Official Home Gym Building Thread

hsdhillon · 2 Dec 2013 at 09:20

Wh00pS said:
If by smaller you mean height then dont buy a bench thats too tall or you will find it useless no matter how strong it is.
I'm 5' 6" and anything over 18" tall is an absolute no no, 16" is around the perfect height for me but good luck finding a FID bench that low

The non folding Body Solid bench is around 22" tall so i would scrap that one no matter how tall you are.

i am the same height as you, i got the body solid folding bench i have used a similar body soid before so i think that one will be ideal. got a bar pad thrown in as well as i need it for squats. all the kit should be with me in 5-10 working days. Hopefully have it all set up the weekend before christmas.

mrthingyx · 2 Dec 2013 at 09:28

hsdhillon said:
blah blah blah got a bar pad thrown in as well as i need it for squats. all the kit should be with me in 5-10 working days. Hopefully have it all set up the weekend before christmas.

WHAT? :eek:

LiE · 2 Dec 2013 at 11:04

sissy pad

duvet77 · 2 Dec 2013 at 12:40

good for hip thrusts.

BennyC · 2 Dec 2013 at 21:55

duvet77 said:
good for hip thrusts.

If you have a vagina.

LiE · 2 Dec 2013 at 22:02

BennyC said:
If you have a vagina.

zing

elrasho · 3 Dec 2013 at 09:07

I'm thinking of hanging a punch bag in my garage. The beams look too thin to support a swinging bag so I want to mount it onto a wall. Here is a picture of my garage, can I mount wall brackets on those walls? Are they secure enough?

LiE · 3 Dec 2013 at 09:33

Where do you deadlift?

elrasho · 3 Dec 2013 at 09:57

I move the bench and do it there, I don't dead lift in the cage

Psycho Sonny · 3 Dec 2013 at 12:04

cheap light punch bags are a waste of time tbh the amount they swing about is just asking for permanent damage to your wrists. always punch as it's moving away from you, not coming towards you.

you want an old school leather one which weighs about as much as you do that will hardly move tbh, but they are expensive.

either that or just buy a freestanding kickboxing bag from wavemaster (you fill the base with both sand and water).

honestly though, i would just find another form of cardio to do or get a speed bag/ball.

elrasho · 3 Dec 2013 at 12:06

Speed ball/bag doesn't do the same as a punchbag. I have a 45kg bag which is heavy enough, only really swings when throwing power shots and even then its not 'a lot'

Tackle_Berry · 3 Dec 2013 at 12:13

elrasho said:
I'm thinking of hanging a punch bag in my garage. The beams look too thin to support a swinging bag so I want to mount it onto a wall. Here is a picture of my garage, can I mount wall brackets on those walls? Are they secure enough?

What's with the wind chime? lol.

elrasho · 3 Dec 2013 at 12:23

I keep meaning to take that off, it's from the previous owners.

hsdhillon · 3 Dec 2013 at 14:35

LiE said:
sissy pad

have a neck injury from rugby days trying to wean off of it but playing it safe. probably need to get a dipping belt but i can manage to get dumbells hooked on to my foot but not ideal on heavy weights.

will try to upload a pic once all set up

LiE · 3 Dec 2013 at 15:39

Bar doesn't go on your neck.

BennyC · 3 Dec 2013 at 16:08

LiE said:
Bar doesn't go on your neck.

It goes on your head mid rep for OHP if you name is Paul though.

LiE · 3 Dec 2013 at 16:18

This is true.

Psycho Sonny · 4 Dec 2013 at 13:18

i have never used a sissy pad, but god damn i used to get some sore red lines on top of my shoulder blades sometimes.

happened rarely though, i think your skin gets used to it, or i just learned to ignore it.

sissy pads imo are dangerous, they don't alloy you to get a proper contact between body and bar making them more prone to slipping.

my dad bought one and i actually threw it out when i saw it.

duvet77 · 4 Dec 2013 at 14:40

BennyC said:
If you have a vagina.

lol.... ****.

Erich Kriegler · 14 Dec 2013 at 14:28

Do you think it's worth paying extra and getting the powertec rack over the CF475?