what do you think about my gym? don't laugh...

[Tallnstrong]

Just wanted to say hi and show a gym from a fellow home lifter.please don't tell my i need a power rack or a bench i don't have money right now am a student and have to travel to go to university so i can't work right now and my construction skills are very poor. i'm just starting to lift my main exercises are: all kinds of deadlift, dips, pullups, power cleans and front squats, military presses and handstand pushups. i have around 285 lbs of weight and a barbell. hope you like it.

[Fatal-Fury]

Hey man, nothing at all wrong with that bro, lmao, should see what I started out with. I think i will. Looks good, keep at it and work hard, equipment isnt what makes or breaks you.

I have moved on from my homemade bench, to a actual gym

[Dinotrainer]

Originally Posted by Tallnstrong

Just wanted to say hi and show a gym from a fellow home lifter.please don't tell my i need a power rack or a bench i don't have money right now am a student and have to travel to go to university so i can't work right now and my construction skills are very poor. i'm just starting to lift my main exercises are: all kinds of deadlift, dips, pullups, power cleans and front squats, military presses and handstand pushups. i have around 285 lbs of weight and a barbell. hope you like it.

Nobody needs to tell you to never let a 'perceived' lack of equipment get in the way of progress. You didn't let that stand in your way, or 'obsess' about what you don't have. Good job, and I'd be willing to bet that you'll stick with it, and actually progress faster, than someone who buys a room full of equipment before they ever even touch a dumbbell

[boxertim]

i love the space.....looks like a great weight dungeon. you can slowly build that up into one great space.

though i must say that that that red stick figure would freak me out while working out...unless it would spot me

[DhsHamada08]

vcrap man when i started out i wouldnt settle for that, I didnt know anyone else did it like that??lol, now i go to a gym much easier and ive been slowly buyiing piece by piece of a home gym, got me a bench with 300 lb bar/weight set, 35db's, 70 b db's and 80's hope one day i n the future ill be able to just do it all at home, but idk i find it motivating to do it at the gym, dont know why?women maybe

[Tallnstrong]

Originally Posted by boxertim

i love the space.....looks like a great weight dungeon. you can slowly build that up into one great space.

though i must say that that that red stick figure would freak me out while working out...unless it would spot me

LOL the red stick figure is a drawing of me while preparing for a big deadlift (230 pounds right now )


right now am happy with what i got further down the road when i get stronger maybe i will add something like some sort of bench and squat stand or just go to a real gym.

by the way a lot of ideas for this came from this forums...i'm glad i found such a good site maybe in the future i'll post a few picture of my cardio )(cutting grass, sand bag carring, shoveling and tree planting )

and thanks for the comments. i appriciate them.

[â„¢da1â„¢]

Originally Posted by Fatal-Fury

Hey man, nothing at all wrong with that bro, lmao, should see what I started out with. I think i will. Looks good, keep at it and work hard, equipment isnt what makes or breaks you.

I have moved on from my homemade bench, to a actual gym

omg lmfaooooooooooooooooo im like wtf is that got the lil pillow rofl

[Flying_Fox]

Nice homegym

[DhsHamada08]

im curious what is the mattress for?Do yo ench oon that and if so,dont you sink in when doing a high weight lol

[Looking Swole]

pretty hardcore room man
you sleep there also?

[wastingmachine]

That area is superb.All i would suggest u purchase ifpossible is a squat cage so you can do all sorts on your own and an adjustable bench so you can do benchpress in the cage,shoulder press etc etc..
Whatever anyone says a pit is the best place to train,no tv's just rusy tunes and iron.You should see the olympic weightlifting gym i go to..its a pit but its awsome..
Go hard man

[Tallnstrong]

to DhsHamada08 the matress has 3 purposes: 1) for climbing up to the pull up bar 2) when i do zecher squats if the weight is to heavy i drop it on the matress for safety reasons 3) to collapse on it after doing 10 sets of deadlifts



to looking swole: yes, when my parents treathen me to throw me out of the house no seriously i use it for the above reason and in the spring/summer is great to relax after working out....


to wasting machine: yes i know it would be great to make or buy a squat cage and a bench but right now and for atleast until summer when i can start working i'm stuck with this....really i'm happy with my setup....my friends who go to the gyms in the city laugh when i say that i work out with only a barbell. i don't know i think it is better having this doing deadlifts/dips/cleans/front squats etc. rather than going to a fancy gym doing bench presses and curls every day...

[DhsHamada08]

dont the eights bounce back up after dropping it on the mattress?lol i hate getting hit by weights, but a bummer of working out at home is you can barely ever try to max or lift high, because no spot lol, a couple weeks ago i tried doing a set of 225 i currently max at 260-270 but i thought id get it up easily the second one and i couldnt lift any more i lost balance lol on my bench and the bar came down and hit my lip lol cut it open badlllllly lol i felt like such a dumbass, never again lol

[Planecrazy1980]

Dude, no wonder your girlfriend lifts more than you. Just kidding. But seriously, I'd join a gym. Who can't afford 30 bux a month.

[Tallnstrong]

i can afford it but i live out of the city where i live... the nearest gym has only a smith machine 2 benches and 4 machines with cables, the other gym is full of curl/bench idiots with the tough guy atitude and the guy who runs that place thinks squating/deadlifting is dangerous and that i could do them better if i buy suplements from him(????)....why should i go to a gym when i can workout at home, do whatever i like, whenever i want to? i really don't care if i don't have equipment and that i work out alone. i love working out in my ''gym'' even if it looks like its from the first world war....i hope planecrazy you understand what am talking about....

[smokeater]

It's a good start. You can certainly get a quality workout with minimal equipment. It's just about getting creative and maximizing what you have.

[michaelnel]

I sure can't laugh at you. At least you are obviously USING what you have and are improving yourself, unlike me who has a bunch of equipment and can't bring myself to actually work out on it.

[Planecrazy1980]

Isn't funny how those bench/curl guys all have chicken legs. Seriously. Keep it up big guy. You'll git'r'did. Post a pic of your girlfriend. That'll keep us interested.

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[59kg_weakling]

Nice place mate!

You have about three times the equipment I do.

[Tallnstrong]

here is a homemade squat rack...very easy to build and quite safe (can resist 400+ lbs)


hear you all later i'm going to start squating this evening...

[alexc02]

are you trying to lift for size? or strength?

[CapOne818]

Dude dont trip that is a great setup for anyone who knows how to get the job done, and you can get a chick and do a set of pull ups and a set of PIITB with in 5 feet of each other, you have got it made.

[Overload]

That is the coolest gym I've seen in a while. Hardcore all the way. I applaud your creativity. Next time someone says I can't workout due to lack of equipment, show them your pics.

[Tallnstrong]

alexc i'm lifting for strength 5X5 right now deadlifts,pullups,dips,weighted pushups...and now starting to do squats also..

overload thanks for your comments i thought about posting pics of my squat rack since a lot of people say on the boards that don't have equipment/power racks etc. i hope this gives an idea how to build a very simple set up for squating at home...mines works great,very stable and comfortable...

[59kg_weakling]

What I don't have is the space that you have.

Houses in Australia don't have attics or basements.

[ooi33]

creativity very important when making our own equipment.. all the best dude... ( btw, any1 here doing leg curl and leg extension wif dumbbell, its the way i do it though~~~ simple equipment can make all the job done if we r creative enuff~~)

[alexc02]

you don't really need a squat rack, ever tried one legged squat?

my home gym is very similar to yours, the only other things I have are
-kettlebell set
-ab wheel

for an extra challenge add in handstand push ups

[swordsmanzenn]

very old school.

[Tony Gibbo]

Lovin it looks a bit like my gym(spare bedroom) except no dbs and my pull up bar and dip bars are in the garden(when it snows I like to pretend Im in rocky 4). As for benching how about a solid bit of timber elevated on some breeze blocks, its what i use but only with dbs dont dare get pinned with no spotter.

[Quartermilekyle]

Kinda dungeon esk but every little bit counts. I started with a bench and leg extension machine and two adjustable dumbells. I only had weights up to 120! Good luck