Check out my new bench & weights!

[Cayenne]

Well, I have been wanting to make a gym at my home for a while now, and today I took a big step toward doing so! I recently purchased a bench and some weights. You can see the pictures here:

http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...load1/gym1.JPG
http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...load8/gym2.JPG
http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...load0/gym3.JPG
http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...load9/gym4.JPG

I purchased 130 lbs of weights, the bench, a barbell, a bicep curl thing (look at picture two, I am not exactly sure what it is called), two dumbbell handles, and I put the pair of dumbbells I already had next to my new equipment. I also have a pullup bar in another portion of the house, but I didn't move it into the new gym area yet.

I still have more to buy though - I am going to buy another set or two of dumbbells, two more barbells, some more weight plates, and I am going to build a small squat rack. I am also going to put some sort of rubber on the floor and add a ceiling fan. I am probably going to expand the room outwards a little bit too.

Question: what do suggest I do for a dip station? some benches have dip handels on the back of them, but the one I bought doesn't. I don't need to do dips, but would like to. Is there any cheap and easy way to build and mount two dip bars?

Other than that, I pretty much have things figured out. Any comments or suggestions?

[tackler]

nice bench!!

[Cayenne]

nice bench!!

Well thank you.

It can hold up to about 550 pounds, which is quite enough for me. It was rather cheap, about $130 US, but it is made out of sturdy metal so I am not worried about it falling apart any time soon.

[Zensuji]

good stuff bro

enjoy !

[linfieldfc]

nice i like i like

pics could be a bit larger though

[supadave]

Question: what do suggest I do for a dip station?

Is there any cheap and easy way to build and mount two dip bars?

Nice bench.

here is an idea for cheap but functional dip bars

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=172198

[IronTank]

Well, I have been wanting to make a gym at my home for a while now, and today I took a big step toward doing so! I recently purchased a bench and some weights. You can see the pictures here:

http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...load1/gym1.JPG
http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...load8/gym2.JPG
http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...load0/gym3.JPG
http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...load9/gym4.JPG

I purchased 130 lbs of weights, the bench, a barbell, a bicep curl thing (look at picture two, I am not exactly sure what it is called), two dumbbell handles, and I put the pair of dumbbells I already had next to my new equipment. I also have a pullup bar in another portion of the house, but I didn't move it into the new gym area yet.

I still have more to buy though - I am going to buy another set or two of dumbbells, two more barbells, some more weight plates, and I am going to build a small squat rack. I am also going to put some sort of rubber on the floor and add a ceiling fan. I am probably going to expand the room outwards a little bit too.

Question: what do suggest I do for a dip station? some benches have dip handels on the back of them, but the one I bought doesn't. I don't need to do dips, but would like to. Is there any cheap and easy way to build and mount two dip bars?

Other than that, I pretty much have things figured out. Any comments or suggestions?

The bicep thing bar is called the tricep bar, but also could be called the bicep curl bar. I have that bar and it works great for hammer curls.

When I started I had a cheap bench, but as time grew I got a better one and pretty much all the equipmment I need. Have fun!

[Cayenne]

IronTank, my bench looks pretty sturdy, but I expect to be getting a nicer one within the next two years if I keep working out (which I plan to). That bench was not terribly expensive but looks sturdy for now.

Those dip bars look neat. That is similar to what I was planning on doing, although I was thinking of using metal instead of wood, because I thought wood might break too easily. Although if those in the linked topic can hold up to 300 lbs, I ought to be able to find some that will hold my 120.

A house behind mine is being rennovated, and today I went over into the yard and took some old scrap wood to make a squat rack out of. The wood looks quite sturdy, but I am probably going to have to go back over and get some more later.