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Home Gym Question

klkateri
klkateri Posts: 432 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
My SO and I have recently started creating a home gym and we have a decent amount of cardio machines but I feel we need more weight/resistance equipment. Any idea's what we can get for a small spaced home gym.

Here's what we have already - Treadmill (But neither of us like it and might be getting an elliptical in it's place), a bike, a cardio glider, a rowing machine, a weight bench with two free weights and one bar with about 200lbs in plate weights, a 5lb and 10lb dumbell set, a ballet barre, a stability ball and a boxing dummy.

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  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    Suspension trainer (TRX), Kettlebells, bands...

    Do you have a cage? That would be #1 on my list. You can attach a suspension trainer and bands to it as well as practice pull-ups on it. You will need an Olympic bar and weight set. Then I would add a Landmine sleeve for accessory work.

    You may want to follow a proven program for best results.
  • Sumiblue
    Sumiblue Posts: 1,597 Member
    Power cage has a small footprint. Olympic bar & weights. You can squat, bench, deadlift, do pull ups/chin ups, rows with a power cage. I have a super small exercise room but this is what I have and it is great. I have a little extra room outside the cage to do cardio, stretching, planks, etc.
  • wtskinner
    wtskinner Posts: 178 Member
    I bought a power rack for my home gym last summer and is was the best thing I had purchased for my gym. I use it every workout. Mine also has cable in it for rows and wide grip pull downs. Does not have weight stack, you use olympic or standard plates on it.
  • klkateri
    klkateri Posts: 432 Member
    Thanks, I'll be looking into those and seeing which we like better
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    The glider, and rowing machine, can go. Treadmill too. Get an eliticle, and cage/rack, and some dumbells.
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