Official Home Gym Building Thread

[Street]

I've figured out a bit of a work around to save me buying a new mirror. It's just an old wardrobe door that was in the house when we moved in, the frame looks awful but the actual mirror is OK. It turns out, I can take it out of the frame and then mount it directly to the wall with a Fischer fixing kit which will look a lot cleaner and save me some cash.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

This seems pretty no regret? And then maybe this adjustable dumbbell - https://braingain.fit/collections/adjustable-dumbbells/products/40kg-adjustable-dumbbell-pair-1 (£350 [less £15] for 5kg to 40kg in 2kg increments).

 

[LiE]

This seems pretty no regret? And then maybe this adjustable dumbbell - https://braingain.fit/collections/adjustable-dumbbells/products/40kg-adjustable-dumbbell-pair-1 (£350 [less £15] for 5kg to 40kg in 2kg increments).

Not those adjustable DBs imo. They are fixed length which is annoying.

Plates look good.

Shop about for the plate selector ones I linked. Eg https://gymsets.co.uk/products/2x-adjustable-dumbbell-set-2-5-40kg?variant=50177090191665

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Not those adjustable DBs imo. They are fixed length which is annoying.

Plates look good.

Shop about for the plate selector ones I linked. Eg https://gymsets.co.uk/products/2x-adjustable-dumbbell-set-2-5-40kg?variant=50177090191665

I did spot those actually but they're 4kg increments which seemed high? (Sharing with wife maybe). Will have a shop around - it's a shame the one you originally linked appears to have disappeared - I think it was only 280 too!

 

[GeorgeStorm]

This seems pretty no regret? And then maybe this adjustable dumbbell - https://braingain.fit/collections/adjustable-dumbbells/products/40kg-adjustable-dumbbell-pair-1 (£350 [less £15] for 5kg to 40kg in 2kg increments).

Doesn't seem bad, depending how high shipping is.
Worth checking here as well:

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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.

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Think it'd be £265 for the same plate numbers, free shipping, you may also be able to get 5/10% off your first order, not sure if it applies to items already on offer though. They also have well rated (I believe) adjustables which may be worth a look.

 

[SixTwoSix]

Sold out But yes this is what I was planning (I think you linked them earlier).

I have a rack - M3. I need a "starter kit" barbell and weights so I can get form right.

I'd be so paranoid about a wobble and putting one of those windows through doing squats.

 

[artemis789]

Sold out But yes this is what I was planning (I think you linked them earlier).

I have a rack - M3. I need a "starter kit" barbell and weights so I can get form right.

Looks like the start of a great little home gym there. Nice solid looking mats, and a decent starting-point rack.

I'd suggest getting a stereo in there at some point -- to crank out the tunes when you are getting at it.

Also, I replied to your post on the Gym Thread here -- hope you found it useful.

All the best.

 

[uncle_rufus]

Possibly moving house in the summer which will mean kissing goodbye to our garage gym which has come together so nicely over the years ... but it's not all bad as the new house has an integral double garage so about 2x as much room . Anybody on here got an integral garage and tried to do anything to insulate it? I'm trying to figure out what would be best to do to go a bit further than I did in our current one (single skin detached garage, where I essentially just put down stall mats and slapped some white paint on the walls, and a few celotex boards on the rearside of the garage door) - because that thing was blood freezing/baking at the different times of year... Not sure we want to fully commit to a total garage conversion with planning permission etc. but only just starting to think about it. Any ideas?