Good home gym?
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After some more research, it does in fact have squat cage / bench along with the smith stuff. so for $100 with some plates and such, im all for it.
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Assuming those bar catches are adjustable (which they should be) and it's structurally sound, it looks like a solid option.0
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I got a pretty badass set on criagslist for $200!0
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Agree about buying on Craigslist. The only question you didn't address is what you want out of it. Everyone threw out free weight options, which if you use them is great. But there are plenty of other home gym options with multistations, etc. While those have a few drawbacks for more advanced users, they are cheep and a great way to see if you will actually stick to using it without investing a tons of cash and taking up a lot of space, like those people who are selling them on Craigslist.
The best home gym is the one you will use.0 -
They are adjustable, there are pegs in the wrong to select your height and such. I am just looking to get some muscle and tone up, nothing specific honestly. I just know squats, press are what I need to do. This just so happens to also have lateral pull down and I can use it for pullups probably too if I wanted.0
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Killmenext wrote: »They are adjustable, there are pegs in the wrong to select your height and such. I am just looking to get some muscle and tone up, nothing specific honestly. I just know squats, press are what I need to do. This just so happens to also have lateral pull down and I can use it for pullups probably too if I wanted.
You won't get the muscles you want if you just fart around without a plan.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/AglaeaC/view/stronglifts-5x5-and-mark-rippetoe-s-starting-strength-658366
I did a comparison of Rippetoe's book and the StrongLifts 5x5 programme. It is almost a perfect match. There are youtube videos for the StrongLifts programme too on Mehdi's website.
There is also bodyweight training, which is totally different but very efficient too. I just started Convict Conditioning, which is one programme. The Big Six (six types of movements) include one-arm pullups, headstand pushups, and more. Insane muscles and insane movement results as advanced practitioner of it.0 -
Awesome ^ I will look in to these then. The stronglift 5x5 was basically what I heard about, and was going to try out.0
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AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »Something like this. You might find a decent used one on craigslist. You could even build the cage yourself to save on costs, if you're handy like that.
I'd call that a pretty good end more so then a good start lol. really the only thing you can't do with this is cable work.
on top of this it would be nice to get a set of dumb bells and maybe an ez curl bar. As far as strictly weight lifting goes, that should cover most... maybe some bumper plates too.
not every one has the space for that though, and can be somewhat expensive.
an effective alternative would be suspension trainers.
bowflex equipment is pretty good too and then have some useful space saving options but they will probably cost as much or more then a powercage and weights from dicks.
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LeadingMuscle wrote: »Power rack, barbell, olympic plates, dumbell handles for olympic plates, bench, floor mat. That's the basics.
what is there that you typically do that can't be done with this, just curious why everyone seems to call this 'the basics' when that's about all I use, for weight training.
maybe you'd want to put bumper plates in there, but you could still do whatever exercise without the bumper plates... in fact, they are probably only really necessary if you don't have a decent mat and you drop the weight or otherwise refuse/fail to perform the negative portion0 -
Killmenext wrote: »So could still be ok because of the bar catches? I already threw down a deposit on it, so I could get it delivered. : \
yes, the smith machine, whether you ever use it or not, would technically be added value. I'd say 150 is a great deal for that.
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No_Finish_Line wrote: »LeadingMuscle wrote: »Power rack, barbell, olympic plates, dumbell handles for olympic plates, bench, floor mat. That's the basics.
what is there that you typically do that can't be done with this, just curious why everyone seems to call this 'the basics' when that's about all I use, for weight training.
maybe you'd want to put bumper plates in there, but you could still do whatever exercise without the bumper plates... in fact, they are probably only really necessary if you don't have a decent mat and you drop the weight or otherwise refuse/fail to perform the negative portion
IMO, those plus a way to dips and pull-ups is the minimum required for full body, free weight lifting.
Extras (IMO) include an adjustable bench (in addition to or replacing a flat bench), an EZ bar, a trap bar, gymnastics rings, and one of those belts for weighted dips/pull-ups.0 -
You need safety bars so you can squat and bench press inside the cage. I don't think this has safety bars.
I suppose $250 is a pretty good deal, but you won't be able to barbell squat or bench safely to failure in it.
oh your right, its not really a power cage, more like a fancy bench cable station. still seems like a deal but for me it would lose almost all its value since its not a power rack.
however, you could use the smith machine for safety and use a spotter otherwise.... it's still a good deal and a viable option.
if it was me, I'd shell out for Rouge equipment.0 -
No_Finish_Line wrote: »LeadingMuscle wrote: »Power rack, barbell, olympic plates, dumbell handles for olympic plates, bench, floor mat. That's the basics.
what is there that you typically do that can't be done with this, just curious why everyone seems to call this 'the basics' when that's about all I use, for weight training.
maybe you'd want to put bumper plates in there, but you could still do whatever exercise without the bumper plates... in fact, they are probably only really necessary if you don't have a decent mat and you drop the weight or otherwise refuse/fail to perform the negative portion
IMO, those plus a way to dips and pull-ups is the minimum required for full body, free weight lifting.
Extras (IMO) include an adjustable bench (in addition to or replacing a flat bench), an EZ bar, a trap bar, gymnastics rings, and one of those belts for weighted dips/pull-ups.
I agree you'd want a pull up bar and ideally a way to do dips. An adjustable bench would be basically a must.
I think probably 75% or more of the active weight training community will never use gymnastic rings.... and maybe a significant portion that wont even do dips (eww body weight lol).
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Agreed. That's my list, not what I think the typical person will use or need. Their loss, though. Pushups, dips, rows, etc with rings = win.No_Finish_Line wrote: »I think probably 75% or more of the active weight training community will never use gymnastic rings.... and maybe a significant portion that wont even do dips (eww body weight lol).
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52cardpickup wrote: »
Mine isn't for sale.0 -
52cardpickup wrote: »
whats it going for these days?0 -
I found a bar, and about 200lb of weights for $40 i am going to pick up after work. I am well on my way, lol.0
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I am quite pleased with it, I put it together in my house, and simply left off all the "smith" aspects, lol. So it was basically just a cage / bench , with about 100lbs of weights and other things, for about $150 delivered. I am not mad at all.
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AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »Something like this. You might find a decent used one on craigslist. You could even build the cage yourself to save on costs, if you're handy like that.
le-sigh.
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