4-5 Pieces For Home Gym

paul7g

Hi,

I am converting a spare room in my house into a small home gym.

I have 2 questions which hopefully you might be able to help with.

01 - can you recommend somewhere to source equipment?

02 - What equipment would you recommend for a room that is 4.2m X 4.5m?

I am thinking of the following:

01 - Adjustable Dumbbell Set (i.e - 10kg to 40kg in one adjustable dumbbells set)

02 - Air / Assault Bike

03 - Adjustable Bench (like this one - https://www.rogueeurope.eu/rogue-ab-3-adjustable-bench)

04 - Dual Cable Crossover Machine (like this one - https://www.mcsport.ie/p/bodymax-cf820-elite-dual-adjpulley--/sebr2422?gclid=CjwKCAiAlO7uBRANEiwA_vXQ-xTbZNAxaZV8ZgzauRr127pQgBoTreo-0ZnKVkQ25ZnCCoL26Qi3ahoCvgkQAvD_BwE)

Really keen to know your thoughts, thank you.

IAmTheReign

I kitted my home gym out from www.megafitness.shop, they were the cheapest place I could find when I was ordering. www.strengthshop.co.uk/ is good too and I think they deliver to Ireland for free. I would recommend ordering from either.

What to buy depends on what you want to do really. If you're into lifting I can tell you you have more space than the room I used for my gym and I got a full power rack and have enough floor space for deadlifts and stuff. I got the rack, a bench, a nice bar and set of bumpers and a pair of dumbbell handles and some cheap iron plates. All in it cost me a little over 2 grand. I definitely wouldn't bother with one of those cable machines. They're expensive and take up a lot of space for how much you can do with one of them.

Dubdude

I wouldn't get the cable crossover.

Why not get a squat rack with bench, barbell, plates and the get whatever add on's you need like dip attachment etc. you can also add on the like of this https://www.mcsport.ie/p/bodymax-cf375-lat_low-row-attachment/sebr2432

As for cardio maybe a concept rower would be better than an assault bike as you can stand it up against the wall in a corner.

Mellor

Some heavy kettle bells and a cardio piece like a rower or air bike.

logistic

I'm doing the same myself.

On the list I have, cage that I can squat, dip, pull up and bench, was looking at Bodymax CF376R Half Cage. Barbell and some plates. Already have an adjustable bench and few hex dumbbells.

ciaranmul

These folding wall mounted rigs are a great space saver

ThunbergsAreGo

What did you go with in the end?