*** The 2013 Gym Rats Thread ***

Syla5 said:
I am not saying its gonna work for everyone, I am saying its very easy to finance a home gym if you want to get one.
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Another thing ill say on this:
A rack, barbell, some plates and a spindle lock dumbbell set does not make a home gym. It makes a rack with weights at home!

If you turned up to a gym with just that equipment, you'd be asking if they were having a giggle m8.
 
Exactly, a power rack would be my minimum for a home gym.

Wouldn't be overly fussed with too many DBs to start with, would just collect overtime.
 
MoNkeE said:
Another thing ill say on this:
A rack, barbell, some plates and a spindle lock dumbbell set does not make a home gym. It makes a rack with weights at home!

If you turned up to a gym with just that equipment, you'd be asking if they were having a giggle m8.
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so what would you have to add to the above to make it a "Home Gym"

from what i can see you have enough equipment to do all the exercises you need. Maybe your just not able to see the flexibility of the equipment because your currently spoiled by choice at a commercial gym.

Oh you did miss off the adjustable bench, which adds quite a lot to it.

So a power rack with barbell and up to 300kg weights, an incline-flat bench(which can also be used for preacher curls), dumbbells from 10-60kg+, dip station, pull up/chins station, a cable stack (limited to 100kg most likely)

I think the only thing you cant do with all that is cable work that requires two cables, oh and leg press, but then why not just squat?!

Just because you wont have everything at home doesnt make it not a gym, if you can still do 90% of your exercises.
 
All i needed was an olympic bar, olympic plates, squat rack and a bench (Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, OHP, Barbell Row).

I have dumbbells, standard plates and standard barbells, but i don't use them.
 
Syla5 said:
Ff LiE's setup cost £1750, is quite inclusive, and re paying out in one lump sum, see above solution. You go from paying a gym membership, to a credit card bill, infact you have more flexibility over your payment options as well.
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I can do the financials :p it's just the space that I don't have. Spending. 5k+ on gym kit isn't an issue, it's the spending the 300k for having somewhere to put them in ;)
 
Yeah the house part is the pain. I m the other way around at the moment, have the space, it just needs work, that additional cost is what's putting me off at the moment.
 
Ultra_Extreme said:
Heres my thinking, Gym membership right? real cheap one? £20pm? Cost of travel and other bits and bobs easy another £10+ per month. Realistically gym nearer £50 pm and travel etc £30?

Decent proper Gym setup for home. ~£1500

Time it takes to succeed in your goals, minimum 3 yrs maximum 5 years realistically - Forever

So the min cost of getting to where you want using a commercial gym is £1080 (3 yrs cheapo gym) or more likely £2880 (3yrs good gym)

Plus you can train when you like, or more importantly when you CAN, meaning you dont miss workouts. Workouts missed due to gym and or travel issues will account for at least 1 year wasted in 5 for average individuals.

In my opinion there is very little case for using a gym over a good quality home setup except for those for whom it is completely impossible to have. Plus resale of kit is usually pretty easy if you buy good stuff, you will lose 20% max on cast iron and 40% max on racks

My 2p
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There are three criteria for my 1st house at the end of this year:

1) Three Bed
2) Detached
3) DOUBLE GARAGE ;)
 
i appreciate those withouyt the house space, i mean a £150k house (at least) is a lot to ask over a gym membership, but if you have the space there is no contest, i have about 1500 worth of stuff and ill be damned if anyone here says im somehow limited in what i can do....

Additionally as syla5 points out, buying on SENSIBLE credit will still save you in the long run as you are going to do it for many years (in theory), and still have something valuable once paid off, so capital investment for most is a moot point unless ure credit is completely wrecked.
 
I don't know of any cheap gyms near me :( (Except for 15/20 mile trips) They are all £20 and upwards as far as I am aware! And from what I've seen most of them suck (No free weights sections) Just cardio cities!
 
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