Introducing the Badass Gentleman's $2 Home Gym

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
- Teddy Roosevelt, an original Badass Gentleman

One of my lifetime goals is to consistently pursue a state of extreme health. That means dramatically raising the bar on training, sleep quality, and nutrition. Today's focus is training. Back in California, an exceptionally fit SVP at eBay shared with me his secrets to extreme health. Genetics (high metabolism), excellent diet, and a home gym.



Although generosity is certainly an admirable trait, I'm not about to drop $1-2k to set up a home gym for some guy I barely know (the owner, whose home we're renting for the summer). So what does a Badass Gentleman do?

He thinks about what Teddy said, creates a $2 home gym, and gets cracking! Click on the video below to see the what it's all about. To skip straight to the exercises, go to 1:00 in the video. If you prefer reading about the exercises, scroll past the video, and I'll describe them there (with timings in the video).

**spoiler alert: exercises described below**

{1:00} "Shoulder press machine" = wall for handstand pushups [cost: FREE]

{1:30} "Pull-up bar" = ceiling rafters for pullups / chinups [cost: FREE]

{1:50} "Super Duper Grip enhancer" = towel pullups [cost: $1]

{2:10} "Abs machine" = foot rest for suspended crunches [cost: FREE]

{2:45} "Back machine" = computer desk and stool for body rows [cost: FREE]

{3:00} "Triceps machine" = diamond pushups, 3 second down, 1 second up [cost: FREE]

{3:10} "Chest machine" = plyo staggered wide pushups [cost: FREE]

{3:35} "Legs machine" = 10X burpee + pushup, 10X jump squats, 20X mountain climbers (1 set, do 3 sets within 3 minutes)

I wouldn't be surprised if you have trouble walking down the stairs after the leg machine ;)

"Cardio machine" ... for next time!