Kitting out a new gym

paul moran

Kitting out a new gym
After many years searching.....

we have just agreed terms to move our classes to a 3000 sq/ft warehouse in Deansgrange and I was hoping for some help from those who have already taken the plunge with their own gyms? We will be running our Kung Fu, Tai chi, weapons and San shou classes from here and hope to also rent out the space for any mma instructors interested in running their classes or moving their operation to our new academy.

I am going to floor part of the unit with wood for my Tai chi classes and for aerobics etc and the rest will be a 20mm foam jigsaw mat.

The best deal I have seen for the jigsaw mats so far has been from www.protecboxing.com. Has anyone had any dealing with these guys or any other contacts for this kind of matting?

I am also looking to put matting on one or two walls (or at least part of them) and am looking to do this with some old judo mats and perhaps buy a grapping cover to go over them and along the floor, which will also have judo mats on top of the jigsaw mats mentioned above! Can you guys suggest how I can fix these to walls without destroying the mats or can you advise me on a better way to do this rather than using the judo mats?

I hope to put up a load of bags and balls and want to put up a bunch of good solid brackets. Has anyone got a contact for these and also for someone to fit them correctly? I have so many brackets fall out of the wall and nearly kill kids training in my time boxing;-)


Ideally I would like to put up metal beams or a cage to hold all the boxing equipment (as seen in Freddie Roaches gym!)! If you know of anyone who has done this or if you can point me in to a good welder who could do it please pass on the info?

I would ideally like to put chin up bars and rings as well as some cardio and weights in the new place? What would you advise I invest in I was thinking of a rower, bike and elliptical trainer as well as a good solid bench and smith machine with the free weights and bars to go with them? What else would you invest in? Where would you advise I go for the weights, Cardio equipment and rings/chinny bars?

If my budget stretches far enough I might invest in a boxing ring? Any suggestions as to where I can pick one up?

General advise! If you have any suggestions or can advise me on pitfalls to avoid while moving, I would really appreciate any advise!

Cheers lads,

Paul
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Paul Moran
Yang's Martial Arts Association
http://www.ymaa.ie

MBC

Delighted for ya Paul. Re the wielding........ste murphy is your man.......i have his number if ya want it pm me.

Best of luck with it.

joepenguin

For gym equipment check this site out: http://www.irish-lifting.com/

Dont think they do much in the way of cardio machines but the benches / weights etc come highly recommended. They have good prices and the owner posts in the fitness forums, mickk.

All the best with the new spot.