You know you're serious when...you added what?

When my basement looked like this:

Is that a homemade power rack? Do you have plans? Is it sturdy enough for 300+ pounds?

(Posted earlier, but that post didn't have the picture so I think it got missed)

I did make that myself, following the plans at http://www.home-gym-bodybuilding.com/homemade-power-rack.html. Cost was maybe just a hair over $100, most of that for the lumber. The hardest part was drilling all the holes for the safety pins, although that would be a lot easier if one had access to a drill press. Probably took about 8 hours total I would guess, I split it across a few evenings.

I haven't tied it into the floor joists yet, it's pretty dang solid as-is and I'm not 100% sure it's going to stay right there or if I may move it around a little. I probably will tie it in to the floor joists once I'm sure it's where I want it to be. It doesn't really need it, I can hang off of it and it doesn't budge, but I figure it can't really hurt.

I'd trust it up to around 300lbs, but that's just the number I pulled out of my butt with no justification. If I tied it in to the floor joists and maybe got something a little more solid for the safety pins (using 3/4" black pipe right now) I'd probably trust it with more. I will say that, with the way that it is designed, all of the load-bearing is done by the wood directly on the concrete floor. None of the screws have any significant amount of weight on them. I mean, my house is built the same way, and my house can handle 300+ lbs of weight.

A personal trainer.

I guess I knew I was serious when I bought a bigger suitcase and stopped carry-oning (huh, is that a word?) because I couldn't fit my work clothes and workout clothes and shoes in a the smaller carry-on bags. Two sets of workout clothes for each day on the road and 2 sets of shoes (running and training) take up a lot of space.

my dinners are a peanutbutter fantasy protein shake from the gym (395 cals)

my snack is a homemade protein shake using cytosport protein with cocoa for (200 cals)

I got a personal trainer to work with 2 days a week. We just added a third day. I am going broke. LOL

I knew I was serious when I started waking up at 4:30 to get my workout in. That lasted about a year, but now I get my workouts in right after work.

my exercise became more about meeting physical goals than calorie burns... (Right now, I'm working on being able to do a pull up!)

I knew I was serious when i failed but didn't quit.

And didn't quit that time either.

This is great!!

When, on a weekend home from uni, my mum offered me a selection of baked treats - listed them - and I said 'none of the above' - oh yeah, that was an empowering moment....those chocolate truffles looked delicious too

I guess I knew I was really serious when waking up at 5am didn't bother me any more, since I new how working out in the morning would make me feel throughout the day. Ever since then, it hasn't really felt like a chore, just part of my routine.

This is where I need to get to. I struggle getting up at 7 to take my hubster to the metro station. Hopefully it will get easier when my monster sleeps through the night.

Hi,

I like Isopure Natural Zero Carb

I've had several milestones:

Adding food measuring cups and a food scale.
Buying a tub of zero carb protein powder.
Buying a second tub of zero carb protein powder.
Working with a personal trainer and upping my gym days from 3 to 6.
Taking my bike out on my one rest day from the gym to bike 4-7 miles.

Several... in chronological order:
• March 2012: Bought digital scale (with BF%) and digital BP machine for home
• At new job, started walking about a 1-2 miles after lunch, in my business casual clothes
• Bought a pair of dedicated walking shoes for the walks above; left them and a T-shirt at work specifically for this
• Started skipping the 'quick value burger' stop on the way home after work
• Started bringing a dedicated gym bag daily to work and leaving backup clothes at work in case I forgot it
• Started using at-work gym twice weekly, mainly treadmill
• Bought dedicated treadmill shoes
• Took a couple of business trips, and would deliberately walk blocks out of my way to increase walking time (actually lost weight during 2nd trip even though I ate like a pig!)
• Joined MFP (Sept. 2012) as per work-related program to get a $10 GC. Got the GC but got addicted to MFP and haven't missed a day since!
• Started religiously logging food
• Bought food scale; use several times daily
• Bought new treadmill at home so nice that I stopped using work ones
• Stopped using elevator at work (skyscraper), starting parking on roof of parking deck, set quota of 1,500 stairs traversed per workday.
• Built treadmill desk so I can work and walk at same time
• Bought FitBit One
• Bought Polar FT7 HRM
• Last week: Joined health insurance program for $25/mth that gives unlimited access to 9 local gyms; made on-site visits to get key cards/fobs to access 5 of the 24/7 ones.

Future:
• Will start strength training
• Will buy portable food scale for work/travel
• Will figure out SOME way to manage all obligations AND get at least 7 hours sleep nightly (avg. 4-5 now)

When my basement looked like this:

Did you make that power rack yourself? If so - how much did it cost, how hard was it and did you have to tie it into the foor boards above?

I dunno when I realized I was serious - probably after buying a ton of pro style dumbells online.

Or maybe it is when you really consider building your own power rack??

I think that should go into the "you know you're cheap when you..." thread :laugh:

When I started spending my money on race registrations, running shoes, and a Garmin watch/HRM instead of on regular clothes!

Now regular shopping is a "chore" that I have to do because I don't have anything that fits me...ugh..just wish I could wear workout clothes to work, I've got plenty of those!