I am interested in building a home gym in my garage. Right now I have a bench, and a power tower (dips, pull ups, etc). I am out growing the bench and I can lift all of the weight I have in some exercises (deadlifts, squats). For Christmas I received a lot of money, and I was looking to spend $500 (max) on doing this. I have looked around and think a nice new bench, a sumo rack, and an Olympic barbell and weight set would be all I need to continue sculpting an aesthetically pleasing body! In you guys' opinion, will I be able to find all of these things on my budget? Using all tools in my disposal - newspaper, craigslist, etc. Any suggestions and what not would be greatly appreciated.
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01-06-2009, 12:07 PM #1
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16 years old - building a home gym
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01-06-2009, 12:33 PM #6
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01-07-2009, 04:45 AM #7
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The only REAL must haves in my opinion:
Rack of some sort with spotter bars
Adjustable bench
Olympic bar and weight set, clips/collars
Ab/Dip/Pull up station
Nice to haves:
Dumbbell set with rack
Preacher curl attachment or standalone
Leg press
Leg extension/curl
Mirrors (Home depot or CL)
You can do a lot of great routines (5x5s) with just the 'must have' equipment listed above. And hell YES to shopping exclusively on craigslist. Check out my home gym thread - 90% of that was from CL. Took about 2 months to gather everything. Good luck and have fun.[]---[] Equipment Crew Member No. 13
Current Workout log:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=114266071
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01-07-2009, 04:41 PM #9
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Thanks, that looks helpful.
I feel the same way. I have the tower already for dips, pull ups, abs and that has been awesome. I think all I need for me to look as good as I can is a bench/rack to squat along with barbell and weights.
Cool, I will continue to be vigilant on CL. I need to clean up the garage anyway so I will have plenty of time to scout.
Thanks everyone!
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