Equipment: What Do You Really Need?

To be totally fair – your bodyweight, a couple gallons of water, a bucket and a step can get you pretty much anywhere you want to be goal wise, but if you’re willing/able to invest let’s get a little more technical.  This is not an exhaustive list, but it is in order of cost effective necessities in my opinion.

EQUIPMENT

Basic At Home

  • Full set of resistance bands with handles & door attachment
  • Mini band set (3-5 resistance levels)
  • OPTIONAL: DUMBBELL (DB) SET: 5-50# (5’S, 10’S & 15’S ARE A GREAT START)

This is a very basic but FULL setup.  The number of things you can do with just this is never ending & highly effective, but workout gear is fun, so let’s keep going!

Hobbyist

  • Adjustable Bench OR Bret Contreras hip thruster bench is very versatile
  • Pullup Bar
  • Superband Set
  • Stability Ball
  • TRX/Gymnastics rings
  • (+BASIC AT HOME)

Lifer

  • Olympic bar
  • 10# rubber plates
  • 2.5/5/25/35/45# plate set
  • Squat rack/pull-up bar
  • Kettlebells or T-Bell
  • (+HOBBYIST & BASIC)

The reality of it is that you can end up neck deep in workout equipment and never see any progress if you don’t use it – happens all the time.  What I recommend is get the basic setup first, find your routine, find out what you love it and/or will use before investing anymore money into more equipment.

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Hi, I'm Brooke

Women’s Functional Nutritionist & Fitness Specialist along with CEO of Elysian Women’s Wellness.

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