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My Home Gym - Getting strong without going broke.
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items Gym memberships are expensive! We decided to go the route of the home gym, focusing on only what we really needed in order to get and stay strong. I'll be adding content to this list, so check back!
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Outfitting the Home Gym
FREE Strength Training YouTube Channels
Nutrition for strength videos: The strongest animals on the planet....
Outfitting the Home Gym
Healthy & Strong…on a budget!
Hands down, best purchase for our home gym. Dumbbells are $$! These adjustable dumbbells go from 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5, 20…and so on, all the way up to 52.5 pounds, with a simple click, click! I love that I can do a full body dumbbell workout with ...
BowFlex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells
Perfect stand for Bowflex Adjustable Dumbell set. This stand isn't necessary to use the weights, but makes it easier to use them during the workout, and has a handy little stand for your phone, tablet, and so on.
SelectTech Dumbbell Stand with Media Rack | BowFlex
This tri-fold mat is the best! Unfolds flat for your ab, pilates, yoga workout, and folds up nice and compact, with a Velcro closure and a handle for carrying. Nice cushioning without being bouncy if you're standing on it.
Vinyl Fitness Mat - All In Motion™
No, thanks to blisters and calluses. These fingerless gloves have padding in all the right places to protect your hands while lifting weights, the Velcro strap at the wrist keep them secure, and the price is the very best part!
Men's Strength Training Gloves Black M - All In Motion™
Great little weight bench! This thing is lightweight and easy to pick up and move around, simple and quick to adjust, and really sturdy.
Orinar Weight Bench Press for Home Gym, Strength Training Adjustable Workout Benches for Full Body, Gym Benches for Incline Decline Exercise
Stress relief + great workout! This is a quality bag that can take a beating. It's not as heavy as some other bags, so we ended up anchoring ours at the top and the bottom to keep the bag from swinging too much when kicking it. If you happen to draw certain faces on your punching bag or label body parts to focus on (face, neck, kidney, ribs), that's your business :)
Everlast Traditional Boxing Heavy Bag with Hanger, 70 lb, Black
Stress relief in these…uncertain times… Do you ever just need to punch and kick and maybe scream a little after watching the news? Well, here you go. Make sure you are reinforcing the area you are hanging it from to reduce the risk of it coming down and taking anything (anyone) else down with it.
Everlast 100 lb. Elite Nevatear Heavy Bag | Big 5 Sporting Goods
Protect those hands! We prefer the wrist wrap heavy bag gloves over the close hand ones. These fit securely and protect your wrists, hands, and knuckles. Do clean them every few uses, but they can hang on your bag, (affix the Velcro wrist strap around the bag's hanging strap) and air out between uses.
Everlast Wrist Wrap Heavy Bag Gloves | Big 5 Sporting Goods
Booty Bands, people! If you, like me, do not have a full home gym with a bunch of specialty machines, then you figure out other ways to work lower body muscles like the glutes, hamstrings, and adductors (inner thigh). I really like the GymB bands because they don't slip! They are three different levels of stretch, are great quality, and have a nice grip on the inside so they don't slide down while you're doing your Booty Banding to your favorite gym motivation son... No getting pinched or band burn! These are awesome, and have lasted through a ton of use!
GYMB Resistance Band Set to Workout Glutes, Gray
FREE Strength Training YouTube Channels
Getting Strong Guides
LOVE Caroline Girvan with that Irish accent and her amiable demeanor! You'll feel like you're getting fit and strong with a good friend!
Caroline Girvan
MadFit squat challenges became my daily routine! When doing 100 squats is non-negotiable, you can only go up from there. Here's a great 200 squat challenge that gets the heart going! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSj280OEKUI
MadFit
Kaleigh Cohen workouts are challenging and fun! Pregnant? Kaleigh has many videos where she is working out with a big baby belly :) Love dogs? Many of her videos feature her dogs snoozing away or watching with definitely judgment on little dog couches in the background. :D
Kaleigh Cohen Strength
Bodybuilding interest? Here you go. Dana Linn Bailey has longer videos and short clips that are both helpful and inspirational.
DanaLinnBailey
Mikala, or FitbyMik, has a YouTube channel that is really easy to navigate, broken up by muscles being targeted, and has workouts for everyone, including those working out during pregnancy. On days when I just absolutely do not feel like working out, I'll do her 10-minute ab sculpt video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVrxNf4dtO4&t=32s , and MadFit's 100 squat challenge and call it.
fitbymik
Nutrition for strength videos: The strongest animals on the planet....
Are vegan! Awesome advice from these plant based coaches!
Derek Simnett's videos are incredibly informative while also being fun to watch. He focuses on clean plant based protein and foods, does cooking demonstrations, product and nutrient ratings and reviews, and much more.
Simnett Nutrition
Neesha is a certified personal trainer who coaches clients on fitness and plant based nutrition. If you are ever wondering “Where can I get my protein as a vegan?”, Neesha will be your guide!
MrsSlimOnPlants
Nimai's channel focuses more on strength training and fitness, but he has a lot of food and nutrition videos as well. Find those here: youtube.com/@NimaiDelgado/search?query=food Nimai, who grew up vegetarian and now longtime vegan bodybuilder, is proof that animal products are *not* required to to build muscle.
Nimai Delgado