I am slowly building a portable gym. Not by design. I’m just kind of lazy about cleaning out my car. Tonight it’s supposed to snow, but last time it was warm (in February!) I decided to take inventory of all the exercise equipment in my car.
The Inventory
- One vertical jump tester (some assembly required)
- a found barbell
- one recovered gymnastics I thought might be fun for layout practice
- one aerobic step (overpriced and kinda useless)
- two medicine balls
- a yoga mat
- sneakers
- cones
- a lifting belt
- cleats
- discs
- and uh… roller skates.
So how much fitness equipment does an ultimate player really need?
I’d recommend the following:
This is all you need for training. Never let a lack of fancy toys stand in your way. With less equipment you may have to think a little harder. But you don’t need parachutes, ladders, TRXs, futuristic footware, or expensive laser timers to make yourself into a better athlete.
You do need preparation, a plan, and some discipline.
When it’s warm again, these cones will become my most used tool for agility training. Stay tuned…
Definitely looking forward to the agility workouts. I think they are a perfect compliment to gym work and practice…but i never really know what to do! Help!
I’ll do my best! The weather seems to finally be cooperating this week!
[…] What gear do you need to train for Ultimate? Melissa Witmer has a car full. […]
Vertec [thing..]! Totally going to build one of those.