PICS and DISCUSSION of YOUR HOME GYM V2.0

[murphyreedus]

Anyone have any good solutions for vertical storing specialty bars? I don't have any good wall space for another gun rack and don't have floor space for a barbell holder. I need it to hold my axle bar, cambered squat bar, earthquake bar and ideally have room for a few more.

How much wall space do you have?

I used to have this DIY solution, and would just add boards/pvc at different heights to hold different specialty bars.

https://www.garage-gyms.com/diy-barb...k-bar-storage/

Something like this might work for a few bars if you have a 3-post rack and don't need to walk through:

https://www.reddit.com/r/homegym/com...w_accessories/

[turbolsxstang]

How much wall space do you have?

I used to have this DIY solution, and would just add boards/pvc at different heights to hold different specialty bars.

https://www.garage-gyms.com/diy-barb...k-bar-storage/

Something like this might work for a few bars if you have a 3-post rack and don't need to walk through:

https://www.reddit.com/r/homegym/com...w_accessories/

The first idea linked would probably be my best bet, I'll have to see tonight if I have any good places to build something like that. Having only a 10x12' space with two doors and a window plus all my equipment makes usable wall space hard to find. (Wife says no more bars for this reason and right now I'd have to agree but I've got 10 of them.)

I have a half rack and have tried storing bars in between the uprights but it was a pain to get them out and we switch bars often during a workout.

[Rottweiler59]

That's a great set up, so much space, love to see more pics and a list of the equipment you have.

Some great stuff there mate. If you ever get fed up of the hammer leg press give me a shout. I saw one on eBay and it went for £680 I hesitated and could have kicked myself. It's the best leg press (bar the Watsons 45 degree) I've ever used.
That shoulder press is great as well.

[gym62richard]

Some great stuff there mate. If you ever get fed up of the hammer leg press give me a shout. I saw one on eBay and it went for £680 I hesitated and could have kicked myself. It's the best leg press (bar the Watsons 45 degree) I've ever used.
That shoulder press is great as well.

Thanks, myHammer leg press is not to everyone's liking, but I like the movement and it's kind to my ageing knees.
I was lucky to pick this one up from a private seller in immaculate condition, but I had to pay £1,100 to secure it.

The Watson Animal leg is the best 45 press that I've tried, but any linear style press just seems to irritate my knees.

[geoalesolo]

The only big equipment that I would get is probably a leg curl/extension machine and some smaller accessory and cable attachment items. Overall pretty happy with what I have .

[zjorth]

A little cleaning and reorganization before some heavy deadlift therapy.

[Asjogren]

The only big equipment that I would get is probably a leg curl/extension machine and some smaller accessory and cable attachment items. Overall pretty happy with what I have .

You have some nice stuff there..Pretty cool to have a climate that you can work out outside..I'd freeze my ass off where I am

[Asjogren]

A little cleaning and reorganization before some heavy deadlift therapy.

Wow...That is a very clean and organized set up..Great gym.

[murphyreedus]

Got sick of bare bulb lights in the basement. Picked up some LED shop lights. Wired them on to a switch, and now I can see all the chalk on my stall mats. Win some, lose some. I still have to get some more and wire up the rest of this part of the basement. I also have the urge to throw some paint on the walls, since it's lost some of its dungeon appeal now.

[irongrandpa]

Got sick of bare bulb lights in the basement. Picked up some LED shop lights. Wired them on to a switch, and now I can see all the chalk on my stall mats. Win some, lose some. I still have to get some more and wire up the rest of this part of the basement. I also have the urge to throw some paint on the walls, since it's lost some of its dungeon appeal now.

What happened to your other rack? I was sure you had two.

[murphyreedus]

What happened to your other rack? I was sure you had two.

You are right, I did. I sold the big half rack a while ago, and don't miss it. I am still on the lookout for a nice compact cage or 3/4 rack to be a second rack.

[EricAtl]

What happened to your other rack? I was sure you had two.

You are right, I did. I sold the big half rack a while ago, and don't miss it. I am still on the lookout for a nice compact cage or 3/4 rack to be a second rack.

I noticed this too, found the pic.
[/QUOTE]
Nice lights.

[murphyreedus]

I noticed this too, found the pic.

Nice lights.

Damn...I've sold half the equipment in that picture. On the bright side, I also expanded the gym quite a bit since then.

[geoalesolo]

You have some nice stuff there..Pretty cool to have a climate that you can work out outside..I'd freeze my ass off where I am

Thanks! I am grateful for that too, the coldest I worked out so far was about 41 degrees outside

[dparty82]

Got sick of bare bulb lights in the basement. Picked up some LED shop lights. Wired them on to a switch, and now I can see all the chalk on my stall mats. Win some, lose some. I still have to get some more and wire up the rest of this part of the basement. I also have the urge to throw some paint on the walls, since it's lost some of its dungeon appeal now.

I just recently did this as well to my basement. LED bulbs weren't cutting it either so I upgraded to shop lights just like you did. Sure makes a HUGE difference and now I can see all the dirty marks on my floor. Great looking space you got.

[zjorth]

Here's my latest storage solution to free up floor space for new additions.

[cwcmac]

The only big equipment that I would get is probably a leg curl/extension machine and some smaller accessory and cable attachment items. Overall pretty happy with what I have .

Nice, repped

[Asjogren]

Here's my latest storage solution to free up floor space for new additions.

That looks awesome..Neat Idea .

[BulkMore]

Here's my latest storage solution to free up floor space for new additions.

It didnt really free up that much space though. The bench sticks out pretty far.

[Cleveland33]

It didnt really free up that much space though. The bench sticks out pretty far.

[swimmer32]

You are right, I did. I sold the big half rack a while ago, and don't miss it. I am still on the lookout for a nice compact cage or 3/4 rack to be a second rack.

Need some more insight into this decisions as I've been looking at the Dynamic half racks. Why did you decide to switch that out for a potentially bigger rack?

[murphyreedus]

Need some more insight into this decisions as I've been looking at the Dynamic half racks. Why did you decide to switch that out for a potentially bigger rack?

The longer I have had a home gym, the less enamored I have become with big commercial racks. The Dynamic rack was around 60" deep, which I do not consider to be small. From a safety standpoint I don't find half racks to be ideal for home gym use, and throw in 4" adjustments, a cramped gym space, and already owning a 3/4 rack, and it wasn't a hard decision. Getting an immediate offer at my top price the first day I posted didn't hurt, either.

I will likely end up for a simple R3 or similar as a second rack.

[swimmer32]

The longer I have had a home gym, the less enamored I have become with big commercial racks. The Dynamic rack was around 60" deep, which I do not consider to be small. From a safety standpoint I don't find half racks to be ideal for home gym use, and throw in 4" adjustments, a cramped gym space, and already owning a 3/4 rack, and it wasn't a hard decision. Getting an immediate offer at my top price the first day I posted didn't hurt, either.

I will likely end up for a simple R3 or similar as a second rack.

I take it you're keeping the 3/4 rack though? We've discussed this before - those things are fantastic, I just wish they were smaller length wise. I believe the York is 79 inches long. I've been looking at the Dynamic Fitness Ultra Pro Racks. They have the slotted safeties like commercial racks, but the hole spacing is only 2 inches. They are also 60 inches long, which is longer for a half rack, but still knocks off 18-19 inches from my 3/4 rack. Going with a Legend half rack would save me even more additional room, and money. I don't think I'm close to making a decision, but I'm prioritizing floor space more and more.

[cwcmac]

The longer I have had a home gym, the less enamored I have become with big commercial racks. The Dynamic rack was around 60" deep, which I do not consider to be small. From a safety standpoint I don't find half racks to be ideal for home gym use, and throw in 4" adjustments, a cramped gym space, and already owning a 3/4 rack, and it wasn't a hard decision. Getting an immediate offer at my top price the first day I posted didn't hurt, either.

I will likely end up for a simple R3 or similar as a second rack.

The depth of the entire rack was a big reason i went with Legend. I wanted a full rack, plate storage but not something exceptionally long. That fit the bill perfectly for being a six post but a smaller footprint than many. It was under 62" in total depth whereas the Rogue RML-690 was 76"

[C123C]

The depth of the entire rack was a big reason i went with Legend. I wanted a full rack, plate storage but not something exceptionally long. That fit the bill perfectly for being a six post but a smaller footprint than many. It was under 62" in total depth whereas the Rogue RML-690 was 76"

RML 690 owner here...unnecessarily big. Luckily I have room for it. Was going to do Legend but would have had to get all new attachments and Mech had just stopped producing monos. 690 was the call.

I also have spotter arms for use out the front when we are running multiple people and no one is doing OLs. One thing that's nice is that the extra size allows you to slip through the sides of the plate storage whether to spot or access the inside if you have extra people on it.

[FlyingHigh80]

First post. After a year of bow flex dumbbells, a rogue adjustable bench 2.0, a door mounted pull-up POS, and Beachbody workouts (p90x, body beast, a week of hard labor).....I finally saved enough to get the setup I wanted.

Thanks to everyone here who has provided information, reviews, and photos. And thanks to garagegymreciews, garage-gyms, and garage gym lab. As well as all of the you tubers.

Rogue RML-390C 30in dark blue, skinny pull-up bar, crossmember, straps, land mine, matador, safety spotter arms
Rogue Ohio Power Bar
Rep fitness basic bar to live in landmine
Rep fitness plate tree
350lbs HG bumpers
Iron change plates
HG Collars
Rogue farmers walk handles and axle collars
Rogue adjustable bench 2.0
Land mine t bar and single handles
Genesis DL jack
Bow flex adjustable dumbbells
TSC stall mats
Big blue party Bluetooth speaker

So far I’m loving all of it. I initially regretted the safety spotter arms, but they are perfect for the overhead press.

Next will be five more stall mats, iron plates, another plate tree, a deadlift bar, and a curl bar.

Oh and a PSA. Don’t over tighten the bolts. As you can see it will bend the uprights. Not my smartest moment.

[EricAtl]

First post. After a year of bow flex dumbbells, a rogue adjustable bench 2.0, a door mounted pull-up POS, and Beachbody workouts (p90x, body beast, a week of hard labor).....I finally saved enough to get the setup I wanted.

Thanks to everyone here who has provided information, reviews, and photos. And thanks to garagegymreciews, garage-gyms, and garage gym lab. As well as all of the you tubers.

Rogue RML-390C 30in dark blue, skinny pull-up bar, crossmember, straps, land mine, matador, safety spotter arms
Rogue Ohio Power Bar
Rep fitness basic bar to live in landmine
Rep fitness plate tree
350lbs HG bumpers
Iron change plates
HG Collars
Rogue farmers walk handles and axle collars
Rogue adjustable bench 2.0
Land mine t bar and single handles
Genesis DL jack
Bow flex adjustable dumbbells
TSC stall mats
Big blue party Bluetooth speaker

So far I’m loving all of it. I initially regretted the safety spotter arms, but they are perfect for the overhead press.

Next will be five more stall mats, iron plates, another plate tree, a deadlift bar, and a curl bar.

Oh and a PSA. Don’t over tighten the bolts. As you can see it will bend the uprights. Not my smartest moment.

Super strong first post. Great job getting all of that equipment. Pics embedded for you, reps too. I got tired of the stall mat seam so I bought a good piece of plywood with a veneer, sanded it down, and polyurethaned it. Looks like you are bolted down but would be easy to do, unless you want to go full platform.



What I’m talking about. Need some more stall mats too.

[FlyingHigh80]

Thanks man. Great setup. I’m teaching my dog to do the same thing. Right now he’s pissed that I’m not opening the garage door.

The seams bug me. If I ever move the rack I will do what you did. I plan on lining up the mats and secure with tapcon screws and spacers. Idea from Garage-Gyms website. Will eventually build a deadlift platform next to the rack.

[HomeGymChains]

Apologies in advance, but this post is NOTHING like the usual posts on this thread. No beautiful space or racks, but I thought I'd show you a unique and cheap home-grown safety solution. (About a year ago I started getting more serious about working out at home. After failing to complete a bench press, though, I ended up with a barbell on my neck, so I am extremely lucky to still be here. I resolved never to be in that situation again.)

I decided to use chains as a safety system for bench press. The length of the chain is set about half an inch below touch, so if I get in trouble I can slide out under it. The elastic cords keep the links headed upward from the bar to keep the lift smoother and quieter.



Then I decided that I could also use it for squats, which I never used to do at home. Not as good as a real squat rack, since the bar starting position is at the bottom of the lift instead of the top of the lift, but hey, it's a technique, and I'm finally doing squats at home. Here's a picture with the bar hanging at the bottom of my squat setting, before I move the bench out of the way.



Then I got tired of fussing with the "quick links" that needed a wrench to tighten and loosen, so I replaced them with "grab hooks" for instant length adjustments.



And hey, as long as I had the framework up there, I added a pulley.



Elsewhere in the basement, I have a powerlifting bar for deadlifts, an e-z curl bar, and dumbbells. I am working on getting more space cleared out and organized. I also plan to buy an incline/decline bench and a real rack.

Again, apologies for posting ugly pictures on this usually bright and shiny thread.

- Chains

[supramax]

Again, apologies for posting ugly pictures on this usually bright and shiny thread.

- Chains

A lot of bright and shiny stuff is bright and shiny because it doesn't get used very much. It's not what have, but what you do with what you have.