Couple of if's and when's but what the heck...
- If and when I get my house in the area (ish) I want
- at the price I hope to pay
- and not too far from a decent gym
Then I fully intend having a half decent home gym. Now in an ideal world we'd be looking at a change of use commercial space (old shop, small warehouse) with living accommodation attached / over. But needs must and so a half decent sized garage or outbuilding or decent sized cellar. The bigger (and taller) the space the better. Doesn't need lots of natural light but some and if not exactly heated some insulation against bitter cold might be nice. Throw in a little additional storage and I'd be good to go.
- Now as to what I'd want in there:
- Power rack - a must. Inc a front cross-brace as a chinning bar.
- Decent adjustable bench
- Decent Olympic bar. The deeper the knurl the better.
- A shed load of Olympic plates. 20's, 25's and 50's x many pls.
- Long ass dumbbell handles (I'd prefer a full set but needs must).
- O' plate holders
- Impact absorbent rubber matting - perhaps on a platform?
- CHALK!! (see previous whinging post)
That's your basics covered. There's a shit load you can do with that.
Now as for added extras:
- A thick bar. Hollow a la the Apollon's Axle.
- Fat handles
- Grippers, grippers and more grippers
- V-bar
- Euro Pinch. I've always liked using this and ain't half bad on it (No 2 in the world)
- Rolling Thunder - the 2011 model
Not needed but nice if I can are the following:
- Lever squat type machine (as sold by Powertec etc)
- Leg press - double pinned. Good for 800-kilos pls.
- A decent mirror - for form, illumination and making the space look bigger
- Hi-Fi - sounds to workout to
- hi-low plate loaded cable machine - big ass load capacity. Smooth running (double ratio set up is.
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