The Best 5 Pieces Of Fitness Equipment For Training Your Clients In 2018 with Brett Johnston

How It’s Going To Work

 

Here’s how this list of comparisons will work: Fitness equipment will be compared based on strengths, weaknesses, and price. I’ll also add a couple of my own personal notes along the way.

NOTE: These fitness equipment recommendations are made with the following applications in mind: application to client training ages or levels, mobility, functionality, history of results, etc.

NOTE II: This list is not in any order. Each of the five pieces of fitness equipment serves different purposes and comes in at a different price point.

1. Watson Dumbbells

Let’s begin this list with the most versatile piece of fitness equipment ever made, the Watson Pro Dumbbell. This is the perfect line for you or your gym or studio no matter what size or location.

Strengths:

1. Handle Size: 35mm and 50 mm handle sizes for pulling and pushing exercises.
2. Unbreakable Design: CNC machined form solid stainless steel rather than cast.
3. Revolving Handle: Revolving handles prevent the inertia forces of the dumbbell putting load on your wrists and elbows, the cause of many injuries.
4. Customizable: Designs can incorporate your name and logo or they can be simply laser-etched and colored.

2. Prowler 2 Sled

 

Next, we can’t neglect the piece of equipment that surely is a fierce calorie burner when used correctly with your clients during their fat loss phase, and that’s the Prowler 2 Sled.

Strengths:

1. Easy To Use: the Prowler sled is relatively simple to learn and is not as technical as many other exercises, and it’s  suitable for virtually all fitness levels
2. Training System Variety: You can use the Prowler sled for fat loss, hypertrophy and strength.
3. Movement Patterns: The Prowler sled trains a variety of movement patterns, so that you be extremely versatile with your programming of clients.
4. Customizable: Can be purchased in many different colors.

3. PRIME Double Half Rack

 

 

You could get away with this and a bench and you’d be set for life. This has become a staple for gyms that understand basic movements get big results.

Strengths:

1. Solid Construction: This thing is the mack daddy of racks. You want something solid and not wobbly. You won’t even feel the other person working out on the opposite side.
2. Trainers Entrance/Exit: Ample room to get in and out
3. Removable Spotter Bars: Can move them out of the way or keep these in place.
4. Dedicated pins for elastics: Pins can be inserted when not in use.

4. PRIME Functional Trainer

 

 

Strengths:

1. True Motion: You or your client’s form will stay proper and the functionality of this piece will allow you to perform many exercises in specific planes of motion.
2. Wide Foot Print: It’s wide base allows you to get enough room in between pulleys to allow you to hit pec/rear delt flyes. But not too big like a traditional cable crossover.
3. Heavy Weight Stack: 250 pound weight stacks for even the strongest of clients.
4. Highly Adjustable: Adjustable arm positions giving you vertical and horizontal positioning.

5. Watson Adjustable Bench (customized)

 

 

The Watson Adjustable Bench is a very solid, fully adjustable bench that is great for all forms of barbell and dumbbell pressing whether used on it’s own, with Power Stands or in a Power Rack.

Strengths:

1. Mobile: Move this bench easily anywhere on the gym floor.
2. Solid Construction: Low height for better grounding and client positioning. Durable!
3. Customizable: Logo, Frame, upholstery and stitching color customizations, which is awesome.
4. Full Range: Adjustability for incline, flat and decline positions.

Conclusion

 

The needs of your gym or studio are different from others. So instead of making a definitive statement about the one piece of equipment you should buy, I present five options.

Each piece of equipment has strengths and weaknesses that your gym or studio should carefully consider before purchasing.

But instead of having to choose from hundreds of different pieces of equipment, I’ve narrowed it down to five. With so many members and clients wanting fat loss, you’ll want to equip your gym or studio with pieces that effectively challenge all the appropriate energy systems and give you the “biggest bang for your buck” when it comes to training. You should have at minimum for energy systems training (lactic/alactic) a line of Prowlers.

Also, having a line of PRIME Double Half Racks with bars, weight & bumper plates are your best bet. And if you’re looking for the best all-around piece of equipment for your gym, I’d have to recommend the Watson Dumbbells. If you can afford it, get a line with the thick grip (pushing exercises) and a line for the regular grip (pulling exercises) from Watson. If not, then start with the thick grip and then purchase the regular grip when possible. Of course, every gym or studio and training program should include cable work at some point, and that is where we highly recommend the PRIME Functional Trainer.

Now it’s your turn to make the decision!