Best piece of equipment

[Al Myers]

Best piece of equipment

[Thom Van Vleck]

If I were being sent to an island for a year and they said to write a list of the training stuff I needed from start to finish in the order I wanted it and I might not get the entire list….mine would go like this:
1. Olympic set
2. Power Rack
3. drop tables (two tables that I could drop overhead lifts on without dropping them all the way to the floor….YES, they are #3. Al made me a set and they added years to my career and pounds to my lifts.
4.. Dumbbells, screw caps with weights.
5. Flat bench, not a bench press bench, just a flat bench.
6. Reverse hyper
7. Adjustable squat stands
8. set of boxes (I have three that I can adjust from 12″ to 24″ in 2″ increments.
9. CD Player and favorite CD’s. Tunes are that important when I’m training.
10. Bands & chains

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Al Myers]

Thom, I’m surprised you don’t a mirror on that list of yours!!! Al

[Travis Willingham]

I’d have to say rack as well since I squat a bit. I do everything in my rack.

If I could choose something else, it’d be a stone.

[Thom Van Vleck]

I don’t have a mirror….they are gay…..and you can stick to your story about your mirror only being there to check squat depth….depth is not a problem if your ass cheeks hit your ankles! So that mirror must be there for “something”. HAHAHA

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Al Myers]

There is only one mirror in the Dino Gym – and it’s in the bathroom!! I absolutely hate mirrors around when I’m lifting. I find them distracting. Back in the old days when I was training at the rec complex in college the gym had a mirror right in front of the squat cage. I would bring a sheet in my gym bag just for the purpose of covering it when I was squatting! I don’t need the visual reminder of how ugly I look when grinding out a heavy set of squats!! I’ve always been the dinoman. Al

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MUSIC!!!

[KCSTRONGMAN]

Power rack
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I'm the lyrical Jesse James

[Steve Angell]

I’m with Travis, Stones all the way.

And the 25 and 32kg Kettlebells hand made for me by British Master Blacksmith Stan Pike.I use them for all kinds of throwing as well as general KB conditioning training.

[Travis Willingham]

I never messed with stones till recently, but you can squat, row, deadlift… They work the core, back, arms, legs, grip, hips…

But I do love my rack

[Scott Tully]

I would say powerack also, I like how Thom has 10 things listed, even though the question was what ONE? even this topic couldnt keep the guys post quick and simple, lol. Oh crap I just posted a very Thom like response, haha.

ST

[0722143772]

SCOTT, FOR GOD’S SAKE, DON’T ASK THOM WHO WON THE ‘WOB’ AT THE WORLDS!!

i would love to have some stan pike kettlebells, steve. i’m very envious! wait a minute! i thought stan was a scott…no wait, he told me he’s from irish stock!! i’m sooo confused!!

[Chad Ullom]

Come on guys, total home gym all the way….Look at the name “Total” all you’d ever need 😉

hahaha

[Thom Van Vleck]

You guys can lift more than me, throw farther than me, run faster than me…..but NOBODY, and I mean NOBODY out bullsh!ts me! Don’t make me whip out of my famous “contracts”.

….and Dave, I’m glad you brought up the WOB at World’s….did I tell you guys I won! The WOB is and awesome event…It really measures….

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Al Myers]

All Chad needs is a DVD that contains some P90X workouts!! haha Al

[Chad Ullom]

Yes! a Dvd player and dumbells, that’s all you need! haha

[Al Myers]

Along with your spandex and body oils!! haha Al

[Thom Van Vleck]

Boy, this thread took a wrong turn as some point…but what the heck, let’s dogpile on CHAD, he’s an easy target!!!!

All Chad needs is a couple of giant bands and Al to hogtie him!

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

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