Official Home Gym Building Thread

dlockers · 13 Dec 2024 at 14:22

dlockers said:

Final check on the above chaps --- is it worth £600 without the half rack?

LiE · 13 Dec 2024 at 14:39

dlockers said:
Final check on the above chaps --- is it worth £600 without the half rack?

Assume you have priced up new to compare?

LiE · 13 Dec 2024 at 14:42

Having a quick look online e.g. https://www.networldsports.co.uk/gym-equipment/gym-weights.html

You're paying almost new prices for those. If you shopped around I'd be surprised if you couldn't get that for similar or less. Also you have the flexibility to spec exactly what you want.

LiE · 13 Dec 2024 at 14:48

My suggestion.

Spend £300ish on a set of 32kg adjustable dumbbells (go heavier if you need it) e.g. https://strongway.co.uk/products/strongway-32kg-adjustable-dumbbells-set-pair

Go from there.

Edit:
Plates: https://assassingoods.com/products/economy-eco-bumper-plates?variant=38094648344773

Economy (Eco) Bumper Plates (pairs) |Buy Technique Bar | Assassin Goods

Eco plates are our budget option for bumper plates, perfect for starting your own home gym or as a basic gym fit-out, bumper plates are durable.

assassingoods.com

dlockers · 13 Dec 2024 at 15:15

Yeah fair --- had only priced up on Mirafit which I think is quite dear anyway.

Assassin want £220 for 100KG plates
Dumbbells - say I went adjustable - £280

That's already 500 quid and I'd still need an Olympic bar and bench. Cheapest comparable bench I can see is ~£150. The same bar is £100 from Mirafit.

So yeah I am only "saving" 150 on that basis.

LiE · 13 Dec 2024 at 15:17

yea it’s not a massive saving. Especially when you consider adjustable will go up to 32kg. Also the bench in the ad is not good.

dlockers · 13 Dec 2024 at 16:07

LiE said:
yea it’s not a massive saving. Especially when you consider adjustable will go up to 32kg. Also the bench in the ad is not good.

Could you tell me what bench may be a better idea? I think I had recommendation earlier in the thread for a Mirafit one, but if I am getting the weights elsewhere I can open up to other benches.

I've told the chap I'll do £500 but not 600. He'll probably tell me to p-off given I offered 575 earlier in the week, and its listed for £800 (incl the rack admittedly).

LiE · 13 Dec 2024 at 16:18

Something like this:

GM3 Fully Adjustable Flat | Incline | Decline FID Weight Bench - Gunmetal with Nonslip Cushions

Our fully adjustable weight bench, is able to give you flat, incline and decline surfaces so you can complete all your exercises, with non-slip cushions

www.gymmaster.co.uk

Basically the same as the Mirafit M350, but £100 cheaper.

dlockers · 13 Dec 2024 at 17:25

LiE said:
Something like this:

GM3 Fully Adjustable Flat | Incline | Decline FID Weight Bench - Gunmetal with Nonslip Cushions

Our fully adjustable weight bench, is able to give you flat, incline and decline surfaces so you can complete all your exercises, with non-slip cushions

www.gymmaster.co.uk

Basically the same as the Mirafit M350, but £100 cheaper.

Mega thank you.

Toby B · 29 Dec 2024 at 15:16

Rids said:
How do you all go about getting rust of your bars / dumbells?

I've been accumulating rust for a while and kept being lazy about acting on it. I bought a Nylon brush from Rogue after I saw it recommended but the rust is deep and while its taken off some of the surface layer there is much more ingrained rust to go.

If I go for a wire brush am I going to completely knacker things?

I rub veg oil on my metal to prevent and reverse mild rust build up.

For more serious rust, apparently molasses works very well, just don't ask me how this actually works on the molecular level

LiE · 29 Dec 2024 at 16:28

Swapped my fixed DBs for 41.5kg adjustables from Assassin goods.

Toby B · 30 Dec 2024 at 12:11

LiE said:
Something like this:

GM3 Fully Adjustable Flat | Incline | Decline FID Weight Bench - Gunmetal with Nonslip Cushions

Our fully adjustable weight bench, is able to give you flat, incline and decline surfaces so you can complete all your exercises, with non-slip cushions

www.gymmaster.co.uk

Basically the same as the Mirafit M350, but £100 cheaper.

This looks ideal for incline DBs. Have you used it? - is it well put together?

LiE · 30 Dec 2024 at 12:57

Toby B said:
This looks ideal for incline DBs. Have you used it? - is it well put together?

I haven’t, but it looks identical to the Mirafit M350 which I’m sure you can find lots of info on.

dlockers · 30 Dec 2024 at 16:12

Has anyone had any success connecting Moofit cadence and speed sensors to windows? Just wondering if I'm missing something as I can't pair them at all.

It mentions ANT+ as well as Bluetooth. I reckon my phone may have picked them up but can't confirm (got to like 5 degrees in the gym lol). Zwift also reckoned it could connect to phone as some kind of Ant+ relay maybe?

Edit: upgraded to a new BT adaptor; works a treat. I also bought an ANT+ adaptor at the same time just in case. Both were found immediately in Zwift. Seems to work good! Not sure if this needs calibrating as it's reporting 18mph and I wasn't even moving, but I guess that could be a quirk of the game. It'd be good to see real time data from the adaptors outside of what the game is messing with.

(PC case is hilariously oversized but I love it, lol - early 2000's nostalgia baby. A case not at all intended to be a pirates wet dream given it holds like 6 burners).

Edit2: @Martynt74 any thoughts on how I've put the cadence/speed sensor? I think initially we didn't think the speed sensor was possible. And is Zwift correct in those numbers it is seeing/does it wildly over correct to account for pausing for a second?

wsurfa · 31 Dec 2024 at 16:14

LiE said:
Swapped my fixed DBs for 41.5kg adjustables from Assassin goods.

They look pretty good, would be interested in a update when you've had them while.

Thanks

Syla5 · 31 Dec 2024 at 19:27

dlockers said:
Has anyone had any success connecting Moofit cadence and speed sensors to windows? Just wondering if I'm missing something as I can't pair them at all.

It mentions ANT+ as well as Bluetooth. I reckon my phone may have picked them up but can't confirm (got to like 5 degrees in the gym lol). Zwift also reckoned it could connect to phone as some kind of Ant+ relay maybe?

Edit: upgraded to a new BT adaptor; works a treat. I also bought an ANT+ adaptor at the same time just in case. Both were found immediately in Zwift. Seems to work good! Not sure if this needs calibrating as it's reporting 18mph and I wasn't even moving, but I guess that could be a quirk of the game. It'd be good to see real time data from the adaptors outside of what the game is messing with.

(PC case is hilariously oversized but I love it, lol - early 2000's nostalgia baby. A case not at all intended to be a pirates wet dream given it holds like 6 burners).

Edit2: @Martynt74 any thoughts on how I've put the cadence/speed sensor? I think initially we didn't think the speed sensor was possible. And is Zwift correct in those numbers it is seeing/does it wildly over correct to account for pausing for a second?

You need the zwift companion app and that can connect devices, it acts as a bluetooth bridge, not sure about ant+ as ive only ever used it for the bluetooth element. I have my HRM and Zwift controllers connected through the app and trainer via direct connect, but before that it was done via wifi, but my trainer is a kicker v6 so that made that viable.

Toby B · 31 Dec 2024 at 20:22

dlockers said:
Could you tell me what bench may be a better idea? I think I had recommendation earlier in the thread for a Mirafit one, but if I am getting the weights elsewhere I can open up to other benches.

I've told the chap I'll do £500 but not 600. He'll probably tell me to p-off given I offered 575 earlier in the week, and its listed for £800 (incl the rack admittedly).

This may not be as cheap as the GM3 or Mirafit, but it's on offer and might last longer?
GymGear Multi-adjustable Bench

dlockers · 31 Dec 2024 at 22:13

Syla5 said:
You need the zwift companion app and that can connect devices, it acts as a bluetooth bridge, not sure about ant+ as ive only ever used it for the bluetooth element. I have my HRM and Zwift controllers connected through the app and trainer via direct connect, but before that it was done via wifi, but my trainer is a kicker v6 so that made that viable.

So I plugged in a new fangled BT 5.3 USB (TP Link) and an ANT+ (no brand). Both made the speed/cadence sensor discoverable.

Toby B said:
This may not be as cheap as the GM3 or Mirafit, but it's on offer and might last longer?
GymGear Multi-adjustable Bench

Thanks mate. Bit rich for my blood and intended use case --- GM3 probably fine?

Toby B · 31 Dec 2024 at 22:50

dlockers said:
So I plugged in a new fangled BT 5.3 USB (TP Link) and an ANT+ (no brand). Both made the speed/cadence sensor discoverable.

Thanks mate. Bit rich for my blood and intended use case --- GM3 probably fine?

No worries. Yeah, GM3 probs ok, though I've never tested it... You'll just have to take it back if it starts rattling

Street · 2 Jan 2025 at 17:22

Has anyone got any recommendations for gym mirrors that don't break the bank? I'm currently using an old sliding wardrobe door for mine that I stripped out when I moved into the house. It's served a purpose over the years but looks a bit janky.