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Lift Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 3) |
posted July 09, 2000 07:17 PM
 
I am interested in purchasing a home gym for strength training. Nothing fancy, under $1,000. I have looked at: 1. ProForm 920ci ($500) - Does anyone have any comments on this machine or company? Are there any other companies or products I should look at? I will just be starting out so I don't need anything fancy. Also, what are some good internet sites for purchasing fitness equipment? All comments are welcome. [This message has been edited by Lift (edited July 09, 2000).] IP: Logged |
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cackerot Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 151) |
posted July 09, 2000 07:54 PM
here is what you need... -a wieght bench (incline, declne, flat) that comes to about 200-300 dollars. IP: Logged |
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sour jerk Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 319) |
posted July 09, 2000 09:16 PM
dude just get a power rack a bench an olympic bar and d.b....make sure the d.b are heavy adjustables..... go to www.fitnessfactory.com thats where i got my shit... IP: Logged |
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Lift Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 3) |
posted July 11, 2000 06:09 PM
Thanks guys. I am hearing that free weights are the way to go. Thanks for your comments. IP: Logged |
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ethertek Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 118) |
posted July 12, 2000 12:37 AM
Yeah...don't get some Walmart all-in-one machine shit. (I think you already know that) As the others said buy a good bench, d-bells, bars, and plenty of plates..... a power rack. Then if you have extra money for some machines get a pec-deck or lat machine or something. IP: Logged |
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ethertek Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 118) |
posted July 12, 2000 12:39 AM
Yeah...don't get some Walmart all-in-one machine shit. (I think you already know that) As the others said buy a good bench, d-bells, bars, and plenty of plates..... a power rack. Then if you have extra money for some machines get a pec-deck or lat machine or something. IP: Logged |
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BK Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 51) |
posted July 12, 2000 12:40 AM
I'd just like to say that if you have $1000 to spend and a lot of space... you could build one kewl gym. But as their saying, free weights kick ass! IP: Logged |
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Lift Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 3) |
posted July 12, 2000 07:35 PM
OK guys, I guess I get the message. Thanks a lot for all your comments. This is not the easy road though; now I have to get educated on how to lift weights. Any good books or instructions videos you can recommend? IP: Logged |
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sour jerk Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 319) |
posted July 12, 2000 11:15 PM
arnold scwartznegger encyclopedia of bodybuildingwill get you started.... IP: Logged |
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sour jerk Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 319) |
posted July 12, 2000 11:15 PM
arnold scwartznegger encyclopedia of bodybuilding will get you started.... IP: Logged |
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garza Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 14) |
posted July 20, 2000 05:51 PM
A good place to get educated on lifting weights would be www.fitnessonline.com, just go under the exersize section and go under any of the bodybuilding pages or weight training and they will usually show you some good exersizes along with pics. Also on espn2 in the mornings around 8 or 9 am there are a lot of fitness shows, Kiana fitness is one of the best ones....watch those and then get some books at the library.....learning how to lift ins't that hard. IP: Logged |
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rancid Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 41) |
posted July 25, 2000 03:50 PM
an adjustable bench dip bar&chinup station 400 lbs of weights power rack and dumbells this would be about as close as you could get to getting a great workout for under or just around the $1000 mark. with as much variety as yo could get. IP: Logged |
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Scotty the Body Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 22) |
posted July 29, 2000 01:27 PM
Get a gym membership for a few months, if your new to lifting its a good place to get help with lifting movements. Then if your still into it, look in your paper for used equipment, there's always lots of stuff in there people want to get rid of because they thought buying some weights would make them buff only to find out they had to do some work as well. IP: Logged |
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Cleaner Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 578) |
posted August 03, 2000 02:47 PM
look at my pic in thw chat board - you can do alot of stuff. Remember you get what you pay for. IP: Logged |
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Cleaner Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 578) |
posted August 03, 2000 03:51 PM
I have a parabody bench I could hook you up with. Realy nice. E-Mail me IP: Logged |
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BIGREP Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 13) |
posted August 05, 2000 07:39 PM
What you need is a power rack that is fully adjustable. An adjustable bench with olympic freeweight set and dumbells. A Lat pull-down machine and Leg extension/curl would be nice too. The powerack is great because their fully adjustable for bar height and safety bars incase you lifting alone.. IP: Logged |
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cabexbx Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 23) |
posted August 05, 2000 09:46 PM
I would seriously look at the book Brawn and I guess they have a new book out called Beyond Brawn but I haven't read that one. Anyway these are good books aimed at real world people, not genetically blessed and/or chemically enhanced individuals. The same group also publishes a magazine called Hardgainer. FWIW IP: Logged |
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