Stable Foundations is best suited for a gym environment, but can easily be done at home as long as you have some basic equipment and/or creativity.
Need to have:
Resistance bands
Yoga ball
Dumbbells or kettlebells
Dowel or broomstick
Wall space
Nice to have:
TRX, smith machine or squat rack
Pulley machine
Russell's Recommended Equipment
Equipment/Use
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Parallel bars
Can be used for bodyweight rows
Can be leaned on their side to use as handles, allowing a neutral grip position for wrist weight-bearing activities like pushups, planks, etc.
Pushup handles
Another option to allow a neutral grip position for weight-bearing on wrists
Loop resistance bands
Perfect for paloff presses, modified band grip, protraction-banded planks and pushups
Great for a variety of resistance exercises
Therabands
A lighter alternative to loop bands
Ideal for rehabbing cranky joints that can’t tolerate much resistance
Swiss ball
Used in swiss ball squat and certain core exercises from the Stable Foundations program
Wooden dowel
Used in dowel-assisted hinging
Great for putting along the spine to check in on your stacking
Dumbbell hand weights
Used In numerous exercises
Excellent aid for neutral grip position for wrist weight-bearing activities like pushups, planks, etc.
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