Lets see some home gym setups

[rm41400]

Originally Posted by Spafford

I had a smith machine and wanted to do real squats so I was watching ebay and Craig's for racks and/or spotter stands. The Vulcan racks came up on ebay and I saved maybe $150 buying used. Didn't want to wait for spotters so I bit the bullet bought the spotters new from Ironmind, with shipping about $400 (OUCH!!!). Thought about a power rack but with the small space I have I like the mobility of the Vulcan units. There are similar squat racks out there for less but I didn't see any comparable spotter stands.

Thanks buddy. Repps

I have a smith 1/2 rack and may buy a full rack soon. However, I think I would like those spotter stands to go with my new magnum breaker bench. My shoulders have been giving me trouble so I think this bench will prevent any undue strain to the shoulders without a lilft off. I am like you and would want the stands for safety.

Here is the bench they would mostly be for

http://www.flexcart.com/members/elit...d=319&pid=1412

or

http://www.fitnessedgeonline.com/fes...&pf%5Fid=m678&

[1SuperDad]

I just bought my last piece of equipment last weekend so now I can show off my home gym. My son moved out in July and his bedroom soon became my weight room! It would be nice if the room was bigger, but other than that it works out fine. I have been looking at home gyms on this thread for the last six months and I must say it has really helped me out in getting mine set up. Thanks to all.

Hoist Cage w/200# Lat Weight Stack & Pec Deck
600# York Oly Weights
Tuff Stuff Cable Crossover w/2-200# Weight Stacks
Lamar Hyperextension Bench
Lamar Knee Raise/Dip Station
York Rubber Hexhead Dumbbells w/Rack

[1SuperDad]

I have three more pitcures.

Hoist Leg/Preacher Attachments
Cable Accessories
My Son's Poem

[fatburg]

Hey 1Superdad, nice setup...great poem!

[dac1]

Nice set up, 1SuperDad. How do you like the Lamar hyperextension? I see you're 6'4". Does your height give you any problems on the hyperextension?

[1SuperDad]

Thanks fatburg, my wife just found that poem my son wrote 15 years ago.
Dac1, the Lamar Hyperextension is just a really solid heavily made piece of equipment. It adjusts to any angle all the way to flat out. I don't even have the pelvic pads extended all the way out but you can. It works great for me and it doesn't do wheelies! I have a bad back and it helps me out a lot. I've also toned up some flab in my back too.

[Strutter]

Nice setup you sould have no problem getting the job done good luck!

[MMABastion]

Originally Posted by hogship

That cloth tape is sold at my local "Play It Again Sports" store and is intended for use on ice hockey sticks....so the hockey players get a better grip.

Originally, I taped up a curl bar 'cause I didn't like the feel of the knurled handle. I liked that so well that I went back and bought a couple of rolls and did ALL the hand grip surfaces! The hockey tape comes in other colors.

hog

I put hockey tape on Hand Grippers and my jumping rope.

[black3000gt]

Originally Posted by BINKS_1

only place i could find these power blocks was at their website. 5-85LBS set with the stand are $995 on their manufacturer website.GODDAYYUUUM.
Anyone seen them cheaper?

I just ordered the SelectTech 1090's with stand for $740 shipped. They are ajustable from 10-90 lb's at 5 lb increments.

[HitItHard]

Originally Posted by black3000gt

I just ordered the SelectTech 1090's with stand for $740 shipped. They are ajustable from 10-90 lb's at 5 lb increments.

link? any bowflex adjustable dumbells ive ever seen only go up to 50 pds

[trailwarrior]

Originally Posted by HitItHard

link? any bowflex adjustable dumbells ive ever seen only go up to 50 pds

http://www.bigfitness.com/bose10du.html

[mattwray]

My garage dungeon.

rack/monolift, 1300+lbs of plates, dumbbells to 95s, fat bar, safety squat bar, tx power bar, competition squat bar, glute ham raise, reverse hyper, steel log, 6-700lb tire and more.

[Biggerfoot]

Great strongman stuff! Did you use Slater molds or make your own stones?

[mattwray]

Originally Posted by Biggerfoot

Great strongman stuff! Did you use Slater molds or make your own stones?

made my own with a rubber ball and plaster of paris

[billy]

Awesome gym Matt. Where did you get that monolift attachment for you power rack?

[mattwray]

Originally Posted by billy

Awesome gym Matt. Where did you get that monolift attachment for you power rack?

thanks

I had a dude I work with make it for me (I work at a steel company).

[To78]

my basement smells like cat pee and is wet and leaky and not flash but i have all i want. but the cats get on my nervs when they **** or kill a mouse near my stuff

[Workin_ It]

ironmaster bench, with crunch attachment

Body Solid Seated Row

Body Solid Dip/Leg Raise

Power Block Personal Dumbells, Power Block Sport Dumbells (for the wife), Personal Plus Handles (not shown), Samsung HDTV with AppleTV and Bose WaveRadio.

Powertec Workbench System

Cybex Home Arc Trainer

Also not shown, I have Troy 300lb Rubber Olympic Plates, Perfect Pushup handles, and a Black Nitric Oxide Curl Bar. That's it, Im out of room for anything else. Though I may try and squeeze a Roman Chair in there too.

[KSA]

Nice gym

I have also the seated row machine from BS.

On that unit i keep my foot on the floor, front of me.

[King_Marmoset!]

Wow!!!

These home gyms are really impressive. My home gym is basically a dungeon where the severely mentally handicapped used to be chained. Its got really low ceilings, asbestos tiles, one dim light bulb, and a dark room! I'm so jealous of these nice big clean rooms with bright lights.

Once I get all my equipment built I'll get some pics on here.

[Lo7us]

Watching some of the gyms posted here ....makes me wonder ( qualitatively speaking ) why do they call them ,,Home gyms ,, anymore ? It's almost like a 1 : 1 comercial gym , some are even better !

Nice gym ( the last 1 posted here ) , i don't see the cables ....

[MCWTRAINER]

Originally Posted by Workin_ It

ironmaster bench, with crunch attachment

Body Solid Seated Row

Body Solid Dip/Leg Raise

Power Block Personal Dumbells, Power Block Sport Dumbells (for the wife), Personal Plus Handles (not shown), Samsung HDTV with AppleTV and Bose WaveRadio.

Powertec Workbench System

Cybex Home Arc Trainer

Also not shown, I have Troy 300lb Rubber Olympic Plates, Perfect Pushup handles, and a Black Nitric Oxide Curl Bar. That's it, Im out of room for anything else. Though I may try and squeeze a Roman Chair in there too.

All I can say is... you're not right. LOL. Your gym is sick man. I wish mine was like that. Maybe one day it will be close. Two thumbs up!!!

[markalmighty]

Love this thread.....

[Labrador]

Originally Posted by markalmighty

Love this thread.....

x2 this thread is better than watching porn

[NocturnalKnight]

Originally Posted by Labrador

x2 this thread is better than watching porn

Agreed.

[trailwarrior]

Finally received my plates the other day. Gave up waiting for Eleikos and decided to go with Ivankos. Still waiting on the olympic dumbbells though.

http://dse-weightlifting.blogspot.co...ower-rack.html

[Lo7us]

Originally Posted by trailwarrior

Finally received my plates the other day. Gave up waiting for Eleikos and decided to go with Ivankos. Still waiting on the olympic dumbbells though.

http://dse-weightlifting.blogspot.co...ower-rack.html

That is what i call a strong piece of equipment !

Those Ivanko plates are a beauty ! How much did you pay for them ? Are those rubber models right ?

Nice stuff you got there . I really like it !

[loub0999]

I was searching for DIY squat or Power cage on Google when I found your forum. I really like the pictures of the metal tubing home made cage. Unfortunately at this time I don't have 100$ to spend on the hardware, but I have a big pile of wood I got from dumpster diving the industrial parks near my house. You wouldn't believe what people throw away!

I used 2x6es for the main beam supports and 2x4s and 2x3s for the other structures. I found tables for horizontal weight capacity of different dimension wood joists and on a 2x6 inch beam, modulus elasticity is listed as 1030lbs and 648lbs for load per linear foot of beam on a 7 foot span. I can't even lift that much so, I'm golden!

I built this cage yesterday, I will add a dip and leg lift station to the front of it in the near future.

Total cost 0$ + 8 hours of my time! I got the wood from the trash and had left over nails, screws and bolds from diverse previous projects! If you want to calculate the price of new materials I would say 25$ for the hardware and at least 50$ for all the wood. It would probably be cheaper to buy a used cage if I had paid for all this stuff, but it was just laying around anyway.

I also included my el cheapo Canadian-Tire multi station gym with 260 lb stack, I also have (not shown) a punching bag, duct taped yellow pages (punching), and a stretching apparatus.

Some of you have really nice setups, I'm envious!

[IBey777]

Originally Posted by loub0999

I was searching for DIY squat or Power cage on Google when I found your forum. I really like the pictures of the metal tubing home made cage. Unfortunately at this time I don't have 100$ to spend on the hardware, but I have a big pile of wood I got from dumpster diving the industrial parks near my house. You wouldn't believe what people throw away!

I used 2x6es for the main beam supports and 2x4s and 2x3s for the other structures. I found tables for horizontal weight capacity of different dimension wood joists and on a 2x6 inch beam, modulus elasticity is listed as 1030lbs and 648lbs for load per linear foot of beam on a 7 foot span. I can't even lift that much so, I'm golden!

I built this cage yesterday, I will add a dip and leg lift station to the front of it in the near future.

Total cost 0$ + 8 hours of my time! I got the wood from the trash and had left over nails, screws and bolds from diverse previous projects! If you want to calculate the price of new materials I would say 25$ for the hardware and at least 50$ for all the wood. It would probably be cheaper to buy a used cage if I had paid for all this stuff, but it was just laying around anyway.

I also included my el cheapo Canadian-Tire multi station gym with 260 lb stack, I also have (not shown) a punching bag, duct taped yellow pages (punching), and a stretching apparatus.

Some of you have really nice setups, I'm envious!

Impressive effort.

All I have to say is just be careful. When you start squatting heavy, the barbell has a tendency to transfer its momentum and energy into the rack. If the rack isn't stable on all planes (X,Y, and Z) you could end up with a serious accident on your hands... no to mention your back.

Be careful, bro.

[trailwarrior]

Originally Posted by Lo7us

Those Ivanko plates are a beauty ! How much did you pay for them ? Are those rubber models right ?

The Ivanko plates are urethane and I purchased them through weightlifters warehouse for $2.65/lb.

http://www.ivanko.com/products/prd_text/OUEZ.html