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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 07:22 PM 30 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 30	Last Post By RunningTall View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 05:45 PM	873	349,489
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 17 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 17	Last Post By jebrady03 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 08:43 AM	489	102,178
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 13 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 13	Last Post By gym62richard View Profile View Forum Posts 11-11-2018, 04:08 AM	386	360,596
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 105 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 105	Last Post By bullcard View Profile View Forum Posts 11-10-2018, 10:47 AM	3,147	1,296,077
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 43 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 43	Last Post By irongrandpa View Profile View Forum Posts 11-08-2018, 05:33 PM	1,267	140,351
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 5 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5	Last Post By ronald1133 View Profile View Forum Posts 09-16-2018, 02:49 AM	127	109,534
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 27 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 27	Last Post By CREC View Profile View Forum Posts 08-28-2018, 07:05 PM	805	200,318
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	15,026
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	62,287
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	76,157

The Legendary Thread With the arrival of my new rack, I wanted to start up a thread on Legend Fitness equipment, to talk about and share picture of our equipment. If this proves to be sufficiently popular, we'll start a Legend Fitness club. Above is the picture of my new rack, a Fat Bar Power Station, # 3171. I... AttyGuy‎, 07-31-2014 07:59 PM 46 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 46	Last Post By Froggert View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 10:06 PM	1,357	158,119
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 18 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 18	Last Post By HenryMaag View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 09:17 PM	528	113,585
Sled pulls on grass Im curious if sled pulls ruin or significantly compact grass. Im thinking of buying one for use in my backyard. I likely wouldnt be running over the exact same spot repeatedly and would use it once a week at most. DVG93‎, Today 02:38 PM	Last Post By jamalfudge View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 07:39 PM	3	143
Adidas Adipowers $89.50 Browsing for new lifting shoes and found them on this site. Sizes up to 11 (+$8 shipping). https://www.rhatraining.com/adidas-adipower-weightlifting-shoes-men-weightlifting-training-m25733.html 401Delta‎, 11-09-2018 09:40 PM	Last Post By C123C View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 06:34 PM	12	648
The 'No Excuses Homemade Equipment Crew' First there was the 'Equipment Crew'... ...then there was the 'York Crew'... ...followed by the Ivanko.. ...now we have the 'No Excuses Homemade Equipment Crew'. This thread is for people that have decided to step away from the pre made and ordinary. Anyone that has decided that not having... ProtienandIron‎, 04-07-2012 04:16 AM 71 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 71	Last Post By ampire View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 06:28 PM	2,106	611,583
Glute Ham Raise Machine Any one know the difference, or significance, or a fixed Glute Ham Raise versus one with rotating pads? Glute Ham Raise mtpaquette‎, 11-05-2018 07:23 AM 2 Pages • 1 2	Last Post By glossyMac17 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 04:49 PM	34	1,707
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 114 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 114	Last Post By mrcheeze36 View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 02:48 PM	3,393	248,376
Black Friday 2018 Black Friday 2018 is about 3.5 weeks away. Anyone have any intel of what deals will be worth checking out yet? I'll be in the market for an incline bench and some barbell storage. RGrizzzz‎, 10-24-2018 10:17 AM 3 Pages • 1 2 3	Last Post By urbanlifter View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 12:14 PM	62	3,574
Helping a friend find a cage Hey all, it's been quite a while since I've been around here so I'm wondering if my info is still up to date. I've got a friend in Madison, WI looking to buy a power rack for her basement. I've poked around the forum to try getting up to speed and guessing not much has changed in the sub $1k... md99‎, 11-09-2018 04:56 PM	Last Post By congore View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 10:06 AM	1	257
'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 108 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 108	Last Post By supramax View Profile View Forum Posts Today, 07:51 AM	3,217	294,095
Camera for the gym? Was curious if anyone has tried recording their lifts in the gym. I wanted to get a better look at my form. I lift alone so it's hard to get a second pair of eyes. I've seen lots of youtubers recording their lifts at the gym but I think I would feel awkward with a tripod and a digital camera... unsensible‎, Yesterday 09:38 AM	Last Post By Jason2459 View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 09:40 PM	11	296
Chadsalts gym in the barn build Here we go.... chadsalt‎, 10-03-2018 10:56 AM 4 Pages • 1 2 3 4	Last Post By irongrandpa View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 07:18 PM	118	8,226
Rugged Fitness sorry if this has already been discussed. seems fitness factory has their own house brand called Rugged Fitness. I may have to check out their benches when im over in Chicago. adjustable bench looks like another legend type..hopefully its as good or better than the Cap+ bench. $279... dskoo65‎, Yesterday 04:22 PM	Last Post By dskoo65 View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 04:22 PM	0	145
help ID'ing this barbell - 'HD' on end cap Picked up this 20kg barbell off CL for $50 (decent price for a beater bar). The guy said it was a Rogue bar but I checked with Rogue and they confirmed it wasn't one of theirs. The letters 'HD' on the end caps are the only discernible markings I can find. repeek‎, 11-10-2018 07:25 AM	Last Post By ChuckRose67 View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 04:00 PM	4	318
Chalk vs Gloves. Pros and Cons Hello, I am doing a school project where I am doing a market research study about the use of chalk and gloves in the gym. The focus of this market study is to find out the reason why people prefer one over the other (less money to buy, easier to use) , why they are using them (extra grip,... CWRUstudent‎, Yesterday 01:07 PM	Last Post By cwcmac View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 02:12 PM	1	179
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 194 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 194	Last Post By irongrandpa View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 12:19 PM	5,818	373,323
Got a treadmill - Ok to run in garage? Hi all, With less time to hit the gym, I am trying to do more exercise at home. I was able to get a treadmill for free, but only space I have is in the garage right next to heat furnace and water heater. Should I be concerned about the air quality for running, or is it still probably healthier... skubaman‎, 10-22-2018 06:32 PM	Last Post By irongrandpa View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 07:55 AM	13	653
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 08:30 PM 186 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 186	Last Post By ffrink View Profile View Forum Posts Yesterday, 05:42 AM	5,578	517,435
Elitefts now taxes out of state on all orders That is all tombro‎, 11-08-2018 07:51 AM	Last Post By bean438 View Profile View Forum Posts 11-11-2018, 04:52 PM	19	883
Thoughts on EliteFTS Five Ring Bar I like the idea behind this bar quite a bit. I have a bar with OLY rings and it can be frustrating when trying to find the right grip for something like incline presses once trying to go anything wider than a close grip (for me gripping pinkies on OLY rings is too wide). That being said i can... ArnoldHAMnEGGer‎, 10-30-2018 06:36 AM	Last Post By Jason2459 View Profile View Forum Posts 11-11-2018, 03:34 PM	8	594
oil for gym equipment I have a fully stocked gym and just want to know what type of oil people use to maintain there barbells and machines. ive heard of people using wd-40 3 in 1 oil and even vaseline. of those the 3 in 1 oil sounds the most logical I happen to have a surplus of motor oil would that be... gangrel‎, 10-29-2018 07:58 PM	Last Post By Jason2459 View Profile View Forum Posts 11-11-2018, 03:21 PM	19	1,160
Water Rower Does anyone have one of these ? http://www.waterrower.com.au/ Look cool buy expensive Aussieguy101‎, 01-19-2013 11:12 PM	Last Post By greenleaf View Profile View Forum Posts 11-11-2018, 10:14 AM	23	25,719
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 141 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 141	Last Post By SomeIronBoy View Profile View Forum Posts 11-11-2018, 08:10 AM	4,211	476,490
American Barbell American barbell has a ton of bars on closeout/blemish sale. I'm looking at the AMERICAN BARBELL STAINLESS STEEL GYM BAR and the MAMMOTH BAR does anyone have experience with both bars? Is there a reason to go with one over the other? I already have a rogue ohio power bar and the rep stainless... davidk131‎, 10-07-2018 06:27 PM 6 Pages • 1 2 3 4 5 ... 6	Last Post By Leprechuan71 View Profile View Forum Posts 11-10-2018, 05:49 PM	167	7,680
Cutting uprights, and adding “pipes” to sabers Hi. Was looking for some input on the easiest way to cut down 11 gauge, 2 x 3 uprights. I’m thinking mitre saw, metal cutting blade. Also, my rack has 1” sabers, and years ago I missed the cups re racking a squat and crashed down on the safeties. There’s a slight bend. They still work, but... bean438‎, 11-08-2018 06:34 AM	Last Post By bean438 View Profile View Forum Posts 11-10-2018, 09:27 AM	17	581