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Creating My Home Gym: Equipment Discussion

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December 22, 2023, 12:22 PM
ensigmatic
Creating My Home Gym: Equipment Discussion
Latest addition: A weight bench upgrade:



Now I can do ab crunches at much more challenging declines, leg extensions/curls, and seated barbell overhead presses Smile



"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher
December 22, 2023, 04:21 PM
smschulz
I wish I had the space for a bunch of equipment, I would do the same.

I also wouldn't be looking for a new fitness place.

Kudos for building something nice.
December 22, 2023, 04:46 PM
ensigmatic
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Originally posted by smschulz:
I wish I had the space for a bunch of equipment, I would do the same.
This may sound like an outrageous suggestion--it may be an outrageous suggestion, but would it be possible to build the space on your property? That's what an acquaintance of mine is doing.

IIRC: You golf? Combined gym and golf studio? Big Grin

If my wife would go along with it I might be inclined to do that. I don't have the ceiling height for chin-ups, pull-ups, standing OHPs, or full swings. Got no place to do medicine ball throws. Plus: Having a simulator over wintertime, even if it was just a Garmin R10 or a Rapsodo MLM2 Pro, would be a benefit. Not to mention being able to do swing speed training in the off season.

Problems are: 1. The expense and 2. No way to do it without impacting the backyard view--which was one of the reasons for buying this house in the first place.
quote:
Originally posted by smschulz:
Kudos for building something nice.
Thanks! Wasn't my first choice. It sorta ended-up being my only choice. Sure: I could have joined one of the gyms I didn't really care for, but then I probably wouldn't have stuck with it.



"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher
December 24, 2023, 08:59 AM
gjgalligan
Based your first post it seems as though you haven't mention the most important addition to your list.

Friends.


Integrity is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking.