littlerunt
New member
I've had the powertec rack and bench for over 12 mnths and highly recommend it.
I'm voting second hand! This is my experience:
started of completely new to strength training and the gym etc about 3 months ago. I started going to my local gym and wanted some equipment to work out from at home.
I bought a crappy bench press with preacher/lat pull down/leg extension + a fair amount of standard size weight for $110 of gumtree.
I used that in combination with my local gym for a month or 2 and then decided to upgrade my home equipment. I managed to sell my original equipment for $250 on gumtree making $150 straight up. I then found a used package on ebay for $400.
It came with:
a power rack,
full commercial incline bench
150kg of the same rubber coated olympic plates you buy from gym direct
olympic bar and olympic dumbells.
So overall i have spend $250 for my setup now. You could do much the same as i have done. With your budget you could even buy yourself some rubber gym mats and also source a second hand 10-40kg dumbbell rack for well under 3k having an awesome setup for a beginner.
The only thing you could really upgrade from this setup is to get bumper plates and a proper bar; but if you are a beginner you will be set with what i have mentioned and should have enough cash in reserve to upgrade to bumpers and a better bar down the track if you find you are serious about lifting.
The best way to get proportioned is aim to be huge. 99.999% trainers never end up huge...I'm not talking fat either.Definitely won't be power lifting, won't be aiming to be 'huge' either just proportioned.
The best way to get proportioned is aim to be huge. 99.999% trainers never end up huge...I'm not talking fat either.
I've been training for years and I'm still not huge...
So I finally got the final quote. To be honest their customer service is quite slow and sort of puts me off spending $3000 with them. But nevertheless, is the pricing decent with these guys?:
> > 1 x Force USA FID w/ Attachments - $450.00
> >
> > 1 x 155kg Olympic Rubber Barbell Set - $459.95
> >
> > 1 x Force USA Home Power Rack - $595.00
> >
> > 1 x Dumbbell Rack 2 tier - $379.00
> >
> > 6 x Rubber Gym flooring (ECO) - $179.70
> >
> > Force USA Commercial Rubber Dumbbells - $1440.00
> > 12.5KG
> > 15KG
> > 17.5KG
> > 20KG
> > 25KG
> > 30KG
> >
> > Sub - Total: $3503.65
> > Discount: $550.65
> > Freight: $250.00
> > Total: $3203.00
How did you get a discount of $550.65?
I would definitely lose the fixed dumbbell set and buy adjustables.
Pretty sure if you asked any supplier in Australia for $3k worth of gear they'd give you a bit of a discount. Also a couple of places that advertise on here give forum members a bit off too, so maybe it was one of those.
So I finally got the final quote. To be honest their customer service is quite slow and sort of puts me off spending $3000 with them. But nevertheless, is the pricing decent with these guys?:
> > 1 x Force USA FID w/ Attachments - $450.00
> >
> > 1 x 155kg Olympic Rubber Barbell Set - $459.95
> >
> > 1 x Force USA Home Power Rack - $595.00
> >
> > 1 x Dumbbell Rack 2 tier - $379.00
> >
> > 6 x Rubber Gym flooring (ECO) - $179.70
> >
> > Force USA Commercial Rubber Dumbbells - $1440.00
> > 12.5KG
> > 15KG
> > 17.5KG
> > 20KG
> > 25KG
> > 30KG
> >
> > Sub - Total: $3503.65
> > Discount: $550.65
> > Freight: $250.00
> > Total: $3203.00