Should I make my own gym?

[riverrock]

Hello All,

I've been thinking.....Seeing as my favourite lifting exercises are all heavy lifting related and revolve around Powerlifts and Powerlifting Assistant work, I am considering getting a local welder to make me a Power-Rack. I'll then buy my own bench, screw-on dumb-bells so I can change the weights, about 500lb (200kg plus) in plates of different sizes, and putting them in my downstairs spare room. I'll also have to buy a platform to stop myself damaging the floor. About £1000 - £2000 should go a long way (About $4000). Now, my question is this......Would I get bored and suddenly find myself with a load of stuff I can't get rid of? Anyone want to report on the "Home gym experience"? I enjoy the rapport of the gym, but sometimes find travelling there tiring and there are alot of idiots in our gym as well hogging the squat rack for doing Trap exercises etc.

Don't dare suggest a "multi-gym" as I already have a coat hanger in my house!!!

 

[raze]

Hello All,

I've been thinking.....Seeing as my favourite lifting exercises are all heavy lifting related and revolve around Powerlifts and Powerlifting Assistant work, I am considering getting a local welder to make me a Power-Rack. I'll then buy my own bench, screw-on dumb-bells so I can change the weights, about 500lb (200kg plus) in plates of different sizes, and putting them in my downstairs spare room. I'll also have to buy a platform to stop myself damaging the floor. About £1000 - £2000 should go a long way (About $4000). Now, my question is this......Would I get bored and suddenly find myself with a load of stuff I can't get rid of? Anyone want to report on the "Home gym experience"? I enjoy the rapport of the gym, but sometimes find travelling there tiring and there are alot of idiots in our gym as well hogging the squat rack for doing Trap exercises etc.

Don't dare suggest a "multi-gym" as I already have a coat hanger in my house!!!

I would personally stay at the gym because i have a fair few mates that go and its good to catch up, however if that wasnt there it seems like a great idea if you have the money to throw at it, you could get a m8 to come and train at yours, pump some music of your preference and train hard!

 

[Goldprospector]

I have a pretty full home gym and I can say that it was nowhere near $4000 invested.
My single most expensive piece is the Hack Squat rack from "Body Solids". I have a Smoth type machine, at least 4 pair of interchangable dumbells, Flat bench (will hold a max of 500lbs), A power rack, 700+ lbs of olympic style weights, 400+ of 1 inch weights, dip bar, and Eliptical machine.
I like it a lot better than going to the gym...I can listen to whatever music I want and as loud as I want!

 

[Cynical Simian]

Sounds like a good plan; I'd say go for it. That is, unless you think you'd miss having the option of doing obscure and ineffective machine exercises at the gym or waiting for the squat rack while some guy "squats" to about 45 degrees.

A power rack with dip/pull-up bars (you might want to look into buying a premade one), bench and olympic bar/plates are all you really need. And with the adjustable dumbbells and appropriate flooring, you'd pretty much cover every useful exercise you could do at the gym with money and space to spare.

 

[donny43]

That is what I did in my garage.
1 x power rack with chin bar
1 adjustable bench
1 lat pull machine with a lower pully( load with free weights)
1 low seat for seated row with lower pully
1 Glute ham machine-had to get custom made as could not buy one of any quality commercially in Australia.
1 olympic barbell
rubber mats
Currently looking for a revers hyperextension machine.
200 kg in assorted weights
cost= approx $3000 AUD

My home gym is the best investment I have ever made.
No queues
No wankers staring at you doing hang cleans etc....
No crappy machines such as pec dec to get you side tracked
No unwanted advice from anyone
Play your own music.
Open 365x24

I would say go for it.

 

[JL_204]

I recently got a home gym. The only thing I miss is the motivation I get from all the hot ass at the gym.

 

[Extra_Strong]

I love the home gyme idea.. if you wanna go to a gyme now and then you will still have that option. you can lift with your shirt off is my fav. at home.
any music you want, as loud as you want..

U can hang pics that motivate you. and ect....

 

[Mach1]

Some of the best workouts I've ever had was in my home gym. But like somebody said. All that hot ass in the gym is a big motivator. hehe

 

[cubuff27]

I used to live on a farm where the nearest gym was over an hour away so I had no choice but to make the home gym. But after I moved closer to a real gym I have to say I love it so much more because of the motivation factor. I secretly compete with every one there and it keeps my levels high..but that is just me.