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The tools you need to transform your body in 2018

If you’re one of the Men’s Health readers who attended our recent MH Workshop functional fitness workout event, you know that nothing gets results like training with a purpose—and serious effort require serious equipment that won’t quit before you do.

Below, you’ll find a list of Men’s Health editors’ 15 favorite pieces of functional fitness gear, each selected to attack a different aspect of your fitness, be it your strength, speed, endurance, or explosive power.

We don’t believe in choosing between show muscles and go muscles, and you shouldn’t have to, either. (Looking for abs? Train with these bad boys and you’ll get that sixer without doing another crunch in your life.)

And when you’re ready to see what MH Workshop is all about, sign up for our next event here to burn and learn alongside Men’s Health editors and other MH readers.

Use this extra grippy slam ball—available in multiple weights—to increase your explosive power, strength, and speed. Perfect for overhead slams, squats, and wall balls, it utilizes an ultra-durable rubber shell to boost both accuracy and longevity.

These USA-made battle ropes are just what your home gym needs. Better yet, take them outside and pound the pavement! The benefit? Full-body strength training—especially for your core and upper body—with a side of cardio.

There’s a reason you see Bosu “balls” (really, they’re more like hemispheres) at almost every gym. The ubiquitous, unassuming piece of equipment offers some of the best ways to strengthen your core and stabilizer muscles.

Used at the MH Open and CrossFit gyms around the world, this sleek, low-impact rower is perfect for warm-ups and full-on workouts. Set the onboard computer for a time, distance, or calorie target, or program in intervals for an all-out HIIT session.

Take your strength and endurance to new peaks with the piece of equipment that’s taken the fitness world by storm. Mount it to a wall in your home gym or pick up a floor stand to make it freestanding. Excellent for intervals or as a workout finisher.

Build muscle, burn fat, and improve your mobility with this supremely portable piece of gear that you can use at home or on the go. From inverted rows to chest presses to squat jumps, the list of exercises you can do is virtually endless.

Pick up the foam roller that Men’s Health editors swear by—as seen at MH Workshop. With three vibration settings to help you work through tight spots faster, use this roller to increase flexibility and circulation and reduce muscle soreness.

Unlike weights, resistance bands allow you to maintain tension throughout a rep’s full range of motion, but picking the right band can be like disarming a bomb (blue one? Green one?). This handy set prints the resistance range right on the side.

Don’t waste your time with tension rods; they always fall down. This steel bar utilizes a simple slip-in design for effortless setup and fits standard doorways. The assortment of grip options allows for wide, narrow, and neutral hand positions.

Don’t be fooled by the price—you’re actually looking at 30 dumbbells. With the help of a smooth selector system that allows you to easily increase or decrease weight, each dumbbell adjusts to 15 different weights from 10 pounds all the way up to 55.

Where calories go to die. But seriously, this isn’t just a cardio machine. Equally taxing on your upper and lower body, this weapon of fat destruction will pack muscle onto your entire body with zero impact on your joints, or dignity.

Equipped with only what you need and none of the bells and whistles you don’t, this sled is ready to be stacked with plates and pushed and pulled to your heart’s content. (The sled push is an MH editor favorite for strengthening the posterior chain muscles.)

Adding box jumps to your training will send your explosive power through the roof. But don’t mess with wooden boxes—your shins will pay for it. We like this well-designed foam option. Pick up extra layers as you improve, or just grab a full set.

These sturdy bars stand 14 inches tall, making them perfect for not only dips and L-sits but also kick-through movements that combine the two. Use them as hurdles to up your agility, or try burpees over the bar for a cardio workout from hell.

An outstanding jump rope at a bargain price, this lightweight model is easy to adjust, and with 10 feet of cable to work with even the tallest of guys will be able to use it. The steel bearings are as smooth as they come and built for repeated thrashing.