training space. You’re also in control of everything else like what equipment is available, what music is playing, and what’s on the tv.
Guidelines For Picking The Right Equipment
KNOWING YOUR PROGRAM & TRAINING STYLE
Before you pull the trigger on buying anything you need to figure out what your training program and training style are. Every piece of equipment you get should accommodate your training as efficiently as possible. For example, in order to calculate how much weight you need to buy, you need to know how much weight you’re using and how much weight you’ll be using further down the line. This is just one of the reasons why a program is essential.
Training style really depends on your goals and dictates what equipment you’ll need. For example, if all of your workouts are executed using under 100 lbs, then chances are you don’t need a barbell and plates, so dumbbells, kettlebells, and resistance bands would be a smarter investment in the beginning.
CHOOSE SIMPLE, VERSATILE, PORTABLE, SCALABLE, & DURABLE FIRST
Simple, Versatile, Portable Scalable Durable, keep these 5 words in mind when looking at equipment. Your average gym doesn’t really do such a good job with this. Take for example a bicep curl machine. Its not, simple, versatile, portable, scalable, or durable. Its heavy, large, expensive, and all of the moving parts make it more likely for something to break. Can you see why this is not a good investment?
An example of a good investment would be a barbell, bumper plates, and a squat stand. Its simple with very little moving parts which ties into durability. Its portable and scalable, just add weight. Most importantly its versatile which means you can do way more with it than bicep curls.
CREATE A BUDGET & COMPARE PRICES
Once you’ve got your budget together, you can search for equipment and compare prices. A good place to start looking is amazon.com because they typically have really good deals and a lot of different options. You can also find good deals on used equipment locally from small gyms, maybe even some that are going out of business. Another option is facebook marketplace, but the options could be pretty limited depending on your location. You can build your gym overtime, but the first things you should get are the essentials to your current training program.
Leave a comment and let me know if this information helped you. As always thanks for reading.