For weight training, what pieces of basic equipment are best to start a home gym?

Question by EatYourVeggies: For weight training, what pieces of basic equipment are best to start a home gym?
I’m getting back into shape and build strength with weight training, but there are no decent gyms around me. I do strength training without weights, but I’m looking to build my upper body, legs and overall muscle mass and power for outdoor activities and increased general fitness– not bodybuilding. So, I want to start with adding a few affordable pieces of equipment at home. I’m not going to have a spotter during the times I can work out. Any unusual ideas? It can be something unusual, maybe I haven’t thought about, rather than the standard weights.
*building strength

Best answer:

Answer by BeaR
Well a good set of adjustable dumb bells is a great asset. If you are doing pushups, I might suggest push up bars to help with the range of motion. A chin up bar is a great exercise, but you can make that yourself between a door frame, or coming out of the roof.

With that equipment you can build strength well. P90X is a program that utilizes these pieces, maybe check it out.

Other pieces you might like, if you plan to work out solo would be a bench for fly’s and stuff…

I wouldn’t recommend big pieces since they get expensive very fast.

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