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Sticky: The Official Craigslist Thread (Round 3) The last thread got up over 10,000 posts with too many people asking if they should pick up the bowflex down the street, so it's time to start a new one. Let's all keep our eyes open for the shake weights for .20/lb, strap on our Chucks, and speed away on our unicycles for those sweet pick ups.... aclockworkoi‎, 05-09-2014 11:16 PM 266 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 266	Last Post By GamecockLifter View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 05:31 PM	7,959	830,308
Sticky: The Cheapo Setup Ok so let's go through the cheapest options for new equipment that you'd be willing to use for training. While we all dream of buying that custom built rig, or finding a solid piece of used commercial or vintage equipment to outfit your gym, many times we just want to buy something that's usable... Domicron‎, 01-02-2016 03:22 PM 21 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 21	Last Post By Domicron View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 03:39 PM	623	93,177
Sticky: Belts - A Comprehensive Guide The topics “Do I need a belt” and “What belt should I buy” are such a frequent occurrence that it has warranted a detailed posting on the topic. This is meant to be a dissertation on the topic, and shall be inclusive of all the information that is required to answer this question. If you don’t... cmarti063‎, 05-16-2014 06:22 PM 23 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 23	Last Post By turbolsxstang View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 03:00 AM	670	243,771
Sticky: Pic's and discussion of your "Home Gym" Lets see where you work out. Mine; Rocket‎, 12-18-2005 08:49 AM 259 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 259	Last Post By turbolsxstang View Profile View Forum Posts 07-21-2017, 02:26 AM	7,763	1,984,829
Sticky: Barbells - Everything you ever wanted to know I don't think a thread like this exists for the barbell, so I wanted to start one. The Olympic barbell is one of the most important purchases one can make for their home gym. A barbell is the interface to the weight and although they may all look similar to an untrained eye, there are actually a... bobcat255‎, 10-24-2016 07:30 PM 3 Pages • 1 2 3	Last Post By thejosef View Profile View Forum Posts 07-10-2017, 12:59 PM	84	40,005
Sticky: The Official Power Rack Thread - August 2010 version This is a collaborative effort from the equipment forum members. The 2008 edition has a lot of broken links and rather than keep that one going we decided to start a new one. First let’s have a few definitions to clear up some confusion. Squat Stands: These are probably the most useless... Jimbo.‎, 08-07-2010 11:03 AM 100 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 100	Last Post By sm1ke View Profile View Forum Posts 07-03-2017, 12:53 PM	2,980	1,157,268
Sticky: Official Newbie Bowflex Search So you are new and dumb enough to believe the Bowflex commercials, before you get flamed and negged into the red, use the damn search function to get the answer to "dude, should I be ignorant and think about getting a bowflex" OK, now if you post another thread, you get what is coming to... ctgblue‎, 01-02-2009 06:31 PM 13 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 13	Last Post By dskoo65 View Profile View Forum Posts 05-23-2017, 09:22 AM	375	282,011
Sticky: Spam Threads and Posts Just a reminder; this time of year, more and more spammers will be attempting to promote their junk and/or websites in this forum. Don't quote or reply to such posts or threads; simply use the 'report' function, and moderators will deal with them. Thanks. ironwill2008‎, 11-23-2016 07:12 AM	Last Post By ironwill2008 View Profile View Forum Posts 11-23-2016, 07:12 AM	0	12,294
Sticky: General Forum Rules Welcome to the Bodybuilding.com Forums It is our hope that the members of the forums will help each other in providing motivation and information to those looking to reach their fitness goals. To protect our members and the forums, the following rules are effective in all sections. Please take... ForumSentinel‎, 05-19-2014 08:12 AM	Last Post By ForumSentinel View Profile View Forum Posts 05-19-2014, 08:12 AM	0	41,150
Sticky: This is Not a Classified Section!!! THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO POST STUFF YOU HAVE FOR SALE!!! I'm seeing a lot of people and (some not noobs!) posting items they have for sale in this section. That is not what it is for and is against board rules. There is a craigslist sticky for posting great deals you see but if it isn't a... Wildtim‎, 10-07-2012 06:53 AM	Last Post By Wildtim View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage 10-07-2012, 06:53 AM	0	54,830

'Look What I Bought Today!' - Part Deux LWIBT Part I has been locked, http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=147291533&page=1, so I'm starting Part 2. AttyGuy‎, 02-21-2017 10:30 AM 36 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 36	Last Post By Domicron View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 05:26 PM	1,054	80,461
The Official Cable Attachments Buyer's Guide So I thought this would be a good idea with Christmas right around the corner and all. I wanted to make a resourceful thread for people to post their favorite cable attachments with pics, opinions and reviews of why they like the piece(s) they own (Include the certain style of handle(s) and... Deep-Voiced-One‎, 12-08-2015 10:22 AM 7 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 7	Last Post By Deep-Voiced-One View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 05:02 PM	206	26,058
New Titan Fitness They put a lot of new products on the site today. Clone of the Rogue Hr-2 and Sml-2. I was browsing ebay and looks like they have a monolift not listed on their site yet. Seems to be be a bolt on. Type this # in ebay search: 132177711276 kevin3636‎, 05-01-2017 08:28 PM 12 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 12	Last Post By SomeDudeAtHome View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 03:52 PM	330	19,250
Fitness Reality 810XLT power rack review For various reasons, I needed to put together a home gym where I could lift on a tight budget and I wanted to include a power rack. I saw the Fitness Reality XLT810 listed on the Walmart website and figured I'd give it a shot. I figured if it was crap, at least it was from Walmart and it would be... DucatiScotty‎, 03-12-2017 11:43 PM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By DucatiScotty View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 02:07 PM	57	8,646
Shoe recommendations for dancing at home? I'm learning choreography from K-Pop songs to exercise, but obviously it's pretty rough on my feet. I've been hesitant to try wearing shoes I own because I dance on regular wood flooring and don't want to make a lot of noise. I don't live above or close by anyone, but I still get self conscious... Somohexual‎, 07-09-2017 08:07 AM	Last Post By keyboardworkout View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 12:15 PM	16	556
What Happened to the APT Pro Wrist Straps Site? It has been about a year since I ordered but I have one of his life time discounts. For awhile now when visiting https://www.prowriststraps.com, this shows up: Hopefully he is still around...been dealing there for many years. Biggerfoot‎, 12-05-2016 07:19 AM	Last Post By zero7s View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 12:04 PM	5	870
Another Craigslist dreamer........ With all the threads "is this a good deal" I figured we should have one to LOL at ads that are NOT a good deal. THis guy is a real dreamer. Notice the $20 hollow dumbbell handles? If he paid 1700 for these then he got raped anally prison style: ... RemainDieHard‎, 05-15-2009 03:57 PM 79 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 79	Last Post By RemainDieHard View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 10:55 AM	2,360	259,364
Newbie to lifting, want to set up a home gym It was suggested I make a post over here for better advice on what to get / quality / deals Just getting into lifting and want to do it from home; have been considering starting with strong lift 5x5 program, also new to the forum. What initial equipment setup can you guys suggest (under 2000$... AnthonyAfonso‎, Yesterday 08:28 AM	Last Post By Garage Rat View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 10:51 AM	2	210
EZ bar weight? How much do EZ bars weight? I assume its like 10kg, since olympic ones are 20kg? Wintorrr‎, Yesterday 04:45 PM	Last Post By Garage Rat View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 10:46 AM	8	260
Cost No Object: Machines and Free Weights, the Best of the Best. PART 2 Cost No Object List, Version 1.8: This thread is not meant to be a free weights vs machines thread, and I think we got that out of the way early in the thread. This thread is simply about discussing all the choices of various free weights and machine choices on the market that people feel... HealthNutMD‎, 03-28-2017 04:23 AM 5 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5	Last Post By deadwoodgregg View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 05:57 AM	149	20,396
Moved: Elbow brace/wraps for lifting, tendinitis Mortar34‎, 07-19-2017 04:16 PM	Last Post By Mortar34 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 05:18 AM	-	-
Equipment Crew Tech Thread Well, here it is. We've been needing this for a little while. Hopefully this can consolidate both techie discussions & all of these headphone questions that pop up now & again. I'll start the thread off with something not as complicated & more universally understood. I took a look... Synthetickiller‎, 07-29-2016 05:22 PM 16 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 16	Last Post By lsi1 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 04:59 AM	471	27,024
To buy: Heavy bag stand or Century Wavemaster? I have a heavy bag but no longer want to hang it from the ceiling since the wood is old. I don't feel comfortable hitting the bag while its attached that way. I was going to just buy the Century Wavemaster but now I'm wondering if I should save money and get the heavy bag stand instead? I... americandream11‎, 06-28-2017 06:00 PM	Last Post By NHAngler View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 03:36 AM	9	584
CAP Barbell 300-lb Olympic Set $189 Shipped. Walmart. Saw this on slickdeals https://www.walmart.com/ip/CAP-Barbell-300-lb-Olympic-Set-Includes-7-Bar/27137654?u1=790f96a86cec11e78ac9e281b58694f90INT&oid=223073.1&wmlspartner=lw9MynSeamY&sourceid=05343140632796905267&affillinktype=10&veh=aff CAP Barbell 300-lb Olympic Set (Includes 7' Bar):... Ramcharger310‎, 07-19-2017 06:43 PM	Last Post By NHAngler View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 03:32 AM	8	537
York Barbell Club - Part II The first thread for the York Barbell Club has run to the maximum number of posts. I bring you Part II, a place for the York Gang to hang out and share their interest in vintage American iron from York, PA. For those of you who can't see the linked text above, here's the old thread:... AttyGuy‎, 05-11-2015 07:30 PM 148 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 148	Last Post By jimbuick View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 07:28 PM	4,419	361,614
Powertech multi gym- worth the money? I am more focused on bodybuilding not squatting benching or deadlifting. Has anyone bought the powertec multi gym and what are their thoughts on it. Thanks BMC171‎, 07-23-2017 12:51 PM	Last Post By gym62richard View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 02:24 PM	11	432
Space Hello all I bought both Powertec Leverage Gym yellow and Powertec Functional Trainer black (sorry can't post links yet but a Google search brings up) Didn�t have a chance to use much before shifting to another place, garage of which is smaller than the last one � I am struggling... AbsoluteSid‎, 03-02-2017 02:40 AM	Last Post By thejosef View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 02:17 PM	7	510
Official Gear Watch (Sale thread) There are a few threads that come close to this but nothing all encompassing. It would be a great idea to have a thread where you find a good sale and post it up for others... I don't think there are any limits to what would be posted here but the basics would include the current price, the normal... OGLuc1f3r‎, 02-10-2017 06:36 AM 7 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 7	Last Post By jdforsy View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 01:25 PM	184	13,972
REP AB-3100 Coming Soon! Whoa, that price tag @ $179!!!! We may get a quality bench for the crowd looking for something around $200, watch out Powerblock Sportbench.... Features Include: 50"(total pad length) x 11.75"(pad) x 17"(top of pad in flat position) (LxWxH) 11 gauge frame, 1,000 lb weight capacity... urbanlifter‎, 06-23-2017 06:31 AM 5 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5	Last Post By Deep-Voiced-One View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 11:36 AM	128	7,312
Anyone used Gyro Powerball? Hi, I don't normally believe in fad exercises or equipment, so my gym mostly consists of free weights only. However, i have lightly sprained my wrist and so have bought one of those Gyro Powerballs. They are supposed to be good or strengthening the wrist, forearm and maybe even the bicep.... mestizomad88‎, Yesterday 01:25 AM	Last Post By Garage Rat View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 11:06 AM	3	238
Wheelbarrow walks equipment Suffice to say, I don't always have a partner available for these. Isn't there a piece of (wheeled) equipment I could just strap my feet to to do these? *Note: I tried using the "lifeline power wheel" (from youtu.be /PImrgiYeN7Y) but it requires way too much balance when actually moving around.... maz20‎, Yesterday 01:14 AM	Last Post By PowersKenny View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 08:41 AM	5	218
Flex Bisolator or Nautilus Nitro Bicep Curl? Since I got a preacher bench not too long ago, I was thinking of swapping my Atlantis preacher machine for a bicep piece that is harder to duplicate with other equipment. The Flex/Star Trac seem to be the leaders as far as that goes. For anyone thats used them, what are your thoughts on them?... a7stringkilla‎, Yesterday 08:30 AM	Last Post By a7stringkilla View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage Yesterday, 08:30 AM	0	101
Hi guys need help. Im a home gym user. Ive been using a regular bar that weighs 20lbs. All my plates are for that bar only. My question is do i need to get a olympic bar and waste all my plates? Is there really much of a difference between the bar that im using and the bar that are used in commercial gyms? Thankyou... Abeadrian2220‎, Yesterday 05:28 AM	Last Post By rlundregan View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 08:22 AM	2	189
Equipment Crew- Part IV I was here for the start.... now we're four threads in. Nice job fellas. Proceed equipment sluts. #3- 9/21/2012 http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=148349563 (Equipment Crew- Part III) #2- 2/25/2010 ... Keetman‎, 09-05-2015 02:27 PM 128 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 128	Last Post By 1651Naismith View Profile View Forum Posts 07-23-2017, 08:14 PM	3,820	237,475
Has anyone imported dumbells direct from China? Just curious if anyone has had any luck doing this. With the cost of new dumbbells and how hard they are to find it seems like importing a set direct from a factory would be the way to go. You can find rubber coated chrome handles all day on alibaba for $.50-.60/lb, plus probably another $500 for... joelmatt89‎, 07-23-2017 03:38 PM	Last Post By Ironskunk View Profile View Forum Posts 07-23-2017, 08:06 PM	7	317