looking for a good home gym thats not 1,000 dolars: any suggestions?
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A long time fitness nut, I recently quit my gym to save $. So I've done research. Here was my solution. 1) A suspension trainer =&gt;Hundreds of exercises available using only your body weight. Great for lean strength, though you can likely put on some bulk w/ one. =&gt;There are some caveats. The American Council on Exercise (ACE) recommends this only for people who are in moderately good shape and have core stability. =&gt;I went with the Rip:60 which was on sale for $78 from Walmart. However, the TRX is the classic one most trainers use. Also, there are some good reviews on the Jungle Gym and Go-Fit. 2) Kettlebells (KB). =&gt;KB's provide the best strength training among the many methods I've ever used over the past 30 years I've been training. It combines whole body strength, power and cardio. =&gt;can be strored in a closet. =&gt;ACE did a study, and found that you could burn 200 Calories in 10 minutes using a KB. =&gt;Hundreds of exercises. BodyBuilding . com has a bunch of videos that illustrate some basic movements. =&gt;"Kettlebells for Dummies" is a great reference for the uninitiated. =&gt;Caveat: It is easy to injure yourself w/ KB's. Beginners should use a light weight. If you are really out of shape, I would suggest a trainer for a few tips. Make sure they are the strength/power oriented RKC (Russian Kettlebell Challenge), or the more moderate toning/ endurance oriented AKC (American Kettlebell Club). =&gt;I went with...Being an experienced, strong male athlete (sadly, ex-athlete in my mid 40's), I went w/ a 35-pounder to start. I adapted quickly, and decided I wanted to do double arm movements. Since they cost quite a bit, I purchased two adjustable bells (up to 50 pounds). I still use the 35-pounder a lot, though. Mostly for high rep, whole body cardio. I frequently take it to the local beach, and throw it around--like a super heavy weight medicine ball. Instead of throwing against a wall, though, I just launch it into the sand. Hope this helps, Leo
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I highly recommend using a pull up bar (you can get one from Wal-Mart or Dick's) but if you don't want to use one just be sure you have a couple different strength resistance bands and some hand weights.
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I bought it for my daughter who lives in another state. She has a 1100 and I've heard she is able to use it on her Total Gym.
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No, I wouldn't consider gym quality as those would be much heavier and just the 2-3k quality they are. This is however a VERY good/ high quality home elliptical.
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Rebounder offers one but I believe it's freestanding. It's my sense any brand stabilizer will work. Good luck!
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I got and recommend an Olympic bar & weight set. Its a 2inch grip 45lb barbell & then 260lbs of weights. You can order them online but unless you can find it for free or low shipping its best to use local. Amazon has them as a set from diff sellers for $385 to over $400. Dicks Sports has them for $209 in store but charges like $200 to ship it to you. I went to our local Hibbetts sports & bought them. The bar comes with 2 clips
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I bought a small speed bag, but it's still kind of slow. You have to hit it very hard in order for it to move really fast. It's not as great as the ones you would find in a boxing gym. It's ok for a home gym...but definitely not fast enough for a experienced person.
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I bought this bench and I was able to put it together within 30 minutes of taking it out of the box having prior experience with putting together some pretty intricate fitness equipment. I remember reading the reviews on it and found that most people were very surprised at the size of the bench. I must warn you for as good as it is (being very much commercial grade) it is big and you need room for it. I also must warn you that it is higher then almost all other home gym equipment benches. Those two things said I recommend this piece of equipment because it is solid, life time warranty, it is commercial grade, and it can handle a lot of weight and works incredible for anybody trying to get some serious workouts in at home. To answer your question directly my butt never slide of this bench but when I bench heavy I need to had boxes under my feet to allow for 90 degrees at the knee joint for support. This may not be the case for everyone, but I believe this to be the case for the majority who will use this bench. It is worth the money and is just awesome of a bench for home; highly recommended.
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Yes, buy the Body Solid Home Gym Extra Weight Stack as referenced in my review. It adds 50lbs to the included weights, which is plenty of weight for a large user. I suggest just getting it when you order the machine as the included weights are easy to outgrow. I am 200 lbs and pretty fit and with the extra weight pack, I cannot max out the machine. Hope this helps!
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my husband is 6'5" and loves the machine. he uses is 4-5 x's per week. loves all of the exercises....there are so many!! not sure about moving it to another room....ours is set in our home gym. i don't think it would be too difficult to move. this is a fantastic machine!!!
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Check out www.newyorkbarbells.com .... They carry all of the accessories for TDS workout equipment. Hope this helps....
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I don't use racks. The bar is set high enough to do dead lifts or upright lifts without needing them. There are stands available from New York Barbell to accompany it if you're interested.
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I will say I bought a pair of Hoist dumbells and I love them. They can not break. I have the 45 lb set and will upgrade when needed. The Bowflex are nice but they are crazy expensive and bulky. They may take a few seconds more to change weights as you add or revove actual plates and adjust the dial to keep in place but I could not be happier with the purchase.
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you could use them for a home gym/cardio. They're pretty thick/soft. They look like something that would be in a kids room, so as long as you're ok with that.
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We have owned one of these for 1.5 years for our family. It is used by 3 of us about 5 times a week. I think is very decent quality. It may not be as sturdy as high end equipment you see on full featured gyms, but it is well made, solid and perfect for home use. We are deriving good benefit from having it.
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Hi. Just letting you know that I would suggest a more supportive weight bench. Also if you look at the barbell rack its kinda hard to rest it there cause its close together. Also look at the feet of this weight bench notice they are round abd this makes this weight bench suitable for lighter lifting
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Hi Allan,Sorry for the delayed response. Talked to Body Solid and they don't have anything in writing but they rate the Pro Power Rack - GPR378 at 800lbs for all components including spotter bars. If you are looking for something with 1000lb rating, Body Solid has the SMR1000, which is part of their Pro Club Line of equipment. Thanks,HFEfitness