VERSATILE SIMPLE TO USE HOME GYM EQUIPMENT FOR PULL UPS CHIN-UPS AND BODYWEIGHT TRAINING

Are you looking for fitness or studio gym equipment that takes up very little space, can work with many of the fitness tools you probably already use such as TRX suspension systems, BOSU, smart toner resistance bands, stability balls, weighted vests etc?

Does that sound like you?

How about if that equipment was very simple and fast in functionality, easy fast adjustments and adapted itself to the fitness levels for yourself or your clients...

Would that sound like something you would be interested in?

What if you could do literally every bodyweight based exercise, full body stretching programs, and circuit style type training because it was so fast to adjust for different exercises and training challenge.  

Does that sound like an ideal all in one gym system to you? A REAL "total gym"?

And what if the DESIGN was inspiring.  A well thought out, beautiful features and design that you could feel and see the quality from the first moment.  Would that sound like a perfect home gym system for you?

Well you might like to take a look at the all in one multi-use exercise equipment offered by SoloStrength Lifestyle Products.  All of the three models of Home and Professional studio in the SpeedFit line, are commercial grade quality.  They have different suggested models of their adjustable chin and bodyweight exercise bar depending on your environment, ceiling height, as well as models to appeal to every budget or space limitations you may have. 

I like that this company includes full instructional training videos for free, with their systems and they range from very safe entry level exercises to work on range of motion and mobility, to barbarian style workouts that I'm not sure I could conquer, but I will try soon when I get my own system to play with.  

One of the things I love the best about what they offer is convenience, speed both with bar adjustments and programs, and a sustainable type of exercise approach that no doubt will be an awesome boost to your fitness and supporting a more active, enjoyable lifestyle.  

Join my blog for the product testing review posts coming soon!

in the meantime, you can visit their fitness equipment website for more information. 

Watch their promo video below:

New Adjustable Anchor for TRX bodyweight exercise trainer pull up bar

I have just experienced the most amazing fusion of exercise equipment and training I've had to date.  I have been talking about the SoloStrength adjustable pull up bar home gym system now for awhile, but have just had the opportunity to try it combining some different exercise tools.

On the system today we used smart toner resistance bands by Twist Conditioning,  BOSU, some stability balls and weighted vests for combination exercise programs.   IN a word, it was AWESOME!

Whether our beginners were playing around on it or we were doing really advanced bodyweight training exercises, this combination of tools absolutely left nothing to want....pull ups, self spotted pull ups, wide grip pull ups, abdominal exercises for pull up bars, reverse crunches for abs, back rows, biceps exercise, triceps work, calf raises, combination compound exercises, and all the TRX exercises we could thing of!  What an awesome tool!



What I am most excited about is that this company is offering a door frame mounted version that only requires 5" of space!  That's the most potent and versatile home exercise system I've ever seen in my life, and the least amount of space required.  I put on a video below I found that shows a lot of the exercises but this company also has their home exercise workouts videos to look at and seem more current.

Let me know what you think!  I can't wait to get back on this system!

Have an awesome day!

What's the best way to workout at home to lose weight and feel great?

I love the most generic of questions people ask me about their fitness...what's the best way to workout at home for keeping in great shape?

In a simple answer, the solution is "any way that you will do consistently".

Why is consistency the focus of success with your fitness program and weight loss goals?  Because whatever you are doing for your fun fitness or exercise programs, if you don't do it consistently enough, then it really won't do you any good.  So when you are looking for the best exercises to do at home for building muscle, losing weight, developing a lean sexy beach body, whatever your goals, you have to start with what you enjoy.

What if you don't really enjoy exercise or working out?  Well, then you have to find a way to make it fun, because you still need to do it if you are going to keep fit.  If working out at home is your choice because of convenience and time restrictions, or just not enjoying the shared gym type environment, then you also need to look at what will work well for you.

There are a number of fitness equipment options that will help to support your fitness journey and home workouts exercises and training.  There are traditional weight benches, and home gym solutions such as Bowflex, and more popular these days is the growing interest in bodyweight training tools such as TRX and resistance bands, to more efficiently workout at home and customise to your own personal fitness levels and goals .

There are some companies that offering really specialised solutions for simple no fuss home workouts systems, that focus on the best method of resistance training which is bodyweight exercise in my opinion, and allow you to do all of the essential exercises that allow you to work your entire body, engaging and toning all of your muscles to speed up weight loss, and continue to burn calories after you are done your workout.

The best home gym equipment system in my opinion is offered by SoloStrength Lifestyle Products.  Their website review of home gym equipment has a complete home gym solution of both the adjustable bar system for simple progressions and adjustments of exercises and difficulty for your exercises, as well as complete exercise training videos and programs to get you started and keep you advancing - no matter if you are a beginner or very advanced in your fitness levels.



I really like the free standing pullup bar systems and they have a ultra compact door frame mounted home gym system that is second to none for versatility.    You can get a glimpse of the systems here but checkout their website for more details on their home and studio gym systems.

Adjustable Bars for Pull Up and Bodyweight Exercise Review

Today I am going to review the benefits of a multi-height adjustable pull up bar for doing chin ups and bodyweight based functional fitness exercise.  I wrote yesterday on Self Spotting Pull Up Equipment, and reviewed some of the commercial machines available for personal trainers studios and gym environments.

What may not be obvious on the first glance, is just how many exercises you can do with an adjustable bar.  In fact you can do virtually any core exercise with the ability to leverage your bodyweight on a bar set at different heights, to achieve very effective bodyweight exercise and total body fitness.   You can see bars used in action in any gym environment, either on smith press machines similar to the photo here, or setting squat rack support heights to lock in the bar at which height you desire.  This company SoloStrength, seems to have carved out a niche for themselves by building a very good looking structure to achieve a fast, safe and easy way to lock in a support bar at many different heights.  You can find more information on the multi-height adjustable bodyweight exercise bar machine and fitness equipment to see for yourself.

Rather than try and describe full body exercise programs using bodyweight exercise and adjustable bars here, I found a video that demonstrates a lot of the essential exercises we all need for balanced strength fitness, and I believe there are more videos on their exercise workout video channel as well.

Self Spotting Pull Up Equipment Machines

Following my last post on comparison and review of pull up bars for home, where I discussed the benefits of adjustable pull up bars for learning how to do chin ups and increasing your strength using your own bodyweight, I wanted to share with you some of the commercial products on the market that demonstrate how you can vary your bodyweight resistance, to make it possible to start without being able to do a pull up at all, and progress your resistance as your strength and fitness improve. It doesn't matter if you can do a pull up when you begin, following the progressive and simple exercise workouts that allow you to naturally build your strength, will allow you to do a pull up, and eventually achieve your goal of 10 real full body pull ups, in a very reasonable period of time.

In a commercial environment, such as a chain of gyms or recreation facility, you may find large weight assisted machines that counterbalance your bodyweight, to reduce your pull up weight.   A good example of a machine like this, is  the Gravitron, as viewed above.     I have found these to be useful to the extent that they do allow a person who can't normally do a full pull up to spot themselves with this machine, but the downside is that with this, and all free cable weight machines, it's challenging to really know where an optimal setting on the weight is for each person, and when to adjust it.  Also the movements lack a really natural, fluid flow.  It's not uncommon for people to remark that it feels like you are going for a ride on this platform...and not really in control of the movement.   Unfortunately you won't see these in every gym because of their price.  Many gyms will leave you to a fixed pull up bar or cable free weight equipment to accomplish your pull ups.

SoloStrength SpeedFit Pro-Studio Bodyweight Exercise Gym

SoloStrength Bodyweight Training Exercise Equipment, who I referenced in my last article with their door frame mounted pull up bar, also have a taller version of their Pro model specifically for use in commercial gym environments.    Not only is this system extremely simple to use and mega fast to adjust, it's ideal for a gym environment because the quick adjust-ability allows for multiple clients to use the system intermittently , and self spot themselves to build their strength.   More details on this self spotting pull up and total fitness equipment machine can be found here.   I personally like the elegant designer equipment and when you take a closer look at the versatility of this adjustable bodyweight bar exercise machine, not just for pull up exercises but also for spotting all different type of exercises for full body workouts they include on their website with free exercise workout videos, I find it hard not to recommend this item as the piece of choice to seek out to train with and build up your progressive strength for achieving your pull up goals.