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General Fitness & Exercise

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

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Home Gyms?

problem428 Posts: 8 Joined: 2008/05/15	2008/05/28, 06:17 PM Im thinking about buying a good home gym, does anybody have any suggestions on a good one? (my price range is between 100-800$)

Brendamomof6 Posts: 12 Joined: 2008/05/06	2008/05/28, 06:21 PM They have some decent ones at walmart for that price range.
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2008/05/28, 07:21 PM What are you looking for? A power rack with 300lbs of free weights and a bench can be purchased for pretty cheap. The machines are usually more expensive, but can be safer. -------------- --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."
problem428 Posts: 8 Joined: 2008/05/15	2008/05/28, 09:13 PM i already have a bench but you can only do basic exercise with a bench, i need someting thats going to work more than chest muscles, something to work out basically everything ( a whole body work out)
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2008/05/28, 09:38 PM You can do plenty with just a bench and a few dumbbells. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is clickclickclick Fat loss isn?t under the control of the magic fat loss fairies. - Alwyn Cosgrove
docksideguy05 Posts: 90 Joined: 2008/05/15	2008/05/29, 05:48 AM you can do your entire body with dumbells. you can do one legged squats while holding the dumbells, you can do lateral raise, front raise, bent over row, lunges, tons of stuff the sky is the limit
revoman Posts: 117 Joined: 2008/01/26	2008/05/29, 04:03 PM If you are really looking for a good machine , check out the ''BODY SOLID'' line they got some good stuff , i had one of their machines before i started going to the gym and i loved it .Sometimes you can find one for sale by someone for cheaper than retail, since they start at around 1000 $
angiem6 Posts: 136 Joined: 2007/12/07	2008/05/29, 07:00 PM Memberships may be cheaper - but for some getting to the gym is next to impossible...so having a way to lift at home means they will "get it done". (in my family we are both self-employed and have crazy hours and 3 kids - so unless I take time off from building my business or spend less time with the kids - my workouts have to be at home or wait a few more years until the kids aren't quite so time demanding)