Home Gym

[bdcheung]

I made my own TRX system with some climbing webbing, a carabiner, jumprope handles, and a tie-down strap, like what you'd use to secure a load in a pickup.

[Dachs]

If you want a total gym, craigslist is your friend. With equipment like that you can usually find them on CL for next to nothing. You might find someone moving whose just looking to have someone take it off his hands for free.

[dahoeb]

Total gym? eehhh, theres a lot of options out there for working out at home. I've never seen any gain mass or get cut off of it. I think it would be great for people who need to strengthen joints etc, but I remember using one for a few weeks and I just didn't really feel it after awhile. I felt like I plateaued on it very quickly.

Personally, I got a bench w/bbell and 300lbs worth of weights all for about $300. I can literally do 70% of the workouts I'd do at a gym (with a little creativity). Can do shoulder presses, deltoid front/lateral raises, deadlifts, all the different types of benches etc. I mix it in with some Insanity workouts and it works out very well, and for less than a Total Gym.

I guess it all depends on what your end goals are.

[tacti-cool]

I have a #35 kettlebell

i focus on :

Swings,snatches,squats and the dreaded Turkish Get-UP!
and I will do push ups ,crunches, flutter kicks and even curls.

My $80.00 investment is amazing.

Its hard to travel with it, so for traveling I have some bands, and an ab roller.


Cross fit Level 1 certified in 2009

[DustinM]

I have a series of vids recommending home gym, etc:

http://www.youtube.com/user/willbrin...37845A91FD9817

TRX, a few sandbags, a bench, a few dumbells, etc = an effective workout in minimal space.

More room and $$$, a power rack and barbell with assorted weights and your GTG all the way.

Amazing video mate.
Videos like this are really beneficial for performing workouts in a proper way at home gym.

[anthony1]

Just running (not jogging) doing pushups ands pullups is all you really need.

[jasonhgross]

How about a trap bar for parallel grip deadlifts (more a squat than a deadlift). Add a flat bar, some weights, adjustable (power blocks) dumbells, incline bench, pull up/dip station, and belt/harness to add weight and you are good to go for a while. As above, power rack is ideal, but the trap bar lets you get the full body push motion without the rack, and is safe(r) for many trainees than DL or squat.