'Look what I bought today!'.

[dieselmike]

yea but will yours have DLB's chest sweat on it?

Make sure to include that in CL ad. Immediate 20% markup.

[C123C]

I think you are probably as OCD as me. Meaning you aren't gonna be happy if you see a speck of oxidation. LOL. Here's a little progression on one of the worst set of plates I ever worked on:

In order of steps:
1. original condition
.....

5. Painted

Wow. Nice work and thanks for sharing. Opened my mind to what is possible with older plates

[rlundregan]

Nice. I've been wanting one of those for a while now, but just haven't run across the right deal yet. One of these days...

Yeah, this was a good deal. I am finding that it seems to hit my traps more than my lats, I'm going to play around with it this weekend to see if I can find a way for the handles to be lower on my body (closer to my waist than my shoulders). I might build a riser to put on the footplate, or figure out a way to add a handle that is longer and more of a neutral grip.

[Bench905]

UPS hit me twice today with Rogue stuff.

Rogue Euro WL Bar & Rogue branded OSO collars

[krlafont]

UPS hit me twice today with Rogue stuff.

Rogue Euro WL Bar & Rogue branded OSO collars

Yup, I want!! That bar looks awesome

[sgman]

I posted these in the Rogue thread, but I like them so much I thought they were worth a double post. 410lbs of colored Rogue bumpers, found them on craigslist.


http://m.imgur.com/Yz4tooj,8Z9qk5U,dvcVblL

[C123C]

I posted these in the Rogue thread, but I like them so much I thought they were worth a double post. 410lbs of colored Rogue bumpers, found them on craigslist.


http://m.imgur.com/Yz4tooj,8Z9qk5U,dvcVblL

Awesome find on CL! I use the same bumpers (non-Games).

[g8rlaw]

Picked up these plates last night for $120. The Ivankos look like the O2B. 325 pounds of plates and some random dumbbell singles. Not all of the plates were Ivankos and I was left with some singles, but I should be able to recoup the costs by selling off the unwanted, generic plates and the random dumbbells.

tampa.craigslist.org/hil/spo/5258063278

tampa.craigslist.org/hil/spo/5250612520

I'm thinking flat black like the unbranded Ivankos I previously finished or I may decide to bring them down to bare steel like I saw on dieselmike's thread about the hammered rosemary finish. Look for some better pictures once I get these plates finished.

[EricAtl]

I bought two new stall mats today at TS, one is still outside. They were on sale for $35, not sure for how long. Too bad they were not when I bought the other 4 a couple of weeks ago. There are a bunch of adhesive backed UHMW strips from McMaster, waiting for something. I received them this past week within 24 hours of ordering them. They have an Atlanta location and obviously shipped same day. I also bought the Danger sign from them. In the back is the Black Widow dip station I got this past week.

[matrix563]

[Stasher1]

Not a huge purchase, but something I've been considering for a while...



http://www.amazon.com/Sunny-Health-F.../dp/B002CVU2HG

It's not a high-end bike, but I want to make sure I'm going to enjoy it and actually use it on a regular basis before I drop the money on a commercial unit. I got a pretty good deal on this one and it's in like-new condition, so I won't lose any money when I decide to sell.

[EricAtl]

I got the bench and smaller parts inside. The Uprights are still in the backyard. No rain in the forecast tonight. Will regroup and try to get the rest in and assembled tomorrow late afternoon. I have to work all weekend so I wont be able to do anything.

[DamonB82]

Only keeping the 2 pairs of 45s and a pair of the 25s I already have (4)45 (4)35 2(25)

[dailob]

It's not a high-end bike, but I want to make sure I'm going to enjoy it and actually use it on a regular basis before I drop the money on a commercial unit. I got a pretty good deal on this one and it's in like-new condition, so I won't lose any money when I decide to sell.

i guess because winter is coming that you decided against purchasing a road/mountain/hybrid bike?

[Stasher1]

i guess because winter is coming that you decided against purchasing a road/mountain/hybrid bike?

I've had a mountain bike for close to 20 years now, but with three boys (two of which are involved in local sports) and my job, my daylight "free" hours are somewhat limited. The spin bike will be right there, day/night, rain/shine. My wife also takes a spin class 2-3 times a week, so it would be something for her to use when/if she misses class and doesn't feel like running.

[dailob]

I've had a mountain bike for close to 20 years now, but with three boys (two of which are involved in local sports) and my job, my daylight "free" hours are somewhat limited. The spin bike will be right there, day/night, rain/shine. My wife also takes a spin class 2-3 times a week, so it would be something for her to use when/if she misses class and doesn't feel like running.

ahh gotcha




what do you guys think of getting a heavy bag? i'm going to assume that it would end up taxing the arms when i should be resting it but the idea of having something else around, something new perhaps is exciting to say the least lol

[matrix563]

[C123C]

I got the bench and smaller parts inside. The Uprights are still in the backyard. No rain in the forecast tonight. Will regroup and try to get the rest in and assembled tomorrow late afternoon. I have to work all weekend so I wont be able to do anything.

That's happiness right there. Scheduling sounds like it stinks but at least you have it home where you can look at it (not a joke - awesome rack).

[SmokinJoe87]

Not a huge purchase, but something I've been considering for a while...

Nice! I just picked this one up tonight for $50. It needs new pedals, and a clean up, but it'll do for winter cardio. My girlfriend owns her own fitness studio and has 10 Spinner NXT's, but it's just far enough away that I don't ever use them. We'll see what excuses I can find now that I have one in the garage...

[EricAtl]

That's happiness right there. Scheduling sounds like it stinks but at least you have it home where you can look at it (not a joke - awesome rack).

Thanks. Check the legendary thread for pics. I have not benched with a barbell in about 5 years. I don't know what I was thinking not having a rack.

[ffrink]

Nice! I just picked this one up tonight for $50. It needs new pedals, and a clean up, but it'll do for winter cardio. My girlfriend owns her own fitness studio and has 10 Spinner NXT's, but it's just far enough away that I don't ever use them. We'll see what excuses I can find now that I have one in the garage...

It shouldn't take too long to come up with a couple good ones!

[SmokinJoe87]

It shouldn't take too long to come up with a couple good ones!

Lol. Not long at all!

[jdforsy]

Nice bikes guys. I picked up a spinner NXT a few months ago for the wife but turns out I love it too! We subscribed to Peloton for $12/month. They have hundreds of rides on demand at different lengths, themes, intensities etc. I really like it. I'm even thinking about selling my rower because I just done use it anymore....

[jdforsy]

Its been a long time since I got to post up a purchase!

For the soon to be finished basement!






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[Synthetickiller]

Its been a long time since I got to post up a purchase!

For the soon to be finished basement!

I'm looking forward to a review. I'll be buying flooring in the next 6 to 7 months.
Do you plan on deadlifting on it directly or building a platform?

[jdforsy]

I'm looking forward to a review. I'll be buying flooring in the next 6 to 7 months.
Do you plan on deadlifting on it directly or building a platform?

I'll be deadlifting directly on it. I think I'll have enough to double up in the deadlift area so that should help. I'm also thinking about buying some bumpers on Black Friday to do some Olympic lifting and make the dreads a bit quieter as I lift at 530 in the morning.

[eoakland]

Only keeping the 2 pairs of 45s and a pair of the 25s I already have (4)45 (4)35 2(25)

you lucky dog, the revolvers never ever come up in my area and if they do, they are gone pretty fast. congrats ! yo, those are some heavy beastly dumbbells, are they dust collectors or are you putting in work ? =)

[DamonB82]

you lucky dog, the revolvers never ever come up in my area and if they do, they are gone pretty fast. congrats ! yo, those are some heavy beastly dumbbells, are they dust collectors or are you putting in work ? =)

I would think being in Cali you'd see them often. I scored my first half in Wa, then these in Az.As for the dumbbells.... I haven't used the 110s or 115s since I've moved to Az in June, too much other stuff going on, but I'm settled in and lifting more now so they'll see use again.

[Hardgains88]

Wanted a matching set of quality plates. Lucked out tonight and picked up about 1000 pounds of Ivanko (deep dish I think) plates. The paint is a bit rough but no rust! I was so excited I haven't even unloaded them but had to post. My back seat is loaded with more plates but I only took a pic of the rear hatch load. I got apron. 10 x 45 12x25 14 x 10 12x5 and 8x2.5! Time to scout the Ivanko thread and find out more about these. They do not appear to be milled but look to be hi quality castings. Anyone know if they are American made? Are they deep Dishes? I got the whole lot for $320! I grabbed everything they had at that price. I couldn't even find generic crap in CT for .50 a pound so Ivanko plates at about .33 seemed a steel!!!!!!
Will post up more pics later!

[EricAtl]

Wanted a matching set of quality plates. Lucked out tonight and picked up about 1000 pounds of Ivanko (deep dish I think) plates. The paint is a bit rough but no rust! I was so excited I haven't even unloaded them but had to post. My back seat is loaded with more plates but I only took a pic of the rear hatch load. I got apron. 10 x 45 12x25 14 x 10 12x5 and 8x2.5! Time to scout the Ivanko thread and find out more about these. They do not appear to be milled but look to be hi quality castings. Anyone know if they are American made? Are they deep Dishes? I got the whole lot for $320! I grabbed everything they had at that price. I couldn't even find generic crap in CT for .50 a pound so Ivanko plates at about .33 seemed a steel!!!!!!
Will post up more pics later!

Whatever they are , standard ivankos I think, you got an incredible deal. I picked up 2 25s recently and paid .75 per. Need more, for less.