Friday, July 29, 2011

The Standard Equipment For An Efficient Home Gym

By Adam Winston


Body builders or muscle seekers don't need a gym. The most basic routines using some simple equipment will lead to the same results. Purchasing the right set of equipment can set you up for success.

You'll want to pick the kind of weight you want first. These are plastic, cast iron or rubber coated. Plastic filled weights are cheap and won't ding the floorboards, but they'll break easily. Weights made of iron are extremely tough and affordable, but can easily damage a floorboard. Weights coated in rubber are expensive and if bought cheap, can actually break.

Olympic weights are what you're looking for. They would work with those long seven foot bars and have holes two inches big. You'll want to purchase plates of varying weights in pairs. Don't skimp on the price. You'll get what you pay for, which includes easily chipped weight or even weights that don't weigh right.

You want Olympic weights because these weights have something standard ones don't - 'micro weights'. These weights can range anywhere from a single pound to five, but despite this can actually be expensive.

A barbell might be included with a set of weights. It is recommended that you purchase a separate bar once you hit the heavyweights. Curl bars, to reduce wrist stress and thick bars, to change the way you lift and stress different muscles, are recommended.

Your cardiovascular exercise should consist of quick jogs or thorough warm ups. There is no need to purchase cardio equipment - all it helps do is to warm you up. Those jogs or even a quick jump rope session will give your body what it needs.

It goes without saying that you must plan out where you will put your weights before getting started. A well thought out plan will end up saving you time and money since you will realize the limitations of the room.

A properly built and purchase gym at home will have the same effect on your body as if you did those same exercises using the same equipment at a gym. For safety, you may want to incorporate a weight belt into your routine. It is not absolutely necessary though and in fact, a weight belt is only useful once you're lifting way past your body weight.




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