Man leaning on a Mirafit Olympic barbell with 10kg weight plates

Break away from your usual strength routine and improve your lifts, squats, dips and more with our top 10 strength essentials list. These essentials will add variety to your strength sessions and increase the fun factor of training.

1 - Drop Pads

Loaded Mirafit Barbell Sat on Orange Mirafit Weightlifting Drop Pads

We all know that it sounds impressive when you drop the heavy weights that you are lifting but your equipment and floor certainly are not fans. Use the Drop Pads to not only protect your floor and equipment but perfect your technique by being able to position yourself correctly for your lifts.

2 - Bar Jack

Man Loading a Barbell with a Mirafit Mini Barbell Jack

You like lifting weights but loading and unloading the barbell for lifts such as the deadlift has become a pain? The Bar Jack is the perfect companion to your deadlifts as you can easily prop up the bar to quickly change the weights and get back to your lifting routine.

3 - Squat Box

Man Performing Squats with a Mirafit Gen II Squat Box

Improved squat depth and stronger quads are just a Squat Box away. Our squat boxes are designed with seven adjustable height levels to teach accurate squatting technique and help you to get into a deeper squat position, resulting in greater quad strength.

4 - Single Leg Squat Stand

Man Performing Split Squats with a Mirafit Single Leg Split Squat Stand

The Bulgarian split squat is an essential exercise to improve single leg strength and target those glutes. However they are often neglected because finding a bench the right height is not easy and often results in the exercise becoming uncomfortable and ineffective. With the Single Leg Squat Stand you are able to adjust the height of the bar, making it easy to get into the right position and develop your single leg strength.

5 - Sandbags

Mirafit 15kg Multi Grip Workout Sandbag Sat on Gym Mats

If you are looking for a highly versatile piece of equipment to improve your strength look no further than sandbags. Sandbags can be used to train every muscle group, including the core and stabilizing muscles. Sandbags are also fantastic for functional training as they are able to be used in all three movement planes which most exercises do not.

6 - Multi Grip Bicep Curl & Row Attachment

Man using a Mirafit Multi Grip Bicep Curl & Row Attachment

Improve your grip strength by with this Cable Attachment. Suitable for a variety of exercises and with four knurled hand grip positions this is the perfect item to target and strengthen your biceps.

7 - Wrist Roller

Man Using a Mirafit Wrist Roller with a Kettlebell

Get that burning sensation in your forearms, improve your grip strength and get bigger forearms. The Wrist Roller works both the flexor and extensor muscles of the forearm in one exercise resulting in greater strength and muscle mass gains in the forearms.

8 - Weighted Vest

Man Wearing a Mirafit 20kg Adjustable Weighted Vest

Whether you are doing a cardio workout or a strength routine the Weighted Vest will increase the force applied through your body, resulting in increased bone density and improved strength. Simply adjust the weight by adding or removing the weighted blocks to the vest. The weighted vest can be used to increase load during body weighted or resistance exercises as well as including it in cardio exercise and burn more calories.

9 - Dip Bars

Man Performing Tricep Dips with Mirafit Tall Parallettes with Adjustable Extension Bar

Dip bars are an excellent way to build bigger tricep, shoulder and chest muscles. They also help improve other essential exercises such as bench press and shoulder press. Dip Bars are a simple piece of equipment but often ignored as they take up too much space. Our dips bars are compact and adjustable to save space and allow for a variety of exercises from beginners exercises to advanced calisthenic exercises.

10 - Landmine Handle

Man Performing Landmine Press with Mirafit Single Viking Press Landmine Attachment

We all know the benefits of landmine exercises and how much variety it can bring to our routines with multi-jointed or rotational exercises. The Landmine Handle improves your landmine experience by making it easier to grip and use the bar. To get started simply slide it onto the barbell and lock into place.

Your strength training should be varied and exciting. Not only to make sure that your body has to continually adapt to different training stimuli but also to keep your training sessions fresh and motivating. By including some of our top 10 strength essentials, you will have more exercises to choose from and more strength benefits to gain.

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Written by guest author Brendan McBirnie.

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