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Which equipment for Crossfit home gym

Posted by Pascal Landshoeft

Jan 7, 2020 9:00:00 AM

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Which equipment for Crossfit home gym

This is an overview of example designs and ideas for building your own home gym. Each one is unique and special. This article was originally posted under "the ultimate guide to building a home gym". 

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Example designs

Attached you will find two example designs which you can use as a blueprint. I have also done many variations on those. Start with the floor space you have available and design your gym into it, as the available space most likely will not change. The few exceptions are new builds in the garden. Here I would also start with the available shed / room options and work from there. 
 

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What equipment for Crossfit home gym

What equipment for CrossFit home gym

 
As Crossfit has many different workouts for the day you will need more equipment than for a powerlifting or bodybuilding home gym. A good overview is the Crossfit packages from Rogue which they have customized for these needs.
 

Medicine ball 

 
Medicine balls are usually used for wall throws and slams in Crossfit. Their price ranges from 20 to 100 apiece depending on the weight that you are getting. Most medicine balls are made in China while some of them are made in the USA for a higher price. Pay special attention to the seams when you are buying to be sure you will get the most possible mileage out of them. If you are getting a lot of them, make sure that to also think about storage options.
 

Slamball 

 
I personally would opt for medicine balls over slam balls any day as they have more applications at roughly the same cost. If you are mostly slamming the balls into the ground and do not use them for anything else besides this get slam balls. This has the advantage that you and your clients are less likely to hit yourself in the face with a slam ball compared to a medicine ball and that they will last longer.
 

Rower 

 
Many of the cardio components in CrossFit ask for a rowing element. The industry standard is the Concept 2 Model D. Make sure you have enough space for it in your home gym. There are options to hang them on the walls or to get them in a 10 pack depending on your needs.
 

Barbell 

 
Crossfit has powerlifting and weightlifting elements so you need a good all-around barbell that can be used for Olympic lifts and powerlifting. Solid options are the Titan Fitness Atlas bar and the Rogue Ohio bar. If you go with a standard design you will spend around 200. If you are interested in a bit more color and pep you will be in the 300 - 500 range.
 

Dumbbell 

 
If you get a dumbbell for Crossfit heavier ones for snatches and carries. Bicep Curls, Lateral raises and other bodybuilding style exercises that can be done with dumbbells are not part of the CrossFit repertoire.
 

Kettlebell 

 
Crossfit has workouts that use the kettlebell swing and Turkish get up. Some utilize the kettlebells for carries. Get a good, middle-sized kettlebell to cover most of these scenarios for your training at home.
 

Rope 

 
Ropes are used for climbing and pulling exercises in Crossfit. For the pulling exercises, you might want to look at a rope in combination with a sled. For climbing, you will need some kind of anchor, and a high ceiling to set up the circuit.
 

Plates 

 
I personally think that bumper plates are the best choice for Crossfit exercises. If you want to get fancy you can opt for competition plates, but only if you have a thick wallet or only go for the best options available.
 

Parallelites

 
Paralellites are a good investment for L sits and handstand push-ups. You will find the handstand push-ups in more workouts of the day than the L Sits.
 

Pull up bar 

 
No Crossfit gym is complete without a lot of pull up bars. You will do a lot of pull-ups if you want to become great at Crossfit.
 

Rack 

 
At the beginning of Crossfit, they were not as many exercises that warrant a rack unless they were combined with a pull-up bar. This has changed in recent years as Front squat and overhead press tests become more frequent in the workouts. You can also use the rack for bringing your toes to your fingers while hanging from the pull-up bar.
 

Topics: Rogue, Powerlifting, Crossfit, Barbell, Plates, Bench, Dumbbell, Rack