What Equipment Do You Need for Home Workouts? (Gymnast Edition)

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What equipment do you need for home workouts if you want to train like a gymnast?
Many people ask me, mostly for two main reasons: one is that someone's living situation or frequent travels don't allow access to a gym or equipment, and the other is concerns about the cost.
Basically, gymnastics training or calisthenics requires minimal equipment, making it one of the most widely used forms of exercise for those looking to get in better shape or become stronger and healthier.
You can perform tons of exercises virtually anywhere, anytime, so if you travel often and lack access to a gym or equipment, or simply due to your living conditions, this form of exercise is an excellent choice.
Additionally, this will also be the most cost-effective option, but more on that later.
As I mentioned, even if you have no equipment at all, you can still perform many exercises just on the ground, in about 10-20 square feet.
Therefore, there's absolutely no excuse not to achieve a better physique, but it's certain that you'll hit a plateau at some point since certain exercises and goals inevitably require some equipment.
First, let's go over everything you might need if you want to fully maximize this form of training and work out in the most functional and efficient way possible:
- Resistance bands for joint preparation
- A bar or surface you can hang on
- Gymnastics rings or a suspension trainer
- A surface for dips or something for supported positions
- Elastic bands for assistance
- Dumbbells
- Weight vests or weight belt
- Equipment for recovery, like foam rollers or massage balls.
Let's see why these tools are important and how much they might cost.
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[@CaHgO]

For dips and shoulder pushups you don't need parallets. You can do those on rings as well.

[@shaneashby5890]

As someone who is just starting calisthenics this video is exactly what I need 💪

[@user-dy8tn3mo7c]

Thanks, Adam, for the wonderful video! ❤👍👏🎯😎🙏

[@cranford69]

Enjoying the videos. I have everything except a weighted vest and I’m getting that next. 😎

[@vladcraioveanu233]

Beware at the door, I broke one out of the wall with that TRX style contraption.

[@onewarrior5186]

Be VERY careful of any door trim used as an anchor. They are no made to hold that type of weight. Even the bar that goes across to each jamb can crack the finish, especially on interior hallway split jamb doors. Now think about wrapping something over the door itself and pulling your weight up. THE HINGE Screws are not able to hold and carry that weight. Find a different solution, Everyone!

[@GymnasticsMethod]

Absolutely! Always test before using

[@YRO.]

I simply have a doorway pullup bar, and a resistance band. These are enough for almost every exercise I can think of.

[@GymnasticsMethod]

Great!

[@Noiconnotag]

If you are absolutely money limited or moving and traveling often, you can use 2X chairs/bar stools and a broom stick for everything. Can also use bicycle tubes instead of resistance bands (old Judoka trick), any bicycle repair shop will give you the used punctured ones for free. Can also use construction bricks for weights, usually free or cost practically nothing, weight vary 4-8kg, some have holes/space you can get a rope/chain through them for weighted exercises.

[@GymnasticsMethod]

👍👍

[@briand5047]

Good list. Ceiling mounts are great for suspension trainer, rings and bands. Safer than doors and can set up 3 or 4 pairs. If have a solid door frame, Duonamic Eleviia is great too.

[@GymnasticsMethod]

💪💪

[@venxvxdxvxcx]

Can you upload a beginner routine for people who have this exact equipment?

[@GymnasticsMethod]

Will do

[@shaneashby5890]

@@GymnasticsMethod I was just thinking that too 🙏

[@beastslayer4583]

Liked the tips in the end of the vedio ❤👍🏻

[@imanmasley]

can you make a video how to balance weightlifting and doing calisthenics?

[@GymnasticsMethod]

Will do

[@ladislavtaric5984]

Köszönjük szépen

[@beastslayer4583]

This vedio is awesome sir ❤.. I saw you in a vedio doing one arm pull up. That's so strong 💪🏻 can you do a challenge with osvaldo lugones??sir Adam ❤💪🏻

[@synchronize00]

Can you make a post-workout recovery routine using foam rollers and massage balls? I think many people can benefit from those... Thanks for valuable fitness lessons!

[@GymnasticsMethod]

I have a full body foam rolling series

[@AnuragSingh-ke5lg]

Can you make a video to improve flexibility for rest days. Like pnf and loaded stretching.

[@hrgrichard4907]

Hi Adam, where did you got that pull up bar from? 7:10

[@feetindagrass]

I spent a few hundred on the Base Bar pull-up and dip devices. They're great, but I probably overspent some.

[@kavyanshranjan5075]

When should i train core while training every muscle group twice or thrice a week?

[@user-pe5jp5ii2x]

My Gymnastic ring just RM80

[@DevinsCalisthenics]

Don't forget to check around your neighborhood for an outdoor gym. If you can find at least a set of monkey bars, buying rings and a set of pull-up assistance bands goes a long way. Also for added weight, water bottles in your bookbag is an easy weight measurement: 1 Liter = 1 Kg. Just don't tear your bookbag like me!

[@GymnasticsMethod]

👍👍

[@amermeleitor]

Good thing about resistance bands it's that you can bring it with you easily when traveling.

[@GymnasticsMethod]

Absolutely!

[@paulgentile1024]

minimum equipment , maximum effort

[@GrEaTDemOnBlade]

An alternative to the 200$ freaking dollar fitness weighted vest would be a cheap plate carrier for like 50$ and then just buy your preferred weight plates (sports plates not actual body armor plates) for another 30 to 50$, this halves the initial reported price. Source: Me, this is what I did to have a weighted vest set-up and that's around what it costed me.

[@GymnasticsMethod]

Great!

[@GrEaTDemOnBlade]

@@GymnasticsMethodFor sure! a brand weighted vest is crazy expensive for some reason.

[@mandrill8986]

Did you track calories?

[@matthewdavis8385]

What kind of dip bars do you use throughout the video? What brand?

[@GymnasticsMethod]

It’s from amazon, I don’t know the brand

[@branco.]

Domyos dip bar

[@nigelmaccuver9122]

How much can a gymnast like You bench press max? Or do even gymnast bench press at all in their workout schedule? Cause you gymnast do triceps dominant exercises all day long. So your bench press strength must be above the roof.

[@alanequi2786]

The Swedish men's gymnastics team was tested to see how much they could bench press. Many were able to do 2x bodyweight, but most had never tried bench pressing before in their entire lives.

[@alanequi2786]

Some KZbinrs recommend making your own parallettes out of a broomstick, but that is too thin, so it will hurt your fingers. Olympic P-bars are 4 cm thick, and that is about right.

[@GymnasticsMethod]

Broomsticks are definitely too thin

[@antunsvagelj7237]

I made mine with shovel handles. About 2$ is each. Have it 4 years, never had problem. And I am 100kg (220 lbs) heavy.

[@antunsvagelj7237]

There is also pickaxe handle, very similar to gymnastic p-bars, but it is too thick for my taste.

[@vladcraioveanu233]

Sturdy furniture, a luxury these days...

[@GymnasticsMethod]

Haha yes, that’s why it’s rather worth to buy equipment

[@bidensenile4196]

❤👍👍👍

[@GymnasticsMethod]

🙏

[@royalobasi1938]

Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@GymnasticsMethod]

😁

[@Zenin_Toji666]

$170-$200 is 1 or 2 months gym membership? Where the hell is this? I go to crunch and it’s $15 a month