Inquiry about gym equipment

[Cleanest Natural]

I am looking at opening up my own private gym facility (personal training exclusively, for now).

So it's a small gym so to speak. I have not looked at or seen any decent equipment since I left US. I know we have a lot of gym owners as well as Coach, Hazbin and Basile who's expertise I value.

Any suggestions? What are the smart choices?

I HATE everything I have seen so far in Romania: local brands, Panatta, techno gym etc .. all insult any bodybuilding/engineering mind/body intelligence

If it weren't for the distance, I would say that some of Vince's customized stuff looks great and probably feels great too. I am also a student of how to build equipment according to the human body mechanics ..

I was a fan of Hammer Strength and Flex, Icarian equipment, but this was in the late nineties, early 2000's

[Rascal full]

Good luck with opening your own gym that will be a proud moment in your life.

[Frank Clairmonte]

your future clients are already waiting

[Bosch]

How big is the place and how much money you are planning to spend?
If you're short on money what kind of advice you wanna hear?
Importing big and heavy equipment obviously do cost some extra funds.
Stick to the local manufacturers, all in all it's just metal.

[DroppingPlates]

I can't figure out what's wrong with Panatta, HS, Icarian or Flex
Every brand/line has good/average/poor machines, so I would never buy a whole line myself.
Focus on free weights, benches, racks and a good floor. That should be the foundation of a good gym.

[Cleanest Natural]

How big is the place and how much money you are planning to spend?
If you're short on money what kind of advice you wanna hear?
Importing big and heavy equipment obviously do cost some extra funds.
Stick to the local manufacturers, all in all it's just metal.

20K tops

locals are just horrid as far as biomechanics are concerned ..

200 sq meters tops so I need the bare minnimum stuff

[Cleanest Natural]

I can't figure out what's wrong with Panatta, HS, Icarian or Flex
Every brand/line has good/average/poor machines, so I would never buy a whole line myself.
Focus on free weights, benches, racks and a good floor. That should be the foundation of a good gym.

Panatta were just terrible .. the rest were great

I AM A FAN OF MACHINES

[Simple Simon]

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[DroppingPlates]

Panatta were just terrible .. the rest were great

I AM A FAN OF MACHINES

I'm kind of lucky that I train on old lines of Panatta & Technogym. When it comes to machines, I strongly believe in simplicity. Hammer is a great example of this, but pretty expensive in Europe (import rates of steel). Buying only (?) machines becomes challenging with 20k, since an average commercial grade machine is 3000-5000 EUR, so that's 5-7 machines.

[Cleanest Natural]

I'm kind of lucky that I train on old lines of Panatta & Technogym. When it comes to machines, I strongly believe in simplicity. Hammer is a great example of this, but pretty expensive in Europe (import rates of steel). Buying only (?) machines only becomes challenging with 20k, since an average commercial grade machine is 3000-5000 EUR, so that's 5-7 machines.

forgot to mention, I want to get everything secon hand or used

[bigmc]

find a gym that is closing down you will get there equipment dirt cheap

[Cleanest Natural]

find a gym that is closing down you will get there equipment dirt cheap

good point but in Romania the gyms have dismal stuff.. I need to handpick pieces of equipment. I am very perticular about the machines or the equipment I want to have in the gym. I will do that with dumbells/dumbell rack and simple stuff tou cannot go wrong with for sure

[DroppingPlates]

forgot to mention, I want to get everything secon hand or used

Then I would suggest that you buy a nineties line of Technogym. I haven't heard any complains from other members in my gym (pictured below), their shitty leg press machine excluded. The owner told me that getting spare parts isn't a problem.

[Donny]

I'm kind of lucky that I train on old lines of Panatta & Technogym. When it comes to machines, I strongly believe in simplicity. Hammer is a great example of this, but pretty expensive in Europe (import rates of steel). Buying only (?) machines only becomes challenging with 20k, since an average commercial grade machine is 3000-5000 EUR, so that's 5-7 machines.

yeah Hammer are great and simplicity as you wrote is important. you have to think of future maintenance too.

[Cleanest Natural]

Great looking gym. Kind of what I am shooting for. Except with rubber as floor. Cathy Le Francoise had a kick ass personal gym

[DroppingPlates]

Great looking gym. Kind of what I am shooting for. Except with rubber as floor. Cathy Le Francoise had a kick ass personal gym

Here's the first floor, which is made of rubber.

[HonestBob]

A good personal trainer with a limited budget and a knowledge of what works both commercially and for results would not ask this question.

He would buy racks, dip attachments, benches, free weights and some adjustable pulleys, and then add from there as his business developed.

Nor would he go on the internet and brag about megadosing a beginner.

[orion]

I have a bench and bar I'd like to sell you.

[Coach is Back!]

Unfortunately the cost of shipping will kill you but start here. I'll give the names of a couple of others when I get back to my computer..

www.usedgymequipment.com

[BigCyp]

You should open a calisthenics gym, with only one scaffolding pole that extends across the whole gym, mirrors on every wall/ceiling/floor and free iphone provided for members to take videos of eachother doing 'pull ups'

[Coach is Back!]

We are probably moving the gym in April and yes, I may start having some machines (there, I said it)

[DroppingPlates]

Unfortunately the cost of shipping will kill you but start here. I'll give the names of a couple of others when I get back to my computer..

www.usedgymequipment.com

The sell only recent stuff from Technogym, meh

[the trainer]

Why is it that sev can only make people skinny and he cannot make them big.

[Vince B]

We are probably moving the gym in April and yes, I may start having some machines (there, I said it)

 

[DroppingPlates]

At least his blue stars are legit ones..