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Options for budget weights

  • 12-06-2012 8:35pm
    #1
    cedan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭


    Hello all,

    I'd like to buy my own set of weights. I've moved to a smaller gym and sometimes, given my time restraints, the weights can be a pain to use due to the limited availability.

    I was thinking about investing in some of my own. Possibly starting off with some dumbells and maybe adding a barbell in the future. My problem is that funds are very limited. What would you guys recommend i look into?

    I think that the olympic type sets are probably out of the question and that id have to stick to getting a set of the cheap plastic type filled with sand.

    I had gotten to the stage where i was comfortably lifting 15's with the dumbells. The problem this poses is that The cheaper weights tend to come in 30kg sets and i think that i would quickly 'grow out' of them which isn't much good.

    Any thoughts or advice is appreciated as I'm a relative noob at all this:D


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  • #2
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    Keep looking. Gumtree, Donedeal, tesco, Elverys, put a wanted add in the local shop. You can get a seven foot standard bar from Irishlifting.com.

    Pull up bar and a built it yourself Bulgarian bag might be enough to get on with.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7HFGW6tb98


  • #3
    meijin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭meijin


    your own body weight - comes free :D
    + pull-up bar / gym rings

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056185716 can give you some ideas, or http://www.alkavadlo.com/2010/05/mastering-your-body-weight/


  • #4
    UnknownSpecies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,183 ✭✭✭UnknownSpecies


    meijin wrote: »
    your own body weight - comes free :D

    Pity ya can't sell it.. I'd be loaded :p


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


    cedan wrote: »
    id have to stick to getting a set of the cheap plastic type filled with sand.

    I had gotten to the stage where i was comfortably lifting 15's with the dumbells. The problem this poses is that The cheaper weights tend to come in 30kg sets and i think that i would quickly 'grow out' of them which isn't much good.
    The sand/vinyl ones are crap. They degrade over time and usually come with hollow weak barbell which will bend, rated only to about 50-60kg. One big issue is bulkiness. I currently use a single 27kg cast iron dumbbell, 4x5kg plates, 2x2.5kg and the 2kg handle, I can't fit any more on. There is no way you could fit this on with vinyl plates, they are massive.

    And get a chinup bar and/or rings, and check adverts.ie as mentioned


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