Author Topic: Home Gyms (Read 6355 times)

homegym is more expensive.

a powerrack alone costs 400$+

never mind the weights, barbell etc..

+you need room for it, a big garage or cellar which everyone doesn't have..

littleguns · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2011, 05:30:29 AM »

Thx for the witty comebacks......My last job I was able to go to the gym during lunch, but now new job, no gyms around and only 1/2 hr for lunch..kind of hard.

I have competed in a former life and would love to train like I used to but us big boys have priorities/responsibilities.....unlike alot of you keyboard jockeys, wake up, go to HS, work 3 hrs at your local Taco Bell/Mcdonalds in order to keep gas in your Pintos/Chrysler K Cars....

Ahh fuck it

_bruce_ · « **Reply #8 on:** February 12, 2011, 05:30:55 AM »

Quote from: Meso_z on February 12, 2011, 05:07:08 AM

translation, who on here cant afford a gym membership?

YngiweRhoads · « **Reply #9 on:** February 12, 2011, 06:01:47 AM »

Power rack, bench and tons of free weights.

ManBearPig... · « **Reply #10 on:** February 12, 2011, 06:11:09 AM »

the recommendation i'd give you is to shop for weights local. online with shipping costs you can end up paying 3x as much for the same stuff.

hrspwr · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2011, 06:48:02 AM »

Closest gym to us is 19 miles, you can buy all kinds of equipment used out of the local classified - cheap and usually in good shape. Good bench, squat rack, good running shoes and some hills.

dj181 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2011, 06:57:25 AM »

All you really need is a bar to do chins and a dipping apperatus with a belt to put around your waist to do weighted dips and chins, those 2 exercises will do wonders for your arms and torso

Legs? Well, just don't ask me about legs coz I'm gonna be entering the wheelchair divison of da Getbig Twink Championship

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2011, 07:19:44 AM »

You can get a lot accomplished with Ironmaster dumbbells and one of their super benches. Powerblocks are another option.

Holding two dumbbells at my sides doing strict deep squats are a great exercise. Guys who use 400lbs in squats find doing deep reps with two 100lbs dumbbells tough.

If you have more room get a power cage from Powertec. Get an olympic bar, bench, cage and you're in buisness. Maybe a pulley system for the cage.

Craigs list you can get some deals.

You can get a serious in shape body doing just bodyweight stuff. Chins, dips, body weight rows, single leg squats, various jumps for power, single leg calf raises, ab work,, sprints and other exercises will get you ripped and in shape. Go to Rosstraining.com and check out his book Never gymless. You won't look like a drugged up bodybuilder but you will be able to hang with just about anyone using body weight exercises.

The Apprentice · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2011, 07:24:49 AM »

i do olympic lifting so all i need is a platform, squat stands, bar, and bumper plates. with a self-made platform, the whole thing cost me about $3,500, later on i added another bar for a $1,000. many places ship bars and plates for free, i got a free shipment on 730 lbs worth of plates.

Stark · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2011, 07:29:54 AM »

My gym membership is paid in full by my job

- they pay for everybody who bothers filling out a form and giving it to HR

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2011, 07:46:58 AM »

My job has various gyms in different towns but nothing beats a home gym. zero travel time. The radio plays music I like. No waiting for the woman doing 8 sets of leg extensions with 20lbs. that won't let you work in because she was there first. If you are serious about training motivation won't be a problem with a home gym.

I do enjoy training in an outside gym. I find my adreneline is sky high when I'm around other people training and I want to do my best. Hot women on treadmills. Always get the treadmill in the back for the best view. I just can't take the partial rep clowns using weight that would crush them if they did a full rep. You know the ones. They use incredible weight for leg presses, shoulder presses and others doing their half/quarter reps. They actually think they are strong.

dj181 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:03:43 AM »

Hey oldtimer, what do you think about stationary lunges with dumbells in hand? I work out at home and I have a pair of adjustable dumbells that go up to 80 pounds per hand, and I've also got a belt that I can use to add extra weight on myself to add weighted dips and chins. I'd like to get to the point where I can get good clean full range of motion reps with 150 pounds added on the dips, and 80 pounds added on the chins. At the moment I'm using 80 added pounds on the dips and 25 added pounds on the chins.

Meso_z · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:11:57 AM »

Quote from: littleguns on February 12, 2011, 05:30:29 AM

Thx for the witty comebacks......My last job I was able to go to the gym during lunch, but now new job, no gyms around and only 1/2 hr for lunch..kind of hard.

I have competed in a former life and would love to train like I used to but us big boys have priorities/responsibilities.....unlike alot of you keyboard jockeys, wake up, go to HS, work 3 hrs at your local Taco Bell/Mcdonalds in order to keep gas in your Pintos/Chrysler K Cars....

Ahh fuck it

lol, i was kidding.

The Apprentice · « **Reply #19 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:13:44 AM »

lunges are fine, step out and back in with the same leg for one set, rest, switch to other leg.

Les Grossman · « **Reply #20 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:17:45 AM »

Quote from: Meso_z on February 12, 2011, 05:07:08 AM

translation, who on here cant afford a gym membership?

Or....how many of you broke bitches live in 400 sf apartments and don't own your own homes?

dj181 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:26:07 AM »

So it's better to step into the lunges on each rep rather than staying in a stationary position? Yeah, I can see that that style of doing lunges would be more "athletic" but the problem is that I've had 2 surgeries on my left knee as the result of a kneecap dislocation from my old days of playing basketball.

The Apprentice · « **Reply #22 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:45:13 AM »

do whatever your physical condition allows, no need to do crazy stuff given your knee. but yeah, the way i was taught to do lunges is with a bar on your back and work one leg at a time, like in this video, but again i use a bar and step in and out straight, not at an angle.

dj181 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:53:30 AM »

Thanks man, maybe I will give it a try. One last question, what do you think about front squats with a heavy dumbell held in each hand? Are they superior to lunges?

The Apprentice · « **Reply #24 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:57:31 AM »

no idea, i never squatted or did lunges with a dumbbell, maybe someone else can chime in. but give both a try and see how it feels.