4-5 Pieces For Home Gym

paul7g · 25-11-2019 10:05pm #1

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 · 26-11-2019 2:22pm

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 · 28-11-2019 1:37pm

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 · 29-11-2019 12:02pm

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

logistic · 01-12-2019 10:54pm

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 · 02-12-2019 2:34pm

These folding wall mounted rigs are a great space saver

ThunbergsAreGo · 28-06-2020 9:06pm

What did you go with in the end?

4-5 Pieces For Home Gym

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