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Bodyweight Training Equipment
Training with your own weight
Bodyweight training equipment lets you build real strength using your own body as the resistance. Our range covers everything you need for serious bodyweight training at home or in the gym — from chin up bars and wall-mounted dip stations to hyperextension benches, glute ham developers, suspension trainers, and ab straps. No stacked weight required — just you, the equipment, and gravity.
Sam’s Fitness has stocked professional bodyweight gym equipment since 2004. All products are held in Australian stock and ship from our Sydney warehouse
Benefits
- Built to last
- Compact footprint
- Extremely versatile
- Ergonomic design
- High quality materials
Bodyweight training uses your own body mass as resistance to build strength, muscle, and endurance — one of the most effective and accessible training methods available, used by military and emergency services worldwide and increasingly popular in home gyms because it requires minimal equipment and floor space.
Bodyweight Equipment: What’s in the Range
- Chin up bars & pull up bars — wall-mounted and standalone units for chin-ups, pull-ups, and hanging core work. Wall-mounted options bolt to any structural wall and save significant floor space. The ATX Gladiator Chin Up Bar and Gladiator Thick Grip Chin Up Bar are the flagship units.
- Dip bars & dip stations — freestanding and wall-mounted dip stations for chest, tricep, and shoulder pressing. Folding dip handles available for compact setups. The ATX Wall Mounted Dip Bars are the most space-efficient option available.
- Hyperextension benches — for lower back, glute, and hamstring work. The ATX Hyperextension Machine 650 is commercial-grade, rated for heavy daily use in gym environments.
- Glute ham developers (GHD) — for glute ham raises, back extensions, and hip flexor work. One of the most effective posterior chain tools available and standard equipment in elite S&C programmes.
- Dip belts — leather, nylon, and chainless options for adding plate weight to chin-ups and dips when bodyweight reps become insufficient for progression.
- Ab straps & hanging ab straps — for hanging leg raises and ab work from any chin-up bar or pull-up station. The Spud Inc Wachholz Hanging Ab Straps are the commercial standard.
- Suspension trainers — bodyweight suspension training using anchor points on a rack, chin-up bar, or ceiling mount. Trains every muscle group through unstable, bodyweight-only resistance.
Which Bodyweight Equipment Do You Need? A Buyer’s Guide by Goal
The right equipment depends on your training goals. Below is a straightforward guide to the most common goals and the equipment that directly supports them:
- Build upper body pulling strength (back & biceps) — Start with a wall-mounted chin up bar. Add a dip belt when bodyweight chin-ups exceed 10 clean reps. Add ab straps for hanging core work from the same bar.
- Build upper body pushing strength (chest, triceps & shoulders) — A dip station or wall-mounted dip bars are the foundation. Dips are the bodyweight equivalent of a bench press. Add a dip belt for weighted progressions.
- Strengthen the posterior chain (lower back, glutes & hamstrings) — A hyperextension bench handles lower back and glute extensions. For serious hamstring development, a glute ham developer (GHD) is unmatched — glute ham raises are considered the gold standard bodyweight hamstring exercise.
- Train the full body with one piece of equipment — A wall gym bar (multi-grip chin-up and pull-up bar with dip handles) covers vertical pulling, pushing, and core work from a single installation.
- Space-saving home gym setup — Wall-mounted equipment uses zero floor space when not in use. A chin up bar and folding dip handles require only the wall space of a door frame. Combined with a pull-up bar, this setup supports a complete upper body programme.
- Add resistance to bodyweight movements — A dip belt and a set of weight plates transforms chin-ups and dips from bodyweight to loaded exercises. This is the most cost-effective way to continue progressive overload without buying a full weights rack.
Adding Weight to Bodyweight Exercises
Once bodyweight reps become easy, a dip belt is the simplest progression — it hangs plates between your legs during chin-ups and dips, enabling progressive overload identical to barbell training. For hyperextensions and glute ham raises, hold a weight plate to the chest. Resistance bands anchored to the bar add tension at the top of each rep for an alternative loading method. Bodyweight strength training with added load is genuinely competitive with barbell training for upper body hypertrophy — it’s not a compromise approach.
