Best place to buy barbells and plates?

Francl27

I've been doing LesMills BodyPump but hitting a bit of a wall because there's only one class I can go to with the gym's schedule. They have more classes but they're usually at an inconvenient time. I figured I'd buy a barbell and some plates and do it at home so I can work it around my schedule instead.

What's the best place? I usually buy things on amazon because it's convenient (and I get gift cards all the time), but I'm confused by what they're offering, and there isn't much. I know that Beachbody sells the LesMills program too but it only comes with 5 and 10lbs weights (I'm still pretty new and just moved up to 5lbs plates last week end, but not on all the exercises), and I'm not sure I really need the DVDs... but so far it seems like the best bet. Just not sure what I'll do when I go past that... but again it's going to be a long time before I do, I'm guessing.

Advice? I'll still go to the gym either way.

RunHardBeStrong

Craigslist, local swaps and garage sales are great. I've found quite a few things that way. Otherwise I've bought the plates I needed at ****'s Sporting Goods. $ .99 a lb is what they charge. Just to give an idea what new costs so you don't overpay for used.

No_Finish_Line

heard ****ssporting goods has an olypmic barbell plus weights for a little over 200

No_Finish_Line

lol D I C K ' S

GetSoda

Used.

I got 500+lbs of decent quality plates for 60c/lb.

Remember to weigh them and pair them. Inexpensive plates are rarely accurate.

For new stuff, i buy from Rogue.
I have 2 of their barbells (Beater and Rippetoe bar) and some bumper plates.

TheApocalypse

heard ****ssporting goods has an olypmic barbell plus weights for a little over 200

lmao, oh come on! You cant say ****'s Sporting Goods without a censor???

Francl27

Lmao! Thanks for the replies, I'll have to go check.

adswillis27

I highly recommend the PUMP program. You can order additional plates. I have an extra set of 5s and 10s and also got the 2.5s. It is an awesome program! If you aren't interested in the DVDs then the sporting goods stores should have bars and plates.

matt2442

heard ****ssporting goods has an olypmic barbell plus weights for a little over 200

Ha! Nice


anyways I just bought this rack yesterday: ....Came with a barbell, clamps, 300 lbs of weight and a bench and I spent about $1100. I would suggest just buying new, but that's me. If you don't want to buy new craigslist should be a good bet to look.

bermudamel

where are you located? Ocean State Job Lot (they have several stores throughout New England) have an ok selection (its kinda hit or miss) and the prices are decent.

timbrom

Craigslist. I just scored an olympic barbell, a standard barbell, an olympic curl barbell, two dumbbell handles, a weight tree, a weight bench, 279 lbs of olympic weight plates and 125 lbs of standard weight plates for $150. Figured that's probably about $1000 new.

There's also places like play it again sports around here that sell used equipment, you can get decent deals there sometimes.

Francl27

Craigslist sucks here, I checked. I might just do the pump program once I figure out how to get more plates.

timbrom

Craigslist can vary. If you aren't in a big hurry then there probably will be a deal on there eventually. You could also try looking at surrounding areas, a couple hour drive to save a few hundred bucks is worth it to me.

No_Finish_Line

check here for a budding discussion on home gym equipment

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/956846-advice-on-building-a-home-gym?page=2#posts-14757949

No_Finish_Line

Ha! Nice


anyways I just bought this rack yesterday: ....Came with a barbell, clamps, 300 lbs of weight and a bench and I spent about $1100. I would suggest just buying new, but that's me. If you don't want to buy new craigslist should be a good bet to look.

where did you get that?

Used.

I got 500+lbs of decent quality plates for 60c/lb.

Remember to weigh them and pair them. Inexpensive plates are rarely accurate.

For new stuff, i buy from Rogue.
I have 2 of their barbells (Beater and Rippetoe bar) and some bumper plates.

was just introduced to the rogue website. i'm definetly getting a rogue bar.

i was going to go the craigslist route, but the bar at least i'm going to buy new.

was thinking of the beater bar, but then saw people complaining about the larger diameter. then i read the regular rouge bar is what they use in crossfit comps so i think i might just spring for that.

rsoice

Try Play It Again Sports, it's where all the quitters sell their stuff.

No_Finish_Line

Cap i s a big name in barbells, this is only like 140 plus shipping, thats a great deal for new

http://www.amazon.com/Cap-Barbell-Pound-Solid-7-Feet/dp/B001K4OPY2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1366739360&sr=8-2&keywords=rogue+barbell

No_Finish_Line

this ones less then 100 new.

only 500 lbs compacity but i don't see myself ever putting that much on , and i bet it can handlemore

No_Finish_Line

idk, i guess there are many bars out there that will do what i want. but i really plan on using it for many years so spending an extra 100 or even 200 might not be so terrible.

Francl27

Try Play It Again Sports, it's where all the quitters sell their stuff.

Right, I should probably check that place first. There's one 5 minutes away.

GetSoda

Ha! Nice


anyways I just bought this rack yesterday: ....Came with a barbell, clamps, 300 lbs of weight and a bench and I spent about $1100. I would suggest just buying new, but that's me. If you don't want to buy new craigslist should be a good bet to look.

where did you get that?

Used.

I got 500+lbs of decent quality plates for 60c/lb.

Remember to weigh them and pair them. Inexpensive plates are rarely accurate.

For new stuff, i buy from Rogue.
I have 2 of their barbells (Beater and Rippetoe bar) and some bumper plates.

was just introduced to the rogue website. i'm definetly getting a rogue bar.

i was going to go the craigslist route, but the bar at least i'm going to buy new.

was thinking of the beater bar, but then saw people complaining about the larger diameter. then i read the regular rouge bar is what they use in crossfit comps so i think i might just spring for that.

I use the beater bar almost exclusively for deadlifts. I LOVE it for deadlifts. It's not -that- much bigger around. I got it so my wife and I could lift at the same time.

For just one bar, would highly, highly recommend the Rippetoe Bar. It's amazing.
Obviously you can't go wrong with the Rogue bar either!

n3ver3nder

Get a decent bar, decent rack, decent bumpers. Get your iron plates on the cheap.

But for that to be relevant, you'd need a decent program. Les Mills encourages crap technique, learn to lift properly then decide if it's still for you.

cwolfman13

CraigsList....

Lot's of people buy this stuff, never use it, then sell it relatively cheap.

No_Finish_Line

I use the beater bar almost exclusively for deadlifts. I LOVE it for deadlifts. It's not -that- much bigger around. I got it so my wife and I could lift at the same time.

For just one bar, would highly, highly recommend the Rippetoe Bar. It's amazing.
Obviously you can't go wrong with the Rogue bar either!

I didn't see the rippetoe on the website, so i assume its no longer offered. but i'll double check. also looking at the mens econo bar.

Get a decent bar, decent rack, decent bumpers. Get your iron plates on the cheap.

But for that to be relevant, you'd need a decent program. Les Mills encourages crap technique, learn to lift properly then decide if it's still for you.

i'm sure the OP will be much better off listening to an anonymous internet post then following a program that a multimillion dollar company spent thousands testing and producing.

kyodi

bump

capnrus789

Play it Again Sports always has stuff for cheap.