OMM 9: Building An At-Home Gym – Part 2, What We’ve Learned, What We’re Doing

  John and Tawnee are on for On My Mind episode 9. Tawnee shares a quick running update as she heads into half-marathon race weekend, and John also shares about his return to Zwift racing with his team. Then we get into our main topic of the day: At-home gyms. This is something we first […]

John and Tawnee are on for On My Mind episode 9. Tawnee shares a quick running update as she heads into half-marathon race weekend, and John also shares about his return to Zwift racing with his team.

Then we get into our main topic of the day: At-home gyms. This is something we first covered in detail on Ask The Coaches #228 with Lucho in Feb. 2017. Tawnee also wrote an in-depth post on at-home gyms with pricing and links to go-to items:

“Build a badass home-gym on a budget” by Coach Tawnee

In this show we talk about what we’d update, change or do differently, looking back at the past 6-7 years. We also discuss price differences from 7 years ago till now and much more to help you dial in your at-home gym dreams!

What we’d keep (or re-buy):

TRX
Kettlebells
Pullup bar

Doorway
Permanent (bolt in)

Olympic barbell
Stretch cords (for swim/upper body drills)

What we’re updating:

Bike trainer: Wahoo Kickr Core

What’s new (to us):

More KBs–heavier and some weight duplicates
Treadmill
Salmon ladder
Squat rack
Battleropes
Archery range
Hatchet throwing
Big tire + sledgehammer swing

What we’d omit or not prioritize:

Resistance bands galore
Weighted vest