Exercise equipment
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Exercise equipment is any apparatus or device used during physical activity to enhance the strength or conditioning effects of that exercise by providing either fixed or adjustable amounts of resistance, or to otherwise enhance the experience or outcome of an exercise routine.
Exercise equipment may also include such wearable items as proper footgear, gloves, and hydration packs.
General strength training equipment[edit]
A lifting strap.
A lifting belt.
A broad range of different types of exercise equipment are available, including
- Free-weight training:
- Preloaded dumbbells and conventional dumbbells
- Kettlebells
- Preloaded barbells and conventional barbells
- Weight plates: bumper plates, steel plates, micro-plates
- Collars
- Weight machines
- Cables
- Rowers
- Head/neck harness
- Variable resistance training:[1]
- Lifting accessories:
- Straps, wraps and sleeves:
- Lifting wrist straps
- Wrist wraps
- Elbow sleeves
- Knee wraps
- Knee sleeves
- Grip: Gym chalk, gloves (the use of gloves during weight training is controversial. Some believe gloves improve grip while others believe the extra material between the skin and bar worsens grip. In either case, grip strength must be trained to improve performance.[4][5])
- Sling shots
- Shoes (specifically made for Olympic weightlifting, squats, deadlifts, overhead press, etc.)
- Belts (10 mm, 13 mm; small, medium, large; prong belts, lever belts)
- Straps, wraps and sleeves:
- kBox
Strongman (strength athlete) equipment[edit]
- Yokes
- Training sleds: sleds, push sleds, pull sleds
- Logs
- Axles
- Farmer's walk handles
- Stones: Atlas stones, stones of steel
- Kegs[citation needed]
- General grip strength: Captains of Crush Grippers, wrist rollers, Fat Gripz, pinch blocks, pull-up spheres
- Power pins, loading pins
- Hammers, slammers, maces, clubs
- Sandbags
- Bulgarian bags[citation needed]
Bodyweight training, calisthenics & gymnastics equipment[edit]
- Parallel bars (P-bars): high P-bars, low P-bars
- Pulling-related:
- Pull-up/dip belts
- Peg boards
- Pull-up bars:
- Doorway (use leverage around door frame)
- Extending door frame (extends out to fit between door frame)
- Wall-mounted
- Ceiling-mounted
- Free standing bar
- Suspension training/trainer:[6]
- TRX Suspension Trainer
- Jungle Gym XT
- Flying
- AirFit Trainer Pro
- Gymnastic rings[citation needed]
- Weighted vests
- Limb weights: ankle weights, wrist weights
- Paralletes or push-up handles
- Medicine balls
- Swiss balls
- Ropes: jump ropes, climbing ropes, conditioning ropes
- Training Sleds
- Resistance bands
- Paralletes
- Gym rings
Myofascial release and recovery tools[edit]
- Rolling: foam roller, RumbleRoller, GRID STK foam roller
- Balls: Lacrosse ball, spiky, dimple, rad roller or peanuts
Other[edit]
- Elliptical trainer
- StreetStrider, an elliptical trainer on wheels
- Stepper, also known as mini stepper or stair stepper
- Stair machine, also known as stair stepper
- Stationary bicycle
- Training masks
- Treadmill
- Wall bars
- Glute Ham Developers (GHD) for developing glutes and hamstrings.[7]
See also[edit]
- Exercise machine
- Fitness (biology)
- Hojo undō, conditioning exercises used in martial arts
- Physical exercise
- Weight training
References[edit]
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- ^ Ataee, J; Koozehchian, MS; Kreider, RB; Zuo, L (2014). "Effectiveness of accommodation and constant resistance training on maximal strength and power in trained athletes". PeerJ. 2: e441. doi:10.7717/peerj.441. PMC 4081144. PMID 25024910.
- ^ Shoepe, TC; Ramirez, DA; Rovetti, RJ; Kohler, DR; Almstedt, HC (2011). "The Effects of 24 weeks of Resistance Training with Simultaneous Elastic and Free Weight Loading on Muscular Performance of Novice Lifters". J Hum Kinet. 29 (2011): 93–106. doi:10.2478/v10078-011-0043-8. PMC 3588619. PMID 23486257.
- ^ Ataee, J; Koozehchian, MS; Kreider, RB; Zuo, L (2014). "Effectiveness of accommodation and constant resistance training on maximal strength and power in trained athletes". PeerJ. 2: e441. doi:10.7717/peerj.441. PMC 4081144. PMID 25024910.
- ^ Williams, Brett; NASM (2019-02-08). "Why Guys Love Arguing About Weightlifting Gloves". Men's Health. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ Grip Strength for Weightlifting
- ^ Calatayud, J; Borreani, S; Colado, JC; Martín, FF; Rogers, ME; Behm, DG; Andersen, LL (2014). "Muscle Activation during Push-Ups with Different Suspension Training Systems". J Sports Sci Med. 13 (3): 502–10. PMC 4126284. PMID 25177174.
- ^ Kassel, Gabrielle (February 12, 2020). "Your Ultimate Guide to Using the GHD Machine". Shape.
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