going the home gym route

[jarude]

i thought it was danzig?

Originally Posted by kjamesuvic

I'm not quite sure why people have the obsession of being a monster in human form. There's an insanely large man that goes to the gym I frequent. He leg presses about 1000lbs but has never once stepped on the treadmill or stationary bike. And he's ******* uglier than a marsupialed horse (excuse my french). The benefit of having 30" arms, huge legs, but a larger belly? Not quite sure.

I've also seen a female, the same size as I, doing shoulder presses with 40lb dumbbells. Is our beastly obsession filtering down to the opposite sex? I almost barfed when this 'woman' was grunting and breathing heavily when trying to push the last rep. She then flexed in the mirror and sarcastically smirked at me while I was doing bicep curls with 30lb weights.

As for a home gym; I only work out at home when feeling too lazy to actually make the 30min trip to the 'pumphouse'. I have only an ab roller, but I make good use of the couch, kitchen table, and bed for different exercises. Be sparing. Spending in the neighborhood of $20000 on equipment seems ridiculous IMO; especially cardio machines. Get your cardio from running (outside) or on an actual bike; this is much more cost effective and funner.

In your situation, kunk, if you have the dough to shell out for something you feel you will get much use out of, I say go for it. As long as you charge people for using it when you are not. 140lbs dumbbells? No one needs or should want to be big enough in order to use that much weight.

List of needs (assuming you are not a professional lifter):

incline bench
some type of rack for dead weight lifts and squats
yoga, or some other soft type of mats
couple medicine balls
ab roller
dip/chin/captain's chair
just about everything else can be done with a decent dumbbell set

I have a question, though. Why do you have your profile picture as some weasely ***** when you could eat him for breakfast?


gtfo

 

[LawrenceMD]

Originally Posted by jarude

lol, your friendly neighbourhood kunkgym. it'll be like the anti-gym 2.0.


if you're already going to pour 17-20k into it, you might be better off actually owning and running a hard core gym. its not that far off of an idea.

plus since you said that the area needs one, there is a market for it.

you should open your own gym.

 

[Mr Herbert]

fair bit of hassle with buying or renting a space, insurance etc

but the upside is you are providing a service to the community, meet like minded trainers and maybe even break even (unlikely for a 'hardcore' gym)

 

[jarude]

the last thing i would want to do is invite "hardcore lifters" into my family home, even if it is the garage. generally speaking, the last people i would want around my wife and children are gym people.

 

[jet]

Originally Posted by kjamesuvic

I'm not quite sure why people have the obsession of being a monster in human form. There's an insanely large man that goes to the gym I frequent. He leg presses about 1000lbs but has never once stepped on the treadmill or stationary bike. And he's ******* uglier than a marsupialed horse (excuse my french). The benefit of having 30" arms, huge legs, but a larger belly? Not quite sure.

insecurity and agreed, it is remarkably stupid

 

[Nil]

Originally Posted by kjamesuvic

In your situation, kunk, if you have the dough to shell out for something you feel you will get much use out of, I say go for it. As long as you charge people for using it when you are not. 140lbs dumbbells? No one needs or should want to be big enough in order to use that much weight.

Eh. I can row 140s no problem and I'm not huge in any sort of bodybuilding way at all.

 

[thekunk07]

lol, it is me in high school

 

[thekunk07]

apparently great minds think alike, was looking into it today

Originally Posted by LawrenceMD

if you're already going to pour 17-20k into it, you might be better off actually owning and running a hard core gym. its not that far off of an idea.

plus since you said that the area needs one, there is a market for it.

you should open your own gym.

 

[jet]

Originally Posted by Nil

Eh. I can row 140s no problem and I'm not huge in any sort of bodybuilding way at all.

No problem? A 140 lb dumbell? I don't think I've ever seen anyone do more than 110-120 you are probably the strongest du in my entire gym.

 

[thekunk07]

jet your gym sucks, my partner lateral raises 100s

 

[jet]

I'm sure that's the beginning weight for golds here.

Nobody really juices that hard at my local gym.

 

[Nil]

Originally Posted by jet

No problem? A 140 lb dumbell? I don't think I've ever seen anyone do more than 110-120 you are probably the strongest du in my entire gym.

Yeah, no problem and that's not internet bragging. I echo Kunk's statement. I did 130 for 3 sets of 12 the other week. I could do more but ******** up my lower back around Thanksgiving and I've been taking it easy since then.

 

[jet]

You're an animal bro.

Then again I don't do those often and I just use 70s. Don't want my lats getting wider.

 

[Nil]

I have marsupial strength in my back from boxing. My numbers for my other body parts aren't as impressive.

 

[thekunk07]

i have marsupial strength in my tris but they are a bit flat. my back is wide as **** but my weakest part lifting wise