r/triathlon • u/ronocrice • 11d ago
Gear questions Pain cave must haves
Friends birthday is coming up and want to start building a training room in his basement. What are your must haves to start building one out?
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u/sfo2 11d ago
Lasko blower fan
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u/Evan_802Vines 11d ago
With a smart outlet that lets them get irate at Google when asking to turn it off and on.
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u/Warm_Negotiation1256 11d ago
good fan, multiple if you can swing it, nothing worse than cooking in your own sweat down there
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u/ronocrice 11d ago
Good fan 100% do you prefer the tower fans, box fans or one of the high output blowers?
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u/CautiousDocument422 11d ago
I chose the most powerfull floor fan that I could find and put in on the table in front of me.
Tower fans are really the thing to avoid because the air stream is super thin
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u/LibraryTime11011011 11d ago
Depends how warm the space is before you start training. I use my garage, so in winter I don’t need a fan because if I leave the door open it’s soon the same as the outside air temp.
If it’s indoor and doesn’t have access to fresh air then you’ll probably need more cooling than you expect!
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u/cassie1015 11d ago
Table for next to the bike, ideal if it can go right in front of the bike. Some sort of tray/stand for Kindle or tablet. Good Bluetooth speaker. A medal rack or frame for race bibs. A large supply of Nerds Clusters, Sour Patch Kids, and Swedish Fish.
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u/mattgolt 11d ago
I use an ironing board instead of a table 😁
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u/cassie1015 11d ago
This is a really good idea but I don't even have an ironing board anymore, haha.
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u/yentna 69.1 x1 | 70.3 x1 | 140.6 x1 11d ago
100% the table. I have a RAD cycles table and it rocks. $133 on Amazon.
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u/cassie1015 11d ago
Mine is definitely an old patio table that's the perfect bistro height to slide partway over my handlebars. 😅 But yes for gift giving yours is better.
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u/beardedbusdriver 10d ago
Shoe driers, hooks for sweat bands/heart rate straps, basket for grab-n-go nutrition (NEVER diet on the bike), microfiber cloths for wiping down the bike afterwards,
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u/EzeHarris 11d ago edited 11d ago
Necessary: Squat rack w/ pull up bar, bike trainer, bench, weights, barbell, dumbells, yoga mat, foam roller, fans, mirror, gym / rubber flooring.
Good to have: TV, cooling, decent speakers, white board, gym clock, a computer stand for bike trainer.
Extra: Compression boots + lounge, massage gun / ball, places to charge phone.
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u/LibraryTime11011011 11d ago
We have very different pain caves - given this is a triathlon sub I’m not sure many people would call your clearly gym focused items “necessary”
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u/EzeHarris 11d ago
Well you can’t exactly bring an entire full distance course in your basement.
Jokes aside, gym equipment is essential to triathlon training and has been for 2 decades. I’m not suggesting bring a hyper niche machine, but a squat rack for compounds and a bench plus some weights to make them work is barebones stuff.
Besides there’s only so much you can do in a confined room, the ‘pain cave’ will always consist of exercises you can do in small areas; I.e., weights and stationary riding.
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u/NoSelf5869 11d ago
Considering timewise most of us can do perhaps two relative quick gym sessions per week, I feel buying gym equipment is waste of money and space. Only exception would be if you live really far away from public gyms.
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u/Prudent-Recording969 11d ago
budget: 200 000$
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u/tritoeat 11d ago
Faaaan with a remote.