Official Home Gym Building Thread

CaptainRAVE said:
Decided I’ve had enough of the heat in my gym in the summer, so hoping this can punch through it:

-SNIP

WiFi app, so hoping it works such that I can turn it on before I leave work and will hopefully arrive home to a cooler gym (30-40 minutes of cooling). 9000BTUs for a 3x2m should do it.

-SNIP

Not sure how many years I’m going to get out of the roof of this thing, but it’s held up better than I ever expected. Will be a pain to repair/replace, but I wouldn’t train anywhere else.
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That's a cracking idea. What kind of gym setup is this? Have you got any posts up with more information?
 
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Anyone have any tips on telling quality of gym flooring before purchase online?

In my old shed i had some of the click foam matting from Halfords but it was a bit crappy, dented easily and separated with any kind of movement. Wouldn't mind the same kind of style, but heavier/better quality.
 
Martynt74 said:
Anyone have any tips on telling quality of gym flooring before purchase online?

In my old shed i had some of the click foam matting from Halfords but it was a bit crappy, dented easily and separated with any kind of movement. Wouldn't mind the same kind of style, but heavier/better quality.
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Buy it from a reputable gym equipment seller such as Origin?
 
The thing about horse stall mats is sometimes I have heard they can use quite a stinky rubber for them which can really be quite nasty - especially at first, very fume-y and some people even claim the smell never really dissapates

Whereas the ones I got did have a slight smell to them at first it very quickly went away, let me just find the ones I got:
www.arkmat.co.uk

Easy Clean Gym Flooring Mats | ARKMat

Easy Clean Gym Flooring Mats
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I went for the thicker 18mm and they are very heavy duty... quite bit as well at 6x4' so depending on what space you are flooring it doesn't take that many to cover - I think I used just under 6 to floor an entire single garage with a little bit left over (and I used the offcuts of that to make some kind of pads to further reinforce the floor in the spot I do my DLs in)
 
Got the flooring. I couldn't bring myself to not be cheap, although these were from a dedicated gym supplier and are a step up from the really cheap Halfords ones i had before. Shame the red is more pink though!

I also ordered some new plates, but the 5kg ones have developed this weight discolouring. Anyone had this before? Not really an issue but a little boring. Also never realised the 1.25/2.5kg plates were just big solid rubber ones which is a bit rubbish, as they're huge so a bit useless for dumbells. The perils of ordering online!

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Now just need to do something about the bugs. The room i'm using is a kind of pool house with a big glass curtain wall. The main issue is that the bathroom in there stinks as it's built ontop of the septic tank, which seems into the rest of the building. I then have to keep some of the glass curtains open. However tried to use the room last night and just got mauled by mosquitos/other bitey things :(
 
wsurfa said:
I got mine from https://www.polymax.co.uk/rubber-matting-rubber-flooring/stable-mat/power-interlocking-mat about 15 years ago. No smell, interlocking so zero movement. Really heavy duty, only minor marking under where I definitely don't drop my deadlifts.....

I do put a yoga mat down when lying on the floor, especially in the winter as it's an outdoor concrete shed with a concrete floor, a bit chilly....
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They look like really good mats. Need to finish sorting my garage out, just need some dry weather now!
 
so following a broken ankle nearly 2 years ago playing football, and still not fully recovered (will likely need reconstuctive surgery), i am probably 15-20kg too heavy. I really need to loose weight and get on with it. I was regularly playing football so had a decent amount of fitness but that has all gone now, and the aches and pains have all set in.

I have a fairly large garage (double size) so am looking to turn it into a gym. Our cross trainer no longer turns on so it looks like ill be getting rid of it.

I need recommendations for flooring ( currently has laminate flooring ) - i would ideally like it to be dual purpose, so good enough for a home gym or parking a car inside.

also are cross trainers still recommended or is there anything better now. Given the state of my ankle i need to get my cardio going without weight bearing through the ankle or knee ( torn mensiscus) too much.

Any reccomedations would be greatly appreciated . Thanks
 
T1Cybernetic said:
That's a cracking idea. What kind of gym setup is this? Have you got any posts up with more information?
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Sorry, missed this from ages ago.

Surf Turf 3x2m Gazebo with 1ft corkscrew anchors on every corner and side, plus smart lights, heating (small 750w or so blower), air con (Pro Breeze 9000BTU, an absolutely brilliant purchase) and desiccant dehumidifier.

Origin fitness flooring, 40mm for deadlift platform and 20mm for the rest.

Bulldog gear mammoth series squat rack with pull up bar and safety bars.

Origin fitness bench. Not adjustable, but does what I need.

350kg of various Origin Fitness plates plus Mirafit fractional plates.

Some random Landmine from Amazon.

Hasn’t done me too badly, not far off 700KG across my big lifts, not that I really push those much anymore.

Edit: ended up sticking the air con unit in the corner, takes up less space, blows directly onto me in the middle of my gym.

 
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Would anyone recommend the M3 mirafit power rack (https://mirafit.co.uk/mirafit-m3-power-rack.html)? I've finally been given permission from the finance committee to get a rack. Floor to ceiling rafters in my garage is 220cm, which would fit most of their racks but I will need to build a platform really to ensure a proper level floor, so I think the reduced height of the M3 at 210 or the 188 rack would suit the space.

I don't really do much in terms of pullups or the like but would like the option - I'm 178 cm so would assume the 188cm rack would be perfectly fine?

What width would people recommend? I squat a standard olympic bar, 60cm would be preferable just due to fitting things around it but I can accommodate the 90cm version, not really sure whether the wider one would be better or not?
 
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platypus said:
Would anyone recommend the M3 mirafit power rack (https://mirafit.co.uk/mirafit-m3-power-rack.html)? I've finally been given permission from the finance committee to get a rack. Floor to ceiling rafters in my garage is 220cm, which would fit most of their racks but I will need to build a platform really to ensure a proper level floor, so I think the reduced height of the M3 at 210 or the 188 rack would suit the space.

I don't really do much in terms of pullups or the like but would like the option - I'm 178 cm so would assume the 188cm rack would be perfectly fine?

What width would people recommend? I squat a standard olympic bar, 60cm would be preferable just due to fitting things around it but I can accommodate the 90cm version, not really sure whether the wider one would be better or not?
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Yes, I have had this rack for a few years now. It's fantastic, great build quallity and they are still releasing new attachments for it. I have the 188cm rack, and its perfect for pullups. Do you really need a platform? I had one and got rid of it....

Just put down some 20mm or 40mm gym rubber tiles, and bolt the rack down through the mats and the concrete if you want to. Mine isn't bolted down and it's been fine.

I have the 90cm depth, and the 60cm extension, the 90 has a lot of space. You could train in either really.
 
Dominic-Toretto said:
Yes, I have had this rack for a few years now. It's fantastic, great build quallity and they are still releasing new attachments for it. I have the 188cm rack, and its perfect for pullups. Do you really need a platform? I had one and got rid of it....

Just put down some 20mm or 40mm gym rubber tiles, and bolt the rack down through the mats and the concrete if you want to. Mine isn't bolted down and it's been fine.

I have the 90cm depth, and the 60cm extension, the 90 has a lot of space. You could train in either really.
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The only reason I say I need a platform is because my garage floor is not level, so I will need to build something to make it level. Its not about protecting the floor or anything like that. I was only going to build a small (and shallow) frame.
 
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