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This is news to me. I've always thought DB flyes isolate your chest, i.e there's little-no shoulder involvement.

However I'm not an expert, so don't quote me on that. I'm interested to see what...

Holy crap, your gym is going to look Orgasmic! I'm already loving the "shed"....if you can call that huge thing a shed :D

Looks like you're going to be living the dream man.

My experience with Squats ranges from doing them from a smith machine, then finding out SM's are a waste of time when squatting. Then having to clean and press weight over my head due no Squat rack...

Meh, I read an article. But I've looked for other threads on here and everyone is saying 100lbs to the OP, so I'll go with that. Pointless question really, I should have searched to begin with.
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Really? I wasn't expecting several sheets of plywood and two trailer mats to weigh that much. After all, plywood seems pretty light at B&Q. I may do Oly lifts in the future, but not until I can...

What would you be using the floor for exactly? I only have rubber interlocking mats under my power rack, and it holds up fine. However I don't do any exercises in which I lift from the floor, I save...

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I'm going to be using a power rack-Heavy bag setup that is linked in the Homemade equipment list, but I'm stuck on what punchbag to purchase. I'm thinking of going for a 4ft 100lb one,...

If you have space for that half rack system you posted, you definitely have space for the bodycraft. It has a 4 x 4ft footprint for Pete's sake!

I got my 145kg set from Fitness Superstore, Cast...

I would KILL to have something like that on sale in the UK. Maybe the UK York seller has one.....

Anyway I'm also interested in whatever homemade bar rack options there are, so I'm going to...

Like I said in your other thread, you can get pretty decent benches for around £200, but they're basic adjustable utility benches with a 600lb+ capacity. If you're looking for one with a barbell...

Really? Most adjustable benches with a 1000lb capacity here are around the £200 mark, with the exception of body-solids at 600lb (but that's a foldable bench anyway)

If the OP is talking about...

Hey Essexlad!!!!

It's been a while, and my gym's looking pretty good thanks to you :)
Just one question. How come you haven't recommended the BC to this user?

To the OP, I was going to...

Why was I expecting a Yoga mat and some pink dumbells? *Slaps forehead*

Excellent set-up, but the title of "Studio" does not give it justice. It just make me think of the above :p

Tell you what. I browsed the first website you posted and found that a body-solid bench (not the one I bought) is being sold for $500, when it's no more than £200 here. That's a £100 difference...

I did read the thread, but I like to get my words out anyway :)

According to current rates 600 AUD is £363....you could possibly get an ok Olympic bench and a Oly weight set with that. Or buy a...

It's this form of thinking that convinced me to work out at home.

Why pay out of pocket every month for the rest of your life, when you can pay out of pocket once for something that will pretty...

I think you'll be fine.

I was worried about having a power rack in my bedroom with weights and did a google search. I found a thread in which a user had a house from the 1920's, and had weights up...

Wow, and I thought having to use UK suppliers sucked.

Nice transformation, shame you can't get a power rack but a bench and some free weights is a damn sight better than a multi-gym and a limited...

Well, you're basically paying £40 extra for a 7 footer. Is it even worth the hassle? And don;t forget what essexlad said about 6 footers, so it all depends on what you're looking for.

Really? How did you do succeed?