Who else does their working out/training at home?

[heatwave13]

Wow! Some of you all have epic set ups at your garages and basements. Can I come over and lift?

[Turboboy]

I've trained in my home gym for years....probably over 10 years now. Sometimes it's hard to get motivated but it beats listening to techno-pop music and watching guys walk around like they're gonna fly away from having such big lats. LOL

[camau71]

I train at home most of the time. I do a lot of metcon work these days which require two to three loaded bars. I work a rotating shift and always train before work. On days it's 2:45 am and on nights it's 2:45 pm. Working a 12 hr shift, it's not easy to get to the gym anyway.

[alex2363]

i do home thing, no germs(cold+flu seasons here)..no rush, no noise, no girls..wait a minute no girls. lol

[dberrong]

Home gym all the way. Closest gym is over 30 minutes away from my house.

[geer_matt]

I can see benefits to working out at home, especially if you can afford a decent set up and have the space for it, but I also like getting out of the house and being around other like minded people in the gym. For me though its no big deal getting to the gym, it is only a 10 minute walk from my front door to theirs.

[mbarnes3382]

I workout at home, just hard for me to get to the gym after work its usually late.

[bcorny]

For me it started out as a necessity because I had three small children and the only time I could work out was while they were sleeping and it cost way too much for child care at the gym for three kids. Just started plunking my gym membership money into purchasing my own equipment and now it's just way more convenient doing it at home rather than going to the gym. I do miss the leg press/hack squat though!

[vp63]

I worked out at a gym for 3 yrs and then switched to my home gym. The only thing I miss would be the cardio equipment. Super convienient. Watched craigslist for a couple of months until a good setup came along. My kids are also working out, so its all good.

[hochspeyer]

Snookums and I decided to purchase an decent quality elliptical. It was probably the equivalent of 1-1.5 years of gym membership for the both of us. I had some weights from when I was a kid, so I had something to start out with. I added a decent quality bench and a few hundred pounds of additional plates recently from a Craig's List post, and I'm in business.

My bottom line, though, is for us, it just makes more sense. I work 12 hour (sometimes more) shifts three or four days a week. What we don't spend on gas and gym memberships we have available for supps and whatever. I never have to worry about rushing anywhere when it comes to training, and I can always train with exactly the equipment I need.

[liftinoz]

Home for me. Purchased my own unit just over a year ago which has a double garage. Spot for my car and plenty of room for small home gym setup.
What I like,
My music - have a small stereo which I can connect my Ipod.
Time- Usually I train around 5-7pm, local gyms are packed then.
No driving, parking etc
No waiting to use equipment
No putting up with bad hygiene- sweat left on benches etc
I can train any day/time I please
If I want to do say a bit of extra ab work on an off day, I just walk downstairs instead of spending more time travelling etc than the short workout.

What I miss
Big variety of equipment

[HighGear]

Home gym for me. It started with a treadmill and recumbent bike, then the setup for P90X, then a little of this, and a little of that. The wife will not go into a gym, so it works for us to lift together. I've been in the gym at our local rec center, and either gang members or other scumbags I've arrested are there lifting, or someone tuned all the TV's to FOX NEWS, or the "special ed" group is in there (oh wait, I already said they were watching Fox News didn't I. j/k ) Anyway I dig the home thing much better as I don't rely on motivation from an outside source.


BTW, the wife and I were lifting two nights ago, and she let out a "Rrrrwwwaaaahhhh" as she got her 10'th rep of her 5th set of bench. She stopped and said, "Screw the Lunk Alarm!" - I was so proud!

[drudixon]

I am curious to see how many of you all are able do your lifting, training, bodybuilding, powerlifting, etc....at home instead of going to a gym. If you do this at home, what are some of your reasons? For time or money saving? Or, not wanting to put up the all the gym shenanigans that we always read about?

You definitely don't save any money when you need to get good gear. I work out at home because I don't drive, but also because I don't think I'd drive to the gym if I could. My music, my stuff, nobody in the way. Hard to beat that.

[Brackneyc]

You definitely don't save any money when you need to get good gear. I work out at home because I don't drive, but also because I don't think I'd drive to the gym if I could. My music, my stuff, nobody in the way. Hard to beat that.

Only thing I paid full price for was my seated calf machine and my dip belt. Everything else was pennies on the dollar. My home gym cost less than a year membership at the gym. Now, I still have the gym membership, but my wife likes it, and we go there to use the pool and do some cardio/hot tub. If money were an issue, home gym wins for me. Nothing at the other gym I cannot do at home.

YMMV

[Appalachian guy]

If I had the room, I'd work out at home. Right now there is no space for a home gym in my current house. I have a few weight plates, bars, a (really old) bench and some bumbbells. In my new house, I will have room but I'm not sure if the area I'm considering in the old laundry room will big enough. For now I work out at a local Anytime Fitness, and they have a good variety of cardio equipment, which I won't have at home.

[db_ggmm]

I have a home gym and I have been using a real gym during the past two winters. I prefer the home gym, but the gym "experience" is ok for 4-12 weeks when it's cold. I take the time to watch for people doing interesting things that I don't see at home. Terrible form, great form, impressive strength, impressive weakness, bench shirts, loafers and dress pants.

[Nikonguy]

Garage Powerlifting gym

Pros: all the stuff that has already been mentioned

Cons: can't get a spot, do negatives or forced reps on bench. Small price to pay.

edit: The ONLY thing that would take me away from my home gym would be to hook up with a powerlifting/strongman club because I think that training with better lifters would make me a better lifter.

[Nikonguy]

You definitely don't save any money when you need to get good gear.

This is true if you want something like a leg press or nice hack squat machine...and you want it now. For the most part you can find the stuff that "no gym should be without"
cheap enough that it will offset the expense pricier items.


Pennies on the dollar

[winnicandle]

I like a gym..but I also work odd hours so I can go at 10am when its quiet.

I also like people watching. Spend a lot of time traveling and trying different gyms on the road is actually very fun. Great to find some hard core places with meatheads tossing weights etc. Good stuff.

I'd like some equip at home, but I enjoy getting away fromt he phone and the kids and hitting the gym. If I had to do rush hour times Im sure I'd change my tune.

[angimal]

[QUOTE=Getsum;629664093]I do both, but I love my home gym. Those 75lb plates on my dead lift bar were given to me by a coworker when I was around 18 years old and I think they were already at least 10 years old at the time. It’s nice to have the stuff available.


That's so pretty I lift at work (a college) because I can do it during work hours, I don't have to pay and there are only a few guys in there when I go. My son really wants to start lifting seriously and is pushing for a gym membership but it's expensive!
I have some stuff at home but I think the money would be better spent on more home equipment versus the local gym...

[thelonecrouton]

I love my garage gym, breeze-block squat rack and all. Never seem to have quite enough plates though, but I guess that's a sign of progress... the wife gets to ask me what the hell I need more weights for and I ask her the same thing about shoes, seems fair.

[msru]

Home gym all the way here. I bought a house a few months ago and had the builder build a 24x24 garage/shed beside my house. I use this as primarily my home gym, but also for storage. It's my "dream" home gym I've always wanted. I think I spent about $5,000 total for all the equipment, weights, accessories, etc. It sounds like a lot but I saved money while in Iraq and if you add up the cost of a commercial gym for, say, 2 years at about $50/month, that's $1,200 right there, which will pay for a nice home gym.

[VolsGoneWild]

In the past I've usually worked out at a gym, with some occasional times at home. Recently I've just about finished up my home gym though and my wife and I are working out there. For the most part it is done, just have to move the dumbbells in there. Starting to get a little cramped, but not too bad. She stays on the yellow powertec machine and I'm on the rack.

[VolsGoneWild]

Fabricating exercise gadgets is the fun part of having a home gym.

Exactly, I've got an assortment of grip training tools in the plastic bucket. Also, the most recent item was bars for doing dips in the rack. It's nice, let's me combine two of my favorite hobbying, training and building.

[db_ggmm]

In the past I've usually worked out at a gym, with some occasional times at home.

oh mi lawd, tv too

[xR1pp3Rx]

i trained hard at home for many years. up until about 2 yrs ago i moved and left weights with some friends to use... live in an aptment now. (Gheyness)

anyhow been at a club ever since.


i still have a full set of powerblocks and a stand next to me.

[tnthudson]

This pretty much sums it up right here.

True that! And I work out with my wife now, and she's hot!

[tnthudson]

In the past I've usually worked out at a gym, with some occasional times at home. Recently I've just about finished up my home gym though and my wife and I are working out there. For the most part it is done, just have to move the dumbbells in there. Starting to get a little cramped, but not too bad. She stays on the yellow powertec machine and I'm on the rack.

Dude. Nice! I have a Smith Machine, Kettlebells, pullup bar, tanning bed and treadmill all cramped into an extra bedroom but I'm looking at power racks now.

[fishingeek]

Just got done remodeling my basement to expand my "Torture Chamber".











It's nice to be able to come home, change, slam out a quick workout and go in with the rest of my evening.
+1 on not having to listen to Justin Beiber or Lady Gaga...

Geek

[vmpolesov]

I do both. Okay partial setup at home (oly bar, trap bar, plates, selectable powerlock dumbbells, basic bench, no rack). Still shoot for 1-2 days/week at the gym because I can't do everything at home. Also sometimes I need the change of scenery (get tired of gym, get tired of home, etc)