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[diesel_3]

Been up and running for a few weeks now, so happy to have a home gym!

[zeketheplumbr]

Personal gym

[Garry3]

Personal gym

It sure ain't no health club.
In fact its almost perfect.
Great space to get it done.

[davidoff1974]

My home gym is still a work in progress, but I'm quite happy with my current set up.

[jdforsy]

Nice. Did you pay for barge shipment from the us for all of your stuff?

[dragon360]

Very nice gym. The disco ball is what does it!

[davidoff1974]

[davidoff1974]

Nice. Did you pay for barge shipment from the us for all of your stuff?

No It wasn't a one time purchase. It took me a while (more than 2 years) to acquire these, a bar here then bench there and after a few months plates...

But it was costlier since there is no craglist here and I have to purchase everything new, pay for shipping and tax.

[twodog]

No It wasn't a one time purchase. It took me a while (more than 2 years) to acquire these.

Not to mention the mode of transportation needed to pickup the oly bar, lol. Davidoff, you've done great job on your gym, especially overcoming some of the supply problems.

[davidoff1974]

Very nice gym. The disco ball is what does it!

Thanks, my home gym is actually fully equipped with a mirror ball, smoke and lasers :-)

[useport80]

still a work in progress. no fancy nice camera pictures lol. just using my cell phone camera. mostly rogue stuff.

imgur dot com/a/JL1ny

[matrix563]

still a work in progress. no fancy nice camera pictures lol. just using my cell phone camera. mostly rogue stuff.

imgur dot com/a/JL1ny

http://imgur.com/a/JL1ny very nice

[rlundregan]

still a work in progress. no fancy nice camera pictures lol. just using my cell phone camera. mostly rogue stuff.

imgur dot com/a/JL1ny

Spartan, yet effective. A study in what a few well-made choices can do for you. Repped!

[NewfieMike]

No It wasn't a one time purchase. It took me a while (more than 2 years) to acquire these, a bar here then bench there and after a few months plates...

But it was costlier since there is no craglist here and I have to purchase everything new, pay for shipping and tax.

I feel your pain, trying to set up a quality home gym in Newfoundland has been quite a challenge!

[NewfieMike]

Personal gym

Nice, it has a metroflex kinda vibe to it......"ain't nothin' but a peanut!"

[AttyGuy]

New Legend 3121 power rack and 3103 FI bench:





Some Ironmaster dumbbell stuff:

Dude, don't forget the Legendary thread. Sweet bench and rack.

[conrad2nr]

My Rogue rack was dropped of yesterday by an 18 wheeler and I put it together last night. Now I will no longer have to juggle my routine or miss sessions due to work or other things.

I didn't account for the height of my platform it was going to be bolted to but I lucked out and had around an inch of clearance to the ceiling. This thing is built to take a beating and I'll be able to pass this down to my grandkids one day.

I'm guessing you just stacked 2 8'x4' ply wood atop each other and finished off the top with stall mats and a 4'x4' center?

Do you have any regrets?
Is it stable?
Any issues with bench placement?

I have a pretty small space (7.5'x7.5', but could make one end 8' and cut a notch off the end) and was wondering if the 4' would've been too shallow.

[Cartr1dgeBased]

keepin it basic. barbells are the ****.
i don't even look at barbells like usual people do or even as tools. they are everything. wish i could take one with me everywhere.
i wish more humans appreciated barbells like i/we do. they are like magic carpets and can take you anywhere you want to go.

[BLK00TJ]

I'm guessing you just stacked 2 8'x4' ply wood atop each other and finished off the top with stall mats and a 4'x4' center?

Do you have any regrets?
Is it stable?
Any issues with bench placement?

I have a pretty small space (7.5'x7.5', but could make one end 8' and cut a notch off the end) and was wondering if the 4' would've been too shallow.

Yep, just 3 sheets of plywood (1 cut in half) and some horse stall mat. The bench was very close to the back edge so I added a strip to prevent the bench from sliding off. Anchored with lag bolts the rack is is very stable. No regrets at all.

7.5 x 7.5 is very tight. Are you sure you're going to be able to load the bar?

[Northernmoris]

Dude, don't forget the Legendary thread. Sweet bench and rack.

7 month revival of a thread sent off to burial. That's way beyond your capabilities. IP check in aisle 8.

[conrad2nr]

Yep, just 3 sheets of plywood (1 cut in half) and some horse stall mat. The bench was very close to the back edge so I added a strip to prevent the bench from sliding off. Anchored with lag bolts the rack is is very stable. No regrets at all.

7.5 x 7.5 is very tight. Are you sure you're going to be able to load the bar?

Thanks for the response.


It's very tight but doable.
I'm thinking to have the rack off center by 6 inches, as most of the bar loading inside of the rack would be done off the ground it would be much easier.
Deadlifts would be a little more difficult but I have two bars, one could be a dedicated deadlift bar so it's only the actual swapping of plates I'll have to worry about.


The room is ~94" wide and has one side reaching up to 110" long (the side where I plan to mount the rack) and the other side approx 94" long (due to a small step down from a higher level). This has given me an effective 94" square to build a platform. I rounded it down to 90" for ease of mind. Now I have to come up with something easier than having to cut up all those plywood to 90"x45".

[ExtremistPullup]

Home gym updated 8/1/15

[AttyGuy]

Home gym updated 8/1/15

Sweet update! I was wondering what you were up to. . . .

[ExtremistPullup]

Sweet update! I was wondering what you were up to. . . .

Last 12 months, got my 2nd GWR, and another son in the next two months.

[AttyGuy]

Last 12 months, got my 2nd GWR, and another son in the next two months.

Sweet!