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Starting a home gym?

  • 28-01-2008 2:01pm
    #1
    Exar Khun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭


    I was wondering if you guys had any advice on starting a home gym?
    I was thinking of starting off with an olympic bar and various weights/dumbells and a pair of rings.
    Also I would like to buy one of those frames where you can do pullups and Dips.
    I have seen where to get the bar and weights but the frame for pulls ups still evades me.
    does anyhone know where I could get a sturdy one of these things for a decent price ?
    Thanks for your help.


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  • #2
    Colm_OReilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭Colm_OReilly


    The Garage Gym - might be useful for ideas, all the product info is for the states though.

    This Power Rack looks solid, and has a pull up bar at the front. You'll need some sort of rack/stands for squatting. I picked up these squat stands in Argos and have handled heavy enough loads thusfar.

    Dip station from Irish Lifting at €139.99
    Low Chin/Dip Station at €149.99
    Power Tower at €199.99

    Colm
    -A lot of links


  • #3
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    http://irish-lifting.com/product_info_equipment.php?cPath=1_11&products_id=194

    pretty much as all you need as it also has the dipping station and pull up attachments


  • #4
    Exar Khun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭Exar Khun


    Thanks for the replies and links just looking over then now.


  • #5
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    As long as you have a sturdy frame you can just loop the rings over it, and then use them for dips and chins- the rings will work you better than the static bar. Although I still do use my bar for chins & pullups.

    I now have 40mm diameter PVC tubes, 6inch long. These have mountain bicycle inner tube over them for grip. These slip onto my chinning bar and I do chins/pullups on them. It really hits your forearms well, and can be pushed aside when you want a normal bar.

    The linked site is probably the cheapest you will get for the quality, might even do a deal if you buy enough stuff.


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