Exercise Equipment

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

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Russell Recommends

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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.

TRX Suspension Trainer

  • Used In numerous exercises

  • Highly effective for building core stability, improving functional strength, and enhancing overall mobility.

Smith Machine

  • Safe, stable, and versatile home gym training environment

  • Ideal for solo lifting and consistent muscle isolation

Cable Pulley Machine

  • High versatility for isolating muscles

  • Generally safer and more joint-friendly than free weights

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