Comments on: The Best Home Gyms Under $200 http://diet.health.com/2009/05/27/best-home-gyms/ Expert advice on losing weight healthfully, diet tips, and the skinny on popular weight loss programs. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:46:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Corie http://diet.health.com/2009/05/27/best-home-gyms/comment-page-1/#comment-1545 Corie Fri, 29 May 2009 16:24:55 +0000 http://diet.health.com/?p=2623#comment-1545 I purchased the GoFit Gravity Bar about a month ago. I installed it in about 10 minutes in my house with no problems. All I can say is WOW! I created a nine exercise circuit that I did with timed intervals and it is a Killer workout! I road bike as well for my cardio and I hve found my back doesn't hurt anymore because the Gravity Bar exercises strengthen my core which really helps on long training rides. I purchased the GoFit Gravity Bar about a month ago. I installed it in about 10 minutes in my house with no problems. All I can say is WOW! I created a nine exercise circuit that I did with timed intervals and it is a Killer workout! I road bike as well for my cardio and I hve found my back doesn’t hurt anymore because the Gravity Bar exercises strengthen my core which really helps on long training rides.

]]> By: Mary http://diet.health.com/2009/05/27/best-home-gyms/comment-page-1/#comment-1542 Mary Fri, 29 May 2009 13:29:58 +0000 http://diet.health.com/?p=2623#comment-1542 I have the TRX and frankly it's the best fitness investment I ever made. I am building more muscle faster than I ever did with free weights, I assume because the instability principles it encorporates work your core and accessory muscles while you do all your traditional lifts using your body weight to provide the resistance. It's faster for me as well, because when I reach muscle failure I can lower my resistance by just shifting my foot placement as opposed to having to stop and swap out weight plates. I suppose it wouldn't be ideal if I were a power lifter, but as most of the rest of us don't routinely lift more than our body weight while training, anyone else should be able to get a full strength workout. I do respectfully disagree with the author of this article that it requires a lot of space to use. I live in a very small apartment and can do all the exercises in about a 6'x 3' area in front of my door. It is very, very simple to set up and use, just throw it over the door and go and I can fit it in my carry on bag when I travel. The foot straps do take some getting used to, but the versitility is worth it. Also, I got the door attachment as part of a bundle when I bought it. I am in the Army and currently working 9 1/2 hour days, so anything that lets me PT at home in limited time is a huge help for me. I have the TRX and frankly it’s the best fitness investment I ever made. I am building more muscle faster than I ever did with free weights, I assume because the instability principles it encorporates work your core and accessory muscles while you do all your traditional lifts using your body weight to provide the resistance. It’s faster for me as well, because when I reach muscle failure I can lower my resistance by just shifting my foot placement as opposed to having to stop and swap out weight plates. I suppose it wouldn’t be ideal if I were a power lifter, but as most of the rest of us don’t routinely lift more than our body weight while training, anyone else should be able to get a full strength workout.

I do respectfully disagree with the author of this article that it requires a lot of space to use. I live in a very small apartment and can do all the exercises in about a 6′x 3′ area in front of my door. It is very, very simple to set up and use, just throw it over the door and go and I can fit it in my carry on bag when I travel. The foot straps do take some getting used to, but the versitility is worth it. Also, I got the door attachment as part of a bundle when I bought it. I am in the Army and currently working 9 1/2 hour days, so anything that lets me PT at home in limited time is a huge help for me.

]]> By: Brent http://diet.health.com/2009/05/27/best-home-gyms/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Brent Thu, 28 May 2009 19:37:25 +0000 http://diet.health.com/?p=2623#comment-1535 These types of workout equipment aren't doing anybody any real good. Especially for those looking to lose weight, a program involving barbells and free weights is the best bet. A squat rack + bench + barbells is often more than $200, but it's an life-long investment. This type of resistance program, while in a caloric deficit, allows people to lose dominantly fat and allows them to greatly improve their strength. Granted, most females say that they don't want to work out with big weights because they'll get big... It doesn't work like that. You need adrogens (i.e. testosterone) to do something like that. The female body has a very hard time getting big and in a caloric deficit, it's impossible. I think that people over-complicate weight loss, weight management, and fitness. Get a barbell, put some weight on it, complete a movement, get stronger. You don't need to do a million crunches or work out with some weird contraption. Simplicity has always worked best and if that method clearly isn't broken, why would you try to change it? These types of workout equipment aren’t doing anybody any real good. Especially for those looking to lose weight, a program involving barbells and free weights is the best bet. A squat rack + bench + barbells is often more than $200, but it’s an life-long investment. This type of resistance program, while in a caloric deficit, allows people to lose dominantly fat and allows them to greatly improve their strength. Granted, most females say that they don’t want to work out with big weights because they’ll get big… It doesn’t work like that. You need adrogens (i.e. testosterone) to do something like that. The female body has a very hard time getting big and in a caloric deficit, it’s impossible. I think that people over-complicate weight loss, weight management, and fitness. Get a barbell, put some weight on it, complete a movement, get stronger. You don’t need to do a million crunches or work out with some weird contraption. Simplicity has always worked best and if that method clearly isn’t broken, why would you try to change it?

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