[auburnman1]

The last couple of months i have really gotten sick of my health club. (I go to lifetime fitness) It is a pretty nice facility, but lately ive gotten pissed off at it. All of the wieghts are dissorganized, douchebags nagging u while your on a machine, people that stay on the only good machines for like 20min., ridiculously loud grunters(who are shrugging pussy weight), if i want to play basketball the courts are always full, and it just way to crowded. And much more.

So 3 sundays ago i started making my basement a gym, and have plans for quitting my health club. And so far i am loving it. I have a regular benchpress(nohin special and kinda old, but does the job), dumbells up to 50lbs., and a powertec workbench Powertec Workbench Leverage Gym available now at GymCor.com 1-800-482-4553 that I bought(for $600 at dicks) and assembled 3 weeks ago.(hey no bad comments on it, its a quality machine, even though i'm a big fan of free weights) Its got a ton of different workouts on it, and i have a little over 450lbs. in olympic sized weights. Also a couple of little things like a forearm trainer. we are also getting a tredmill (in like 2 weeks)

i had a couple of the things berfore just sitting around so there wasn't much money wasted, and so far on what i spents it a little over half of the yearly lifetime bill.

I was wondering if their is anything I am missing. My brother wants to get dumbbells from 55lbs. to 100lbs. (hes a strong boy), but he will be gone all of second semester cause hes going to Australia for a golf school, and he will be at college for the next four years anyway. So the dumbbells are not my biggest priority. What else do i need?

[JakeVendetta]

Probably the best peice of home equipment IMO to buy would be a power rack and an adjustable bench. Plus a shit load of free weight. Almost limitless. I know the machine your talking about too, i wouldnt rely fully on it, but rather work it in with you're normal free weight stuff. If you added the rack you would never have to leave home.

[under construction]

cosign ^^^ got mine from parabody have had it for 15 years still strong as the day I bought it training on it today.

[KM]

At my gym, I realize that I don't use all those fancy machines that most people do. As long as you've got the general, you're fine. Which you have.

^Cosign power rack and adjustable bench. That should be your only addition.

[robbyybt]

the only thing i hate about my home gym is its hard to stay motivated because theres so many distractions but its worthwhile if you do, anyway heres a article bout starting a home gym.
A Beginner's Guide to Building a Home Gym
everything is coverd in this i think, good luck with it anyway.

[auburnman1]

I already have the adjustably bench, but I will see if power rack will fit.(I don't know that we have room for it)

And as for getting a ton of free weights I already have alot(upwards of 450lbs for olympic wieghts) For my dumbbells though i only have like 90lbs total, so i think I might just buy some for 10lbs plates.

[robbyybt]

you could just buy olimpic dumbbells that take the same weights as the bar so you don't need to spend lots of $$$ of fixed weight db. Have a look at this to see what i mean Bodypower Olympic Dumbbell Handle (x1) i know your in america but it was just to show you what i mean.

[auburnman1]

I'm the complete oposite Robby. When i workout at my house i get in like this zone. For 1 hour all i am focused on is working out. Unlike at my gym were their were alot of distractions.

[robbyybt]

good for you, i find it very hard to keep focused in my garage but it beats having to walk to the gym or wait on machines.

[KM]

Being in a gym keeps me real motivated also. Watching other people workout get me pumped. Everyone has the feeling to impress people also. For the first 3 months I trained, it was in my basement. I couldn't keep focused at all, guess no loud music, limited machine, what ever. I think you get the best gains where you're comfortable and feel focused. Looks like auburnman's got that so enjoy.