Group: General Fitness & Exercise

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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7707mutt
7707mutt
Posts: 7,686
Joined: 2002/06/18
United States
2002/10/25, 02:20 PM
Ok I have a favor to request. I have been thinking about setting up a little gym in my basement. It just makes sense with the baby and all. Here is my problem. I need a multi purpose bench with squat rack. I DO NOT want a smith style machine, except fpr maybe the bench press. I do want to use free weights. I know that I can find something like it for around 300$. But, it has to be less than 83 inches tall, and I would like a lat pull down to go with it. Anythoughts?

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Those who lift understand it. Those who do not, think we are crazy!
Lumina20
Lumina20
Posts: 966
Joined: 2001/10/31
United States
2002/10/25, 02:26 PM
The ceiling in my basement is pretty low and the lat attachment is scraping the ceiling, but I'm guesstimating that my ceiling is about 72 - 80" high. I got my equipment (squat rack with lat attachment and bench) from a local Sportmart and paid around 400 dollars (including an Olympic barbell set and an ez-curl bar).
7707mutt
7707mutt
Posts: 7,686
Joined: 2002/06/18
United States
2002/10/25, 02:32 PM
Cool That is what I amdoing this weekend is looking


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Those who lift understand it. Those who do not, think we are crazy!
lewdog_55
lewdog_55
Posts: 383
Joined: 2002/01/23
United States
2002/10/25, 06:56 PM
http://www.afitnessequipment.com/afitnessequipment/html/FM3141SqRk.html

this is what I bought with some money this summer. I also added the lat puldown that goes with it. about $360

Lumina's is cheaper but I had no choice with the little selection I have in MONTANA.
bb1fit
bb1fit
Posts: 11,105
Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2002/10/25, 10:17 PM
I bought mine for about 300dollars, 300lb. olympic weights and bar, ez-curl bar, and gym grade bench with incline and lat/pulley attachment.I bought it probably 15 years ago with my income tax money...(I was poor then...LOL). I belong to a gym of course, but on icy, snowy days or such,when it was too bad to go to the gym, it has been a godsend. A great investment, and it will never go bad! (It is a pain if you move alot though. I have moved 3 times since I bought mine, and well, not much fun.
jbennett
jbennett
Posts: 1,558
Joined: 2001/02/28
United States
2002/10/25, 11:22 PM
I have a cage-style gym at home complete with pullup station, lat pulldowns, cable rows, awesome incline/decline bench, and Olympic weight set. Its made by 'Body Solid'. It has a lifetime warranty so when I get done beating the crap out of it I can get a new one. Its a very well made setup. I'm sure there some sort of website for Body Solid equipment.

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--JBennett
"I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!"
"Pain is only weakness leaving the body."
"Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."