I have been thinking about purchasing a Home Gym and I am curious as to if anyone in the Clutch community has good or bad experiences with them? I just don't have the time to go to the gym a few times a week like I used too. I am not looking to spend more than $1,500. Obviously the first thing that comes to mind is a Bowlflex. I have never used one though. I have always used free weights/machines. Are Bowflex's worth it? Or should I invest in an actual machine?
I have kettle bells from 5 lbs to 25 lbs but it gets hold after a while. A power rack is a good suggestion. I may look into that option. Thanks!
Belive it or not a 20lb kettle bell could rock your world with some workouts I've done. I got mine at Academy. I started with. 10lb one.
A coupe of resistance bands I prefer these because the others tend to tear along the attachment point to the handle...These also have resistance throughout = better results. That being said, some of these would be good for rotator cuff work, since that doesn't require a lot of resistance. Power rack with pull up bar bench to use with power rack free weights
I just got this and am very happy with it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0090ZBOB0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
like others said... power rack, bench, bar, weights (used from craigslist) then buy a couple stall mats from tractor supply for $40 each. all that is less than $1k
Key word is olympic bench. Don't get any of that sturdy stuff with cables, hard to sell afterwards and a pain to move. I bought one off craigslist, it's a rare bowflex olympic bench. I love it to death but it's missing one key component, squats. But I have 1 day to go to the gym I paid 300 used but it came with the barbell and plates. Things I can do: Flat, incline, and decline bench. shoulder press. arm curls shrugs for the meh's bentover barbell rows, kill back work out.
good grief dude -- get p90 or p90x3, a few mats, dumbells and a pullup bar. That's what you need to get in shape. Don't piss away $1500 on a home gym that has non-compound movements and doesn't even given you a quality, well rounded fitness program
I've gotten a lot of use out of these and Takes up basically no space and you can do any exercise. There is also an adjustable dumbbell from Bowflex that goes up to 90 lbs. If you need more weight on the pull ups then buy a weight vest. You can put the weight vest on your feet too and do some really good ab exercises also. All that is like $400.
I built a home gym in my basement a few years back. best. decision. ever. for a gym rat like me power rack,Olympic bars and bench, plates, adjustable Dumbbells, treadmill, exercise bike, Mats, bosu ball, kettle bells,medicine balls,resistance bands, and TV mounted for p90x type exercises. key is I bought a commercial gym-grade power rack with all sorts of accessories to allow me to do dips, pull ups, etc.
Knowledge of bodyweight exercises is low cost and goes a long way. You can work out like a gymnast in your home, and those guys are strong as all get out. They use different body positioning to create leverage to work against as opposed to loading weight on bars. Pull up bar is helpful and suspended rings would be awesome. Just a different idea. I do a very basic routine only once or twice a week, and it goes a long way.
Depends on what you're after. If general fitness and cardio is your thing, as someone said, P90X/Insanity + yoga mat + bands is good. If you want to get stronger, tougher, and bigger. A Squat rack wit pull-up capabilities and a solid barbell is good.
