Building a home gym.

[chyllaxyn]

just ask ronnie coleman he got that big using......you guessed it bowflex! lol jk bro but seriously its a waste i think i never used it but i think u wanna get big all u need is a bench. some way to make it incline decline and then some heavy ass dumbells and plates thats all u need to get huge look at the guys in prison...

I agree, my brother-in-law uses his bowflex to hang clothes on in his garage.
He offered to give it to me if I would take it away and I just laughed.

I've had a home gym for a couple of years now, love it.
If you are self motovated it is soo-o much better, easily added 4hrs a week to my wo time. I only go to the gym for legs now.

Plates and Bells, Plates and Bells, Plates and Bells !

 

[RADAR]

One thing I just never understood is why anyone would want to make a home gym. A gym membership is not that expensive and you have a lot more available to you. I think its also nice to get out of the house and you can concentrate more on working out at a gym than at home. Plus there are usually nice lookin ladies there. Just my opinion though

Its convient when you are running late ,plus am cardio with the stereo blasting rocks.
But i still a few months at a time pay membership dues just to go train at a public gym just to show up those 19 yr old winkie doodles!

RADAR

 

[danasti]

Ok guys, its been a while since I have posted but I have been around for a while. I am looking for some opinions. I am in the process of building a home gym, and the budget I have is forcing me to buy it piece by peice, I allready have 600lbs of plates, and a good olympic bench, also have a adjustable bench for dumbell work, I purchased a set 100's, a set of 85's, and a set of 75's to start with. I plan on filling in the rest as I go. I have the opportunity to purchase a bowflex at 0% financing, and what I am loking to get will run me about $25 a month, I was thinking of adding it in ,since it is affordable, but was looking for a few experienced opinions on the bowflex. I was hoping to use it for burndowns and toning in general. so lets hear from experienced users. thanks.

Cancel the bowflex! You have all those plates man - you have the dumbells AND you have a good olympic bench! "What else do I need?", you say?

1. A Dip Station and Pull Up bar - a belt to hang your plates on
2. Squat Rack w/spotters (if you work out alone)
3. Different types of bars
4. 2600 watt amp - 2 ev subs/mids/highs - cd changer

These items along with your other stuff are everything a bowflex offers, aside from the rubberband looking asthetic. Maybe buy a nice thick mat for the floor so you don't shake the ground when you drop all that weight and some egg crates to dampen the sound!

Who would have thunk that bowflex is writting Ronnie Colemans a paycheck? What a slut!

 

[P-CURLS]

One thing I just never understood is why anyone would want to make a home gym. A gym membership is not that expensive and you have a lot more available to you. I think its also nice to get out of the house and you can concentrate more on working out at a gym than at home. Plus there are usually nice lookin ladies there. Just my opinion though

I agree, but I am so pressed for time, with all the stuff I am doing. that I am missing far too many workouts. hence the reason I bought the second membership, at the 24 hour place, but they are very limited on equipment. so I need the equipment at home, so I can do it whenever I have time.

 

[monster2929]

A power cage, a bench and an olympic weight set and ur all set , i hope that bowflex idea was suppose to be some kind of JOKE

 

[phatrr]

One thing I just never understood is why anyone would want to make a home gym. A gym membership is not that expensive and you have a lot more available to you. I think its also nice to get out of the house and you can concentrate more on working out at a gym than at home. Plus there are usually nice lookin ladies there. Just my opinion though

What are gym memberships going for these days? For the sake of discussion, let's say $50/month. That's $600/yr * 10 years = $6k. Now, add in some mileage for your car getting to/from the gym. You spend way more, in the long run, going to the gym then you do putting in a quality home gym. If you're busy, factor in your time, and as far as cost goes, it's a no-brainer.

I realize that I live differently from the majority of people: when I do cardio, it's outside in the national park that I live in. Last winter I was out after dark with 3 of my huskies and got chased for a couple miles by a pack of coyotes. I've never done a harder caridio session than that one: a fresh foot of snow was down, and man, that's hard to run in.

One spring we were out and we came across a freshly-birthed fawn that the huskies proceeded to use as a protein source. We then got chased for an hour by a very pissed-off doe who kept trying to ram us. I'll take this kind of scenery any day over the gym.

Both have their place. There's finally a gym opened up within a reasonable distance, and I'm looking forward to joining. It's a real biatch lately working out when the garage is 20 degrees.

 

[thewanderer690]

Also, if you live in an apartment in a major city or somethin you really don't have the space anyway.

 

[P-CURLS]

A power cage, a bench and an olympic weight set and ur all set , i hope that bowflex idea was suppose to be some kind of JOKE

Nope not a joke, I am very serious. I think machines like the bowflex, get a bad rep, because of the way they are advertised. I mean fuck, to some lazy ass, that buys into" all you need is 20 minutes 3 times a week , and you can look like this". anyone that has lifted long enough to change their body knows better. So no I wasn't joking. I am still undecided, but I will add a all in one type of machine, just to give me some variety.

 

[danasti]

Nope not a joke, I am very serious. I think machines like the bowflex, get a bad rep, because of the way they are advertised. I mean fuck, to some lazy ass, that buys into" all you need is 20 minutes 3 times a week , and you can look like this". anyone that has lifted long enough to change their body knows better. So no I wasn't joking. I am still undecided, but I will add a all in one type of machine, just to give me some variety.

I agree, sort of but my advice is the same to you seriously!

You have 600 lbs of plates and a good bench - check

get a dip - chin-up station / this is a great tool man and get a weight belt!
get a good quality squat rack/smith machine so you can work alone
get a lat tower and a floor mat

you can do this cheaper then a bowflex and then you can put those plates to use while not even taking up much more space. You WILL get more out of it.

I don't hate bowflex - I think it's great for some people but since you have the plates a bowflex is seriously regressing. You can do far more exercises with freeweights. deads - sweeps - cleans - rows and all variations plus you get the balance - form and more room to grow.

 

[P-CURLS]

I agree, sort of but my advice is the same to you seriously!

You have 600 lbs of plates and a good bench - check

get a dip - chin-up station / this is a great tool man and get a weight belt!
get a good quality squat rack/smith machine so you can work alone
get a lat tower and a floor mat

you can do this cheaper then a bowflex and then you can put those plates to use while not even taking up much more space. You WILL get more out of it.

I don't hate bowflex - I think it's great for some people but since you have the plates a bowflex is seriously regressing. You can do far more exercises with freeweights. deads - sweeps - cleans - rows and all variations plus you get the balance - form and more room to grow.

K to you bro. thanks.