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Home Gym Under $100

Throughout my years of coaching I’ve learned that one of the biggest obstacles that people face is not being able to consistently make it to a gym. Either the commute takes too much time, the gym is too crowd, or there just isn’t a gym anywhere near by. Whatever the reason may be, your next best option is training from.

Of course this comes with a new set of problems like knowing what equipment to get, having enough space for it, and having the budget for it at all. Here’s the solution people. In this short article I’m going to explain the following,

What equipment to get and the best prices
The reason for each piece of equipment
How to use each piece of equipment

For this home gym you’ll need 6 things, the most expensive thing will be 30-$35. The cool thing is that all of this stuff can fit easily into a duffle bag, which means you can train anywhere.

Foam Roller

A foam roller is good for massaging and loosening up tight muscles. Doing this will help improve range of motion and overall ease of movement.

Simply lay down over the foam roller with the it making direct contact with muscle you want to target and roll it back and forth for 15-30 seconds.

One of these costs around $20. Get one Here

Resistance Bands

With resistance bands you can target every single muscle in the body through a vast variety of compound movements and isolation exercises.

You can get a set of 4 bands, each one having differing degrees of resistance, ranging from 15-60 pounds.

Get a set of these for $30. Get one here

Door Anchor

The door anchor allows you to fix a resistance band to a door to do various exercises in the same way you would with a cable machine at the gym.

This will allow you to do exercises like lat pull downs, chest flys, leg curls, wood chops, etc. It has a foam backing so it won’t mess up your door.

Get one of these for $8. Get one here

PVC Pipe

A 20-24 inch PVC pipe can be used as an extremely cost effective straight bar to use in combination with resistance bands.

You can get one of these at any hardware or home improvement store like Home Depot, Lowes, etc.

This can cost 50 cents to a $1.

Mini Bands

These Mini bands, also know as hip circles are a great way to target the glute medius, which sits above your glute maximus. If you’re trying to develop a fuller more round booty, this is a great tool to get.

This is also a great tool to use for developing hip stability and fixing certain knee issues that are a result of weak glutes.

You can get a set of these for around $17. Get a set here

Ab Wheel

The ab wheel is exclusively an ab training tool, but in my experience is quite possibly the best ab training tool you can get.

Not only does it provide a good core training workout, but it also is a great means of determing how strong your core actually is.

You can get one of these for $10. Get it here

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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.