Home Gyms?
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Jul 2023
4:12pm, 25 Jul 2023
21,598 posts
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Sharkie
We use the spare room: An Adidas bench - adjustable and perfectly adequate. A selection of good quality dumbbells stored on a rack - 3kgs, 4kgs, 6kgs, 8kgs and 10kgs. We already had an adjustabl and various other dbs (seem to have several 5kgs! |
Jul 2023
4:13pm, 25 Jul 2023
6,906 posts
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KimCanRun
I’ve spin bike in same room as office as I thought I’d be too cold in the garage. Weight plates, bar, resistance bands and step in house as use Les Mills app and link it to TV. Treadmill & cross trainer in garage. All of which aren’t used enough no matter where they are located! 
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Jul 2023
4:15pm, 25 Jul 2023
21,599 posts
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Sharkie
I'd love an Olympic bar and more plates but they're expensive and unless you have a some sort of squat rack as well you might as well stick with DBs. Can always up the difficulty level by bench pressing lying back on a Swiss Ball. Quite a LOT harder.
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Jul 2023
4:20pm, 25 Jul 2023
10,652 posts
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Raemond
Do you use a training app or follow a programme? What exercises do you usually do/plan to do? My kit is all buried at the moment, but the only thing I felt was really worth investing in beyond basic weights was a bench - the cheapest possible decathlon one, as all the almost a bench but not quite objects we have seem to be lethally unstable for certain things (step ups are the worst, but it's no fun to unexpectedly topple when doing tricep dips either). I also have a selection of resistance bands, a turbo trainer, and a punch bag 😂 Some good strong wall mounts you can attach be resistance bands to might also come in handy, I've found being able to use the beams in the attic room worked well for me but now the gym stuff has moved to the spare room I'm not sure what I'll be able to use instead. |
Jul 2023
6:08pm, 25 Jul 2023
25,577 posts
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GimmeMedals
I've got a few resistance bands - full size and mini - and some dumbbells and weight plates. I'll get a bench when we move house and I'll have a pull up bar in the garden. I like the TRX training set up. Meanwhile, I use stairs for push ups and step ups.
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Jul 2023
6:49pm, 25 Jul 2023
13,328 posts
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Meeps
Treadmill in the dining room, hand weights in the living room, son has a weight bench in the garage and the pull up bar and punch bag are out on the patio, it's everywhere!!!
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Jul 2023
7:10pm, 25 Jul 2023
32,899 posts
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Ness
lammo is correct. Here's the Ness home gym. Photo taken a few years ago... Some of the equipment was moved out of shot because Mr Ness was videoing and photographed me as I did my deadlifting... We've gathered quite a bit more equipment since then! 😉😂 Most of it used by Mr Ness.... |
Jul 2023
7:35pm, 25 Jul 2023
12,162 posts
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lammo
Proper setup there Ness
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Jul 2023
7:44pm, 25 Jul 2023
45,068 posts
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EvilPixie
Nice Ness
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Jul 2023
7:55pm, 25 Jul 2023
32,902 posts
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Ness
Thanks, both. Although we have spent a fair amount in total, we've gradually bought bits of it over time. I still think it's probably less than joint gym fees would have cost Mr Ness and I. We generally weight training 3 or 4 times a week.
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