Home gym setup????

[hustla2489]

hey guys i am planning to set up a home gym as soon as i move into my new house....so far, i have a 300lbs olympic set, a small treadmill that my mom uses(which i w ill most likely not use), and this bench: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...3A4134%3A49040

please tell me what you think and what else would be necessary

[Zensuji]

hey guys i am planning to set up a home gym as soon as i move into my new house....so far, i have a 300lbs olympic set, a small treadmill that my mom uses(which i w ill most likely not use), and this bench: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...3A4134%3A49040

please tell me what you think and what else would be necessary

i'd get a power rack unless you've got some one to spot you. even then i always prefer squating in a power rack

[Max Protein]

Just don't bother with it...get yo' ass down the gym.

[maidenfan]

Imo, the must haves for a good home gym are:

1-Good power rack (make sure you can overhead press in it)
2-Good Oly bar
3-Good bench
4-Plenty of plates

Dont skimp on the rack or bar. A lot depends on how serious about weight training you are. If you are just a casual lifter, then what youre planning probably will work okay. If you want to lift big weight, compete, olympic lifting, etc, etc, then youre gonna have to invest some money.

[Dont_quit]

Why would you have to overhead press in a power rack? Just set the pins outside of the power rack and drop it if it's too heavy.

[maidenfan]

Why would you have to overhead press in a power rack? Just set the pins outside of the power rack and drop it if it's too heavy.

Do you mean the J-Hooks? Maybe I'm just misunderstanding you, but I like to do standing overhead work in a power rack. When I purchased mine I made the mistake of not having it built taller, so I cant. If you're doing heavy overhead lockouts I prefer to do them off pins set above my head. For most people, real heavy overhead lockouts make the body real unstable and its safer if the bar falls a few inches onto the safety pins rather than back onto you from 7+ feet in the air. I suppose its not a mandatory feature on a power rack, but if you like the exercise or are into Olympic lifting, I think its a good feature, imo.

[Dont_quit]

Do you mean the J-Hooks? Maybe I'm just misunderstanding you, but I like to do standing overhead work in a power rack. When I purchased mine I made the mistake of not having it built taller, so I cant. If you're doing heavy overhead lockouts I prefer to do them off pins set above my head. For most people, real heavy overhead lockouts make the body real unstable and its safer if the bar falls a few inches onto the safety pins rather than back onto you from 7+ feet in the air. I suppose its not a mandatory feature on a power rack, but if you like the exercise or are into Olympic lifting, I think its a good feature, imo.

yeah, i meant j-hooks. But I see what you mean. If you press really heavy you could possibly fall over or something and being in a rack would be nice.