I am pretty sure all saber style safeties are gonna screech.
And the j-hook "problems" are fairly common, I wouldn't indite a rack based on those complaints.
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06-13-2012, 01:08 PM #3991
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06-17-2012, 03:44 PM #3992
May not be the nicest looking room but I do have some nice equiptment that gets me by. Been working this equiptment for 2.5 years now. Does about everything I need. Really wanting to add a full cable crossover system to it and seated calf raise.
Hoist squat rack with catch arms
Hoist leg press/hack squat machine
Hoist Incline/decline bench
Hoist Preacher curl attachment
Hoist Leg curl/ext attachment
Power block dumbells (stage III) 130lbs per
Olympic barbell
Ez Curl Bar
T-bar row base plate and barbell handles
Various cable attachments
Old school precore treadmill
Pacific fitness multi-station
Hampton plates
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06-18-2012, 10:32 PM #3993
This thread is very inspirational. When I get my own place, i plan to get more equipment. I just haven't had any income for a while, so gotta use whatever I can.
Heres my setup in my bedroom... A soloflex! Fitted with weight plates, I find it very good.
Setup configuration for leg press (Lay on my back), military press etc
When configured for pull ups
Dips
Bench press (I also remove em and do dumbbell flys on the bench etc)
weights
I picked up some 1" weight plates $.50 a pound at a local equipment shop. (Mike's fitness Equipment in Riverside Ca , pretty cool place) 70ibs for $35 not bad imo.
I painted the Marcy plates since they where a little nasty
And last but not least, my cardio machine. Schwinn Worldsport converted to fixed gear
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06-18-2012, 11:37 PM #3994
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06-19-2012, 12:37 AM #3995
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06-19-2012, 01:03 AM #3996
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I like your inventivness hypertek, but is it safe? What is it thats holding the weight up there?
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06-19-2012, 08:56 AM #3997
according to soloflex's site, it can handle up to 500ibs. I doubt I would ever reach the need for 500ibs though lol
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06-19-2012, 01:42 PM #3998
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Soloflex is a pretty interesting home gym as far as space use and catering to beginners but it limits your range of motion like a smith. And that's a minus for safety, possible joint injuries. I wonder if its possible to combine with shermworks free spotter. Put the soloflex bar thing at the top position, hang ropes from it and put a real bar on them with free spotter. Then you'd have full range of motion.
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06-19-2012, 03:32 PM #3999
I had it since I was a kid in the 90s, my mom bought for like $200 from some guy.. so i got it. and This guy's vid influenced me to fit weights to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKlUMROYzvM
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06-20-2012, 04:02 PM #4000
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06-20-2012, 08:36 PM #4001
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06-24-2012, 06:48 PM #4002
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I'm a few weeks away from being able to post pictures of the full update to my home gym.
Originally (all in my kitchen):
-Squat Rack
-IronMaster Bench
-IronMaster Dumbbells
-T-Sled
Update (in the sun room of our new house):
-Spin Bike
-Cardio/Battling Ropes
-Suspension Trainer
-Inversion Table (Craigslist: $25)
-Trap Bar (Amazon: $80 shipped - from a thread in this forum)
-Pull Sled (Craigslist: $25 - he also sold me this grip/farmer's walk trainer for practically nothing)
Coming This Week:
Tractor Tire (Craigslist - we're talking price right now, but he'll deliver it soon) & Sledgehammer
TBD:
Heavy / Speed Bag setupPhoto Log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=140023453 (with pics of me in my underwear!!!)
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06-24-2012, 08:57 PM #4003
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06-25-2012, 05:14 AM #4004
When I'm not using a membership no pics but.
2 bench press with leg extension one I use the rack for squating and the bench for dumbbell work. 45lb Olympic weight bar and 25lb small holed weight bar. Powerhouse palates gym(kinda like a total gym) pull up dip and leg raise stand. Pull up bar for door frame 35 lb dbs 10lb dbs 2 interchange weight dbs. Ez curl bar and another variation of the ez bar push up stands. Olympic weights plates I have 2 45s 2 35s 2 25s 2 10s 2 5 1/2s 2 2 3/4s 2 1 1/4s. Smaller weights 4 25s 2 10s 2 5s. Regular jump rope and a weighted jump rope puzzle matts. Heavy bag wave master xxl a speed bag mauy Thai pads sparring gear 16 oz gloves and 20oz gloves. Weighted ancle wraps I think that's it. It's in an old 3 bedroom trailer I knocked all the walls out of and turned into my home gym.
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06-25-2012, 09:08 AM #4005
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06-25-2012, 10:40 AM #4006
Its a good sized room, I got a queen size memory foam platform bed to the right of the machine , in front of that a computer desk and dresser, and some room on the floor for push ups etc.
I think i might use some old savings bonds that I got from my grandparents when I was a kid to pick up some olympic weight plates, since I was borrowing the weider from my step dad. would be nice to have my own, and i figure it would be a good investment that I can keep forever. What do you guys think of these? http://www.mikesfitnessequipment.com...ate-set-255lbs
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06-25-2012, 11:45 AM #4007
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06-25-2012, 12:04 PM #4008
yeah there are a few
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/spo/3042511689.html
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/spo/3080736160.html I would want to refinish these/paint em to bring em into my bedroom
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/bar/3091275497.html I dont have room for the bench, emailed the guy, hasnt emailed me back yet.
edit: I'll have to wait it out, these savings bonds aren't worth much yet lolLast edited by hypertek; 06-25-2012 at 12:23 PM.
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06-25-2012, 11:57 PM #4009
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06-26-2012, 01:14 AM #4010
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06-26-2012, 06:52 AM #4011
Thats pretty amazing, man. Those plates look great.
Starting my own gym and saw some pretty good deals on racks. Amazon has them for $200-300 with free shipping.
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06-26-2012, 08:05 AM #4012
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06-26-2012, 10:24 PM #4013
Thanks dude, A few of my buddies got into fixed gear bikes in 2010, a friend of mine built one from an old bike he bought, so seeing them ride made me want one (and I needed an adult bike anyways, can't be riding no bmx bike lol ). Being unemployed I kept it on a budget.
PIcked it up as a project bike on craigslist for $80. Old schwinn world sport road bike, prior owner stripped most of the parts off to this.
How I got it.
I stripped the frame down
New chain, saddle, track cog, tires, handle bars, brakes All ordered on ebay, this is where I spent the most money, but I don't remember the amount. And repainted .
Track cog affixed via red loctite (ghetto method known as a suicide hub setup). But been 2 years on it great, I do not do skids so its not as abused.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrd_Vp_PGPQ
The hipster fixies dont usually put a front brake on. I rock a front brake for safety, and just back pedal. It is a great workout though, I live in a moderately flat neighborhood with a little incline and low traffic, I would just do laps around some of the blocks, but the gearing is fine imo. I would do like 6 to 10 miles a day depending on how I feel after 6 miles. Eventually I added lights for safe night riding and the water bottle.
It's not the most expensive bike out there, not the lightest or trickest like other guys with aero frames and wheels etc, but it does a great job for what I use it for, recreational fitness.
Oh yeah, Mr Tuffy Tire Liners is perhaps the best thing I ever did for the bike, I haven't had a flat since I put those in over a year ago. =)Last edited by hypertek; 06-26-2012 at 10:29 PM.
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06-26-2012, 10:25 PM #4014
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06-26-2012, 10:29 PM #4015
Got a quick question about some of my equipment...
I've got a power tower (used for pullups, dips, captain's chair etc) and I remember when I bought it the directions said never leave it out in the rain.
Unfortunately the only place i can really leave it is a place where one half of it gets wet whenever it rains. Whenever this happens i tip it sideways and red rusty water comes flowing out of one of the holes in it. Any ideas if this is gonna cause any safety issues for me in the future? The outside is completely fine, it's just the inside of the tower that I think is rusting a bit. Will it break??
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06-26-2012, 10:51 PM #4016
The outside is probably layered with some rust guard, but the inside won't be. It's probably rusting from the inside hence the water but you'll never really know just how much it has rusted. My suggestion is buy some sort of cover to put over it during periods of rain.
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06-27-2012, 03:16 AM #4017
Updated with new Powertec Leverage Squat machine!
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06-27-2012, 09:06 PM #4018
My home gym is very basic I usually workout outside of the house, but these are very nice home gyms.
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My Gear:
Lamar Rack w/lat & row setup
Ironmasters DB's with add on package
1000 lbs of Ivanko OM Plates
Ironmaster Super Bench
Parabody Roman Chair
Precor 546 Elliptical
Concept II rower Model D w/PM4
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06-28-2012, 06:57 AM #4020
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It's nothing special, but seems to be working so far...
Body Solid half-rack and FID70
Precor elliptical, Body Solid GLM83 lat machine, TKO heavy bag
CAP combo trap bar, Super Curl bar, misc. plates and racks
And a raggety Image smith I'm thinking about chopping up and turning into a leg press if it doesn't sell soon. It's currently disassembled and sitting in a corner collecting dust.
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