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Photos of Your Dwelling Gym
Permit'due south run across where you work out. It might be in a basement, garage or spare sleeping accommodation, show u.s.a. what you got, no matter how well equipped, or if you are simply lifting milk jugs filled with sand, nosotros want to encounter information technology!
Simply scroll downwards to the submit photos of your home gym form at the bottom of this page.
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Submitted by Justo C., a true inspiration for anyone who wants to build a domicile gym. He writes: This is the offset firm I've ever purchased. Both my wife and myself grew up in the ghetto and lived in apartments until two years agone. I started lifting weights when I was thirteen and had to either walk great distances and catch the omnibus to gyms that were in the suburbs because in my neighborhood there were no gyms. And I swore that when I go my easily on a business firm, I'd take a gym in it even if I didn't accept a bed to sleep in. And I finally did it. I say that to say this: It's non a JUNGLES, GOLDS, OLYMPICS or a BALLY'S but it keeps me going. So I volition get some proficient pics and send them to you. Thanks for beingness such a Boot Ass DUDE man. I hateful it. Justo.
Submitted by Mike.My home gym is built around simple compound movements. Start with a listing of the exercises you want to build your workout foundation around, then buy equipment that supports this workout programme. Some people (including a younger me) focus on building a mini fitness center at home, before realizing that they cannot fit a new, useful piece (e.thou. GHR/power rack) because their floor infinite is filled with supplemental crap: calf machine, lat machine, cable crossover, leverage machine, leg press, pec deck, treadmill, eliptical, smith automobile, etc.. Start with the basics, and so expand every bit your upkeep and room size allows.
Submitted by Jeff: How-do-you-do Barry, I am submitting my home gym pics. I really like your site and would like to contribute pics of my gym which is a result of over 25 years of collecting different pieces. I similar the temper of an unfinished basement for working out. No windows, no distractions. Make clean, only with a bit of a "dingy" feel. I don't call up I could ever become used to working out in a "chrome, drinking glass & glitz" environment over again. Here's my "dungeon":
Submitted by Earl. I asked Earl where he got his stuff "I bought one-half new (Parabody, Powertec and Hoist Stuff) and the other half on craigslist (commercial equipment, plates, cardio stuff, etc.)"
All I can say Earl... how much is a membership?
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Submitted by James. Hither's a couple pics of my domicile gym in Hawaii. The gym consists of an Icarian leg printing and standing leg gyre, Tuff Stuff lat machine and roman chair, Parabody power rack and benches, Nautilus smith motorcar, powertec sit up bench, dumbbells from 5-100, and a whole lot of olympic plates. Not the all-time but does the chore and for cardio I go surfing.
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Submitted by George. My gym has built upward gradually over the years. I am currently running out of room, I may have to take over the upstairs. I have a leg press, a leg extension/leg scroll, seated calf machine, power rack with FID bench, preacher curl, lat machine, high/low pulley, a dipping station, a treadmill, assorted dumbbells from 1lb to 100lbs, also a "Dial Bob" and a speed bag. I even take a TV and a pair of inversion boots. I am currently working on rubber floor mats.
Submitted by Kelly.
Hello Barry! Finally! My home gym is somewhat presentable. I have labored on this project since January. I started with white walls and a bare floor. Now I have two tone greyness walls with a black strip in the middle. The floors are covered with clear coat and epoxy. I even built over size cabinets to put all of my junk. I intended to make this gym somewhat of a proficient grooming environment. I now have to get some shelves built betwixt the cabinets, and I desire a TV in the corner near the mirror (for the wife-she insisted).
Everything on hither was purchased from Craigs List. I have saved over $6800, and I have spent less than $2300. There's about $10000 worth of stuff in hither now, and counting. Thanks for turning me onto Craigs Listing. I never visited this site until you educated me on it. You are awesome! If you want to put these photographs on the site, please experience gratis. Y'all can use my name on it if you lot desire too. Thanks a 1000000. A Friend, Kelly Affections
Submitted by Kenny Southward. When I bought my firm it came with an unfinished basement. So I started to accumulate sure pieces I've used at gyms that gave me the best pumps. I really scored when the final gym I attended was endmost. He was selling everything. So some of the pieces and mirrors were from him and the Hammer and Cybex came from a visitor called Directly Fitness Solutions.
Submitted by Brian N. These are the pics of my habitation gym I congenital. I got a lot of inspiration from your site and ideas, Thanks!!!! I bought almost of the equipment used, particularly the weight plates, and dumbbells. I sanded and repainted all the weight plates and dumbbells. I found out through a lot of phone calls and net searches that mirrors is something that you accept just got to go through a drinking glass dealer to get.
Fifty-fifty if y'all observe some used ones I had no manner of transporting them because they are so frail that the chances of breaking them in ship or removal and installation is very high so information technology's best to leave this up to the drinking glass people. But I shopped effectually and got a great bargain on my mirrors because a local glass dealer had ordered a bunch for of 4' x 10' mirrors for a casino and the casino decided they didn't want them so he sold them to me for $seventy apiece.
I tell you what I did that really paid off for me, I found a trunk solid leg printing in Dallas on craigslist that I wanted for $400 dollars greenbacks that was saving me $800 considering a new one sells for at least $1200. So while I was going to drive 5 hrs to go to Dallas to get it, I constitute a big fitness reseller (fit supply) in Dallas. I called and asked them if I could go by and meet what they had that I could purchase for my dwelling house gym. They were glad to have me; I was like a kid in a candy store.
You lot accept to go to 1 of these places in order to encounter all the stuff and selection out the exact piece that you like, plus it gives you hundreds of options to option from that the internet can never give you. I concluded up buying dumbbells and rack, stair primary, rubber interlocking flooring that I put nether my carpet. I saved $thousand just on the rubber flooring; the guy sold me a whole pallet of used flooring for $25.
Submitted by Mike B. This is my gym as of two years ago. It'south a fleck more cluttered now..as you can meet, information technology's strictly "sometime school". The earth dumbells, Jackson Olympics, and York power rack are aboriginal!
Submitted by Garett
I have very express infinite and demand to get maximum utilize out of minimum equipment. I tried to have a Soloflex and a power rack, but both together in a small infinite was merely too cumbersome. Finally I found a welder that could turn a pair of Soloflex Muscle Machines into a power rack. I had a pair of hooks made up to concord the bar and turned a pair of barbell arms into a pair of safety catchers. I can do everything that a half cage power rack tin can do and everything that a Soloflex Muscle Car tin can do plus some other things as well.
The Soloflex Machines are first-class. Their barbell arm can be exercised with 500 pounds of freeweights plus 400 pounds of their weightstraps. With the pair together it can be used with very heavy freeweights safely. The construction and quality of materials in the Soloflex is actually first rate.
I recall this gives me the most versatility in a express infinite of whatsoever home gym setup. I have an online forum and community in development at SoloflexForever.
Submitted past Dennis D.
I'grand sending you some pictures of my habitation gym, wife says I'm constantly adding to it. Most of the equipment is Torso Solid, just picked up their GDC210 Functional Trainer, absolutely beloved it.
Submitted by Chris M.
At that place was this one conditioning room in higher I used that got turned into a dorm infinite. Later school I really didn't work out much. I decided I wanted to do something almost that and was about to buy a weider 4950 from sears for 499 but decided to try craigslist.
I'm not sure if I had tried it before or non merely I found a weider 16.6st for 100 bucks. The guy was pitiful to see information technology go but he sold it to me! I recently sold it to get a Marcy gs-99 for $200 which is a major upgrade to the weider (adjustable collywobbles, preacher curl station, and multiple lower legs workouts).
I've also added a lot of other things from craigslist. The inversion table I got for 100, the NordicTrack stepper was $50, and the Proform 975r recumbent bike was $35! The water cooler I accept in my gym that is my h2o fountain toll me $20 from craigslist once more, and the lockers I bought were $25 total. Some food factory was selling them for $5 each. It took awhile to break them free from the wall in the locker room they were in and they were pretty dirty, only after all that cleaning I had yet another deal from craigslist!
My heavy punching pocketbook and stand up I got on craigslist also for $150 and it is on my balcony on the 15th floor. Subsequently my workouts I relax on the balustrade on my $30 lounger that was originally $299. Thanks craigslist!
The small apex flat demote was $xx from craigslist. I bought the power tower from Kmart for $54 and the reflex speed handbag from eBay for $60. The orangish mats were at amazon.com for $160 shipped for 192 sq feet. The but thing I don't similar about them is that they seem to store the static electricity simply that's not a big deal!
I'm currently scouring craigslist for some deals on a roman chair (would like a GHD but I think I can alter a roman chair to exercise those) and a FID bench and some dumbbells. I as well wouldn't mind getting some big wall mirrors up.
All in all I think my gym is pretty sugariness for a one sleeping accommodation flat. Full size is nearly 200 sq feet not counting the heavy bag expanse on the balcony :).
The only thing I don't understand is why people always ask me if I use all of my stuff. I don't know tell me what you recall? :).
Submitted by Gustavo P.
Hey Barry awesome website! I desire to thank you for giving us fellow home gym junkies a chance to learn how to make equipment and larn from your site. My Human Cave is set up effectually equipment I used when I was at the gym. I never been a motorcar guy because I similar gratis weights. My gym consist of a power rack, leg press, lat pull down, dumbbells, and kettlebells. I bought most of the equipment on craigslist which saved me tons of money. I paid full cost for the powertec power rack and lat pull down.
The pull up bar thing is in the basement I had a projector fix down in that location. I took the projector out because noone was using information technology and this would be the all-time place for my abode gym. Basically I got lucky. Webmasters note: I asked Gustavo if he cut the hole in the ceiling and so his head would accept clearence for pull-ups.
Submitted by Silvana B.
I started my habitation gym last year so this is what I have so far...in the living room. With more space I might add a leg press. Honey your site,regards. The terminal film is of me resting later the workouts :)
Submitted by Dave H.
Built over 20+ year span, I moved houses 3 times and carried this stuff with me each time. Pieces I program on adding soon: Reverse Hyper, Chest Supported Row. (Mainly a Powerlifting Gym).
Submitted by Emilio V.
Hi, I'k going to upload the pictures from my gym at home. I have the first TITAN prototype. This car can support upwardly to 400K and it'south fabricated of a 4mm wall from square tube and solid round tube.
Submitted by Jeff Grand.
Hither are photos of the gym at my "dwelling abroad from home" gym This gym is located nether the heli deck on a 420' deep sea diving back up vessel that operates in the Gulf of United mexican states. I ship eight months out of the yr working on this vessel, so information technology is were I go about of my workouts. I am the large one doing the shoulder shrugs with the home made 100 lb dumbbells.
As you can see most equipment is hand made. Last year we did recieve a squat rack, lat motorcar, incline bench and 600lbs of oylimpic weighs and two bars. I am quite fond of my 100lb dumbbells that are made out four lesser weights that nosotros us for diving.
It is in an open air environment so the weights get a little rusted, just what the hell, steel is steel, only dont forget your safety glasses. I found your web site looking for a calf machine I could build. So I had the welders weld me one upward. It works great. Dearest the web site, I have been turning on all the deck hands to it.
Submitted by Derek H.
Gear up my gym at home weight room by buying lots in surplus auctions and scarlet picking out what I needed and selling the rest. I was able to get everything I needed at picayune or no cost that way. Likewise used craigslist.
Most of my stuff is outside in the backyard and then it makes for some hard work during the Texas summer. Most of it is Champion barbell equipment which is very tough against the weather.
Gym includes: Full set of dumbbells from three to 120; Virtually 5000 lbs of Olympic and standard weight plates; Leg press/Hack Squat; Lat pulldown; Pec Deck; Power Rack; Leg Extension/Leg Curl; Bench Press; Incline Press; Decline Printing; Calf machine; Neck Auto; Military Press;Ability Tower; Sit down up bench; Flat Back Extension; 45 degree angle extension; Preacher curl; T-bar Row; Inclining Costless Demote; Prophylactic Mats; Deadlift Jack; Precor Elliptical and all sorts of free weight bars.
Submitted by Ryan D.
Start of my dungeon! Got most of everything from a gym gone out of business. Precor Icarian ability rack, ancient 45 caste hyper, Roman chair, exercise ball. For bars I have a safety squat bar, Ivanko obx-20 powerlifting bar, and a standard Olympic bar for rack pulls and pin presses. I likewise have 700 pounds of weight along with a pair of 120 lb dumbbells pair of 40 lb dumbbells a medicine ball, and a weight tree. Plan on getting a bench, GHR, and a prowler soon. Love your site very educational and motivating! Keep it up!
Submitted past Matt V.
My gym was a pre-combat tour project that I completed every bit I awaited my deployment. I purchased the Nautilus Power Rack and Concept 2 Rower from fitness depot, the Olympic Bumper plates from Garage Gym Canada and purchased the barbells and other pocket-size pieces of equipment through Rogue Fettle. The Olympic lifting Platform was created by myself and the 3/4" safe horse stall mats were purchased from a local Equestrian shop.
Submitted by Quynh Westward.
This is my home gym. It's about 2 thirds purchased and ane third homemade equipment. Yous'll notice the freeweights are all the one inch hole stuff. I bought well-nigh of them many years ago earlier olympic weights were so popular. They've allways worked well for me and I've never felt a need to buy olympic weights.
Submitted by Scott S.
Here is my basement dwelling gym, l'll beginning with my Parabody Smith Automobile with lat tower and low pulley I found this at a play it again sports store and bought for 800 bucks out the door it came with the Parabody ajustable demote and a few cable attatchments.
Adjacent I have a pair of Powerblock Dumbells they are the sport 90 serial I bought these new with stand for effectually 800 dollars.Then there is my Torso-Solid hack squat/leg printing I found at a Viking Fitness location where it was their floor model for only 3 weeks in the shop, they gave me an crawly bargain and I paid 900 dollars for it.
Too in that location is my Parabody leg curl/ext I picked up brand new also at Viking Fitness years ago for well-nigh 300 dollars and lastly are my 1000&F strength bands made by bodylastics I bought online for I think 160 bucks.The flooring I found at Sears for xc dollars and all my weight plates were bought used from Play information technology A gain sports and Viking Fitness that has been sanded and painted.
Submitted past Scott Five.
With the blessing of the wife, and the pleading of my son, I converted a garage with xv years worth of junk into a well-equipped home gym.
After many trips to the dump and Goodwill, I fabricated and installed baseboard with a hand-routed superlative made out of 1x10 stock. For power, I ran two new 120v circuits, and a new 240v excursion for a dedicated heater. Pulled tv set cable for a wall mounted flatscreen tv and coax for hi-speed internet access. After much drywall patching, used 9 gallons of paint to repaint the garage in semi-gloss white.
I fabricated a lifting platform with hand-stained oak middle to overcome the sloping garage floor. Fabricated matching wall mounts for olympic plates, using stained oak planks and pipe flanges.
Purchased and trimmed four'x6'x3/4" stall mats (heavy!) for a wall-to-wall gym flooring. Hint: buy lots of spare blades for your carpet knife!
To have a place to neatly store bars and attachments, I fabricated wall-mounted bar and attachment holders.
Since I did everything myself, the job took a few months working on and off. Very happy with the results. My loftier school-aged son is destined to exist a gym-junkie like his old human. Special thanks to Scott Prosek of SNP Performance for building me an eight' power rack and Universal machine (grappler), and hooking me up with a Texas Power Bar
Cheers!
Submitted by John A.
My wife and I designed the building and I loved Flex equipment,merely they were bought by StarTrac,so I ordered the aforementioned design simply now with the StarTrac name on it. StarTrac as well bought out the Max Rack which is a groovy slice of kit.
Submitted by Tim L.
Discovered this site a couple of days ago. New woods tools coming in adjacent day or two, so picking up a bunch of forest for multiple projects found here to help complete the gym over the next few months.
Many years collecting equipment here and at that place, managed to find a high school gym in perfect condition afterward repainting the stacks and cleaning off the chrome finish, I just cant believe how much quicker workouts take gotten with v stacks instead of ever loading plates and what non. Plus at 38 the heavy freeweights have caused issues with wrists and shoulders so the gym stations are bang-up for preventing farther hurts. More pics to be added one time equipment build is complete.
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Submitted by Jim C.
My home gym started out as a PowerTec smith machine with the lat tower zipper, PowerTec utility bench, PowerBlock adjustable dumbbells five-85lbs, a 300lb Hampton barbell set with 2 additional 45lb and 2 additional 25lb plates, along with a Vision Fitness treadmill all purchased at retail cost about ix years ago. I've sold the PowerBlocks and no longer apply the lat tower attachment. Information technology has since grown thanks to discovering Craigslist and investing well nether my initial investment to the following:
PowerTec ability rack, PowerTec Leverage Gym, PowerTec Leverage Squat/Calf machine, Parabody leg press/hack squat, Parabody leg extension/leg curl, Parabody flat/incline bench, Body Solid lat pulldown/low row, Body Solid seated calf motorcar, TDS GHR, hex dumbbells from v-50lbs in 5lb increments and 50-100lbs in 10lb increments along with i 1/four and 2 1/2 lb PlateMates to hit the 5lb and 2 1/2lb increments, several more than oly plates, some VTX grip plates and 2 100lb Hampton oly plates.
All this along with the original PowerTec smith car and PowerTec utility bench and Vision Fitness treadmill. I besides accept a tanning bed non pictured. I however have a few additions and upgrades I want to make. Merely the next big project will be finishing the other side of the basement and moving the gym into the finished space.
Submit photos is closed, thanks to everyone who submitted!
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