Home Gym Showoff. Cost 375$ for a lifetime investment!

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  • yusaku02
    yusaku02 Posts: 3,472 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    It's not very tall though. I'd feel weird squatting in it if my eyesight could clear the top bar. But hey, it's a rack!

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    I was wondering about that too. Other than that it looks like a solid setup. Just buy more plates as needed.
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
    Congrats on your new setup. Did you put a shelf across the top for your plants? Rack can also double as a temporary clothes rack. Here's my current setup in our family room. Will eventually be moved to the garage in the fall.

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  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    loulamb7 wrote: »
    Congrats on your new setup. Did you put a shelf across the top for your plants? Rack can also double as a temporary clothes rack. Here's my current setup in our family room. Will eventually be moved to the garage in the fall.

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    Oh yours is fancy Lou!!! Hey, did you put those numbers on the rails? Because that is an EXCELLENT idea! And below your safety rails, what are those black clips? What are those for?

    I just set a piece of random wood on top that I had laying around. I got it out of the way and serves a bit of a purpose. :)
  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    yusaku02 wrote: »
    I was wondering about that too. Other than that it looks like a solid setup. Just buy more plates as needed.

    It's 6 feet tall. Perfect height for my body frame. Plus I get to utilize the space on top more effectively.

  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
    HollieWould1 wrote: »
    Hey, did you put those numbers on the rails? Because that is an EXCELLENT idea! And below your safety rails, what are those black clips? What are those for?

    I just set a piece of random wood on top that I had laying around. I got it out of the way and serves a bit of a purpose. :)

    The rails were already numbered. You might consider using a stencil and paint pen to add numbers to yours or use colored tape to mark your most used spots.

    Below the safety rails are jumbo hooks. I use them off the front of the rack to do seated shoulder presses. Our ceiling in the family room is to short (90") to do standing presses. Also use them for SLDL, rows and calf raises off the rack.

    Enjoy your new rack/plant stand. :)

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  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    HollieWould1 wrote: »
    MamaBirdBoss wrote: »
    Purpose-built treadmills won't fit until I get the door moved.)
    Instead of knocking down walls and tearing your doors apart and so forth... How about this doohickey?

    Not really worth much of anything, calorie-wise, even if my knee would let me do it.

    The Confidence treadmill fits just fine. I just have to buy a new one every year. :) Fortunately, it's just $200.
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    Oh, and I was already planning on moving the door. There's a kind of double-doorway there. No wall-bashing needed. The door is on the inner doorway, and I need it to be on the outer one. Already framed out and everything.
  • DawnEmbers
    DawnEmbers Posts: 2,451 Member
    Very nice setup.

    After watching the videos on how to do Stronglifts, I got into the power cage and just looked up. Medhi comments on the whole can't overhead press in the rack because of the top. Not much of a problem since I'm only 4'11.5" so I can OHP in most of them with no problems, but I have to stand on my toes just to reach the bar to do lat pull downs at the gym.
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    HollieWould1 wrote: »
    kami3006 wrote: »

    I see the telescope. I have an 8" schmidt-cassegrain with a drive system. They're so much fun.

    The gym looks great :)
    Oh yea I started out with an 8" Newtonian as my first telescope like a MORON! I had to get on that ladder you see there to even ASPA the stupid thing! I ditched that right away and got the 6". OMG it made astrophotography WAY more fun!

    Here is one of my photos I took with the 6"

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    And the telescope is the same color as my rack and looks nice next to it. I didn't plan it that way either :)

    Spectacular shot!
  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    CSARdiver wrote: »

    Spectacular shot!
    Thank you! Next one will be better! :)
  • sistrsprkl
    sistrsprkl Posts: 1,010 Member
    mantium999 wrote: »

    This is the best part of this thread. Nice shot!
    Seriously, that's super cool. I had no idea you could get pics like that from a home telescope.
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