Official Home Gym Building Thread

Rids · 5 Sep 2023 at 10:07

Carpet tiles might not be a bad idea, hard wearing for the general office use.

Theoretically, if I were to carpet tile the whole floor for now, under where the functional trainer is going and then when the full rack is in I could lay proper 40mm matting on top of the carpet for that section would that work?

LiE · 5 Sep 2023 at 10:12

Rids said:
under where the functional trainer is going and then when the full rack is in I could lay proper 40mm matting on top of the carpet for that section would that work?

That's how a lot of gyms set it up.

I have 45mm mats I just throw down for deadlifting (as pictured above).

Steedie · 5 Sep 2023 at 19:59

Haven’t trained for about 8 months now. But put on some mass, the bad kind, so need to get back in to it

Garage was an absolute mess. Has been used as a dumping ground since new year and was just full of boxes and rubbish and all sorts.

4 hours later and it looks like this.

LiE · 5 Sep 2023 at 20:05

Steedie said:
Haven’t trained for about 8 months now. But put on some mass, the bad kind, so need to get back in to it

Garage was an absolute mess. Has been used as a dumping ground since new year and was just full of boxes and rubbish and all sorts.

4 hours later and it looks like this.

Welcome back bro. I give it 4 weeks before you buy loads of new kit.

Steedie · 5 Sep 2023 at 20:19

LiE said:
Welcome back bro. I give it 4 weeks before you buy loads of new kit.

I would love a chest/shoulder press but you can see I’m lacking space

Martynt74 · 6 Sep 2023 at 09:01

Also, is there a recommended "adaptor plate" for 1" to 2"? I picked up a cheap squat rack with cable pulley, but it's a 1" loading bar. I'd rather avoid re-buying 1" weights, however cheap they may be.

LiE · 6 Sep 2023 at 09:52

Martynt74 said:
Also, is there a recommended "adaptor plate" for 1" to 2"? I picked up a cheap squat rack with cable pulley, but it's a 1" loading bar. I'd rather avoid re-buying 1" weights, however cheap they may be.

Something like this - https://mirafit.co.uk/mirafit-1-to-2-olympic-weight-bar-adaptor-sleeves-collars.html

Martynt74 · 6 Sep 2023 at 10:03

Cheers, wasn't sure if they were all made equally or not

Syla5 · 8 Sep 2023 at 19:44

Steedie said:
I would love a chest/shoulder press but you can see I’m lacking space

Yes mate welcome back to it!

You should strongly consider this 2 of these, very space efficient and will get you a lot of options for chest and shoulders even.

Wall Mounted Home Gym Single Cable Pulley Machine - Primal Strength

Our wall mounted single cable pulley is an affordable, customisable cable system. Ideal for any home workout space. Shop online today.

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LiE · 8 Sep 2023 at 20:03

Syla5 said:
Yes mate welcome back to it!

You should strongly consider this 2 of these, very space efficient and will get you a lot of options for chest and shoulders even.

Wall Mounted Home Gym Single Cable Pulley Machine - Primal Strength

Our wall mounted single cable pulley is an affordable, customisable cable system. Ideal for any home workout space. Shop online today.

www.primalstrength.com

Steedie on dat 10k/CEO rates so could easily afford this: https://bulldoggear.com/products/zero-2-dual-adjustable-pulley-machine?_pos=1&_sid=1843dcdf2&_ss=r

Syla5 · 9 Sep 2023 at 15:51

honestly i would still get 2 wall mounted pulleys, far more variety and more spacing between allows for better fly / crossover motion. Tempted myself for my setup.

Also need to get some mag grip row attachments.

uncle_rufus · 9 Sep 2023 at 20:23

Well I can vouch for the Primal Strength model above, I have one and it's been really good - they actually sell it as a pair if you want to and have the space to mount two of them - I'd have done exactly that but I don't have room. One is still certainly better than nothing though

EH75 · 11 Sep 2023 at 16:43

Anyone got any recommendations for weight plate storage solutions? I am thinking a couple of these are probably going to be best? Unless anyone uses something they think is better?

Mirafit: Site under maintenance

Not got a massive amount of plates. I think 2x 20kg, 2x15kg, 2x10kg, 2x 5kg and a few smaller plates.

Got an Iron King folding rack as per many peoples recommendation on here so can't really store them on the rack I don't think.

CaptainRAVE · 11 Sep 2023 at 18:01

I store all mine sat on the base of my rack. Extra support for when I bail. Doubt it needs them, but can’t harm. Think you can also get storage on the rack for mine.

Cadder · 11 Sep 2023 at 18:08

EH75 said:
Anyone got any recommendations for weight plate storage solutions? I am thinking a couple of these are probably going to be best? Unless anyone uses something they think is better?

Mirafit: Site under maintenance

Not got a massive amount of plates. I think 2x 20kg, 2x15kg, 2x10kg, 2x 5kg and a few smaller plates.

Got an Iron King folding rack as per many peoples recommendation on here so can't really store them on the rack I don't think.

We have a tree for olympic plates but I would prefer the wall-mounted rack. Takes up less space and I'd fix it on the wall at a more manageable height so I'm not lowering down to pick up heavy plates.

LiE · 11 Sep 2023 at 18:13

Wall is good if you have solid walls. Otherwise a plate tree.

Syla5 · 12 Sep 2023 at 11:03

EH75 said:
Anyone got any recommendations for weight plate storage solutions? I am thinking a couple of these are probably going to be best? Unless anyone uses something they think is better?

Mirafit: Site under maintenance

Not got a massive amount of plates. I think 2x 20kg, 2x15kg, 2x10kg, 2x 5kg and a few smaller plates.

Got an Iron King folding rack as per many peoples recommendation on here so can't really store them on the rack I don't think.

Furniture legs:

Rothley Round Furniture Leg Silver 200mm - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Round furniture leg with a 32mm diameter. Adjustable screw-in foot adds up to 6mm and makes final adjustments easy. Ideal for a variety of leg and support applications. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

EH75 · 12 Sep 2023 at 12:51

Furniture legs are an interesting idea. I will take a look, cheers.

uncle_rufus · 15 Sep 2023 at 22:12

What do you guys do for Hamstring curls if you don't have space for a leg extension/curl machine? I'm struggling to work it out. For a while I was using the ankle straps I use with my cable machine for doing adductions/abductions plus a bungee cord to basically "attach" a dumbell to the bottom of my foot and do curls, but it was a faff to setup and sometimes would slip off...

Have seen you can get rack-mounted attachments that can be used for leg extensions/curls but not sure any of them will fit on my rack... otherwise at a bit of a loss. Any tips?

Martynt74 · 15 Sep 2023 at 22:16

uncle_rufus said:
What do you guys do for Hamstring curls if you don't have space for a leg extension/curl machine? I'm struggling to work it out. For a while I was using the ankle straps I use with my cable machine for doing adductions/abductions plus a bungee cord to basically "attach" a dumbell to the bottom of my foot and do curls, but it was a faff to setup and sometimes would slip off...

Have seen you can get rack-mounted attachments that can be used for leg extensions/curls but not sure any of them will fit on my rack... otherwise at a bit of a loss. Any tips?

There’s a guy in the UK who produces something called the Iron Shin. Otherwise check out Monkey Feet.

Both are similar methods to attach a dumbell but much more secure and easy to setup.

It’d be great if someone made a “double” one though.