New home gym and first workout since ....

Blazher

My equipment is

Power Cage with lat/low pully, with 90kg weight stack, TriCep and two handed row attachments
Olympic Bench
Olympic weight plates 250kg for now
Olympic 7Ft barbell
Olympic Ez Curl bar


Equipment i have coming

Flat Bench with Dumbell Rack
4 Olympic Chrome Dumbbell Bars
5kg and 2.5kg Olympic plates ( for dumbells )
Olympic plate storage rack
Another Olympic 7ft Barbell
Single Cable Handle for low pull


once i get the rest of my stuff i am all set

It cost me a few euro but i think its worth it.


Anyways today i did my first workout since i ripped my MCL 10 weeks ago.

I had to drop 20kg off my squats(110kg5x5) But it felt ok. I wil build it backup slow. Cant rip it again.



As requested!

The equipment is top stuff. well made and very stronge. Well worth the money.

I cant recommend them enough.


I bought everything from http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk .

Look at the site. Find what you want and give laura a call or email her

Contact info
Phone :: 0044115 9859520
Email :: nottingham@powerhouse-fitness.co.uk

DO NOT order using the website, Only deal directly with Laura. She will make sure you get the shipment as fast as possible.


PS:: Tell her Derrick sent you

bigstar

Does nobody put the plates away after them . at least its your own place, nice set up.

BossArky

You are living the dream. Looks great, enjoy!

I want a set up like this.

Blazher

Thanks mate.


Funny thing is i have only been lifting about 4 weeks before i ripped my MCL. But i enjoyed it that much. I wanted a home setup.

I am still very new. hence the offer i made for a training partner.

Saying that, il only be around for another 2 months. (Work)

But i am very happy with the setup.

Baldie

Ooooohhhhh!!! I'm so jealous!!!!!

Brilliant set up!

Where did you buy the bench and the squat rack?

Khannie

Very nice. Living the dream.

The_Bullman

I picked up 70kg of plates for cheap today and was all chuffed with myself. Until I saw this thread

Nice setup man.

Zamboni

I am so buying a house with a big garage :pac:

Blazher

Its cool, I spent 2 hours today doing a nice workout, Music on, me pumping away, It felt good.


I am looking for two Mirriors, 6ftx4ft would be great.



PS::: The white powertec gym system is for sale, Its on Adverts! 350Euro for that and 70kg of weight + barbell and tricep bar

Blazher

Ok i jut put another order in ( this is like a drug, Once you start you cant stop -- So i would think. I never touched drugs )

I have

2 more 1500lb 7ft bars
100kg of Plates
Flat Bench
Matting
Dumbell handels
single Hand attachment and another tricep attachment


Can another tell me what i am missing? What do i need?


Cheers

MagicMarker

And you've only been doing this a few weeks?

Either you're very very addicted, or very very stupid.

Either way I expect to see it all on adverts.ie within 3 months.

DM-BM

Where did you order this stuff from?

Killme00

Blazher wrote: »

2 more 1500lb 7ft bars

Can you get a stronger bar? Two out of the seven of these in Ballymun are now like bananas.

One of them bent on 300kgs

Blazher

Killme00 wrote: »

Can you get a stronger bar? Two out of the seven of these in Ballymun are now like bananas.

1500IB is the best then got in stock, Il ask tho. But 1500lb is 700kg .

It will be a few months before il be spauting that :P



And to answer your question, This lot will never be on adverts. the only reason i will sell is to upgrade.

Fitness is for life not just for xmas :P

All joking aside. I love lifting. But i cant get as big as i would like. I need to be able to keep a fast pace running speed as well.

Baldie

Can you tell us where you buy all your equipment?

Blazher

Baldie wrote: »

Can you tell us where you buy all your equipment?

Yes i can and i cant recommend them enough. They are great. I deal directly with the head sales agent.


I don't know if its aloud on boards but send me a PM if anyone is interested in getting stuff. Il give you the contact info.

They are great.

Killme00

Blazher wrote: »

1500IB is the best then got in stock, Il ask tho. But 1500lb is 700kg .

It will be a few months before il be spauting that :P



And to answer your question, This lot will never be on adverts. the only reason i will sell is to upgrade.

Fitness is for life not just for xmas :P

All joking aside. I love lifting. But i cant get as big as i would like. I need to be able to keep a fast pace running speed as well.

Ok, but why do you need three bars? Where are you ordering all this from?

Killme00

Blazher wrote: »

Yes i can and i cant recommend them enough. They are great. I deal directly with the head sales agent.


I don't know if its aloud on boards but send me a PM if anyone is interested in getting stuff. Il give you the contact info.

They are great.

Just post up the website, you're not advertising

BrianD3

I'd have no qualms about spending thousands on decent equipment. IMO home gym equipment is one of the best investments that someone can make -you're investing in your health. Just so long as as the equipment doesn't sit there gathering dust. Very often when someone half heartedly spends 200 quid on a cheap crappy tread mill from Argos they will abandon it within a year.

Blazher

I updated the contact info on my first post!

Baldie

Not bad for €390.... Power Rack

and for €184.... Bench

for €134... 7' Bar

€348... Weights

That's me set up for €1056!!

€55 a month on finance.... I'm sooooo tempted....... That's €10 more than I'm paying in the gym, and the equipment will be mine!!

enda_4

Just spotted this on that website too...

http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/deluxe-strength-package.php

not a bad wee start up for a home gym!

rubadub

Blazher wrote: »

Can another tell me what i am missing? What do i need?

A dip station, or did you get attachments with the cage? I also use gymnastic rings which can over a chinup bar.

also check www.irish-lifting.com he might match prices, worth asking, the owner is a member here and was saying his prices might be dropping soon, as the price of steel is probably going to drop in China.

Blazher

rubadub wrote: »

A dip station, or did you get attachments with the cage? I also use gymnastic rings which can over a chinup bar.

also check www.irish-lifting.com he might match prices, worth asking, the owner is a member here and was saying his prices might be dropping soon, as the price of steel is probably going to drop in China.

To be honest i have spoken to Irish-Lifting before. He is cheap for Ireland, But he wasnt willing to come down much. I got everything from them over in the UK for a nice price.


My power cage has all the attachments and the 90kg weight stack, So i am set.

In all i will have 350KG Rubber plates by the time i am finish at easy 50% what it would cost me over here.

Blazher

Baldie wrote: »

Not bad for €390.... Power Rack

and for €184.... Bench

for €134... 7' Bar

€348... Weights

That's me set up for €1056!!

€55 a month on finance.... I'm sooooo tempted....... That's €10 more than I'm paying in the gym, and the equipment will be mine!!

get the RUBBER plates and the 90kg Weight stack for the cage.

kevpants

Ahem. Why buy 3 bars when you could buy one of these

Baldie

Blazher wrote: »

get the RUBBER plates and the 90kg Weight stack for the cage.

Why do you recommend the rubber plates? The iron ones are cheaper?

Baldie

kevpants wrote: »

Ahem. Why buy 3 bars when you could buy one of these

Sorry, my girlfriend had to pick me up off the floor.... $1100!!!

Baldie

enda_4 wrote: »

Just spotted this on that website too...

http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/deluxe-strength-package.php

not a bad wee start up for a home gym!

That's a good deal, but there's a 180kg limit on the cage, so you'll eventually have to upgrade to a stronger cage.

This is the one to get

Blazher

Baldie wrote: »

This is the one to get

My order started out with that. But grow to what i have now. Thats the cage i have and its great. It will be a very long time before you would need to upgrade. i had 220kg on it and it was not going anywhere.

( I didnt lift the 220kg i just wanted to see how stronge it was : )

Hanley

You need one of these to complete the gym - http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/vibratec-myride-horse-rider.php

Baldie

Nice one! Is the bar rated at 700lb or 1000lb? Did they supply the rubber plates or iron ones?

Blazher

The bar is 1500lbs and the plates are rubber!

Blazher

Hanley wrote: »

You need one of these to complete the gym - http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/vibratec-myride-horse-rider.php

haha!

I think my miss's would use it more then me .....

jayoo

"I had to drop 20kg off my squats(110kg5x5) But it felt ok. I wil build it backup slow. Cant rip it again"

but then you say that you have only been lifting a few weeks before your injury.

4 weeks is a short time to start lifting and then get up to 130kg5x5

Blazher

jayoo wrote: »

"I had to drop 20kg off my squats(110kg5x5) But it felt ok. I wil build it backup slow. Cant rip it again"

but then you say that you have only been lifting a few weeks before your injury.

4 weeks is a short time to start lifting and then get up to 130kg5x5

I went over this before when i started back at the start of the year. I have always been stronge in the legs but weak up top. My max bench is 92kgx1.

I dont know what my max 1 rep squat is to be honest.

My body weight is 95kg.



maybe the lifting was the reason my MCL was weak.

jayoo

your a freakishly beautifully stong legged man, will u post pics up when u have everything set up? or a video

Blazher

jayoo wrote: »

your a freakishly beautifully stong legged man, will u post pics up when u have everything set up? or a video

erm to the first part and sure to the second part. I will have everything hopefully by next weekend. I am having problems trying to find two mirriors 4ftx6ft.


On a side note. I was speaking to Laura today and asked her if she would do a boards.ie discount for members. She said if people contact her directly and tell her what you want. Look at the site and send her links, She will look after you.


I just want to say, I have nothing to do with powerhouse i am just a very and i mean very happy customer:D

kenst

Blazher wrote: »

erm to the first part and sure to the second part. I will have everything hopefully by next weekend. I am having problems trying to find two mirriors 4ftx6ft.


On a side note. I was speaking to Laura today and asked her if she would do a boards.ie discount for members. She said if people contact her directly and tell her what you want. Look at the site and send her links, She will look after you.


I just want to say, I have nothing to do with powerhouse i am just a very and i mean very happy customer:D

Check out the buy and sell for mirrors, I got some for my garage dirt cheap out of a ladies gym that was closing.

I bought the power rack for 349 from irishlifting.com and am very happy with it, I got free delivery and they threw in free dip bars and a dip belt. In fairness at 70kg it is heavier than even the heavy power rack from powerhouse and the one you bought weighting in at 46kg would not inspire me with confidence... Was the shipping expensive btw caus I need a set of dumbells, changing over the dumbell handles are a pain in the arse...

Baldie

Blazher wrote: »

On a side note. I was speaking to Laura today and asked her if she would do a boards.ie discount for members. She said if people contact her directly and tell her what you want. Look at the site and send her links, She will look after you.

I have been e-mailing Laura. She said she'd give me free delivery and she'll throw in the rubber weights instead of the cast iron ones. I'm waiting for her to come back to me and what conversion rate they are using for GB£ to euros. I might chance me arm for parity!!

gnolan

@ Blazher: Is it just me or are the pics from your OP gone?

Blazher

kenst wrote: »

Check out the buy and sell for mirrors, I got some for my garage dirt cheap out of a ladies gym that was closing.

I bought the power rack for 349 from irishlifting.com and am very happy with it, I got free delivery and they threw in free dip bars and a dip belt. In fairness at 70kg it is heavier than even the heavy power rack from powerhouse and the one you bought weighting in at 46kg would not inspire me with confidence... Was the shipping expensive btw caus I need a set of dumbells, changing over the dumbell handles are a pain in the arse...

The power rack i have is 80kg. and can hold alot of weight. I have put 250Kg of weight so far just to test and no problems. I also got the Lat/low pull and weight stack. Plus free shipment. and some other stuff thrown in.

Laura will look after you, Trust me.

Baldie wrote: »

I have been e-mailing Laura. She said she'd give me free delivery and she'll throw in the rubber weights instead of the cast iron ones. I'm waiting for her to come back to me and what conversion rate they are using for GB£ to euros. I might chance me arm for parity!!

It normaly takes a day for her to workout the best price she can do. The more you get the more discount etc.

gnolan wrote: »

@ Blazher: Is it just me or are the pics from your OP gone?

it seems so. Il update them with new ones once i get the rest of my stuff

Mickk

Sorry you weren't happy with my prices Blazher, I buy my stuff from newyorkbarbells and I do the best I can on price. I would say it is not exactly comparing like with like, my racks are rated to 450kg. There is a massive difference between putting 250kg on the bar and not doing anything with it and dumping a heavy failed squat on the safeties, that would be interesting. Also doesn't help that you have to pay 50% more vat to our government than in the UK but thats Ireland...

cardio,shoot me

mickk your hummer wasnt in TF sandyford a while ago was it? the beige one?

Mickk

Also I would say you will have trouble bench pressing in that rack because of the lat pulldown and low row attachment. The bench wont go far enough back into the rack and they havn't made any holes on the front of the rack so you cant do it out there either. The only option is to take it off the inside of the front but that just feels wrong...

Cardio,shootme no I did used to train in TF sandyford but mine is black and covered in the irish lifting logos, you would know it's me.

Blazher

Mickk wrote: »

Also I would say you will have trouble bench pressing in that rack because of the lat pulldown and low row attachment. The bench wont go far enough back into the rack and they havn't made any holes on the front of the rack so you cant do it out there either. The only option is to take it off the inside of the front but that just feels wrong...

Cardio,shootme no I did used to train in TF sandyford but mine is black and covered in the irish lifting logos, you would know it's me.

Mickk, I think you have your wires crossed, I never said one bad thing about you or Irish-Lifting just that i got a better deal off Laura.

As for the cage, I am more then happy with it. And it will do me for a long time. If i had 450KG of weight i would test it. But from the fact that when i had 250kg it didnt move or feel like it was under stress.

You can bench off the cage. Because of the weight stack at the back you can bench off the front. Also you can set it up so if you failed a lift you would have no fear of dumpping it. because you can adjust the side bars to suit. But i got the bench for a good price and thought why not.

Also i know you do your best. You are the cheapest in Ireland, But i just feel i got a better deal over the water. Nothing personal. So dont take it that way.

Mickk

Blazher wrote: »

Mickk, I think you have your wires crossed, I never said one bad thing about you or Irish-Lifting just that i got a better deal off Laura.

As for the cage, I am more then happy with it. And it will do me for a long time. If i had 450KG of weight i would test it. But from the fact that when i had 250kg it didnt move or feel like it was under stress.

You can bench off the cage. Because of the weight stack at the back you can bench off the front. Also you can set it up so if you failed a lift you would have no fear of dumpping it. because you can adjust the side bars to suit. But i got the bench for a good price and thought why not.

Also i know you do your best. You are the cheapest in Ireland, But i just feel i got a better deal over the water. Nothing personal. So dont take it that way.

I know you didn't say anything bad about it, sorry if it came across like I was taking it personally. I know people will go where ever is the best value, my point is just that the cheapest isn't always the best value... I looked at different cheaper racks and brands but decided that NYB offered the best overall value, I think when you are buying a once off purchase that you will use for life spending a bit extra for heavier gauge steel is worth it.

Baldie

Blazher wrote: »

It normaly takes a day for her to workout the best price she can do. The more you get the more discount etc.

How much of a discount did she give you? It's time to bartar!!

enda_4

Hey guys did anyone else order off powerhouse-fitness? Any complaints/opinions on the equipment? I'm looking at spending about 700 euro on maybe a powerrack, bench and weights set just to get the ball rolling.

podge57

enda_4 wrote: »

Hey guys did anyone else order off powerhouse-fitness? Any complaints/opinions on the equipment? I'm looking at spending about 700 euro on maybe a powerrack, bench and weights set just to get the ball rolling.

never used them, but came accross this http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=45576 thread a while ago

enda_4

Cheers Podge, very helpful thread. no complaints about the equipment anyway