My Home Gym

[mavsluva]

I've seen various threads about home gyms and what not, so I thought I would post up some pictures of my home gym. Most of the components that I own is by Parabody. I chose the rectangular chassis that you'll see because I figured it would be more versatile than a Smith machine type structure. It has a built in lat pull down, a lower rowing cable, dip attachments, pull up bar, calve raises, and an adjustable frame for other exercises. I can even use my olympic rings on this thing by attaching them to the pull up bar (used to be a gymnast). The bench seat is not attached so I can move it wherever I want to. The bench includes an extension for leg and ham curls. I also bought the attachable preacher curl extension that is really comfortable. I've also got an independent sit up device, dumbells ranging from 5 - 80lbs, a 350lbs barbell set, and every possible attachment that I could need. I recently purchased the trap bar that you'll see. It's not as good as I thought it would be for doing shrugs (grips are too wide for me), but I've discovered a lot of different things that I can do with it. My fav is using it as a shoulder press.

The eliptical machine that I've got is greatness. It's a Kettler Mondeo and it ran me $1300.00. It now has 500 miles on it and it's still as smooth as the day that I put it together. I initially bought a Tunturi eliptical, but took it back within the first two weeks of owning it. Lets just say it was a piece of junk. My advice to anyone that is looking for an eliptical machine for their home is to be sure to get one that is equipment with ball bearing wherever there is a moving part. The cheaper machines will come with cheap bushings that will wear pretty quickly and will become very noisy as did the Tunturi machine.

My total spend for my home gym was about $3500.00. I do not miss the public gyms at all. The only downfall is that I wish I had more room for more leg equipment.

Mavsluva

[mavsluva]

More pics....

[NotSmall]

Looks awesome!

I want your dumbells.

[NotSmall]

I want your dumbells.

Seriously - give them to me.

[cj1capp]

nice lookin gym ,wish i had a plce to put one up

[Bojangles69]

dude im gonna take pics right now!! spent 5 g's for my gym but i love it!!
brb

[mavsluva]

My wife is putting in the rubber flooring for me for Christmas. That'll be nice!

When we moved into our house a few years ago, I had initially placed my gym upstairs in the largest spare bedroom. Luckily, I had a friend come over that was in the real estate business and he told me to move my stuff downstairs immediately. He then told me that the room that I had put my stuff in was not near strong enough to hold all of that equipment. I then called the builder of my home and they confirmed his statement. I could have one day come home to my gym equipment in my kitchen had I left it up there for much longer!

So to all of you out there looking for home gym equipment, learn from this! If you have a true upstairs game room in your house, then the equipment can go in that room. Just not in an upstairs bedroom.

[mavsluva]

Seriously - give them to me.

I'll "give" them to you for $0.50 a pound. Deal?

[Bojangles69]

My wife is putting in the rubber flooring for me for Christmas. That'll be nice!

When we moved into our house a few years ago, I had initially placed my gym upstairs in the largest spare bedroom. Luckily, I had a friend come over that was in the real estate business and he told me to move my stuff downstairs immediately. He then told me that the room that I had put my stuff in was not near strong enough to hold all of that equipment. I then called the builder of my home and they confirmed his statement. I could have one day come home to my gym equipment in my kitchen had I left it up there for much longer!

So to all of you out there looking for home gym equipment, learn from this! If you have a true upstairs game room in your house, then the equipment can go in that room. Just not in an upstairs bedroom.

dude we have the rubber floor.. its the WORST part!!!
we got the 1 1/2", gets torn into pieces. uploadn picks now.

[mrmagoo82]

Cool looking gym, I have all my crap in the garage, so it turns into a freakin sauna during the day and evening..............so f'n hot down here

[mavsluva]

REALLY???? So knowing what you know now, what would you go with? As you can see, I have those plastic mats under most of my stuff. So should I just leave it like that? I just hate that our burbor carpet gets so dirty in the areas where I don't have the plastic mats.

Thanks for the heads up!

[NotSmall]

I'll "give" them to you for $0.50 a pound. Deal?

Sure, ship 'em out, I'll pay you when I receive 'em. Deal?

[mavsluva]

Cool looking gym, I have all my crap in the garage, so it turns into a freakin sauna during the day and evening..............so f'n hot down here

Ahhh, I bet you're begging for Fall to come around. I noticed that you're in TX, so I can't imagine what it would be like working out in a greenhouse!

[mavsluva]

Sure, ship 'em out, I'll pay you when I receive 'em. Deal?

(Here comes the worst part)

I'll ship them to you for $1.00 per pound. Deal?

[Bojangles69]

got a pull up bar too which you cant see.

[Foskamink]

i like the social aspects of a public gym

[NotSmall]

got a pull up bar too which you cant see.

Looks fackin great Bo! - is it smoking or non-smoking?

Oh, and tidy your CDs up dammit!

[Bojangles69]

i like the social aspects of a public gym

thats def always a benefit but sometimes i like to sing and shout when i work out and people get the wrong idea in a puclic gym lol, plus i can workout in boxers.

[mavsluva]

Nice TV mount Bojangles. Looks familiar...

[Bojangles69]

Nice TV mount Bojangles. Looks familiar...

haha thats the best part!!

[Foskamink]

thats def always a benefit but sometimes i like to sing and shout when i work out and people get the wrong idea in a puclic gym lol, plus i can workout in boxers.

hmm i never wanted to workout in boxers.. only sit ups and push ups at home... i just like it when u finish a set and somone twice ur size has to put down the weight a good 20 pounds

[Bojangles69]

Looks fackin great Bo! - is it smoking or non-smoking?

Oh, and tidy your CDs up dammit!

its non-smoking.. but smoking lol. and yeh i def need to straigthen out some lights and hit it with a vacuum. going to work out now!! maybe when im done.

[NotSmall]

thats def always a benefit but sometimes i like to sing and shout when i work out and people get the wrong idea in a puclic gym lol, plus i can workout in boxers.

I hear ya on the singing, I like to shake my ass a bit too, with the music I wanna listen to blaring out, headphones aren't the same, I find wearing headphones very disconcerting.
Also, I'm a sociable guy but socialing at the gym is a drawback IMO, someone comes over to chat to me and I don't wanna appear rude so I end up in a long-ass-workout-disrupting conversation, bollocks to that!
And bollocks to the boxers - I work out au naturelle!

[gixxerboy1]

dude we have the rubber floor.. its the WORST part!!!
we got the 1 1/2", gets torn into pieces. uploadn picks now.

you got it to thick. Thats thicker than we use in real gyms.

[NotSmall]

hmm i never wanted to workout in boxers.. only sit ups and push ups at home... i just like it when u finish a set and somone twice ur size has to put down the weight a good 20 pounds

Not trying to be a dick but maybe they're twice your size cause they realise that it aint all about the weight!

[NotSmall]

its non-smoking.. but smoking lol.

LMAO!

[audis4]

i like the social aspects of a public gym

me too...although I do cardio at my house on the elliptical. Going to the gym twice isn't what I want to do everyday.

[mrmagoo82]

Ahhh, I bet you're begging for Fall to come around. I noticed that you're in TX, so I can't imagine what it would be like working out in a greenhouse!

Yea I live about 2 hours from Houston and 30 min from beaumont, the temp usually reaches around 95 or 96 but the thing that kills everyone here is the humidity so far this past two weeks we have had no rain and the heat index has been on AVERAGE in between 105 and 107, and its around 98 in the shade and my garage only has one electrical outlet which is tied up with my water cooler and my garage light

[mrmagoo82]

so no fan (sorry forgot to add)

[chest6]

ahhh 2 nice home gyms there..

[mark_newcastle]

really nice equipment guys, all the best for your training

[dedic8ed1]

Nice ste up bro I'm jealous pump on

[thegodfather]

its non-smoking.. but smoking lol. and yeh i def need to straigthen out some lights and hit it with a vacuum. going to work out now!! maybe when im done.

Bo, you're still in college right? Im just curious what you're doing now that you're not cooking m**h anymore..?

[bor]

Both are freakin' awesome

But lose the pilates ball bro

[G-1000]

When i get my house that is the first thing im going to build.

very nice set up bro.

[aadrenaline]

here mine
ooops

[JohnboyF]

Mav...

Thats amazing set you got there very neat and organized man... And for the price its not bad at all..

[mavsluva]

Mav...

Thats amazing set you got there very neat and organized man... And for the price its not bad at all..

Thank you sir! I have maximized what little space that I have about as well as I possibly could. It's a 12X12 room, and I have room for nothing more. Just wish I had a sitting calve raise machine.... but what I have will do!

[Tucc]

gr8 lookin gym bro...Wish mine was a little more like that...

[Two4the$$]

I've seen various threads about home gyms and what not, so I thought I would post up some pictures of my home gym. Most of the components that I own is by Parabody. I chose the rectangular chassis that you'll see because I figured it would be more versatile than a Smith machine type structure. It has a built in lat pull down, a lower rowing cable, dip attachments, pull up bar, calve raises, and an adjustable frame for other exercises. I can even use my olympic rings on this thing by attaching them to the pull up bar (used to be a gymnast). The bench seat is not attached so I can move it wherever I want to. The bench includes an extension for leg and ham curls. I also bought the attachable preacher curl extension that is really comfortable. I've also got an independent sit up device, dumbells ranging from 5 - 80lbs, a 350lbs barbell set, and every possible attachment that I could need. I recently purchased the trap bar that you'll see. It's not as good as I thought it would be for doing shrugs (grips are too wide for me), but I've discovered a lot of different things that I can do with it. My fav is using it as a shoulder press.

The eliptical machine that I've got is greatness. It's a Kettler Mondeo and it ran me $1300.00. It now has 500 miles on it and it's still as smooth as the day that I put it together. I initially bought a Tunturi eliptical, but took it back within the first two weeks of owning it. Lets just say it was a piece of junk. My advice to anyone that is looking for an eliptical machine for their home is to be sure to get one that is equipment with ball bearing wherever there is a moving part. The cheaper machines will come with cheap bushings that will wear pretty quickly and will become very noisy as did the Tunturi machine.

My total spend for my home gym was about $3500.00. I do not miss the public gyms at all. The only downfall is that I wish I had more room for more leg equipment.

Mavsluva

Looks like a good set up. After looking at it for a while, I don't see where you lock your knees in to do pull down bar sets with greater than your body weight ...?

Also, I'm assuming the safety bars that you have all the way at the bottom can be elevated to be just about chest height for doing solo sets to failure...?

The pull down and seated row cables, do they glide smoothly?

Thanks for your help!