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Korbah
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Hi all,
Been lurking here for a while and have read through a lot of the suggestion threads regarding what to get.
I'm looking to get a home gym as my work makes it difficult to get to a gym at a reasonable hour (I work ~120hrs a fortnight on average - if I'm not rostered weekends...if I am then it's more). I'm looking to get a solid setup to essentially help me to achieve and maintain a reasonable degree of fitness - I will realistically aim for 2 workout sessions a week (which is what I managed last year).
My housemate of last year had a power rack and bench that we both used and now that he's moved out I've decided to fill the void with my own kit. It was a great introduction to doing weightlifting for fitness and I really enjoyed it.
Given I'm 28 and considering the work I do, I feel it's important to get into an achievable workout routine for long-term fitness and with my experiences last year, the convenience of a home gym cannot be beaten. It'd be easy to let things slide and lose fitness into my 30's and with my mate's gear gone and me nursing a rib fracture I figure I better start planning to get my own setup before things go on too long.
Based on the thoughts posted on this forum I'm considering the following from gymdirect (basically a modified version of their package 7 deal):
- MMPR commercial rack
- ASFID super bench with leg extension
- MM 600kg thrust bar
- 175kg rubber oly weights
- Oly curl bar
- 3xstrength bands (Too puny to do chin-ups lol.....need help)
- Dip attachment
- 6m^2 rubber flooring
- shipping to gold coast
I was looking at the cheaper rack initially but when comparing it to the commercial rack it seems that the commercial has better hook options to easily adjust. I'll be benching as well as squatting within the cage and I don't want to spend lots of time mucking around adjusting a clumsy cage between exercises. The Boss also wants a tidy gym so the commercial rack with built in storage seems a better choice.
The bench needs to have wheels so I can pull it in and out easily for bench - the leg extension is purely because I think it's a great exercise to train before I go on a ski trip (I love skiing and try to go yearly which incidentally is how I broke my ribs.....goddamn you and your RUBBISH snow Lake Tahoe!). The bands are because I'm still not strong enough to do more than 2-3 chinups/pullups lol.
My programme last year was squats, bench, seated row (with pulley), lat pulldowns, curls with ezy bar, deads and overhead presses. Given the proposed equipment I'd swap the seated rows with bent rows, the lat pulldowns with band assisted pullups.
So there you go - a pretty large investment and ideally I'd like to make it leaner if I could but I don't want to be re-buying gear later because it's not good enough or annoys me. I want quick, effective and smooth workouts to fit in my busy routine and don't want to be wrestling with equipment to do it.
Please give any tips or thoughts. Perhaps there's a better set of gear from somewhere else that would suit better?
Cheers!
Been lurking here for a while and have read through a lot of the suggestion threads regarding what to get.
I'm looking to get a home gym as my work makes it difficult to get to a gym at a reasonable hour (I work ~120hrs a fortnight on average - if I'm not rostered weekends...if I am then it's more). I'm looking to get a solid setup to essentially help me to achieve and maintain a reasonable degree of fitness - I will realistically aim for 2 workout sessions a week (which is what I managed last year).
My housemate of last year had a power rack and bench that we both used and now that he's moved out I've decided to fill the void with my own kit. It was a great introduction to doing weightlifting for fitness and I really enjoyed it.
Given I'm 28 and considering the work I do, I feel it's important to get into an achievable workout routine for long-term fitness and with my experiences last year, the convenience of a home gym cannot be beaten. It'd be easy to let things slide and lose fitness into my 30's and with my mate's gear gone and me nursing a rib fracture I figure I better start planning to get my own setup before things go on too long.
Based on the thoughts posted on this forum I'm considering the following from gymdirect (basically a modified version of their package 7 deal):
- MMPR commercial rack
- ASFID super bench with leg extension
- MM 600kg thrust bar
- 175kg rubber oly weights
- Oly curl bar
- 3xstrength bands (Too puny to do chin-ups lol.....need help)
- Dip attachment
- 6m^2 rubber flooring
- shipping to gold coast
I was looking at the cheaper rack initially but when comparing it to the commercial rack it seems that the commercial has better hook options to easily adjust. I'll be benching as well as squatting within the cage and I don't want to spend lots of time mucking around adjusting a clumsy cage between exercises. The Boss also wants a tidy gym so the commercial rack with built in storage seems a better choice.
The bench needs to have wheels so I can pull it in and out easily for bench - the leg extension is purely because I think it's a great exercise to train before I go on a ski trip (I love skiing and try to go yearly which incidentally is how I broke my ribs.....goddamn you and your RUBBISH snow Lake Tahoe!). The bands are because I'm still not strong enough to do more than 2-3 chinups/pullups lol.
My programme last year was squats, bench, seated row (with pulley), lat pulldowns, curls with ezy bar, deads and overhead presses. Given the proposed equipment I'd swap the seated rows with bent rows, the lat pulldowns with band assisted pullups.
So there you go - a pretty large investment and ideally I'd like to make it leaner if I could but I don't want to be re-buying gear later because it's not good enough or annoys me. I want quick, effective and smooth workouts to fit in my busy routine and don't want to be wrestling with equipment to do it.
Please give any tips or thoughts. Perhaps there's a better set of gear from somewhere else that would suit better?
Cheers!
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