Aight some pics of my mini home gym, hope it helps others who have the same issues I had.
The trick was fitting an extremely tiny unit, where there's no space for stuff to be lying around.
• Standard weight rack to hold mixed standard & olympic weight plates.
• The weight rack had to be stored in the bedroom, so used heavy duty turp cover to help keep the sulphur stench of the rubber.
• The mats were sliced 2x100x100cm meter mats, to 2x80x70cm + 2x30x100cm. (more exercise flexibility + easier to store & move around)
• 3rd pic shows process I've used to cut the rubber mats, using special jigsaw blades to give a straight clean slice.
• Bench with low headroom for storage (will probably upgrade to an adjustable/foldable one)
• Removable Pullup-Bar, last pic shows replacing those dodgy grips (more in this thread)
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04-29-2013, 04:59 AM #4561
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04-30-2013, 07:51 AM #4562
I'm new to this forum, but thought I'd share my home gym. I am down in South West France and bought an old farm to turn into holiday cottages. One of the first things we did was set up the gym in one of the barns. I've been getting it organised over the past year. There's still a few bits to add in, but its mostly done now.....
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04-30-2013, 12:55 PM #4563
Classy!
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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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04-30-2013, 01:14 PM #4564
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04-30-2013, 02:43 PM #4565
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04-30-2013, 03:14 PM #4566
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04-30-2013, 09:36 PM #4567
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05-01-2013, 03:25 AM #4568
Thanks gents, still got some things I need to get like a squat cage (using the incline bench at the moment!), and T-bar, but happy with the set-up so far..
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05-03-2013, 05:16 AM #4569
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05-04-2013, 10:19 PM #4570
- Join Date: Aug 2011
- Location: Connecticut, United States
- Age: 48
- Posts: 171
- Rep Power: 186
Some nice set ups.
So want to move and do a man room. Half weight room, half "man cave". Man cave basically a stereo/TV for use when lifting. And a spot for a poker table.
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05-05-2013, 07:35 AM #4571
I dont have space left for a preacher bench so I decided to improvise using the rack (outside spotter arms) and a bench pad from a preacher off Amazon that was around $100. The bench itself was too narrow so adding the pad works far better. Sorry for the crappy cell pic.
Last edited by BAVE; 05-05-2013 at 08:58 AM.
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05-05-2013, 08:58 AM #4572
- Join Date: Mar 2013
- Location: Eureka, California, United States
- Age: 53
- Posts: 95
- Rep Power: 165
^^^^^^^^^^^Nice....What brand of rack is that? I love those safety's. Looks like 2" box frame?^^^^^^^^^^^
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05-05-2013, 09:09 AM #4573
Thanks. It was a lot of fun finally being able to put this stuff together. Its an EliteFTS 3x3 but I added the half rack spotter arms. I underestimated how much I'd like the arms. Now I can set it up so that I'm doing squats in the rack and then move to seated calves, etc without having to change the setup.
My Home Gym:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=652376&p=1070090281&viewfull=1#post1070090281
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05-06-2013, 06:17 AM #4574
- Join Date: Jan 2010
- Location: Oklahoma, United States
- Age: 37
- Posts: 3,220
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Those spotter arms do look nice and I really like your rackable ez curl. Do you preacher curl 135 or was that for pcitures sake?
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05-06-2013, 06:27 AM #4575
- Join Date: Feb 2011
- Location: Virginia, United States
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05-06-2013, 08:08 AM #4576
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05-06-2013, 08:11 AM #4577
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- Location: Lilburn, Georgia, United States
- Posts: 6,042
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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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05-06-2013, 08:17 AM #4578
- Join Date: Feb 2011
- Location: Virginia, United States
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05-06-2013, 09:26 AM #4579
This ones a 6ft curl bar but rackable. Its probably 35 lbs max so the weight is around 125. I'll usually stick to a little lighter weight than that for preachers but I was using it for lower reps.
My Home Gym:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=652376&p=1070090281&viewfull=1#post1070090281
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05-06-2013, 09:28 AM #4580
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05-06-2013, 11:06 AM #4581
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05-11-2013, 03:55 AM #4582
my basement gym
All of you guys have awesome gyms. I'm kinda new here so I can't post any picks yet but here's what I have and ill post pics as soon as i can.
-Plate loaded pulldown
-Vertical leg press
-Leg extension/leg curl bench
-A real squat rack (no power rack...yet)
-Flat bench press
-Incline bench
-Decline bench
-Power tower
-Dip rack
-Flat DB bench and two adjustable DB benches
-Two small DB racks with 20-60lbs (I need heavier)
-Two treadmills and two exercise bikes
-Punching bag
-Six olympic bars (5 cheap one's and one I want to find out more about)
-Two olympic curl bars and one tri bar
-Two standard bars a standard tri bar and a bunch of standard curl bars.(ill take anything but wont sell anything)
-Over 1500lbs in olympic plates and over 1000lbs of standard plates.
-Ab machine with weight stack.
Plus some various others and a lot more to add.Dave
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05-11-2013, 03:51 PM #4583
Here are some pics of my new small space (under 200 sq ft). The room is attached to our master bedroom.
EliteFTS BYO 3x3 & Bench
Pro-Elite Lat Low Row & Treadmill
Half Rack Spotter Arms
Pro Dumbbells on Legend Rack, Bodycraft Leg Press/Hack
Orlando Barbell Floor GHD
Legend 4-Way Bench
EliteFTS Safety Squat, BWTG Belt Squat Stands, Squat Box
EliteFTS Dip Bars
(reposted from another post)
-EliteFTS red & black BYO 3x3 with dip, extra half rack spotter arms, QR and rod/ pipe, extra J hooks, monkey bars, band pegs, BWTG belt squat attachments, step up platform
-EliteFTS adjustable bench (red)
-Legend 4-way bench (black)
-Pro-Elite lat-low row (black & red) with 250 stack (up to 280lbs with adder & platemates on)
-Legend DB rack with pro dumbbells up to 128lb w/ platemates (40-120 in 10lb increments, various platemates to fill the 2.5 and 5lb gaps), 5-25 are hex rubber. Also have Olympic DB and DB row handles for heavier weight.
-Bodycraft hip sled, have a 48" 1.5 thick steel rod that slides into the weight holder and allows for additional plates (rubber plates are thick)
-OBB floor GHD (love this space saving GHD)
-Assortment of 15 bars (TPB, Troy, Cap OB86, bunch of BWTG bars like cambered,military,shrug and swiss, EliteFTS Safety squat, etc, BWTG righteous handles for grappler)
-1300 lbs rubber CAP plates (incl. 18 45s)
-390 lbs of bumpers (VTX red 45s & black 25/35 plates)
-Folding Life Span treadmill
-Other goodies: BWTG grappler, landmine, squat box, calf block, BWTG chains, handles, EliteFTS bands, ton of pulley attachments (wall mounted on black metal peg boards and some throughout the room), barbell jack,.....etc. EliteFTS weighted balls up to 30lbs
-12ft wide one piece mirror, stall mats, black flush mounted ceiling fan, wall mounted 32" LED, B&W Zeppelin/ipod. The room is 10ft tall.Last edited by BAVE; 05-11-2013 at 09:01 PM.
My Home Gym:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=652376&p=1070090281&viewfull=1#post1070090281
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05-11-2013, 06:59 PM #4584
Thats HOT!
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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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I've had bi-lateral hip replacement.
Ask me anything about it.
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05-11-2013, 08:52 PM #4585
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05-11-2013, 09:36 PM #4586
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05-12-2013, 05:48 AM #4587
- Join Date: Feb 2011
- Location: Virginia, United States
- Posts: 4,733
- Rep Power: 20872
bave where is the 12 foot mirror?
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05-12-2013, 06:40 AM #4588
Thanks
Thanks. I'm not 100% convinced that it being attached to the bedroom is the best location. We insulated and isolated it a bit (for sound) but its VERY easy for the wife to open up the door and ask me to do something. A basement would have been ideal (more isolated) but here in Texas thats not a usual option.
Its on the wall next to the treadmill. You can see part of it in the pic of the GHD (behind the bumpers and leg press). My wife wanted to do it wall to wall and ceiling to ground but I knew that the small room size meant there would likely be the occasional bar against the corner wall and pieces bumping up against the bottom of the wall (like bumpers in pic). We left room below the mirror instead of running it to the baseboard.
Last edited by BAVE; 05-12-2013 at 11:51 AM.
My Home Gym:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=652376&p=1070090281&viewfull=1#post1070090281
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05-12-2013, 07:44 PM #4589
- Join Date: Apr 2011
- Location: Texarkana, Texas, United States
- Posts: 2,557
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Bave, love the setup....simple and clean. Where in Texas are you located?
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05-12-2013, 09:29 PM #4590
- Join Date: Aug 2011
- Location: Connecticut, United States
- Age: 48
- Posts: 171
- Rep Power: 186
1) No stripper pole?
2) Seriosuly awesome man cave. When I move I hope to do something like that but not as nice. Want a weight room/TV/poker room in the basement.
3) Floor. What is that? How did you do that? It looks like vinyl tile almost. Seriously though, what's the deal with it?
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