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Workout EQUIPMENT - WHAT DO YOU OWN .

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Administrator. Graeme
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What gym equipment do you own?

What brands?

What is your opinion of the item?

What equipment have you ever made?

Post up pics
 
I have a bit of gear.
After buying the obvious, 2 things I think are a must are power bands and a 64kg KB from Australian kettle bells.
Top gear and well priced.
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Own:
- Muscle Motion Commercial Rack
- Muscle Motion Commercial Flat Bench
- ABC Powerlifting Bar
- 300kg of Avanti and gymandfitness plates

- Muscle Motion 40kg Rubber Adjustable Dumbbells
- Muscle Motion Tricep Bar (replacing for EZ Curl)
- Muscle Motion Close Grip Attachment

In the future I plan to ditch the latter 3, buy a set of kettlebells from gymdirect and bumpers from ABC. This will be a while though as I don't have the space for it in my current house.

Brands
- Muscle Motion
- Australian Barbell Co

Opinions
- I really like Muscle Motion stuff. Sometimes if wish they were designed closer to the powerlifting stuff that comes from Elitefts (closer pin spacing, wider benches) but for the price it doesnt leave me sleepless. This is high quality stuff.
- ABC are very pricey, particularly taking in postage from Melbourne, however they're high quality. I'd only buy bars and bumpers from them, anything else is too much $$$.
- Aussie Kettlebells are a company I'm yet to deal with (being based in Melbourne) but they seem to make some good stuff.

Equipment Made
- Dumbbell handles. Didn't turn out well.

Pics

powerrack.jpg
 
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For my first setup I made my own bench and power rack. The rack was great and cost me about 70 bucks in scrap tube steel.
Now I have:
Power rack (cant remember brand)
Bench
1 cheap chinese 7 ft bar
1 7 ft ABC bar
5 ft bar
EZ curl bar
spinlock DB
Weight stand
210kg of weight
inch thick rubber mats covering half the garage.

This all gets me by.
 
i only own kettlebells, pairs of 4kg , 8kg , 12kg , 20kg
gym rings
and 2 dumbells with 40kg of weight.. thats it... Powersports is where the real equipment is at!
 
Force USA Power Rack
Force USA Flat Bench
Squat Rack

Iron Edge Olympic Bar
2 x Pendlay NexGen Olympic Bar
Standard Ezy Bar
Standard Bar
4 x Standard DBs
Gym Direct Hex Shrug Deadlift Bar

2x25,20,15,10,5kg Economy Bumpers Plates
2 x Olympic Rubber Weight Plates - 25kg
2 x Olympic Rubber Weight Plates - 20kg
4 x Olympic Rubber Weight Plates - 15kg
2 x Olympic Rubber Weight Plates - 10kg
4 x Olympic Rubber Weight Plates - 05.0kg
4 x Olympic Rubber Weight Plates - 02.5kg
4 x Olympic Rubber Weight Plates - 01.25kg
130kg Standard Weight Plates

64kg Kettlebell- 'THE JUDGE'

4 x Olympic Spring Barbell Collars
15 Rubber Gym Tiles (1mx1mx15mm)
2 x Gym Steppers
2 x Weight Tree
Power Bands

 
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Muscle motion power rack and dip attachment
Muscle motion 117.5 kg oly plates, 40kg more on the way
Body solid flat incline bench
300kg olympic barbel
Bodywerx weight tree

P1010675.jpg


Very happy with my equipment, looking forward to have it set up in the new house though, still about 5 months away from moving.

My only gripe is the knurling on the bar is quite smooth, I got used to the ABC bars at the gym before buying this, but it hasnt been an issue yet

This was my thread I made when I first got the equipment, mods maybe this can be moved into this new section
http://ausbb.com/strength-training-power-lifting/9985-muscle-motion-power-rack.html
 
I have:
powertech power rack (with latpulldown, chin and dip attachments)
bench
incline bench
Oz barbell bar
Cheap "1500lb" bar
plywood and partical board platform
mini deadlift jack
340kg in plates
kettlebells- 8kg, 10kg, 12kg
dumbells 25kg x2
Kilo powerbands
foam blocks for deadlift partials
 
can you post up the measurements for the farmers walk. wouldnt mind having a go at making some.
Thanks Piotr
 
eaglebay said:
Muscle motion power rack and dip attachment
Muscle motion 117.5 kg oly plates, 40kg more on the way
Body solid flat incline bench
300kg olympic barbel
Bodywerx weight tree

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/In_Elysium/P1010675.jpg[/IG]

Very happy with my equipment, looking forward to have it set up in the new house though, still about 5 months away from moving.

My only gripe is the knurling on the bar is quite smooth, I got used to the ABC bars at the gym before buying this, but it hasnt been an issue yet

This was my thread I made when I first got the equipment, mods maybe this can be moved into this new section
[url]http://ausbb.com/strength-training-power-lifting/9985-muscle-motion-power-rack.html[/url][/quote]

Is your bar also MM? I got the same rack, very happy with it.
I also have 402.5kg in oly plates (Solid Focus or something like that)
600kg MM rated oly MM bar
a cheap bench

[IMG]http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/378/img0018yk.jpg
57474899.jpg


looking to get a better bench, but this will do for now.
Click to expand...
 
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i got a muscle motion rack
some bench from pauls warehouse
ironedge olympic bar
some other olympic bar (cheap)
two standard bars
240kg of olympic weights(160kg are bumper), and around 160kg of standard weight
abwheel
40kg adjustable kb, and a 16kg kettlebell


looking to add- squat stands
new bench
bands or chains
weight trees.
 
eaglebay said:
Muscle motion power rack and dip attachment
Muscle motion 117.5 kg oly plates, 40kg more on the way
Body solid flat incline bench
300kg olympic barbel
Bodywerx weight tree

P1010675.jpg


Very happy with my equipment, looking forward to have it set up in the new house though, still about 5 months away from moving.

My only gripe is the knurling on the bar is quite smooth, I got used to the ABC bars at the gym before buying this, but it hasnt been an issue yet

This was my thread I made when I first got the equipment, mods maybe this can be moved into this new section
http://ausbb.com/strength-training-power-lifting/9985-muscle-motion-power-rack.html
Click to expand...

thats awesome, how much did you get the power rack for?


regards,
Nick
 
yep MM bar

cant remember exact price, was under 1300 delivered to perth, much cheaper that locally supplied

edit, bench bought second hand locally, tree from Rockingham fitness, rest from gym direct
 
Pictures of my setup can be found in this thread -> Stuff bought mostly from gym direct.

Pretty happy with what I got for the price. Fit and finish / tolerances could be better but overall very happy with the kit.

The commercial rack is very very handy :) I can do all of my exercises inside the rack apart from dead lifts.
 
i now have

1x mmpr
1 commercial muscle motion bench
150kg iron edge bumper plates , 120kg standard plates
also have a couple of standard bb's
1 x pendlay 20kg NG HD bushing barbell
 
Andy, where did you get the pipe from to make your farmer's walk implements?

Need some for a thick/fat bar and farmer's walkers of my own :)
 
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