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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 12:03 PM 109 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 109	Last Post By sera310 View Profile View Forum Posts 11-02-2020, 11:05 AM	3,253	1,475,083
Sticky: The Official Craigslist Thread (Round 4) Figure I would get this one going again. Round 1: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=109374491 Round 2: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=124520311 Round 3: https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=161832313 Let's find those deals! indianbuckeye‎, 08-19-2017 08:36 AM 61 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 61	Last Post By EricAtl View Profile View Forum Posts 01-10-2021, 08:29 PM	1,811	277,412
Sticky: PICS and DISCUSSION of YOUR HOME GYM V2.0 Have a home gym? New to this forum? Post your gym pics in this thread. ironwill2008‎, 12-12-2017 09:33 AM 33 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 33	Last Post By MajorTendonitis View Profile View Forum Posts 01-09-2021, 03:12 PM	978	266,677
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. Before using a belt, learn to breathe Many people, unaware of detailed anatomical and physiological processes, breathe incorrectly when exercising.... cmarti063‎, 05-16-2014 07:22 PM 31 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 31	Last Post By Stevolifts89 View Profile View Forum Posts 03-24-2020, 01:36 PM	922	459,347
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 04:22 PM 30 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 30	Last Post By murphyreedus View Profile View Forum Posts 01-09-2021, 12:31 PM	879	314,325
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 07:31 PM 14 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 14	Last Post By Detrus View Profile View Forum Posts 08-01-2020, 05:54 PM	391	458,906
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 08:30 PM 6 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 6	Last Post By radrd View Profile View Forum Posts 08-15-2020, 02:32 PM	176	195,146
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 09:12 AM	Last Post By ForumSentinel View Profile View Forum Posts 05-19-2014, 09:12 AM	0	82,611
Sticky: SPAM THREADS and POSTS Just as in every year past, this time of year sees an uptick of spammers, scammers, crooks, charlatans, ganefs, and knuckleheads bent on using this forum to shill their junk. One more time; don't quote or reply to such threads/posts; doing so only creates more work to clear them out. Simply... ironwill2008‎, 11-27-2017 03:56 PM	Last Post By ironwill2008 View Profile View Forum Posts 11-27-2017, 03:56 PM	0	34,992
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 07:53 AM	Last Post By Wildtim View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage 10-07-2012, 07:53 AM	0	97,108

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 03:27 PM 226 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 226	Last Post By gym62richard View Profile View Forum Posts 12-25-2020, 07:21 AM	6,751	511,562
Rogue Barbell Club I figured it's probably long overdue for a Rogue Barbell Club. I'm sure there's some vintage (circa 2006) collectors out there too. I'll start off: Rack: Rogue R3 w/ Matador and Landmine attachments Bars: Rogue Ohio Power Bar, Rogue Matt Chan Bar, Rogue SB-1 Safety Squat Bar Bench:... Bench905‎, 04-01-2015 06:38 AM 179 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 179	Last Post By HeavyIron8 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 11:20 AM	5,347	666,781
Vintage Iron Thread Hi All, I read a post a few weeks ago in which SnowOne and DonForeman suggested a vintage iron thread to discuss/identify old plates. I wasn't part of that discussion, but I see that no one has created the thread, and I have a couple of plates that I could use some help identifying, so I figured... rlundregan‎, 08-14-2012 04:19 PM 170 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 170	Last Post By POTA View Profile View Forum Posts 01-13-2021, 08:28 PM	5,072	681,911
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 09:28 PM 145 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 145	Last Post By dumb.bell View Profile View Forum Posts 01-09-2021, 12:06 PM	4,346	430,889
'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 11:30 AM 135 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 135	Last Post By grumpytude View Profile View Forum Posts 01-12-2021, 09:02 AM	4,033	451,817
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 : http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/spo/1171222890.html RemainDieHard‎, 05-15-2009 04:57 PM 90 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 90	Last Post By Aspenextreme03 View Profile View Forum Posts 01-05-2021, 05:51 PM	2,699	343,881
Rep Fitness Thread Haven't seen a proper Rep Fitness thread, so figured we could make one. I received the PowerSpeed bar in Manganese Phosphate earlier today as well as the 275lb set of equalizers. Impressed with both. The new power bar is DEFINITELY more aggressive than the first iteration. I really like the... GamecockLifter‎, 10-19-2018 02:44 PM 64 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 64	Last Post By Anthony21 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 08:46 AM	1,894	202,307
The semi-official KIJIJI thread(for us canadians) this is what i got tonight for $50....i can sell the plates alone for at least $125: michaelstone‎, 07-21-2012 10:28 PM 47 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 47	Last Post By grapegorilla View Profile View Forum Posts 01-09-2021, 10:56 AM	1,396	182,561
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 05:23 AM 35 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 35	Last Post By HealthNutMD View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 06:41 PM	1,029	268,842
Mech6 Crew Mech6 Crew It was inevitable, so I'll go ahead and get it started. Applications are being accepted. Post photos and list pieces. I will start giving out numbers next week sometime. Lower numbers will go to the applicants with the most Mech equipment (Larger pieces, especially racks carry... dumb.bell‎, 04-02-2015 08:02 AM 12 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 12	Last Post By mrcheeze36 View Profile View Forum Posts 12-19-2020, 07:23 PM	354	52,447
My own home gym evolution (part 2) As all the pictures from my home gym old thread are not working anymore (https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=152623083), i will be posting here the important stages of evolution of my home gym of the past 7 years and the future upgrades i will do in the future. If you have any... alexthaman‎, 08-02-2017 09:54 AM 8 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 8	Last Post By Oxidated View Profile View Forum Posts 01-14-2021, 08:28 AM	217	31,355
Plate-Loaded Machines Dear forum members, I designed and manufactured heavy-duty plate-loaded muscle-building machines from a period of time 15-30 years ago. I failed, and lost a lot of money. A member on this forum, who saw some of the machines I was building then, encouraged me to give it another try. ... HenryMaag‎, 03-26-2017 06:06 PM 6 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 6	Last Post By gym62richard View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 03:11 PM	172	35,591
Has anyone ordered from Baadass Dumbell? Looking to see if anyone has purchased from Baadass Dumbbell? They are based out of Canada and are offering a product similar to IronMaster. There are very few YouTube videos, and very little about them in general. A couple mentions on Reddit, but that is it. Ordering is not through their website,... novakjo1‎, 11-03-2020 10:06 AM 5 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5	Last Post By Skidmarx View Profile View Forum Posts 01-14-2021, 06:57 AM	131	7,501
Marrs Bar -- New Type (?) of Safety Squat Bar (SSB) I have a Crepinsek that I love, and I'm not sure this new style is "necessary", but it does look intriguing if nothing else. Lots of instagram posts on here to show you how it looks/performs: https://www.instagram.com/_marrs_bar/?hl=en Apparently coming out in March? TunaGill‎, 02-20-2019 12:16 PM 4 Pages • 1 2 3 4	Last Post By mathtcha View Profile View Forum Posts 01-15-2021, 07:18 AM	114	11,817
Body-Solid GLGS100 Leverage System Review I received my Body-Solid GLGS100 to pick up at the fitness equipment store last Thursday (it was expected to be re-stocked sometime in July due to the pandemic) but luckily they had some in stock and delivered it in a timely manner upon the purchase date which was excellent! I put it together on... Deep-Voiced-One‎, 05-17-2020 12:05 PM 3 Pages • 1 2 3	Last Post By grumpytude View Profile View Forum Posts 01-12-2021, 08:36 AM	65	5,951
Rogue Deep Dish GOGOGOGO Just restocked 45s and 100s Goooo! https://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-deep-dish-plates Edit: restock was at 10:52 EST Out of stock as of 14 November morning. Sboarder1964‎, 11-13-2020 09:06 AM 3 Pages • 1 2 3	Last Post By Deep-Voiced-One View Profile View Forum Posts 01-13-2021, 08:16 PM	63	4,490
Audio for Home Gym What is everyone using for audio in their home gyms? My gym is 12'x23' for reference. I'm contemplating a simple sound bar setup for space savings and simplicity but want quality sound. I have a nice JBL flip Bluetooth speaker but it isn't enough sound for the room. cmb47‎, 11-24-2016 09:30 AM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By BiGx5MurF View Profile View Forum Posts 12-31-2020, 02:49 AM	50	6,226
ironmaster lottery Has anyone participated in this and what should I expect? I am hoping to either purchase the Ironmaster 45 and an addon kit or heavy handle kit, or the regular Ironmaster 75 kit with stand. Is it structured as a cart option and then it assigns a lottery number? ampire‎, 10-21-2020 02:35 PM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By Deep-Voiced-One View Profile View Forum Posts 01-15-2021, 01:35 PM	47	3,595
Advice on sissy squat machine? hi guys, I was thinking of getting a sissy squat machine but wanted to know your opinion if it's a good piece of equipment to have in your home gym. I have never used one before so don't know how much I'm going to use it in the end so hoping for some advice. I was thinking it would be a good quads... markgeorgeevans‎, 04-08-2017 05:27 AM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By litljay View Profile View Forum Posts 01-15-2021, 02:46 PM	45	4,657
Belt Squats As Opposed To Leg Presses I had to screenshot the topic question I had because of the server acting up... http://imgur.com/a/7XfekkI Any insight/thoughts on this exercise selection replacement is appreciated. Deep-Voiced-One‎, 12-02-2020 08:31 AM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By Deep-Voiced-One View Profile View Forum Posts 01-12-2021, 08:17 AM	39	2,912
Basketball Court Install After years of waiting we have finally decided to go ahead and add a major new pieces to our home a backyard basketball court. Yesterday they came to grade the area and form it out. Court is a 30' x 30', https://imgur.com/a/UfR09eW Today they got it poured and broom finished, 15 yards of... turbolsxstang‎, 12-29-2020 03:52 PM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By Skidmarx View Profile View Forum Posts 01-13-2021, 02:17 PM	30	1,746
Power Cage Help I need a power cage. I want one with lat pulldown, plate storage, dip bars, pull up bar, and safety bars. I'm trying not to exceed a $700 budget. I found this rack on amazon (sorry, can't post links yet)... tjcashmoney‎, 01-02-2021 07:07 AM	Last Post By tjcashmoney View Profile View Forum Posts 01-13-2021, 02:53 PM	29	1,117
Inspire FTX Functional Trainer from Costco Looks like it's back in stock, thinking of pulling the trigger. I have a question on dimensions. I'm good with the 83" height. They list the Length as 55", I'm guessing this from outside support pole to outside support pole. They have the width as 54". Does anyone that has this unit know if... thedickus‎, 12-26-2020 12:28 PM	Last Post By thedickus View Profile View Forum Posts 01-14-2021, 02:22 PM	28	2,081
My Review on the Powertec Attachment accessories I now have 4 out of the 5 attachments (not including the lat tower). The only one I don't have is the dip attachment. Here are my thoughts on them. Leg Press- This one is a beast. Took me a while to put it together. It's definitely heavy. But I'm starting to get the hang of taking it on and off.... Einhander12‎, 01-06-2021 06:26 PM	Last Post By Einhander12 View Profile View Forum Posts 01-12-2021, 11:49 AM	20	871
Criterion Gaspari Curl Bar I picked up the cool old curl bar today. It's very heavy and well made with revolving collars. I've seen these types of bars before and this one is marked Criterion with the model and patent number. I also picked up a 7' bar from the same lot that looks like it may be made by the same manufacturer... gene19728‎, 05-03-2014 10:15 PM	Last Post By ArnoldHAMnEGGer View Profile View Forum Posts 12-22-2020, 12:11 AM	20	6,846