Home Gym - What should i buy

[Phat_teen]

Hey guys, im 15, ive never worked out before so i decided to make my basement into a gym.

Anyways this is the stuff im thinking about buying.



Dumbells x2 25lbs x2 30lbs - http://www.fitnesssource.ca/product_...roducts_id=240
110$

Bench press - http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B000Q...deid=396417011
210$
Rack - http://www.fitnesssource.ca/product_...oducts_id=2551
300$

Total spent: 620$


Look at this stuff, is it good? Is their anything else i need to get?

Thanks!

[Berserker_Titan]

I say get a barbell set, and adjustable weight dumbbell set, and the bench for starters.

[xemtekx]

Hey guys, im 15, ive never worked out before so i decided to make my basement into a gym.

Anyways this is the stuff im thinking about buying.



Dumbells x2 25lbs x2 30lbs - http://www.fitnesssource.ca/product_...roducts_id=240
110$

Bench press - http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B000Q...deid=396417011
210$
Rack - http://www.fitnesssource.ca/product_...oducts_id=2551
300$

Total spent: 620$


Look at this stuff, is it good? Is their anything else i need to get?

Thanks!

home gym= bad idea. Just buy a gym memebership. I know of a few decent gyms that only charge around 200-300 yearly. That is about 3 years of being a member. Think about it.. your not gonna bring your home gym to college so why not pay just as much for a memebership where u have access to various sets of equipment instead of just one.

[Phat_teen]

I say get a barbell set, and adjustable weight dumbbell set, and the bench for starters.

What? Like olympic size bench press? Their so expensive, is it really neccarry? I dont wanna get adjustable dumbells because if i get stronger ill just buy a new set, right now i can only do 30s and drop down to 25's. But ill think about getting an adjustable set. What do you mean " and the bench for starters"

u should buy weights

What?

home gym= bad idea. Just buy a gym memebership. I know of a few decent gyms that only charge around 200-300 yearly. That is about 3 years of being a member. Think about it.. your not gonna bring your home gym to college so why not pay just as much for a memebership where u have access to various sets of equipment instead of just one.

I dont have any gyms near by, the closest one charges 750$ a year, i could make my own gym for that money.

[Berserker_Titan]

What? Like olympic size bench press? Their so expensive, is it really neccarry? I dont wanna get adjustable dumbells because if i get stronger ill just buy a new set, right now i can only do 30s and drop down to 25's. But ill think about getting an adjustable set. What do you mean " and the bench for starters"



What?



I dont have any gyms near by, the closest one charges 750$ a year, i could make my own gym for that money.

lol, that's why I said buy adjustable ones, them being adjustable, you can just buy more weight plates and won't need to buy new dumbbells. When I said and the bench for startes, I meant, buy the adjustable weights, a good barbell set, and the bench, and you're ready to go.

[Phat_teen]

lol, that's why I said buy adjustable ones, them being adjustable, you can just buy more weight plates and won't need to buy new dumbbells. When I said and the bench for startes, I meant, buy the adjustable weights, a good barbell set, and the bench, and you're ready to go.

OH so you mean buy a barbell set that can use my dumbell weights? But it would take a long time to transition from bench press to curls..

[probe1]

get a school gym membership. mines $40 a year yes year. and it the same as kent states gym

[Billster]

power rack,
adjustable bench,
two adjustable dumbell handels,
olympic bar,
300lb worth of plates

i think this costs around 1 grand, and buy more plates as u get stronger and need more

[Phat_teen]

get a school gym membership. mines $40 a year yes year. and it the same as kent states gym

Only problem is i can only use it during school days, what happends in summer? Plus they only keep it open 1 hour after school hours. I would only be getting like 1 day a week with it.

[xemtekx]

I dont have any gyms near by, the closest one charges 750$ a year, i could make my own gym for that money.

wow that sucks! lol. Ok ima help you out here. First, Buy a power rack + lat pulldown connection. This way you can do tricep pushdowns, cable curls, and a number of differnet exerceises with it. Second, buy an olympic barbell set. And third, buy a pair of adjustabel dumbell HANDLES made for olympic barbell sets, so you dont have to buy weight s again. I defientely would not go with those hex shaped dumbells cuz u cant adjust them. Adjustable dumbells are great cuz u can put as musch weight as you want on them. Where do you live (state) cuz i know of some gooooood deals.

[Phat_teen]

power rack,
adjustable bench,
two adjustable dumbell handels,
olympic bar,
300lb worth of plates

i think this costs around 1 grand, and buy more plates as u get stronger and need more

See thats what i was thinking. But do i have to get an olympic bar?

So your saying i should get a bench, buy my own olympic bar, buy my own weights and buy adjustable dumbell handles?

[Phat_teen]

wow that sucks! lol. Ok ima help you out here. First, Buy a power rack + lat pulldown connection. This way you can do tricep pushdowns, cable curls, and a number of differnet exerceises with it. Second, buy an olympic barbell set. And third, buy a pair of adjustabel dumbell HANDLES made for olympic barbell sets, so you dont have to buy weight s again. I defientely would not go with those hex shaped dumbells cuz u cant adjust them. Adjustable dumbells are great cuz u can put as musch weight as you want on them. Where do you live (state) cuz i know of some gooooood deals.

Yeah okay ill do that then, ill just get handles, but like i said, wont it take a long time for transitions? and bench press and weights and rack, is the rack in the picture what your talking about?. I dont live in us.

[probe1]

1 hour? doesn't seem right to me.

mines closed till 5 on school days and summer it open form 6am to 8pm

and also won't spending $500+ on home gym be a waste for in mabe ayr or so you'll out grow most ofthe weights and just have to spend more cash

[Berserker_Titan]

Yeah, I saw a 100lb. barbell set at Walmart for $100, and a 40lb. Dumbbell set for $40. So for $140 + tax, you could get 140lbs. with the barbell and dumbbells, and a lot of weight plates.

Good and affordable benches range from $100-$200, Walmart too.

A total of $240-$340.

Buy more weight plates as you increase weights.

[Phat_teen]

Yeah, I saw a 100lb. barbell set at Walmart for $100, and a 40lb. Dumbbell set for $40. So for $140 + tax, you could get 140lbs. with the barbell and dumbbells, and a lot of weight plates.

Good and affordable benches range from $100-$200, Walmart too.

A total of $240-$340.

Buy more weight plates as you increase weights.

Yeah but is the quality of walmart any good? I dont wanna buy some dumbells and theyre not good for me.

[Berserker_Titan]

If they're iron, they are.

[Phat_teen]

So you guys are saying i should buy these:

http://www.fitnessdepot.ca/shop/stor...ed-P787C0.aspx

Plus the collar

http://www.fitnessdepot.ca/shop/stor...ar-P624C0.aspx

Then i get the weights for it right? What are the weights i put on a dumbell called?

[Berserker_Titan]

So you guys are saying i should buy these:

http://www.fitnessdepot.ca/shop/stor...ed-P787C0.aspx

Plus the collar

http://www.fitnessdepot.ca/shop/stor...ar-P624C0.aspx

Then i get the weights for it right?

Basically, yes. Though if you get a set it would be much better. Don't forget the barbell.

[user12648206321544]

Look on Craigslist.

[yoj]

Buy a power rack and a bench (just a regular flat bench or adjustable incline bench no attachments, you can stick it in your power rack and bench there easily). Then buy an olympic barbell and a set of plates (~300 lbs to start).

You would be getting the BEST value for your money if you buy only those and focus on the big compound lifts. Squats, Deadlifts, Military Press, Bench, and Row. You can do all of those with simply a power rack and an adjustable bench. I would also consider buying a dip/pullup station because those are cheap. Think about it. If someone told you that they bench/squat/dead 225/315/405 then would you wonder if they had "missing muscles" because they didn't do lat pulldowns or tricep extentions? Of course not. If you are limited by money, focus on the BIGGEST lifts, not a piddly lat pulldown.

I know that you can only use 30lbs now, but next week that means you should be trying 35 lbs! You should always be moving the weight up. Not having the right weights to use is a poor excuse not to be raising the weight!

edit: dont spend your money on dumbells. A barbell set is going to give you far more value. I could easily finish my entire workout with just barbells, but the same can't be said for dumbells.

[Phat_teen]

Basically, yes. Though if you get a set it would be much better. Don't forget the barbell.

What do you mean "set"? and is the barbell the bench press bar? And should i get it with the bench or seperatly?

[Phat_teen]

Buy a power rack and a bench (just a regular flat bench or adjustable incline bench no attachments, you can stick it in your power rack and bench there easily). Then buy an olympic barbell and a set of plates (~300 lbs to start).

You would be getting the BEST value for your money if you buy only those and focus on the big compound lifts. Squats, Deadlifts, Military Press, Bench, and Row. You can do all of those with simply a power rack and an adjustable bench. I would also consider buying a dip/pullup station because those are cheap. Think about it. If someone told you that they bench/squat/dead 225/315/405 then would you wonder if they had "missing muscles" because they didn't do lat pulldowns or tricep extentions? Of course not. If you are limited by money, focus on the BIGGEST lifts, not a piddly lat pulldown.

I know that you can only use 30lbs now, but next week that means you should be trying 35 lbs! You should always be moving the weight up. Not having the right weights to use is a poor excuse not to be raising the weight!

yeah your right 100%, can you get me some pics of all this stuff? So i know what to get.

[Berserker_Titan]

When I say set, is that you get the handles and decent weights. Yeah the barbell is "the bench press bar".

Get them as you like, the best way for you economically.

I g2g right now dude so I won't be able to reply back after this post.

Conclusion- at the end you must have the weights, the bars, and a bench.

[erutter11]

wow that sucks! lol. Ok ima help you out here. First, Buy a power rack + lat pulldown connection. This way you can do tricep pushdowns, cable curls, and a number of differnet exerceises with it. Second, buy an olympic barbell set. And third, buy a pair of adjustabel dumbell HANDLES made for olympic barbell sets, so you dont have to buy weight s again. I defientely would not go with those hex shaped dumbells cuz u cant adjust them. Adjustable dumbells are great cuz u can put as musch weight as you want on them. Where do you live (state) cuz i know of some gooooood deals.

That is some great advice. I was going to recommend some equipment, but that pretty much covers it. Repped.

[Johnson_8098]

OH so you mean buy a barbell set that can use my dumbell weights? But it would take a long time to transition from bench press to curls..

haha i hope bench press to curls was just an example of transition... But yeah you'd be better off buying a 350lb weight set with a barbell and adjustable dumbbells. Add a bench in there and a rack and you're set. Not to mention it won't hit your wallet as hard.

[Sherman60]

Power rack, bench, bar bell, weights, adjustable dumbbells.

[xStriker7]

Buy a power rack and a bench (just a regular flat bench or adjustable incline bench no attachments, you can stick it in your power rack and bench there easily). Then buy an olympic barbell and a set of plates (~300 lbs to start).

You would be getting the BEST value for your money if you buy only those and focus on the big compound lifts. Squats, Deadlifts, Military Press, Bench, and Row. You can do all of those with simply a power rack and an adjustable bench. I would also consider buying a dip/pullup station because those are cheap. Think about it. If someone told you that they bench/squat/dead 225/315/405 then would you wonder if they had "missing muscles" because they didn't do lat pulldowns or tricep extentions? Of course not. If you are limited by money, focus on the BIGGEST lifts, not a piddly lat pulldown.

I know that you can only use 30lbs now, but next week that means you should be trying 35 lbs! You should always be moving the weight up. Not having the right weights to use is a poor excuse not to be raising the weight!

edit: dont spend your money on dumbells. A barbell set is going to give you far more value. I could easily finish my entire workout with just barbells, but the same can't be said for dumbells.

he nailed it take his advice. Focus on your main lifts first and as time goes on add to your gym.