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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 27 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 27	Last Post By Vodzilla View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 01:59 PM	791	182,020
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 07:36 AM 38 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 38	Last Post By Restomod View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 07:39 AM	1,133	116,919
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 28 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 28	Last Post By KoolDJVader View Profile View Forum Posts 08-15-2018, 07:56 PM	814	329,852
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 104 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 104	Last Post By gym62richard View Profile View Forum Posts 08-14-2018, 04:30 PM	3,111	1,272,497
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 08:33 AM 15 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 15	Last Post By corneywaller View Profile View Forum Posts 08-12-2018, 10:30 PM	436	77,645
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 5 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5	Last Post By Gravititate View Profile View Forum Posts 08-12-2018, 08:48 PM	126	97,170
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 bisonp View Profile View Forum Posts 06-11-2018, 01:14 PM	383	344,801
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 02:56 PM	Last Post By ironwill2008 View Profile View Forum Posts 11-27-2017, 02:56 PM	0	11,266
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	58,430
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	72,312

What to look for in a swiss/football bar? I'm thinking about adding a football bar to my collection. Any tips on what to look for? Interested not just for variety but to avoid shoulder issues that I've had in the past. This Gronk bar looks interesting, but I don't know if it's any good. Reviews on amazon are positive, but they probably... radrd‎, 08-16-2018 02:02 PM	Last Post By leonard1 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 04:23 PM	17	554
CFF Rubber End Flange Thinking about buying these to complete my dumbbell sets. I know there was a member here that purchased them but never followed up. What is the opinion of others about them? Its for my home gym Kenny1448‎, Yesterday 04:41 AM	Last Post By ampire View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 03:55 PM	3	209
Full Metal Industries, A cautionary tale. A heads up, particularly to members based in the UK/Europe. I have dealt with Full Metal Industries for many years without issue. I placed an order for a pair of cable handles 5 weeks ago, my delivery has never arrived. I have made numerous attempts to contact the company by email and telephone... gym62richard‎, Yesterday 07:05 AM	Last Post By gym62richard View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 02:34 PM	6	301
Can anyone identify this bar? Hoping you guys can shed some light on this bar. I grabbed a Hammer Strength half rack and bench off Craigslist awhile back and the sellers wife through in this bar(the seller wasn’t happy about it). I’d like to do some bushing maintenance on it. You can see the diameter difference next to Rep... Asjogren‎, Yesterday 12:25 PM	Last Post By vhd16 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 01:49 PM	25	396
Making Pads for Gym Equipment (for the poor and unskilled) So, after over a year of searching and waiting, I finally got a standing calf raise for my home gym. It’s just what I was looking for, that old school 8 gauge all welded construction. When it finally popped up on Craigslist, I made an offer and drove 2 hours to pick it up. I offered a little... grubman‎, Yesterday 07:00 AM	Last Post By leonard1 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 01:32 PM	12	318
Freemotion dual cable questio Hey folk, I'm looking to reconfigure and update my garage gym. I have all the basics; power cage, cable lat lat pulldown, low row, etc... I am looking at adding a freemotion dual cable cross add some variety mix and add wide cable cross motions for my chest when working out at home. I would... Drskill‎, Yesterday 09:23 AM	Last Post By EricAtl View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 12:47 PM	3	243
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 186 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 186	Last Post By swimmer32 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 12:33 PM	5,560	353,239
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 05:38 AM 130 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 130	Last Post By murphyreedus View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 11:18 AM	3,888	444,357
My recent builds I'm getting too many emails asking "what can I do", so I tought I'd put these in the same thread. These are just final (or close to final) pictures. No descriptions. Questions welcome. Racks and benches Mech6‎, 12-11-2013 08:17 PM 103 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 103	Last Post By Domicron View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 10:48 AM	3,078	395,221
[Review Quickie] Rep Fitness 8 Bar Gun Rack This isn’t going to be a long review. There’s not much to say. Reasons for purchasing this unit. 1. Holds 8 bars. (Most other units hold 6) 2. Cheaper than other units, while still not lacking in quality. 3. Hooks are entirely covered in UHMW 1.9" OD sleeves/bars fit (2" should be assumed... Synthetickiller‎, 08-16-2018 10:03 PM	Last Post By twoforme2 View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 10:01 PM	17	600
PIN Loaded Circuit for GYM, Which one? Hi everyone, I am looking at a PIN loaded circuit for a commercial gym. So far I have come across these: progymsupply.com/hammer-strength-mts-selectorized-circuit :Hammer Strength MTS circuit, looks clean ... gymisit‎, 08-15-2018 10:20 PM	Last Post By smokinHawk View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage Yesterday, 05:41 PM	6	425
Gronk Fitness Swiss Bar Anybody seen/used one of these? When I first saw it listed on CL I thought it was some cheesy DSG stuff, but when I looked into it, looks pretty legit, but I can't find many reviews other than Amazon, just looking for opinions. ... jdboyd78‎, 05-08-2018 09:08 AM	Last Post By Stinkape View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 05:35 PM	7	772
PowerBlock Power Bench Read plenty of reviews on the Sport Bench but wondering if anyone has experience with the Power Bench? Looking for a shorter bench currently have a flat (17”) and adjustable (19.75”) but being as I’m shorter at 5’6” and my wife is 4’10” and since she is getting into more lifting she wants something... CraigThoreson‎, 08-05-2018 07:18 AM	Last Post By urbanlifter View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 02:38 PM	18	1,022
Belts in Europe Can anyone recommend a good online retailer/maker for PL belts in Europe? Preferably in the UK, Netherlands or Germany. Would I be better off just ordering from the US (Inzer, Best Belts, etc.) and paying the additional import duty? euro7muscle‎, 08-15-2018 04:18 AM	Last Post By wgpa View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage Yesterday, 01:21 PM	4	239
'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 102 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 102	Last Post By mrcheeze36 View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 11:06 AM	3,040	267,858
Rack mounted gun racks What are you guys using for your gym rifles? I've just been using an extra pair of j-cups which work pretty well. keyboardworkout‎, 07-07-2018 01:44 PM	Last Post By Domicron View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 10:15 AM	8	878
Adidas training shoes Trying to decide between the POWER PERFECT 3 and POWERLIFT 3.1, feedback would be greatly appreciated! Will be used primarily for high bar and front squats. https://www.adidas.nl/power-perfect-3-schoenen/BB6363.html https://www.adidas.nl/powerlift.3.1-schoenen/BA8019.html euro7muscle‎, 08-17-2018 02:28 AM	Last Post By cmarti063 View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 07:27 AM	2	176
Mods to GHD for reverse hypers? I don't have the space for a dedicated reverse hyper, so I use a GHD as a ghetto reverse hyper. Thinking that with a few mods, a GHD would fill this role a little better. I'm specifically thinking of the Rogue and Titan GHDs, though many of them are fairly similar in design. 1. Handles.... splitsquat‎, 07-10-2017 03:36 PM	Last Post By C123C View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 07:23 AM	24	2,398
El Gordo Fat Bar Opinion Poll... I received my American Barbell Stainless Steel Elite Power Bar today and will take it for a spin tomorrow, I currently as of today have three bars in the rack area (most likely the maximum amount I could fit in there is three bars due to space constraints), my AB SS Elite Power Bar, my TPB and my... Deep-Voiced-One‎, 08-15-2018 07:48 PM	Last Post By Mech6 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-17-2018, 05:53 PM	19	610
PowerBlock EXP series, Elite Series or IronMaster? Love my 5-50 individual set but with looking at relocating it it time to seriously consider downsizing where I can. I’ve had some of the PowerBlock Sports but they were a smaller set and had smaller handles wasn’t thrilled. The Elites have a bigger handle and now PowerBlock has the EXP series that... CraigThoreson‎, 08-16-2018 08:08 PM	Last Post By CraigThoreson View Profile View Forum Posts 08-17-2018, 05:32 PM	6	228
Edge Fitness? Has anyone had any experience with this bench or company? It looks too good to be true. I found this through facebook marketing so I'm weary. http://www.edgefitnessystems.com/Trans-Basic-Package.html StillbornSoul‎, 11-16-2015 05:55 PM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By gym62richard View Profile View Forum Posts 08-17-2018, 05:01 PM	35	3,142
Him gym or P90x? I’m trying to decide if I should get a power rack, bench, weights and dip belt or P90x. My budget is $1000. What is the best way to go? Home* Plain615‎, 08-16-2018 08:15 PM	Last Post By pondman View Profile View Forum Posts 08-17-2018, 04:04 PM	12	342
American Barbell SS Elite Power Bar Vs. Rogue SS Ohio Power Bar I currently own a TPB and was thinking of upgrading to a 29mm stainless steel power bar, I've heard the Rogue Ohio Power Bar is a more aggressive knurl (not sure how much more, or less compared to the TPB, but assuming probably more) and I've heard the American Barbell Elite Power Bar is a milder... Deep-Voiced-One‎, 08-02-2018 06:33 PM	Last Post By MGM711 View Profile View Forum Posts 08-17-2018, 10:41 AM	8	714
Skinny fat 6’1 168lb starting StrongLifts 5x5. Eat at maintenance or clean bulk? I’ve been lifting for approx a year on the ****arounditis program but finally decided to follow a proper program this week...StrongLifts 5x5. I’m on my 3rd workout and so far and have started with the empty bar. My goal is aesthetics and strength. At the moment I consider myself skinny fat... gggjones‎, 08-15-2018 03:49 AM	Last Post By ampire View Profile View Forum Posts 08-17-2018, 06:28 AM	8	403
Need high standalone dip bars- help? Hey guys- I’ve been scouring the Internet for the past few days trying to find something I assumed would be cake. I really need your help in finding this piece of equipment! I need a setup to do Gironda dips at home. They require a few very specific things- a relatively tall height (5’+), wider... BigBrother70‎, 08-12-2018 03:37 PM	Last Post By RestoringTally View Profile View Forum Posts 08-16-2018, 10:00 PM	6	469