Welcome to the Get Pit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.

My name is Brock Armstrong and I am the Get Fit Guy.

These days, I go to the gym two or three times per week, but it wasn't always like that.

For years, I never stepped foot in a gym. Are you shocked? Well, don't be. The reason I was

able to do that is because I had a decent home gym setup in my not-so-huge apartment. And that's

what we're going to talk about today. Now, when you hear me say the words home gym, well, you

likely picture an unfinished basement with

storage boxes piled up all around a weight bench or a dusty old treadmill.

Or maybe you go the other way and you picture a mansion with a dance studio-sized room

that features mirrors on every wall and every exercise device known to man lined neatly up around

the perimeter. Well, neither of those versions of a home gym is what I'm envisioning. The style of

home gym that I'm a fan of is minimal and affordable, yet entirely functional. Now, if you know me,

you will also know that I don't go for the idea that

you have to have all the latest, greatest, cutting edge and newfangled devices in order to get a

decent workout. I know many amazing athletes, like bodyweight and calisthenics master, Al Cavadlow,

who does the majority of his workouts in

playgrounds and parks. Then there's a fellow named Daryl Edwards of primal play fame, who shuns

gyms altogether and prefers to make his workouts into playtime. So throw away the idea that your

home gym needs to be obtrusive and filled with expensive

gear.

My idea instead is to start with the bare minimum and work from there.

Now, before we get into the actual gear, let's find a suitable area of your home to set

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