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[Rajon25]

Be careful if you ever decide to build a home gym. The conversation went something like this:

Me "Did my bar come yet?"
Wife "That giant cardboard tube on the porch?"
Me "That is probably it."
Wife "Yeah, I tried to move it. It's still on the porch."

The Buddy Capps Texas Power Bar arrived today. Squatting tomorrow.

[Jtbny]

Be careful if you ever decide to build a home gym. The conversation went something like this:

Me "Did my bar come yet?"
Wife "That giant cardboard tube on the porch?"
Me "That is probably it."
Wife "Yeah, I tried to move it. It's still on the porch."

The Buddy Capps Texas Power Bar arrived today. Squatting tomorrow.

Ya that happens to me too but with older plates (Yorks mostly). My wife has been nice about it so far

Nice bars!

[Rajon25]

Ya that happens to me too but with older plates (Yorks mostly). My wife has been nice about it so far

Nice bars!

Thanks! 2 of the bars and my rack I bought new. The rest I made (lifting platform) or picked up on craigslist. I bought the Ohio bar when I still had dreams of Crossfit glory. Don't get me wrong, I love the bar but wanted something more painful for really heavy lifts.

[Jtbny]

Thanks! 2 of the bars and my rack I bought new. The rest I made (lifting platform) or picked up on craigslist. I bought the Ohio bar when I still had dreams of Crossfit glory. Don't get me wrong, I love the bar but wanted something more painful for really heavy lifts.

I'm a fan of the TPB. I don't own one (I have an 80s York bar I use personally) but have squatted at my buddies house who has one for about a year. Great bar and yes it can be painful

I'm waiting to pick one up until I grab a rack (in the process of deciding ATM) but it's on my radar.

[hmmmm16417]

I'm still in the stage of "a bar is a bar" lol I cannot justify spending $$ on a fancy bar...... but that's just me

they do look cool though

[21infantry]

Wowzers, just priced a complete home gym. 10k, that's a no go, wife would kill me. She is the type to actually add up items purchased over time. Crap envy you guys

[Marius_Ursus]

Power Bars are nice. Good choice to add to that collection.

[Marius_Ursus]

Wowzers, just priced a complete home gym. 10k, that's a no go, wife would kill me. She is the type to actually add up items purchased over time. Crap envy you guys

You don't need a complete home gym to start. Actually all I have is a power rack, a bar, some plates, kettlebells, and a couple dumbbells. It's a pretty small investment to get started, especially if you shop around for used gear.

[JOHN GARGANI]

She is the type to actually add up items purchased over time.

oh man...you poor soul! LOL....

[Rajon25]

True stories all above.

Really you need a bar and some weight. I saved for awhile to get the rack first.

I play games with my wife. It keeps everyone happy. I have a side account that is attached to my paypal where like 1% of my pay goes plus any extra stuff. She doesn't *really* know how much everything costs and doesn't bother to look. I totaled mine up recently and with the 3 bars pictured, 800lbs of Olympic weight, weight vest, chains, couple kettle bells and other miscellanea I am just at $2000 over more than a year. I was doing crossfit at $150/mo so that helped in getting the questionable accounting through but in the long run we are saving money.

[tnthudson]

Be careful if you ever decide to build a home gym. The conversation went something like this:

Me "Did my bar come yet?"
Wife "That giant cardboard tube on the porch?"
Me "That is probably it."
Wife "Yeah, I tried to move it. It's still on the porch."

Hahaha I've had that EXACT conversation. It was even funnier when the power rack arrived.

[Rajon25]

Hahaha I've had that EXACT conversation. It was even funnier when the power rack arrived.

Hahahaha - when my power rack arrived I was all but sitting on the curb waiting for the UPS man. Oh wait, I was sitting on the curb waiting for the UPS man.

[swimmer32]

Wowzers, just priced a complete home gym. 10k, that's a no go, wife would kill me. She is the type to actually add up items purchased over time. Crap envy you guys

Most guys buy used off of craigslist. I've financed most of my home gym by buying weights cheap, reselling them for a profit, and using those funds to finance the rest of my home gym. Depending on your market, you could put together a really nice home gym for cheap.

[yaaar]

Hahahaha - when my power rack arrived I was all but sitting on the curb waiting for the UPS man. Oh wait, I was sitting on the curb waiting for the UPS man.

I went down and picked mine up from UPS

[yaaar]

Wowzers, just priced a complete home gym. 10k, that's a no go, wife would kill me. She is the type to actually add up items purchased over time. Crap envy you guys

I've spent maybe $3,000 and I bought some expensive stuff. You could definitely be out the door for much less.

Got a power rack new for about $2,000, that was the pricey part... 300lb weight set for about $450, then craigslist bench for $200, and more craigslist weight for $250. Plenty to work with for a loooong time.

[Cleveland33]

I've spent maybe $3,000 and I bought some expensive stuff. You could definitely be out the door for much less.

Got a power rack new for about $2,000, that was the pricey part... 300lb weight set for about $450, then craigslist bench for $200, and more craigslist weight for $250. Plenty to work with for a loooong time.

I went through mine the other day:

Rack - $150 off CL
BodyMasters flat bench - $40 at auction
York GHD - $50 off CL
SS York Power Bar - $300 off CL
York Power Bar -$30 off CL
Vintage York Bar - $75 at fitness reseller
500lbs of vintage York plates and a vintage York bar - $310 off CL

[Jtbny]

I went through mine the other day:

Rack - $150 off CL
BodyMasters flat bench - $40 at auction
York GHD - $50 off CL
SS York Power Bar - $300 off CL
York Power Bar -$30 off CL
Vintage York Bar - $75 at fitness reseller
500lbs of vintage York plates and a vintage York bar - $310 off CL

That's pretty good. Around me the cl isn't real active. It's taken tons of time and patience to accumulate my small collection of vintage plates (and some drive time too).

[Rajon25]

Source Name Cost
Rogue SML-2 (Squat stand with pullup bar) $457.90
Rogue Ohio Bar $248.00
Rogue 25lbs bumpers $72.00
Rogue Spotter Arms $178.85
Craigslist 300lbs Ivanko Plates $300.00
Play it Again 300lbs CAP, Weider and Troy $170.00
Buddy 140lbs Atlas Stone $0.00
Garage Sale Weight Vest $50.00
Rogue Gymnastics Rings (wood, comp straps, kind of superfluous) $120.00
Garage Sale 220lbs weight (some standard) $80.00
Garage Sale CAP barbell, ez curl, trap bar, odd dumbells $20.00
Friend Chains $0.00
Rogue Bands $30.00
Rogue 55,18lbs kettle bells $75.00
Home Depot Lifting Platform $120.00
Target Foam Roller $20.00
Dick's Lax ball six pack $18.00
Bench X-Fitness (junk - do not buy) $100.00
Buddy Capps Texas Power Bar $275.00
Play it again Bar clips $10.00


$2,344.75

[Rajon25]

My plates aren't quite as nice as my bars.



Shown is 715lbs, out of frame is another 120lbs (35lbs plates and 25lbs bumpers) and 60lbs of standard weight. I paid $1/lb for 300lbs of Ivanko, nearly $2 for the bumpers and averaged ~$0.50/lbs for the rest.

[21infantry]

You don't need a complete home gym to start. Actually all I have is a power rack, a bar, some plates, kettlebells, and a couple dumbbells. It's a pretty small investment to get started, especially if you shop around for used gear.

Finding used gear in Europe is a little more tricky than the states. I get killed by the fact that the exchange rate is utter crap and that most weight equipment is imported from the states. 30% more premuim between vat tax and importing cost. Plus my wife just told me the Germans have a tax on he gyms. Got to love socialism, not.

[Marius_Ursus]

Yeah, nothing better than a long deployment to make you love America all the more.

It would be pretty hard in Stuttgart anyway, even if you could afford it. At least if I recall correctly...I mean Kelly Barracks was just an apartment.

And then there's the overage you'd have to worry about when you rotate. Ugh.

[Rajon25]

Finding used gear in Europe is a little more tricky than the states. I get killed by the fact that the exchange rate is utter crap and that most weight equipment is imported from the states. 30% more premuim between vat tax and importing cost. Plus my wife just told me the Germans have a tax on he gyms. Got to love socialism, not.

Hah - and all the weight equipment in the States is imported from China.

There is Crossfit in Germany now, I went to boxes in Regensburg and Munster. I noticed the Regensburg one was mostly outfitted in Again Faster stuff (which I heard referred to as the Walmart of Crossfit as if all weights are made for Crossfit) and the Munster one in Rogue. Rogue has a European disty now so i would check them out and if there is a German craigslist Crossfitters fall out of the sport very often and need to unload their stuff.

A bar and plates. A cage is ideal, squat stands will do but you can do a lot with just a bar and plates. Dead lift, floor press, power clean - if you can get it up and down safely even squats.

Home gyms are not always easy. We don't have the space or the time so we make the space and time.

[21infantry]

Yeah, nothing better than a long deployment to make you love America all the more.

It would be pretty hard in Stuttgart anyway, even if you could afford it. At least if I recall correctly...I mean Kelly Barracks was just an apartment.

And then there's the overage you'd have to worry about when you rotate. Ugh.

I'm actually a DOD civilian working out of patch, retired oct 2013. Why I live in Germany is that I have a German wife who isn't ready to leave yet and we just built a house in Schonaich. So I am here for quite a bit longer, don't hate it but prefer the USA. But getting weight lifting equipment through APO is a no go.

[21infantry]

Hah - and all the weight equipment in the States is imported from China.

There is Crossfit in Germany now, I went to boxes in Regensburg and Munster. I noticed the Regensburg one was mostly outfitted in Again Faster stuff (which I heard referred to as the Walmart of Crossfit as if all weights are made for Crossfit) and the Munster one in Rogue. Rogue has a European disty now so i would check them out and if there is a German craigslist Crossfitters fall out of the sport very often and need to unload their stuff.

A bar and plates. A cage is ideal, squat stands will do but you can do a lot with just a bar and plates. Dead lift, floor press, power clean - if you can get it up and down safely even squats.

Home gyms are not always easy. We don't have the space or the time so we make the space and time.

I don't buy Chinese new or used refuse to support them. That gives me a few expensive options. Sometimes having a consciousness cost you money.

[Jtbny]

I don't buy Chinese new or used refuse to support them. That gives me a few expensive options. Sometimes having a consciousness cost you money.

Agree 100%. I've turned down more plates than I've bought even Yorks that were made in China . I understand that weight is weight but, for me, it's much more than that.

Good on you and good luck with your search.

[Rajon25]

I don't buy Chinese new or used refuse to support them. That gives me a few expensive options. Sometimes having a consciousness cost you money.

Hence why 2/3's of my bars and 100% of my racks are made in the USA of materials sourced in the USA. I don't like that I have some Chinese made stuff but in this global economy it felt inevitable. I have all US made baby seats but do you have any idea how hard it is to find an effing stroller not made in China?

We heavily favor Michigan made products followed by Great Lakes Region and then the rest of the USA. I vote with my wallet and buy things made here. Anyway, rant over.

[Cleveland33]

Hence why 2/3's of my bars and 100% of my racks are made in the USA of materials sourced in the USA. I don't like that I have some Chinese made stuff but in this global economy it felt inevitable. I have all US made baby seats but do you have any idea how hard it is to find an effing stroller not made in China?

We heavily favor Michigan made products followed by Great Lakes Region and then the rest of the USA. I vote with my wallet and buy things made here. Anyway, rant over.

I believe the only things in my gym that weren't made in the USA are the York GHD and my CFF Swiss bar. Oh and the one pair of hex DBs, and a few odds and ends like the flooring and bands.