looking for cheap at-home workout equip

[jdjcky]

I have some weights, pull up bar, yoga mat. What are some other, absolute needs, to have at your home for workouts?

[ironwill2008]

Start here:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=113942001

[hypertek]

Dumb bells, barbell, bench. Then just learn how to use them, you can alot with those.

[jdjcky]

Thanks for the responses, I need all the help I can get.

[jackbravo]

Dumb bells, barbell, bench. Then just learn how to use them, you can alot with those.

i disagree with this. In order of priority:

#1 barbell + weights
#2 some way to squat safely
#3 bench
#4 dumbbells

[trimble006]

i disagree with this. In order of priority:

#1 barbell + weights
#2 some way to squat safely
#3 bench
#4 dumbbells

I disagree with this. In order of priority:

#1 dumbbells
#2 bench
#3 barbell + weights
#4 power rack

Reasons

1. You can hit every muscle safely with dumbbells alone for pretty cheap.
2. Next toss in a bench for variety and assistance with dumbbell movements.
3. Then a barbell and weights to deadlift with.
4. Then a power rack so you can barbell bench and squat safely.
5. As a bonus I'd got for a set of rings next for every variation of pull ups, dips, and a variety of bodyweight movements.

[AttyGuy]

1. Unicycle.
2. Shake weight.
3. Unitard.
4. Chucks.
5. Sweat band, like Richard Simmons wears.

[Dice76]

1. Unicycle.
2. Shake weight.
3. Unitard.
4. Chucks.
5. Sweat band, like Richard Simmons wears.

I disagree, sweat band is number 1. What if he got sweat in his eye while holding his shakeweight in the felatio position and went blind...

[AttyGuy]

You make a valid point there, Dice, but the Unicyle is at the core of the home gym and, coincidentally, works the core.

[Liftn4life707]

1. Unicycle.
2. Shake weight.
3. Unitard.
4. Chucks.
5. Sweat band, like Richard Simmons wears.

Damn.....now I gotta go back to the store.

[trimble006]

5. Sweat band, like Richard Simmons wears.

Better get two sweat bands. Most people forget the importance of wearing one on your stomach.

[AttyGuy]

Good point,T!

[AttyGuy]

Damn.....now I gotta go back to the store.

That's why we are here, to help with equipment choices. Tree-is the max you should pay!

[TwoBitHit]

1. A DVD copy of Pumping Iron
2. Barbell and plates
3. Rack/squat stand etc.
4. Bench
5. A DVD player. Until you get to this point, you can just look at the case while you squat. Possibly read the blurbs or whatever else comes with it.
6. Posters of your favorite sports team or supermodel. This assumes that you already have the Muhammad Ali one, the Empire State Building photo with the guys eating lunch and that other one where the train is coming out of the building.
7. Inspirational quotes to get you in the mood, such as "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my father and mother." - Greg Norman. Or "That's inches away from being millimeter perfect." - Ted Lowe.

[KevMcGreat]

A notepad for progressive overload or download the free progressive overload app for android

[rvfraley]

With you being new, also a priority (in my opinion) is a copy of the book Starting Strength. Equipment won't be good if you have bad form and get injured. Buy a copy for less than $20 on Amazon.

[deadwoodgregg]

Better get two sweat bands. Most people forget the importance of wearing one on your stomach.

Yes, I think that I read that on here before.