|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Home gyms
Hi folks,
I'm moving into a new apartment on the first of the month. One of the cool features of this apartment is that it has its own private basement space, which would be perfect for hosting an underground poker game, running a meth lab, or storing dismembered corpses. I have decided instead however to buy some sort of home gym unit for the basement. Anyone have any recommendations? FWIW, the emphasis here is muscle tone (not weight loss or cardio), and I'm not super cost-sensitive. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Home gyms
Buy a jump rope. Tell yourself you'll jump for at least 10 minutes in the morning and ten minutes at night.
If you can't do that, any home gym is just going to be a space-gobbling waste of money sitting around collecting dust. Total cost for this experiment if you get the rope from a hardware store: about a dollar. If you can survive the experiment, try those Weider Crossbows. They aren't as noisy or heavy as a weight set, you don't need a spotter, changing the resistance is easy, and they function like freeweights. There are many different models, think the Bowflex but much cheaper and just as good. Models range from 300 and up, and you can add on "weight" by getting more resistance thingies. Here are a few links to reviews and feature evaluations. http://www.exercise-equipment-review..._crossbow.html http://www.epinions.com/content_96321048196 http://www.fitnessinfomercialreview....r_crossbow.htm |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Home gyms
[ QUOTE ]
Buy a jump rope. Tell yourself you'll jump for at least 10 minutes in the morning and ten minutes at night. If you can't do that, any home gym is just going to be a space-gobbling waste of money sitting around collecting dust. Total cost for this experiment if you get the rope from a hardware store: about a dollar. [/ QUOTE ] Man Blarg, you are good. And Nate, if you are single, I can't help but think joining a gym is a good idea. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Home gyms
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] Buy a jump rope. Tell yourself you'll jump for at least 10 minutes in the morning and ten minutes at night. If you can't do that, any home gym is just going to be a space-gobbling waste of money sitting around collecting dust. Total cost for this experiment if you get the rope from a hardware store: about a dollar. [/ QUOTE ] Man Blarg, you are good. And Nate, if you are single, I can't help but think joining a gym is a good idea. [/ QUOTE ] I belonged to Bally's for a couple of years and was fairly good about going at first but then fell out of the habit. I think just having the opportunity to work out with essentially no advance planning required is helpful to a lazy person like me. (Also, I'm not single). |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Home gyms
most people couldnt jump rope for 10 minutes even if someone had a gun to their head. Its a good point you make tho.
Me, Im old school, so Id just buy some plates, a bench, and some bars. However many of the bowflex type machines will give someone with limited exersise experience a much much better workout. To the peole saying joining a gym is better. It all depends. Its super easy to talk yourself out of going, because its a hassle. Where if you can just go down to your basement whenever you want, you are much more likely to stick to a workout program. It all depends on what you want. If you want socilization and hot ass, then join a gym. If you just want to workout whenever you want and not be bothered, then home gym is where its at. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Home gyms
Yeah, I just mean trying, pretty much no matter what the exercise or how good you are at it. Most people can't even show up to try.
A lot of people think gym equipment or a gym membership will make them exercise, but it probably usually doesn't, or not for long. You gotta really want to be doing it. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Home gyms
You need a power rack with a bar for chin-ups. You need an Olympic bar and a couple hundred pounds of weight. You need a pulley machine. The ones where you just load plates are cheaper than the ones with the weight stacks and pins. You need an adjustable incline bench for the power rack. If you have money left over buy a set of Power Block adjustable dumbells. Unless you're a monster, the 5-85 lb set will be plenty. Everything you need for about a dime.
|
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Home gyms
[ QUOTE ]
You need a power rack with a bar for chin-ups. You need an Olympic bar and a couple hundred pounds of weight. You need a pulley machine. The ones where you just load plates are cheaper than the ones with the weight stacks and pins. You need an adjustable incline bench for the power rack. If you have money left over buy a set of Power Block adjustable dumbells. Unless you're a monster, the 5-85 lb set will be plenty. Everything you need for about a dime. [/ QUOTE ] This is the correct answer, IMHO. |
|
|