Home Gym Support Thread

[Polystyrene Glioblastoma]

The homie-o neighbor and I are going to put a home gym in our shared shop.

I got sick of nasty niggers, spics, stuck-up WASPs, and retarded broccoli haired zoomer faggots invading my gym being rude or abusive to the facility. I've noticed a lot of the old regulars, good people, aren't going there anymore. Plus lots of problems with the amenities and the drive just isn't worth it anymore.

My buddy and I don't use the barbell, so I think we're just going to use dumbbells, benches, pull-up bar, and a few machines. I chest press 250+ lbs and curl 200 lbs so I just need to make sure I can do that. We're gonna get some flooring pads, a mirror, and some other decorations I guess.

Has anyone else had problems with their gyms going to shit because of retards recently? I've already had to flee one gym prior to this. Don't care about the cost of investment that much, anything is worth being able to workout in peace.

Has anyone ever been able to build a successful home gym and how much did you put in it? Why did you forsake going to a public gym?

 

[Ibanez RG 350EX]

I have a rack, a bench, barbells, and weights. No mirror or decorations because I'm not a homosexual.

 

[Nathan Higgers]

I carry 500 pounds of weight in my body at all times; this way I'm always short walk away from getting a full exercise.

No, I'm not fat. I just carry my gym INSIDE my body. My body is a temple and I make sure there's always a lot of fatweights in that temple.

 

[Safir]

I just tried to buy a BikeErg, about an hour after the OP was posted. (Hope I don't get scammed, they're sanctioned and legit-looking prices are insane.)

I have a RowErg, a metal Kreitler roller (disassembled) with a fan, two dumbbells, and a balance board.

 

[Twilight Twill*^]

I wonder, if these gyms were to display pro-Trump, pro-America, Pepe, and any RW memes as posters, would that deter the gym degenerates away?

 

[Hamburger Detractor]

I haven't been to a gym since they started to close during covid. I used my Trump checks to get a basic set up in my spare bedroom; squat rack, adjustable bench, barbell with most of a full set of plates (everything except an extra pair of 25s instead of 35s), couple pairs of dumbbells I've always had since high school and I recently picked up a 16kg kettlebell. The squat rack also has a pull up bar and I found some resistance band thing you can loop around the bar to make them easier for my fat ass, so I can pretty much get a full work out just doing basic things. The only thing I miss is a leg press and some kind of cardio machine like an elliptical to warm up with that I don't have room for in my house. Also maybe a trap bar would be nice for shrugs and to do deadlifts again since hip and back problems make it hard for me to reach a normal barbell.

 

[The Bogwater Rises]

Has anyone ever been able to build a successful home gym and how much did you put in it? Why did you forsake going to a public gym?

Yes. The same reasons you listed. Get a variety of dumbells and kettlebells. Finding them at a sane price may be difficult. I got lucky because a shop near me had a clearance on a brand of weights where they were $1 for 1 lbs.

This video has a good workout routine that I like. I do tweak it a bit (I don't like delt raises and don't get shit out of them). He even explains what you can do with the equipment you have vs having borderline no equipment and how you can increase volume if you cannot increase weight.

 

[Lord of the Large Pants]

I'm not what you'd call a fitness enthusiast, but my entire exercise plan is a set of kettlebells. It's worked out alright.

 

[Nicholas Gur]

My gym is owned by an attached church so its reasonably respectable, and mostly just has old people so I rarely even have to compete for machines. As for home I just have one of those pull up towers to do a handful of body weight exercises and a handful of free weights.

Pretty sure as most people will agree, you can get a lot done with free weights, so thats the best early investment.

 

[We Are The Witches]

I don't go to the gym, so far only doing exercises at home, but I have a couple of dumbbells.

If you can spend money on it, for you it's an obvious quality of life improvement given that so many idiots are flooding it, which is a natural consequence when people are shit. If I have to take the bus, it's not uncommon for it to have an impolite obnoxious retard in it, with gyms it would be the same, because a lot of folks don't have basic manners.

 

[FatMebius]

I've got a squat rack, a bench, some barbells, dumbbells and a kettle bell. Jump rope and other piddly shit too. That's about all you really need if you're just looking to workout at home. The only other thing I want is a dips station.

 

[Daddy's Little Kitten]

1 pound dumbbells will make you pretty strong.

 

[Sincere Irony LLC]

I recommend the power block adjustable dumbbells. They're very compact and easy to change the weight. I have the basic 50lb ones but I believe you can buy extensions up to 90lbs. I have a big dry erase board in my home gym that I find very useful so maybe consider that as well.

 

[Cemetery Support]

Yes. The same reasons you listed. Get a variety of dumbells and kettlebells. Finding them at a sane price may be difficult. I got lucky because a shop near me had a clearance on a brand of weights where they were $1 for 1 lbs.

This video has a good workout routine that I like. I do tweak it a bit (I don't like delt raises and don't get shit out of them). He even explains what you can do with the equipment you have vs having borderline no equipment and how you can increase volume if you cannot increase weight.

Very informative video. I've been doing home workouts with dumbbells and he listed some exercises I'll have to incorporate.

my entire exercise plan is a set of kettlebells.

My brother has a single kettlebell and he runs and he looks extremely healthy.

 

[Naughty vir]

What is the most affordable, practical and overall "best" way to have a pull-up bar in one's home?

On the Internet one may find DIY-instructions of building pull-up bar like this:

https://garagegymexperiment.com/2021/05/06/diy-outdoor-pull-up-bar-instructions/

Building a pull-up bar like this would be ideal, but it's too much trouble.

Can any of you attest to the usability, or unusability, of those pull-up bars that one installs into a door frame?

On that note: are the pull-up bars intended for usage in door frames capable of withstanding the force of resistance bands?

 

[Michael_Jordan_Peterson]

Has anyone else had problems with their gyms going to shit because of retards recently? I've already had to flee one gym prior to this. Don't care about the cost of investment that much, anything is worth being able to workout in peace.

I've been wanting to for a long time.
The only thing really stopping me is being minimalistic and hating having shit at home.
The upkeep just sounds like a pain. Plus going to the gym is a chance to at least be a little social and get out of the house.

What I would build is:
Rogue kg plates (just so i can learn kilo plate math if I ever start competing)
deadlift platform (horse stall mats from tractor supply)
Rogue Bench, whatever barbell with center knurling
Grind fitness rack. There is one that is fairly cheap that includes barbell holder, plate holders, safety arms and still way cheaper than ones that don't

 

[oldTireWater]

I have half my garage dedicated to exercise shit. The other half is the wall of garbage all home-owning slobs accumulate.

- Heavy duty gym mat (a thick blue one stolen from a middle school dumpster)
- Homemade pullup bar bolted to ceiling
- Rings (mostly for dips) and knockoff TRX system
- Olympic bar with a couple hundred pounds of shitty plates (no rack or bench. I only use it for deadlifts)
- A few light dumbbells
- Kettlebells ranging from 8kg to 32kg. Pairs of 16kg and 24kg
- C2 rower
- Odds and ends I don't use

The only items I personally consider indispensable are the mat, pullup bar, rings, and a couple kettlebells. The rower and kettelbells were the only really expensive items. The pullup bar is the only thing that required any engineering or installation. If you've got exposed rafters you can rig up a shitty bar easily that will do the job fine.

 

[Hamburger Detractor]

What is the most affordable, practical and overall "best" way to have a pull-up bar in one's home?

On the Internet one may find DIY-instructions of building pull-up bar like this:

https://garagegymexperiment.com/2021/05/06/diy-outdoor-pull-up-bar-instructions/

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Building a pull-up bar like this would be ideal, but it's too much trouble.

Can any of you attest to the usability, or unusability, of those pull-up bars that one installs into a door frame?

On that note: are the pull-up bars intended for usage in door frames capable of withstanding the force of resistance bands?

I don't see why they wouldn't, unless you think you can pull the band with more force than your bodyweight. But just buy a squat rack with a pull up bar for the best/practical option.

 

[Sultan Bin Jewstar]

Why did you forsake going to a public gym?

Didn't want:

• MRSA
• To wait to exercise after driving to exercise
• To be surrounded by people
• To pay a premium for equipment I like to use
• To decide whether to drive n minutes to work out for n minutes just to drive another fucking n minutes
  • usually at really shitty times

Has anyone ever been able to build a successful home gym and how much did you put in it?

Different training paradigm so probably apples/oranges: about 4-5k got me everything I could want.
Look for gym liquidation sales and auctions if you're hell bent on machines- that shit stacks up fast.

 

[OutInTheRain]

I have a barbell, squat rack, adjustable bench and adjustable dumbells. Almost all of it was purchased pre-covid. I maybe spent 1500 total, but that would run you much, much more now. But what I have allows me to do just everything I want. The one thing I find is I am much slower with my workouts than when I go to a commercial gym.