Must have In-Home Training Equipment

Clients frequently ask what equipment they should buy for their home gym. My usual answer: A chin-up bar! Here's my thinking -- Why add weight to your body when most of you have trouble controlling your own body weight. Sounds like common sense, but you'd be amazed how often trainers ignore this for the so-called "shock value" of a program. Most would rather wow a client with "Look how many muscle-demolishing exercises I know", rather than take the safer core-progression approach.



At the onset of any training program, the client's core stability and strength should be paired with fundamental movement. Without this, the risk of injury increases and the client has been done a disservice. So, before going out and spending your loot on equipment you're not ready for, make sure you can first control your body-weight. And, yes, that means pull-ups, too.


That said, I just read a terrific article in Revolution Health about the 10 "must-haves" for your home training gym. The only piece on equipment missing was a foam roller, which adds muscle functionality and flexibility. A bunch of great exercises can be performed with it.


10 MUST HAVES FOR YOUR HOME GYM!
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/articles//article.2006-11-29.0367813827?ipc=B00497&section=section_00

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