Refinanced my house.. Booyah! I'm in the money now. Aside from all my home upgrades, I'm also in the market for my own HOME GYM! Fucking finally. No longer will I wait for some buck seventy five pound lightweights doing curls or upright rows in my gym's only power rack. Gonna be nice.
So far here's what I'm planning on:
1) Power rack: For this, I want the pullup bar attachment. The dip bar can suck it.
Elitefts is rediculously priced, so fuck them. Here's one place I found that seems reasonable:
New York Barbell. They have one with a pulldown/row combo, but it doesn't look very sturdy, and it only goes up to 200 lbs.
2) Olympic barbell: I have to spend a little extra to get a bar that won't bend when I load that shit up. I heard quite a few people complain about their "cheap" bars being warped after a good set of squats. At the same store, I found a good
1,000 lb OLY bar.
3) Bench: 0-90 degree bench that'll be sturdy enough to be trusted when I load the bar.
Bench
4) Plates: For these, I'm looking around my area for a steal. I see a lot of people looking to get rid of 300 lb sets for $150. That's what I'm counting on! Same goes for DB's. For the DB's, I'll probably be looking to go up in 10 lb increments from 70-110's. Over time I'll build up to 115, 120, ect. But for now, I'll get the bare essentials.
5) Rubber flooring and mirrors. Rubber just to make me more comfortable for standing ohp's and deadlifts, and the mirror so I can see what I look like doing some OLY squats naked.
What does everyone think? That store also has free freight for my order which is nice. I know elitefts has a powerrack (basically the same thing as above) for $1500 +s/h
Plus, they don't ship for 6-8 weeks whereas this place will send it out within 2-8 buisness days.