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

HollieWould1
HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
edited November 20 in Fitness and Exercise
It's in my living room and I don't care. I showed you mine, may I see yours? Am I missing some things that may be essential?

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  • PAYNEMAKER
    PAYNEMAKER Posts: 40 Member
    Awesome, .....soon the whole room.
  • Onelifeman
    Onelifeman Posts: 64 Member
    Looks class
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    HollieWould1 wrote: »
    Am I missing some things that may be essential?

    Even safety bars? :laugh:

    Looks good. Only thing I'd say is more weights so you can keep progressing. There's always more you could buy, but it looks like you have everything you need to last you a good long while.
  • skeo
    skeo Posts: 471 Member
    Nice! I hope by the end of this year I can start getting some pieces for a home gym. I see the essentials, a place to squat, bench press, a bar to deadlift, and to overhead press.
  • PAYNEMAKER
    PAYNEMAKER Posts: 40 Member
    Half of my garage is converted, squat rack,Olympic bench,Olympic lat tower,Olympic dip machine, walled mirror, elliptical, padded section for boxing and various training,dumbells, bands, punching bag....hmm I think that's it
  • EzRemake
    EzRemake Posts: 128 Member
    Looks great! I'm excited to get my first power rack next week, finally I'll be able to do back squat again, no more zercher squat bruises!
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    Looks great. I would suggest a sheet of plywood underneath it, to spread the weight out more and protect those nice looking floors.
  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    I am curious, is the mirror to admire yourself? Or does it serve some other purpose? But I think I must have a wall mirror now that it was mentioned. If not for anything then at least to look at myself. I am that vain.
  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    mantium999 wrote: »
    Looks great. I would suggest a sheet of plywood underneath it, to spread the weight out more and protect those nice looking floors.

    Oh so, cool my floors are perfectly deceiving you! :) I paid 65 cents per square foot :) Plywood is more expensive.

  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    PAYNEMAKER wrote: »
    Half of my garage is converted, squat rack,Olympic bench,Olympic lat tower,Olympic dip machine, walled mirror, elliptical, padded section for boxing and various training,dumbells, bands, punching bag....hmm I think that's it

    Hrmm are you SURE you aren't missing anything? LOL

  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    HollieWould1 wrote: »
    Am I missing some things that may be essential?

    Even safety bars? :laugh:

    Looks good. Only thing I'd say is more weights so you can keep progressing. There's always more you could buy, but it looks like you have everything you need to last you a good long while.
    I hope so. The program I am followed is for 6 months. I know I will be much stronger, but not sure how much.
  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    EzRemake wrote: »
    finally I'll be able to do back squat again, no more zercher squat bruises!

    I had to look that up. Yeap I had my safe search OFF like an idiot hahaha.

    Those look like really advanced lifts.

  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    skeo wrote: »
    Nice! I hope by the end of this year I can start getting some pieces for a home gym. I see the essentials, a place to squat, bench press, a bar to deadlift, and to overhead press.

    And house plants. Did you not see my house plants?

  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    HollieWould1 wrote: »
    skeo wrote: »
    Nice! I hope by the end of this year I can start getting some pieces for a home gym. I see the essentials, a place to squat, bench press, a bar to deadlift, and to overhead press.

    And house plants. Did you not see my house plants?

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

    The gym looks great :)
  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    edited July 2015
    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 :)
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    edited July 2015
    I have a 6x14' section of the basement I've taken over, plus my treadmill desk. I have another small section by the stairs down staked out for a Stairmaster.

    The most important thing for me now is the 3/4" exercise mat. It's what allows me to do things like jumping jacks, even. It's great!

    I also have some dumbbells, the adjustable kind.

    I will buy myself another piece of equipment with every milestone I make. :)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    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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  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 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!

    When I grow an extra 2 feet I might invest in a taller rack.
  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    MamaBirdBoss wrote: »
    treadmill desk

    I would LOVE to see this! Can you post a pic of this contraption? Please?

  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    HollieWould1 wrote: »
    Am I missing some things that may be essential?

    Even safety bars? :laugh:
    Oh my goodness I didn't even notice. Ahaha
  • rmitchell239
    rmitchell239 Posts: 125 Member
    HollieWould1 wrote: »
    I am curious, is the mirror to admire yourself? Or does it serve some other purpose? But I think I must have a wall mirror now that it was mentioned. If not for anything then at least to look at myself. I am that vain.

    The mirrors are partly for checking yourself out :) and also to check on your form as you are doing things. Make sure you have catch bars for that squat. I would consider a jump rope for major cardio burn and a kettle bell if you dont have one.
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    Almost identical to this: http://www.treadmilldeskdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Optimized-thumbsup_treadmill_desk1.jpg

    But I have the extension on the side supports, so the upper shelf is at 6' and is used for storage, while I have a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE monitor mounted on the wall that I plug my laptop into.
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    Oh, and my exercise mat is the full 14'x6'. It's the puzzle-kind. It was less than $200 on Amazon!!!!
  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    rmitchell239 wrote: »
    Make sure you have catch bars for that squat.
    So, I am confused. I looked it up it it looks like some sort of clip that attaches to the outside of the front upright rails on the rack? Isn't that the same thing that is on the end on the safety rails? Or do you have a quick link handy to snag these? Friday will be my first squat with the bar so I don't wanna be messing up.

  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    MamaBirdBoss wrote: »
    Almost identical to this: http://www.treadmilldeskdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Optimized-thumbsup_treadmill_desk1.jpg

    But I have the extension on the side supports, so the upper shelf is at 6' and is used for storage, while I have a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE monitor mounted on the wall that I plug my laptop into.

    This is prolly one of the most awesome ways to do desk work I have ever seen. This is how you work? On a treadmill?

  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 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"

    c7gnzPu.jpg

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

    This is the best part of this thread. Nice shot!
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    Speaking of...I just got a bench. :)
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    HollieWould1 wrote: »
    MamaBirdBoss wrote: »
    Almost identical to this: http://www.treadmilldeskdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Optimized-thumbsup_treadmill_desk1.jpg

    But I have the extension on the side supports, so the upper shelf is at 6' and is used for storage, while I have a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE monitor mounted on the wall that I plug my laptop into.

    This is prolly one of the most awesome ways to do desk work I have ever seen. This is how you work? On a treadmill?

    Normally, I put in 2-3 hours a day at 1.5-2mph. :) I can do everything but graphic design like that, pretty much. It really lowers the hours I spend just sitting.

    Right now, I'm still in really terrible shape, but I'm trying to get a nice high deficit and build a little endurance, so I'm doing 3mph or so. Plus I've burnt out the treadmill mostly and it doesn't work at low speeds right now--it'll take a few days for the next to come in! LOL. (I have to use the super cheap one because I have the world's smallest home office. Purpose-built treadmills won't fit until I get the door moved.)

    Once I get in GOOD shape, I'll be doing about 2-3 hours a day at my old pace plus actually working out .5-1 hour per day, except on rest days.
  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    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?
  • HollieWould1
    HollieWould1 Posts: 68 Member
    mantium999 wrote: »

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    This is the best part of this thread. Nice shot!

    Thank you very much.
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