Putting together a home gym, what would your essentials be?

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Putting together a home gym, what would your essentials be?

 

[StrungOut]

Power Rack, FID Bench, Oly Bar, Plates, DBs, Lat and Row cables (optional).
Basically what I have and gets me through

 

[jj80]

Flat bench 30cm Wide rated to 400kg+ total weight

Mobile spotter bars for a bench press and a Squat Stand. If I had a lot more room - Power rack.

Chin up bar / Ceiling beam / Doorway beam for pull ups/chin ups (or attachment for rack)

150kg to 200kg of Cheap olympic plates to start with if I was starting out. Since I'm not, I'd just buy 100-200kg of calibrated bumpers for large plates, and smaller 5s 2.5s etc for adjustments.

Cheap 20kg olympic bar (actually not too easy to find)

Spinlock dumbells + 4 small plates that fit the bar (can load oly plates on them no probs for extra weight)

A lot of wood and some gym flooring for a lifting platform. 2 levels to make sure it's all even when installed.

 

[BrisVegasGhost]

I have just put my home gym together at home. Pretty basic but it does what I need...includes power rack (home made job, with spotter arms etc) few things to finish off on the rack yet like my standing calf press and dip handles
Also a incline/decline bench, hyperextension. Made my own land mine so I can do t-bar rows. 7ft oly bar. Also have a sorted amount of Olympic weights and standard weights for dumbells.

 

[StrungOut]

I have just put my home gym together at home. Pretty basic but it does what I need...includes power rack (home made job, with spotter arms etc) few things to finish off on the rack yet like my standing calf press and dip handles
Also a incline/decline bench, hyperextension. Made my own land mine so I can do t-bar rows. 7ft oly bar. Also have a sorted amount of Olympic weights and standard weights for dumbells.

How'd you make the tbar

 

[White_Lie]

Big flat steel base with a pivoting tube attached that you slide a bb in to... Then just use a v bar on the bb

 

[BrisVegasGhost]

How'd you make the tbar

Exactly what white lie mentioned. I just use the v bar. But made my own base to pivot on that wedges into a corner. Probably will modify this again in future so it can attach to my power rack.

 

[kaz]

Rack
Oly Bar
Oly Plates
Bands
KB's
Bench

 

[BrisVegasGhost]

Rack
Oly Bar
Oly Plates
Bands
KB's
Bench

Aren't you missing the pink slippers?

 

[Fadi]

 

[Fadi]

I had to include the weightlifting shoes...



Fadi.

 

[Brick]

How'd you make the tbar

I made one out of a scaffold tie with swivel clips. Scaff tube is 48.5mm so fittings will fit a barbell

 

[kaz]

Aren't you missing the pink slippers?

Hee hee hee!!

 

[richottr]

Power rack with hi low pulleys, fid bench with leg attachment, leg press, and a cable crossover machine. Perfect.

 

[Mckim]

Mobile spotter bars for a bench press and a Squat Stand. If I had a lot more room - Power rack.

I've been trying to track down some mobile adjustable spotter bars.

Anyone know where you can buy them?

 

[BrisVegasGhost]

I've been trying to track down some mobile adjustable spotter bars.

Anyone know where you can buy them?

Don't spotter arms come standard or as an extra with most equipment?

 

[Mckim]

Don't spotter arms come standard or as an extra with most equipment?

Mine is shit so can't get them.

Might need to buy a new half rack from gym direct.

 

[BrisVegasGhost]

Ahh I see.. unless you could knock some up yourself that would be the only option.

Cheers

 

[Arfwit]

Not sure if rubber mats have been mentioned. I acquired a few that I use for deadlifts or to lower/drop dumbbells onto.

I wouldn't mind a t bar row, might need to put some pictures together so my brother can make me one.

Not sure a full set of dumbbells like fadi posted would be necessary but I wouldn't turn them down.

 

[kaz]

I love my rubber mats. They just complete my gym.