9 MUST HAVE ESSENTIALS FOUND IN THE BEST HOME GYMS

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9 MUST HAVE ESSENTIALS FOUND IN THE BEST HOME GYMS
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• A lot of the articles on this site address
  the issues of space and budget constraints.
  Building a great home gym when you are short on
  space and/or money can be challenging at best.
  But what if you have both space and the budget?
  What then?
• Even after limited casual shopping, youll find
  more home gym equipment than you could ever
  possibly use. Its a big part of why I put this
  website together

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• WHAT IS ESSENTIAL?
• A good place to start is by telling you what
  essential doesnt mean. It doesnt mean
  useful. Lots of things are useful yet not
  essential. It doesnt mean good. Lots of gear is
  really good, but again, not essential. It doesnt
  mean my favorites.

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• Its that last point that tends to convolute most
  compilations like this. One of my favorite
  articles written about the equipment every gym
  must have listed a sandbag in the top 5 pieces. A
  sandbag is useful, a great piece of gear, and
  even one of my favorites.

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• But Im sorry, a sandbag is definitely NOT
  essential. Its just something the author of that
  article really liked.
• So what then, is essential? For me, its
  equipment without which you dont have a fully
  functional home gym. Without it, you cant train
  effectively. Its the stuff that cant be
  substituted for or done without. I can both
  substitute for and do without a sandbag.

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• ESSENTIAL FOR WHAT?
• If youve read many of my articles here on Gym
  Crafter, youll know that Im a huge proponent of
  knowing what you are training for before making
  any other decisions. Determining what is
  essential in a home gym is no different.
• Some training goals will require equipment that I
  dont list here. Some sports specific training
  will dictate quite a few things that I wont
  include.

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• Thats why Ive written several articles on
  creating sports and activity-specific home gyms.
  In those articles, youll find what I feel is
  essential for those specific activities.
• In this article, Im going to stick to what I
  feel is the core of a great home gym. Ill hold
  to the pieces of equipment I feel everyone should
  have. These will be the things that I feel are
  foundational to every home gym.

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• RESISTANCE TRAINING IS KING
• There are a lot of fads in training. They come
  and go like the wind. They become fashionable and
  popular and then die away only to be replaced by
  the next one.

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• There is simply no substitute for training with
  weights!
• Thats a strong statement and I know not everyone
  agrees. But its true nonetheless. When you look
  at all-cause mortality in elderly people,
  virtually all causes could be eliminated or
  improved through resistance training.

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• Resistance training improves your overall
  hormonal profile. It builds agility and prevents
  falls. It builds strength to protect from injury.
  It slows aging. It boosts mitochondrial function.
  It aids in the ability to heal from injury and
  infection. The list of benefits could go on
  almost forever!