The Perfect Home Gym
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What would you have in your perfect home gym - if there were no financial or space constraints at all? Free weights, machines, kettlebells; a mix of all three perhaps? Just a large lifting platform, a bar and a pile of bumper plates?
While you think about your own idyllic workout environment, here’s a look at some of the gear I’d have in mine.
Indoors
- Power rack (buyer’s guide), plates and a few bars (including a Buffalo Bar)
- A rack of fixed dumbbells
- Revolving climbing wall (such as the Treadwall)
- Rowing machine (probably one of these)
- Power squat (video)
- Back attack (video)
- Punching bags
- Assorted bands and chains
Outdoors
- Outdoor climbing gym for serious bodyweight work (the Outdoor Fitness equipment looks great) - including various rings and bars for a range of exercises
- Length of thick rope (12’ or so, 2.5” diameter)
- 3 pairs of kettlebells, different weights for each pair (buyer’s guide)
- Sandbag (how to make one, what
- to do with it
) - Assortment of odd objects and grip tools
Of course, there’s always a steady supply of things that’d simply be great to have; but the above setup would keep things solidly going for a very long time. How about you, what would you have in your perfect gym?

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Comments




For me, all I’d want is a stereo, a decent amount of open space, and a bar with lots of weights. That’s the core of it. Add weight vest, a bench and power rack, some dumbells, and ideally something like a reverse hyper. The lat pulldown/row pulley is awesome for upper body strenght. That might be a requirement.
Posted by: Alex Pullman | October 24, 2007 12:06 PM
Yep, I think I’d definitely add a weighted vest and a reverse hyper to the list. Thanks for mentioning them.
Speaking of weighted vests - has anyone found a good DIY version?
Posted by: Scott | October 24, 2007 6:36 PM
as a martial artist I think I would have to go for a MMA cage (so when my sparring buddies can come round) a matted area to practise drills, an area for different types of bags, and of course a massage room with a hot lady!
Posted by: Markstraining.com | May 12, 2008 11:12 PM