My setup with stuff mostly purchased from GymDirect.

[GoPies]

It's good to get a variety of answers. Thanks for sharing
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[pistachio]

how much did that whole setup cost ya mate?

 

[GoPies]

Quite a lot when you add it all up. I'd have to go over the receipts to tally it all up as I have bought it in stages. Counting everything you see in the pictures (including the cross trainer that I bought from elsewhere) I'm guessing around the $5.5k mark.

Shit... sounds like a lot now that I have added it all up in my head. Just the recent purchases total approximately $3k ish.

 

[pistachio]

yeah, that is quite a lot (yet still cheap by comparison).

that's the only problem with home gyms. they take at least 10 years to pay for themselves.

i've never been able to justify getting one

 

[buncey]

sooooo jealous man!WOW

 

[robbo14]

What plates have you got? close ups please

 

[Ben]

that's the only problem with home gyms. they take at least 10 years to pay for themselves.

Shit mate, your local spa must be cheap.

Where I live it's around $1000 a year for a membership.

My whole setup was around $2500 give or take - decent rack, solid (but too narrow ) bench, 260kg weights, ABC bar. It will do me for life.

That's 2.5 years, a long way off 10

 

[PRISON_MIKE]

I worked out that mine cost about 4600 all up. Which actually isn't too bad for what I have.

 

[GoPies]

What plates have you got? close ups please

They are just the rubber coated cheapies from gym direct. Ill be looking at getting some bumpers later on. Credit card has taken a beating for now.

 

[robbo14]

Im gonna order the 80 Rubber coated Dumbbells from them probs tomorz, waiting for a reply about Olympic sleeving

 

[pistachio]

Shit mate, your local spa must be cheap.

Where I live it's around $1000 a year for a membership.

My whole setup was around $2500 give or take - decent rack, solid (but too narrow ) bench, 260kg weights, ABC bar. It will do me for life.

That's 2.5 years, a long way off 10

with a bit of negotiation, i can get 18 months for around $650

it is a crap gym tho, catered more towards non-bodybuilders. still, the dumbbells go up to 45kg and the squat rack is virtually never used. pretty damn hard to get a bench press tho!!

there are other benefits of having a home gym of course, but all in all, i just can't justify the increase in price. there are a few cheap gyms over here that will cost less than $500 per year if you pay in advance or sign up for an extended period etc

 

[Ben]

I think it's worth paying a few grand to have your own, to avoid having to deal with the knob jockeys you find in a commercial gym

 

[GoPies]

I think it's worth paying a few grand to have your own, to avoid having to deal with the knob jockeys you find in a commercial gym

hehe.

I do like having my own setup that I don't have to share with others... (by sharing I mean I don't have to wait for others to get out of my way )

Its nice being able to go do a session whenever I want.

 

[Oli]

I think it's worth paying a few grand to have your own, to avoid having to deal with the knob jockeys you find in a commercial gym

One of my memories when I first started lifting was having all my gear kicked out of the way by some big guy who look the bar and rack from me when i was changing the weight.

 

[gareer]

It's all about the attitude you give off oli. I give a look that just says don't **** with me I'm training. I'll still talk to people but noone dares take my equipment