Equipment

Today I was going through a list of some of the top five workout equipment that you can get. This is a list comprised by some of the top CrossFit athletes in the world. This is also equipment that I use every single day.

1. First and foremost our weights and a barbell. Weights in a barbell are arguably the most versatile piece of equipment that you can on. I put them as one piece of equipment because they are almost always use together. With this you can do squats, benchpress, deadlifts, overhead press, and several more. With those workouts alone you have covered every single body part and different type of movement.

2. Number two is the yolk or a squat rack. A squat rack allows you to re-rack the weight after you’re done using it. It also allows you to work out by yourself without a spotter. The reason this is important is because if you are always waiting for a workout partner it is often hard to work out daily. It gives you one more excuse to skip working out for the day. But if you have a squat rack you are able to do push-ups and pull-ups with the different bars and accessories. You can also get an attachment to do tricep dips. And now you can do benchpress and front and back squat without a spotter. You still need to use caution on how much weight you do so don’t get stuck.

3. Third is just a sandbag. The reason I like the sand bag is because you can buy the bag for fairly cheap and then you just fill it with your own sand. Home Depot and Lowe’s both sell sand for five dollars for 20 pounds. This makes it incredibly cheap and incredibly useful. You can do sandbag cleans and you can even just do sandbag holds and sandbag walks. I think the ideal weight is 150 pounds.

4. The next piece of equipment is definitely not a cheap one. There are two great companies that make them and a few others. But the top-of-the-line companies are echo and assault. This is the often hated but very useful assault bike. It has a large rotating fan in the middle that can cool you off while you’re working out. It uses your legs and it uses your arms in a pushing and pulling motion. This bike ranges between 700 and $900 and get you the best all around work out and helps you warm up or cool down.

5. Lastly are a set of dumbbells. Dumbbells can get very expensive depending on the weight that you go with. I would pick a weight that you think you can do the most work out with. For me that is 55 pounds. That will work for rows, tricep extensions, incline press, flat bench press, decline press and several more.