home gyms...do you have one??

[TheOak84]

Do any of you have home gyms, if so what do you have?

Im my garage I have...
Power rack cage
A bench that does flat and incline
two 300 pound sets of weights
two 100 plates
a lat pulldown with low row
pull up bar
dip station
all the common handles
125 pound Power BLock dumbbells (they work really well for home gym purposes)
t-bar row
Two olympic bars
two cambered bars
and the all mighty Arm Blaster...
Oh also, leg ext/ham curl combo, sounds cheap, but its not...

In the summer, i dont go to the gym, its great.
Im gonna get a heater soon, so i can use it in the winter.

Also, this summer im getting a verticle leg press machine, i cant WAIT...

And of course, a black and white pic of Arnold, from the MuscleMag 50th anniversery of Arnolds B-day.....

If you live in chicago, I welcome you to my gym....

That MY house BITCH.....HAHA

 

[EngiCream]

hehe...I have that same poster in my bedroom.

 

[spatts]

I have a home gym, and so does Hanibal. Two locations to serve you.

I'm about to open a gym downtown, so we are overflowing with equipment, and still have alot in the works.

 

[michaelcoutts]

WOW!!! What a home gym! That would have cost you a pretty penny.

I just have a bench press with incline, dip/pullup station, barbell, EZ curl bar, dumbbells and about 150KG of assorted plates.
Seems to get me along fine except for legs My squats are limited to the amount of weight i can struggle to power clean up to my shoulders. Oh well.

If only my room was a little bigger i could get a squat rack in there, but when u have a king size bed, hifi stereo system with subwoofers, large screen tv, desk, chest of drawers, bench press, weight tree and pullup/dip station you kind of run out of available room.

 

[TheOak84]

WOW!!! What a home gym! That would have cost you a pretty penny.

Actually, i had a 15,000 trust fund for me when I turned 18, when I got it, i bought that. It all costed about 3000. Then the rest of the money I used for a computer (2500), a car (3000) and a guitar (700) and amp(400).... So ya, kinda lot. But its my life, so why not go all out..

The verticle leg press will cost about 300.. i still cant wait

 

[spatts]

Let's see, between the two locations we have:

2 power racks
2 benches (and another on the way)
3 olympic barbells
1 Texas power bar
1 Safety Squat bar
Glute/Ham/Calf Raise (and another on the way)
Reverse Hyper (and another on the way)
6x9x10 deadlift platform
2 multi purpose "lat pull down style" cable machines
400+ pounds of dbs
(4) 100 pound plates
Close to 2000 pounds of other weights
Chains
Bands galore
Boxes for squatting (6)
2 each of 2, 3, 4, and 5 board press
Sled for dragging (another on the way)
A Variety of curl bars
Forearm hammer/bar



Also in the works:

2 Monolifts
2 Deadlift jacks

...and a sled mill This is my pet project. A treadmill in front of a 5'x2'x10" frame filled with rock and gravel to simulate sled dragging on rough terrain, indoors.

Hm...I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff.

Yep. We have a dip squat belt and we're building a dip squat stand.

1 T-bar row

 

[TheOak84]

whats a Texas power bar??

 

[michaelcoutts]

im jealous

 

[endpoint]

my home gym;
-olympic bar
-2 setsx 20kg rubber coated plates
- 4sets x 20kg metal plates + smaller denominations (10kgs, 5 kgs, 2.5kgs)
-bench
-cheap power rack
-homemade reverse hyper
-standard bar + 130kg of plates
-dumbell handles (to use on standard plates)
-short bars, thick handle DB bars, wrist roller, COC grippers, chin up bar (ie rafters for the garage), sled, ropes, rocks (stones) etc etc etc etc

Pretty much everything i need.....would like a glutehamcalf raise (might make one......if i can be bothered)

 

[andezzz999]

My Garage-

Bench press/incline/decline
Free standing adjustable incline/bench (sitting dumbell curls, etc)
Squat rack with pully attachment for lats and triceps
Stairmaster
4 dumbells with a capacity of 90lbs each
heavy bag
Mirrors, TV, Stereo
1" padded flooring
Olypic bar 500Lbs or weight, straight bar, curl bar.
Power Station (dips, pull ups, leg raises)
Situp Mat
Situp Ball

Thats it.....

I buy a lot of used stuff on ebay and at close out gyms for pennys on the dollar. I picked up the stairmaster for $800 ($2,800 or so retail). keep your eyes open and you can get good stuff for cheap. If you buy the stuff retail your getting ripped.

I still prefer the gym but when I am lazy on a Sunday, it's nice to stroll out to the garage. My wife works out to so we can work out together.

 

[jerkbox]

used to have one back when i was in high school....(almost 10yrs ago)


I got a fairly cheap all purpose rack thing for about 90 bucks, and use that for benching and sqats and whatever

weider 310lb olympic barbell set

plain flat bench

cheesey weider bench with a lat pulldown and everything...(broke that real quick)

some cheesy plastic cement filled plates for dumbells

a couple of cheap mirrors

Barbie Twins poster

stereo with tape deck

seems you can get much better equipment much easier these days....but it got the job done.

now i go to the gym.

 

[gettinlarger]

Let's see, between the two locations we have:

2 power racks
2 benches (and another on the way)
3 olympic barbells
1 Texas power bar
1 Safety Squat bar
Glute/Ham/Calf Raise (and another on the way)
Reverse Hyper (and another on the way)
6x9x10 deadlift platform
2 multi purpose "lat pull down style" cable machines
400+ pounds of dbs
(4) 100 pound plates
Close to 2000 pounds of other weights
Chains
Bands galore
Boxes for squatting (6)
2 each of 2, 3, 4, and 5 board press
Sled for dragging (another on the way)
A Variety of curl bars
Forearm hammer/bar



Also in the works:

2 Monolifts
2 Deadlift jacks

...and a sled mill This is my pet project. A treadmill in front of a 5'x2'x10" frame filled with rock and gravel to simulate sled dragging on rough terrain, indoors.

Hm...I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff.

Yep. We have a dip squat belt and we're building a dip squat stand.

1 T-bar row

That is badass.

 

[GQman123]

LOL

My home gym Consist of the Chuck Norris machine, I know it's not power, but hey guys I'm 30 with an 18 month old son and a wife (limited time), so I'm just after staying tone. For anyone of you looking for something like this I do highly recommend it. I've had it about a year and a half, but as we all know it's still hard work, it won't keep you fit just from buying it (as the commercial says).

 

[JOKER47]

Re: LOL

My home gym Consist of the Chuck Norris machine, I know it's not power, but hey guys I'm 30 with an 18 month old son and a wife (limited time), so I'm just after staying tone. For anyone of you looking for something like this I do highly recommend it. I've had it about a year and a half, but as we all know it's still hard work, it won't keep you fit just from buying it (as the commercial says).

34 yrs old, 3 1/2 month old son and a wife. We work opposite shifts, so we both struggle for time as well. My son joins me in the garage when needed.

My garage:
Power cage
incline/decline/w/leg attachment bench
custom made 1 1/2" thick BB
custom made 21" DB with 1 1/2" handles
600-700 lbs in weights
smith machine with pulley system. (Don't ask, but the pulley systems is about all that gets used now.)
dip/pullup station
various handles and bars for cable setup on smith machine
chains, ropes, and a tire

Coming soon:
"lat pulldown style" cable machine
set of 3/8" chains
light, medium, and heavy bands
seated calf raise
shit-canning of the smith machine


Joker

 

[GQman123]

Congrats on the son, I assume it's your first, just wait until the little one starts walking.........the garage will be off limits.......lol



Every second the walker finds something on the floor I never knew existed......lol

 

[JOKER47]

Congrats on the son, I assume it's your first, just wait until the little one starts walking.........the garage will be off limits.......lol



Every second the walker finds something on the floor I never knew existed......lol

Thank you. It's actually MY second, by my wife and I's first.

Yes, I remember those days. Child proofing is an art form. The garage may be off limits, but I know that he and I will find a way to work my workouts in. Right now, I work out during his early morning nap. Works for the time being.....

Joker

 

[Suparleet]

If I had the spare cash I'd probably put together a home gym. I work for a Gold's Gym now, so I get a free membership. That's good enough in the meantime.

 

[coolcolj]

I have 2 dumbells with about 35lbs worth of plates, my brother has a Weider combo bench, with a barbell and some 100lb of plates.

I guess I could beef it up one day and train at home

 

[gonelifting]

Love home gym`s. I have In my basement which Is (berber)carpeted but I have a couple of 1/2inch thick rubber mats. It`s brand new with a dropped ceiling and recessed lights 4ft X10ft mirror.

Dumbell racks, plate racks
Dumbells up to 100`s
3 Olympic bars They came as 330?/something pound sets X$100 each so well over 1000 pounds of Olympic plates
couple of standard bars and standard dumbells,curl bar tricep bar
several hundred pounds standard plates (2-50`s are the max I have in those)
1 utility flat bench (no uprights) 1 incline decline bench with preacher (no uprights)
1 Olympic bench w/leg ext and curls.
Smith machine- I lift alone don`t laugh. actually not really using it much lately.
Lat machine with low row. no need for cable change is good.
supported back row machine
Diamondback recumbent bike-It`s like gym quality.

That`s about it (I can`t fit anything else lol)

A few months ago when my daughter was 3-6 months old My wife and I would take turns doing a set and then get the baby handed to us. One set I hold the baby the other set she holds the baby. You gotta do whatchu gotta do.

 

[JOKER47]

A few months ago when my daughter was 3-6 months old My wife and I would take turns doing a set and then get the baby handed to us. One set I hold the baby the other set she holds the baby. You gotta do whatchu gotta do.

Heck yeah. There is always a way if you want to bad enough.


Joker

 

[teen1216]

Bench
2 bars
weights
squat stand
plywood and mats for a platform
adjustable dumbbells
ezcurlbar
leg ext/leg curl(on bench)
machine flyes(on bench)

 

[rjl296]

Let's see, between the two locations we have:

2 power racks
2 benches (and another on the way)
3 olympic barbells
1 Texas power bar
1 Safety Squat bar
Glute/Ham/Calf Raise (and another on the way)
Reverse Hyper (and another on the way)
6x9x10 deadlift platform
2 multi purpose "lat pull down style" cable machines
400+ pounds of dbs
(4) 100 pound plates
Close to 2000 pounds of other weights
Chains
Bands galore
Boxes for squatting (6)
2 each of 2, 3, 4, and 5 board press
Sled for dragging (another on the way)
A Variety of curl bars
Forearm hammer/bar



Also in the works:

2 Monolifts
2 Deadlift jacks

...and a sled mill This is my pet project. A treadmill in front of a 5'x2'x10" frame filled with rock and gravel to simulate sled dragging on rough terrain, indoors.

Hm...I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff.

Yep. We have a dip squat belt and we're building a dip squat stand.

1 T-bar row

your gym is better than most in my city

 

[gettinlarger]

Been thinking about converting my garage into a gym ..........

 

[louden_swain]

I have one, but no where to set up equipment.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

Mine in progress;

Sumo Rack
Squat Rack
Adjustable bench
400lbs of oly plates (300 more lbs on the way)
1 oly bar
1 curl bar
1 2" thick bar
2 1" thick padded flooring

 

[jerkbox]

right now i have:


COC gripper
neck harness
some misc plates
wristroller

pair of 35lb dumbells
pair of 3 lb dumbells.....lol

 

[Devastation]

My home gym:

1 bench
1 power rack
1 bench/squat bar
1 ez curl bar
2 100 lb plates
4 10 lb plates
4 25 lb plates
6 45 lb plates
1 dumbell rack
900 lbs of dumbells - 105's thru 120's
thomas grip dumbell - adjustable
bands
chains
boards
CoC #1 & #2

all for about a $1000

 

[Becoming]

My gym has cost thousands more than any of those....

It consists of a 130lb 5'9 female- my wife lets me bench her, and she thinks it is freaking hilarious in the right mood....

It is lots of reps though and not good for building much size for me personally....

 

[Shark01]

Garage Gym

Smith machine with upper and lower pulleys
Keys Leg extension/curl machine
Yukon Leg Press/Hack Squat sled
Hammer iso-lateral row machine
Nautilus double shoulder machine
About 1000 lbs of weight
Vision Fitness stationary bike
Proform treadmill
All kinds of accessories

 

[ffknight84]

im trying to convince my dad to get his equipment over to our house from his buddies so i can start using it.