There has never been a better time to work out at home.
The range and quality of that home exercise equipment is staggering. But which piece of equipment should you buy?
Well, for strength and sheer power there are a number of exercises every one should be doing.
Of the body weight exercises there are three that I believe should be in everyone’s work out. They would be press ups, squats and pullups.
Of the three two can be done without any equipment at all press ups and squats. But the third Pull ups can be a challenge to do at home because you need a bar at a suitable height to be able to pull yourself up and down.
Getting a bar at the right height without having to drill holes and leave a permanent fixture can be difficult if not impossible. That’s where the Iron Gym in comes into its own.
It can be fitted to an existing door-frame in a matter of seconds. No drilling, screwing or any DIY needed. When you finish your workout you simply remove it and store it in a closet or under your bed.
When fitted around the door frame you can use the Iron Gym to do wide pullups, narrow pullups and chin ups. Put the iron Jim on the floor and you can do Tricep dips and press ups. I know I said that press ups can be done without any equipment and that’s true but the advantage of using the iron Jim is that you can keep your wrists in line with the rest of your forearm and thereby reducing the strain on the joint.
I find I can do more press ups with the iron Jim than without. Also because the iron Jim raises you off the floor you can get a larger range of movements when doing press ups this way.
With the iron Jim you can target chest, arms,shoulders and much more. I believe that pullups should be in everyone’s work out and now by utilising this innovative piece of at home exercise equipment there can be no excuse.
Combined with something like KettleWorx Workout you would have a complete cardiac and strength training programme is second to none.
For less than $40 this piece of equipment is excellent value for money. I like my exercise equipment to be functional, have no moving parts to break, simple to use and inexpensive. The Iron Gym fits the bill perfectly.
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This is a pretty good piece of equipment, but don’t be fooled. If you have never done pull ups or chin ups this is not the piece of equipment for you. Start with good old fashioned pushups and build up your muscles before progressing to chin ups/pull ups.
No drilling or screwing? – I think you’ll find you have to drill the brackets in to rest the bar on.