Pic's and discussion of your "Home Gym"

**BRUTUSPLAC** · 02-19-2010, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by xephonics

Nice grip equip there m8!

i second that !! SWEET STUFF BLAZEEEEEEEE

**BRUTUSPLAC** · 02-19-2010, 07:05 AM

**old_boy_denzil** · 02-20-2010, 01:29 AM

Loving the old gym equipment BRUTUSPLAC.
My little gym, still saving and looking for a power rack.

**xephonics** · 02-20-2010, 01:57 AM

I'm liking that homemade t-bar old_boy

**old_boy_denzil** · 02-20-2010, 02:07 AM

Originally Posted by xephonics

I'm liking that homemade t-bar old_boy

Thanks, it's a result of a Sunday afternoon with nothing to do, and some spare wood and nails.

**JumpSmash** · 02-20-2010, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by blaze_itt

Here's a vid of me using the pinch grip.. Just got it so working my way up =) I did time holds after my workout. My hands kept getting oily at the end

looks good bro. You buy that stuff from ironmind?

how come you dont chalk up and go for a 35? haha

lemme come over some day and try that pinch grip thing

**donchesak** · 02-20-2010, 01:38 PM

I just built this utility bench today.

**xephonics** · 02-20-2010, 03:18 PM

thats some nice work their Don

**SHOWTIME** · 02-20-2010, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by donchesak

I just built this utility bench today.

I assume you are a welder?

**donchesak** · 02-20-2010, 05:10 PM

No, I am not a welder. I just love to work with wood and metal. I am kind of a do-it-yourselfer. I do all my own automotive and home improvement work. I am actually a manager of shop operations making appliances.

**SHOWTIME** · 02-20-2010, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by donchesak

No, I am not a welder. I just love to work with wood and metal. I am kind of a do-it-yourselfer. I do all my own automotive and home improvement work. I am actually a manager of shop operations making appliances.

Well it looks like you did a great job.

**pumping4life** · 02-20-2010, 08:42 PM

Donchesak, that bench looks solid as all get out. I hope after all your hard work you do yourself a favor and paint it to look as good as it is strong. You should even consider having someone sketch up a personal logo on a computer and take it to a vinyl printer. They can usually print out things pretty cheap. That would add a nice flare to your bench.

**donchesak** · 02-21-2010, 04:55 AM

Thanks, Guys for all the feedback; it feels good to have people appreciate what I have accomplished. I spend all day yesterday finishing it. I was out in my barn at 6:00am and it was 22 degrees. I was welding, cutting, and fabbing all day for 9 hours. Total I have about 17 hours in the build, not counting all the time spent gathering the supplies.

T bought all the steel from this place
http://www.amsupplyco.com/remnant_me...stributor.html
I got it off their remnant pile and it ended up costing me 60 cents per pound. The bench weights 153 pounds, so that would put the cost for the steel at around $92, about $8 worth of welding rods, and $20 worth of padding and canvas puts it at about $120.

For the complete build photos visit this thread. I was originally going to buy a commercial bench, but couldn?t find anyone that had the one I wanted and someone suggested I just build one. So since I have built my entire gym any, I decided to take their advice and just build it.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=122285081

Here are a couple of photos of some of the other things I have made. The pulley machine has a leg press and a leg curl/leg extension machine that hooks to it. I can do rows and lats as well on this machine. I use to work for a trailer manufacturer and cut all the weights using a burn table. My weight bench has a preacher curl and dip bar that fits into the end posts. I built most of this stuff between 1980 and 1984, and just started getting back into lifting, so I have been building a few more items to complete my set.

**wolfdragon** · 02-21-2010, 09:41 AM

nice gym donchesak.....that bench looks great

**deadlift201** · 02-21-2010, 10:01 AM

After months of accumulation my home gym has everything I need.
Thanks to all the great reviews & advice from the members in this forum.

The key components are as follows:
Sole S77 treadmill
Powertec rack, bench, leg attachment, & weight tree
Ironmaster dumbells
TDS Pull-up rack (designed for short ceilings)
Cap Barbell with 440lbs. of olympic weights (bar will probably be my next upgrade)
Standard curl bar with about 110lbs standard weight
Misc. items: fan (Menards), mirror (Menards), rubber mat (TSC), clock, shelf, towels, etc.

What do you guys think?

Overall view angle #1 (I had to invert front pull-up bar for rack to clear ceiling)

Overall view angle #2

Industrial fan, Powertec weight tree with cheap Cap barbell weights, & Bodysolid clock

View of my 50" plasma from my Sole S77 treadmill

Brand new Powertec Rack & utility bench

Ironmaster dumbells & homemade calf raise block

**wolfdragon** · 02-21-2010, 10:34 AM

Nice you have everything you need. Like the clock.

**deadlift201** · 02-21-2010, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by wolfdragon

Nice you have everything you need. Like the clock.

Thanks, I got the clock idea from somebody else's pic I saw somewhere in this forum.

**KSA** · 02-21-2010, 10:56 AM

Nice gym deadlift201

**donchesak** · 02-21-2010, 11:00 AM

I was thinking of painting my bench with the Rustoleum Hammered paint to give it a professional look. What color should I go with?

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=29

I kind of like the dark bonze or the black

**donchesak** · 02-21-2010, 11:02 AM

Very nice gym deadlift201. Looks so professional and neat. How do you post your photos directly like that?

**jdk** · 02-21-2010, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by deadlift201

After months of accumulation my home gym has everything I need.
Thanks to all the great reviews & advice from the members in this forum.

The key components are as follows:
Sole S77 treadmill
Powertec rack, bench, leg attachment, & weight tree
Ironmaster dumbells
TDS Pull-up rack (designed for short ceilings)
Cap Barbell with 440lbs. of olympic weights (bar will probably be my next upgrade)
Standard curl bar with about 110lbs standard weight
Misc. items: fan (Menards), mirror (Menards), rubber mat (TSC), clock, shelf, towels, etc.

What do you guys think?

I love your setup.

Why do you have the TDS Pull-up rack when you can use your power rack for dips and pull-ups? I am looking to get a power rack and I am just curious.

Do you have a link to the mat you have under your power rack?

Thanks.

**jdk** · 02-21-2010, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by donchesak

Very nice gym deadlift201. Looks so professional and neat. How do you post your photos directly like that?

Just use the [.img] http://link-to-image.com [./img] tags without the "."

**deadlift201** · 02-21-2010, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by donchesak

Very nice gym deadlift201. Looks so professional and neat. How do you post your photos directly like that?

I post the pics to photobucket.com first, then you can use the code to directly post them on other websites.

Originally Posted by jdk

Why do you have the TDS Pull-up rack when you can use your power rack for dips and pull-ups?

My basement has a drop ceiling and even though I inverted the pull-up bar on the power rack, I would have to remove a ceiling tile for my head to go through on the up movement. The TDS rack is only like 65" tall or so and is designed specifically for short ceilings, plus I got the pull-up rack locally off craigslist for only $60 bucks so I couldn't pass it up. Otherwise I would just use the power rack which also came with dip attachments.

Originally Posted by jdk

Do you have a link to the mat you have under your power rack?

http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/...&ip_perPage=20

**julces** · 02-21-2010, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by deadlift201

I post the pics to photobucket.com first, then you can use the code to directly post them on other websites.

My basement has a drop ceiling and even though I inverted the pull-up bar on the power rack, I would have to remove a ceiling tile for my head to go through on the up movement. The TDS rack is only like 65" tall or so and is designed specifically for short ceilings, plus I got the pull-up rack locally off craigslist for only $60 bucks so I couldn't pass it up. Otherwise I would just use the power rack which also came with dip attachments.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/...&ip_perPage=20

nice gym Deadlift

you need only the lat tower and no mas!!!!!

**Jimbo.** · 02-21-2010, 04:14 PM

A big thank you to everyone in the workout equipment forum. If it wasn't for this site my gym would not look the way it does. I just added the Troy power bar yesterday and haven't used it yet, but I am pretty excited about it. Rack is the TDS 92563 and the bench is the Hoist HF4165. I have the old school Ironmasters and a pair of Powerblocks. I like the old school Ironmasters better, but I hardly ever use either pair since I have been on the Madcow 5x5 for a while now. The Schwinn is in a separate bedroom in my house, it gets too hot in Texas to do interval work in the garage on that thing!

**jgood** · 02-21-2010, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by deadlift201

After months of accumulation my home gym has everything I need.
Thanks to all the great reviews & advice from the members in this forum.

The key components are as follows:
Sole S77 treadmill
Powertec rack, bench, leg attachment, & weight tree
Ironmaster dumbells
TDS Pull-up rack (designed for short ceilings)
Cap Barbell with 440lbs. of olympic weights (bar will probably be my next upgrade)
Standard curl bar with about 110lbs standard weight
Misc. items: fan (Menards), mirror (Menards), rubber mat (TSC), clock, shelf, towels, etc.

What do you guys think?

Is that the newer version of the powertec rack? On mine the safety spots are rod-like ... I really like that black.

**xephonics** · 02-21-2010, 05:42 PM

yeah, the most recent version of the rack switched to that style instead of the sabers

**Jimbo.** · 02-21-2010, 05:56 PM

Deadlift, that looks like a sweet room to workout in, man. Wish we had more basements where I live, practically unheard of here.

**Accutron** · 02-21-2010, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by Jimbo.

A big thank you to everyone in the workout equipment forum. If it wasn't for this site my gym would not look the way it does. I just added the Troy power bar yesterday and haven't used it yet, but I am pretty excited about it. Rack is the TDS 92563 and the bench is the Hoist HF4165. I have the old school Ironmasters and a pair of Powerblocks. I like the old school Ironmasters better, but I hardly ever use either pair since I have been on the Madcow 5x5 for a while now. The Schwinn is in a separate bedroom in my house, it gets too hot in Texas to do interval work in the garage on that thing!

Awesome set-up Jimbo!

**Accutron** · 02-21-2010, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by deadlift201

After months of accumulation my home gym has everything I need.
Thanks to all the great reviews & advice from the members in this forum.

Very nice gym DL!

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