Building a Home Gym

PAz · 28 Aug 2009 at 14:11

Heads up theres 20% off this weekend at powerhousefitness

Morba · 28 Aug 2009 at 18:03

20% on bodymax plates!

GSDog · 28 Aug 2009 at 20:38

PAz said:
Heads up theres 20% off this weekend at powerhousefitness

Nice! Unfortunately it doesn't include the deluxe strength package but I could buy it all separately without the pulley attachment (which I doubt I'll ever use anyway) for £379.18.

Morba · 28 Aug 2009 at 20:52

why wouldnt you use the pulley system?

LabR@t · 28 Aug 2009 at 21:26

I just picked up this Looks like it will be great for home gym use.

Ok for squats, benching ?

Morba · 28 Aug 2009 at 21:33

you bought that to squat in? why?
terrible for squats, not even made for squats!

LabR@t · 28 Aug 2009 at 21:44

Morba said:
you bought that to squat in? why?
terrible for squats, not even made for squats!

sarcasm is never the same on the net, but anyhow does anyone have it is it sturdy?

Morba · 28 Aug 2009 at 21:52

should be fine mate :]

GSDog · 29 Aug 2009 at 10:49

Morba said:
why wouldnt you use the pulley system?

I'm going to be doing StrongLifts 5x5.

I might want it in the future but I won't be using it for at least a year or so. I'll be saving £60 by buying it all separately without the pulley anyway.

r0zvad · 7 Sep 2009 at 23:29

Sorry to bump the thread but I didn't think it was appropriate to create a new one!

I am currently looking for a weight bench and weights. I'm having a bit of difficulty really. I was wondering if anyone could suggest where to look. I'm after a bench that also has the functionality of a squat rack as I have limited space. I also need around 100kg of weights and of course the barbell.

Any other suggestions would be welcome.

Kappa · 8 Sep 2009 at 11:06

r0zvad said:
Sorry to bump the thread but I didn't think it was appropriate to create a new one!

I am currently looking for a weight bench and weights. I'm having a bit of difficulty really. I was wondering if anyone could suggest where to look. I'm after a bench that also has the functionality of a squat rack as I have limited space. I also need around 100kg of weights and of course the barbell.

Any other suggestions would be welcome.

The walk in squat rack linked above is good for that I think, I use exactly that at the gym for bench, squat, and most things using a barbell but not from the floor, they have a power cage but I prefer the open rack. I'll be looking to get one of those when the garage is sorted.

GSDog · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:00

I ordered the power rack, bench and weights last week and yesterday only half of my order arrived. :confused:

So I contacted powerhouse and they've said the rest of the items are out of stock until early October! No one bothered to contact me in advance to tell me, so now they're saying I might have to wait a month for the rest of the items to arrive.

Unless they can give me a better bench and barbell for the same price I'll be asking for a refund. :mad:

Jambo · 9 Feb 2010 at 11:13

Bumpety bump bump!

I am thinking about getting this package soon. How did it get delivered? Will it be easy enough to get up stairs?

Can you order this package in the shops? My mate gave me a 20% discount loyalty card!

Also, I'm just a beginner so do you think it is dodgy doing bench presses if I live alone?

Morgoth · 9 Feb 2010 at 11:33

I bench press alone without problems, I just stick to the rule that if you are sure you won't make the next rep then don't go for it.

Mansize_tissue · 9 Feb 2010 at 17:42

It came delivered on a big wooden pallet, but in multiple boxes so it was easy enough to get upstairs.

You can afford to rep without a spotter because the safety bars will catch the bar before it crushes you if you set it up right.

chet84 · 18 Feb 2010 at 08:42

I ordered this package and was told the bench, and the bench up (CF430) was out of stock for at least 2 weeks - not impressed as they couldn't tell me when it would come :-(

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zuludawn · 19 Feb 2010 at 17:32

All sitting ther doing nothing. As i said in another thread its very hard to train at home, more insentive in going to a gym and training hard with a partner in my experiance anyway

Jambo · 24 Feb 2010 at 21:08

Mansize_tissue said:
It came delivered on a big wooden pallet, but in multiple boxes so it was easy enough to get upstairs.

You can afford to rep without a spotter because the safety bars will catch the bar before it crushes you if you set it up right.

Cheers for the help. It was okay to get upstairs except the main box. I had to drag it inside and then wait for my mate to help me.

What do you think of that flooring? I got it too but it seems really soft. I found some spare bits of carpet so i can put that under too but the flooring stuff just seems pathetic. How has it held up?

Not looking forward to the build but at the same time can't wait until it's done.

chet84 said:
I ordered this package and was told the bench, and the bench up (CF430) was out of stock for at least 2 weeks - not impressed as they couldn't tell me when it would come .

Yeah same for me but they reckoned it would be here in the first two weeks of March.

Mansize_tissue · 25 Feb 2010 at 01:30

Yeah the matting doesn't really serve any real purpose. I was going to get some thick, rubber matting to put down either side of the power rack so absorb some of the impact when deadlifting and stuff. Unfortunately I never got round to it and, with it being quite expensive, I probably won't bother. Thinking about it, the matting does absorb some of the impact actually. It's not totally useless. In fact I might just have 2 strips down either side of the rack but doubled up so it's thicker.

Pro tip: when building, make sure the vertical bars are oriented correctly. I've built my rack twice and each time I made this mistake!

Gangster · 16 Mar 2010 at 21:22

Looking at one of these, seems the price has increased though.

Whats peoples thoughts on this one here for £220?

Good for squats, deadlifts, bench press etc? Ovbiously with the 'seat' and weights.