The Best CrossFit Gear for Your Home Gym, Tested by Fitness Editors

What to Consider

Space

CrossFit encompasses a lot of different exercises that require an abundance of equipment. You can adapt and scale most WODs to what you have, but as you go deeper down the rabbit hole, it’s likely that you’ll want to collect more tools to broaden your training. That said, our list contains 13 categories, and there’s certainly more gear you can buy if you’re so inclined.

To house all this equipment, you need a room about the size of a one-car garage. And if you’re not ready to go all-in on this list, that’s OK. We’d suggest investing in a jump rope, pull-up bar, barbell, weight plates, and squat stand to start. That’s enough gear to tackle plenty of WODs. As your CrossFit journey unfolds and/or you move into a place with more space, you can begin to add other picks from this list.

The Workouts

If you’re deep into CrossFit, then it’s likely you’ll tackle lots of WODs. To stick to the WODs as written, you’ll need all of (sometimes more than) the equipment listed below—plyo boxes, a jump rope, gymnastic rings, a weighted vest, an AirBike and rowing machine, and so on and so forth. Our list is extensive because it includes all the equipment we deem essential for CrossFit. If something is on this list, it isn’t a frivolous add-on but a necessity (or, at least, a commonly used nice-to-have).

Build Quality

You’ll find that none of the gear below are strictly “budget” picks. That’s by design. CrossFit demands a lot of work, and it isn’t uncommon for pro athletes and serious hobbyists to train twice daily. As such, we’ve picked brands and models known to be quality-built and durable. You don’t want to replace your barbell, plates, or rower every year. As the saying goes, buy once, cry once.

How We Chose

Our fitness editors and writers researched the different types of CrossFit equipment that most people want and need to develop the list below. In some cases, these pieces have been used by our team for years, in others they were tested for just a few sessions, with the above considerations in mind. We made sure that each product was the best in terms of CrossFit workouts, footprint, and durability. Scroll below to check out the best CrossFit gear for your home.

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