Home Gym Bros: Help Us Design Our Garage Gym
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 8:35 AM Author: vermilion hot dog poop
we have a separate 2 car garage and 1 car garage. gonna make a home gym in the 1 car garage, which is about 20x11. our hvac guy is gonna put in a mini split. Q's:
- what's the CR gym flooring?
- full length mirrors throughout?
- suggestions on gym equipment to efficiently use the space and for safe lifting. i do real lifts, but i'm a twink and don't lift heavy (e.g., dont need more than 2 45's, don't need DBs above 50). thinking a cage, barbell, barbell plates dumbbells, dumbell rack, elliptical and bike.
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 9:46 AM Author: vermilion hot dog poop
wow this is scholarship. tyty.
if i can, should i get everything used except the cage? i worry about safety in buying a used cage. i'd be weary of buying used cardio machines; never know with electronics.
our prole goy seller left us an adjustable DB set. i hate adjustable DBs bc it's such a waste of time to adjust. it'd really cost thousands for 5-50?
i dont hit shit
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 10:08 AM Author: vibrant locale
yeah I would buy a new cage.
the bar and weight plates are easily bought used, they don't break
i bought a used versaclimber years ago and it worked fine. I have had to replace some stuff on it but its because I use it so much
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 9:30 AM Author: Very tactful locus legend
Cage/adj bench
Free motion dual cable cross
Incline board ( can combo w. Bench)
Some DBs imo
Dip attachment
Treadmill and/or aerodyne bike
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 10:18 AM Author: Thriller haunted graveyard
I would buy minimal stuff to get started then slowly add on items as you use it so you know what you really need and can hunt for bargains.
Horse stall mats are the cheapest option for new flooring, but if you hunt on Craigslist/ Facebook marketplace you can find commercial grade gym flooring for even less. Lots of contractors end up with extra flooring that you can buy around $1 / sqft. It's much nicer and doesn't smell like horse stall mats.
You can probably get away with just a squat rack rather than full cage. The benefit of full cage is extra storage, attachments and pull up bar. If you only have a few plates, the storage isn't a huge issue and depending on your ceiling height you might not even be able to use the pull up bar on a standard cage. Pay attention to ceiling height in general when buying stuff.
Adjustable dumbbells save space and money if buying new. If you can find used dumbbells for $1 / lb or less it could be cheaper than new adjustables.
Cable machines are great but expensive and bulky. You can do a lot of the same exercises with a good set of resistance bands. These work best if you install various anchors to clip them to.
You can get a lot of bang for the buck with gymnast rings.
If you splurge on something, make it the bench. You want a good heavy FID bench that won't slide around.
Floor-to-ceiling dance studio mirrors are very expensive and unnecessary. Just get the largest off-the-shelf ones and put one or two on each wall.
Even if you don't lift heavy, it's nice to have more weight and extra bars so you can do circuits (my favorite part of home gym is you can use 4 different stations all in one circuit). You can get one set of olympic weights for bench/squat, then find cheap standard size weights and short bars to do accessory exercises. Get a few small standard size bars and you can build a semi-fixed weight set for curls / triceps etc.
For cardio, I'd get just one thing, and go with a spin bike, assault bike or concept2 rower. No elliptical. Better yet, just get a road bike or run outside.
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 10:41 AM Author: Dashing doobsian immigrant puppy
- one of those rogue half squat cages that can be folded back against the wall
- one bar
- 4x45, 2x25, 4x10 bumper plates plus some change plates and they can lean against the wall taking up almost no space
- cheap adjustable bench off amazon, maybe by CAP or something
if you're asking these Qs of a bunch of virgin losers on xo, you're likely not super strong, and probably won't ever be because you're in your 30s (or older) already, so that's probably all you'll ever need
edit: for cardio get a concept2 rower, i agree with the poaster above who suggested that; i've had one for a decade, it's 180 as fuck
also my suggestions mean that you don't even have to give up a parking space
i had a full cage and spent years in a 2 1/2 car garage lifting and still fit 2 cars in no problem
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 10:46 AM Author: titillating useless sneaky criminal corn cake
less is more, especially starting out. unless you're a powerlifter you can easily get away with:
nice oly barbell (even if you don't do olympic lifting they're simply the best)
lifting platform with rubber mats on the side and wood middle (you can build this easily)
crumb rubber bumpers (they do the least damage to flooring and are the quietest option)
squat stand
plate storage stand
some sort of flooring generally, people usually get horse stall mats.
you can do squats, pulls, and overhead press with all of the above, which is all you will ever need to do to be relatively strong and in shape forever. a few nice other things to have:
pull up bar attached to wall
rower or bike for cardio
some way to do dips
there's no point in doing bench press. there's no point in having dumbbells. there's no point in having a "cage", just learn how to bail a squat. don't get meme things like rubber balls or weird rack attachments (if you get a rack). if it's only good for one or two exercises, don't buy it. no mirrors
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 10:59 AM Author: narrow-minded newt stage
sounds fancy with the cardio crap. seems like those would take up a lot of space.
i just have a bar with enough bumper plates to pull heavy, dip stands, weight vest, a few dbs. no cage or even stand so i can move all of it into the corner and use the space when not lifting. and rollers(also compact and movable) + a real bike for indoor cardio.
horse mat stalls are credited as said ITT.
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 11:53 AM Author: Irate theater pistol
I have the best home gym and best physique on xo.
Just get 4 4X6 rubber mats from lowe’s, rogue squat stands with pull up bar. Barbell, bumper plates, change plates, adjustable dumbbell and a competition bench. That’s all you need
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 12:05 PM Author: Thriller haunted graveyard
Some overlooked items I like:
Small wall shelf to hold phone, water and workout program.
Large clock with sweep seconds hand or digital seconds display to guage time under tension and rest periods.
Chalk bag (another benefit of home gym since commercial gyms sometimes don't allow chalk).
Decent stereo with subwoofer to get pumped up.
Cheap bodyweight hyperextension since we all have bad backs.
Some lengths of 2-inch webbing and carabiners. Can be used for weighted belt, wrist/elbow sling, belt squat etc.
Some kind of step/block for calf raises and a bunch of other stuff.
Ceiling/wall mounted oscillating fan (doesn't take up floor space).
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 6:05 PM Author: excitant amethyst dingle berry
you can rig up a makeshift safety system for solo bench-pressing by taking a pair of heavy wooden sawhorses, cutting them to match the height of your chest when laying on the bench, attaching some vertical catch-plates on the sawhorses, and placing them parallel to the bench while you lift.
if you drop the bar, the sawhorses will catch it before it caves in your chest.
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 6:42 PM Author: beady-eyed organic girlfriend hominid
Rack.
Bar.
Plates.
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Date: April 2nd, 2024 7:49 PM Author: 180 rebellious community account dilemma
The following are essentials:
- a rack from Rogue or elitefts.
- cheap iron plates in the following denominations: ten 45s (you'll grow into them), two 25s, four 10s, two 5s, two 2.5s.
- the cheapest rubber coated dumbbells up to 100 since you're currently tiny, when you need bigger ones (which you will after like a year) get them.
- A good adjustable bench from elitefts or Rogue. There's also a nice one from repfitness that looks pretty nice. Regardless, get one that doesn't have a huge gap at the seat hinge when it's flat.
- a decent power bar. Good starter bar is the Rogue Ohio bar, but there are other options. Main thing is get one that says power bar and it'll probably be to spec.
- dips attachment for your rack
- if you want a cardio machine, get a versaclimber or rower. I third the Concept2 Model D -- we have them at work and they're really great. Anything else other than a Jacob's ladder, or assault bike is a waste of your money. The rower is the most versatile option though -- very easy to do LISS and also sprints with it.
- if you don't already have these, get a pair of Inzer wrist wraps, a pair of cheap straps, and a dips/pull-up belt.
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The following aren't essential, but are nice to have:
- plate loaded cable stack (or a regular cable stack, but those are pricier)
- a competition bench. there's very little that's nicer than a solid bench with a wide pad that is a little sticky and you won't slide around on.
- minifridge
- preacher curl station and 30lb ez curl bar
- chalk bowl
- sound system
- fan
- whiteboard
- mirrors
- platform (you can double up the stall mats for a deadlift platform and should be ok until you get to the 500s, which doesn't seem like it'll be much of an issue)
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