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Tell us about your home gym... - 6/8/2003 9:28:55 AM
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cpl
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For those of us who work out at home, I was wondering what everyone' s using- I see all kinds of setups available out there, some of them with a lot of useless looking bells, whistles and gimmicks, and then there are the home gyms that look like they' re more than worth the money- And the space they take up. I' ll be in the market for a new home setup soon, and I need some feedback.
Currently, I have the following- A small cage, a fully adjustable stand alone bench, a collapsible dip station, a stair master and a set of olympic weights, 360 pounds with a barbell, set of dumbbells, and an EZ curl bar.
I like having the cage and the stand alone bench because I can postion the bench in the cage according to what exercises I' m doing- Plus, if I' m in the mood, I can move the bench to the living room and workout with dumbbells while watching a movie. The cage itself makes me feel safer when doing heavy squats- And it makes other exercises easier- With my old bench, if I adjusted it to a fully upright sitting position, there was no way I could reach back and grab the weight off the uprights. With the bench/cage setup, I can just move the bench right under the weight. I' d like to keep this feature in my next home gym, so any ideas or help would be great. Thanks!
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RE: Tell us about your home gym... - 6/8/2003 5:48:17 PM
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cpl
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I' m not sure most people would view this as a good home gym setup. It does take up a lot of room, can' t really fit into the basement (The rack' s height makes this a little awkward) I' m in the process of moving, which is why I' m going to be in the market for a new setup, since this one will be too big for the place I' m moving to. Either way, I love the setup though.
As for your question about my back exercises, I' m lucky enough to work in a school- The gym' s equipped with one of those multi station machines, I get my lat pulldowns in on that- They also have a decent set of free weights and a bench, which is nice. I can plan my workouts differently depending on the day- Work out at home or at work on my lunch break. I have to do my back workouts while at work though, since I don' t have the lat pulldown at home. As far as rows go, I do bent over rows. The machine does have a row station, but it stinks.
I' ll see what I can do about some pics, but pls keep in mind I' m in the middle of moving- Excuse any clutter you might see...
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RE: Tell us about your home gym... - 6/8/2003 6:09:32 PM
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SgtGuns
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Your setup doesn' t much matter.. it' s the fact that you:
1) Have all the necessary equipment
2) Seem to understand that you want to hit all the major bodyparts and make arrangements to do so
Given your circumstances, I think you are doing what you can.
If you are going to be limited on space soon, I' d recommend a Bowflex or Soloflex.. although Bowflex requires less work in my opinion and keep a set of dumbbells around for some variety.
That squat cage is going to be your most missed piece of equipment you have. Hands down.. not even a machine can simulate a good set of heavy free weight squats.
But hey.. you do what you gotta do given the space issues.
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