I ended up getting a leverage gym which although safe (no spotter needed) actually puts your body in a really natural position with a fluid range of motion while using Olympic plates. The one I really wanted was $1100 but it really wouldnt have fit in the room so this is what I ended up with:

I also picked up 300 lbs of Olympic weights, an easy curl bar, dumbbell bars for the olympic plates, and interlocking rubber mats for the floor (dont want to mess up the harwood).

Dont laugh, but for cardio we picked up a Gazelle Power Plus (has the option of resistance). Even though Tony Little is annoying the machine is actually really effective with very low impact. Ours isnt that flimsy thing that fold up for "easy storage."

Next on my list is a 45 degree hyperextension Roman chair (great for your lower back). I'm sure I will think of more . I'll take some pics once it is all set up (its my workout/Mustang room ).

What do you all have as home gym setups?

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Originally posted by I65Stang:
What do you all have as home gym setups?

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we have 7.25 acres and keep a bike riding path mowed through the fielded areas....

we also have a great walking path that adjoins the riding path and continues through the wooded area of our property.... we need to clear a few storm-fallen trees in the woods to open it in a spot or two.....

both of them are great ways to keep moving....

i have a variety of handheld weights, dumbells, soft weights and a medicine ball.... i just do not have the discipline to use them like i know i should.... i have my yoga routine and equal lack of discipline in doing it at home.....i also have tapes of my aerobic classes i used to teach and even more lack of discipline to push the furniture out of the way and hold session .....

we both use excercise balls as our computer "chairs"..... i occassionally roll mine out from behind the desk and ab on it.... but again... that discipline word thing happens more often than not.....

bottom line, i feel much more focused with my routine in the gym.... and i am much more competitive ..... and i mean competitive with myself.... unfortunately my gym membership expired just before my employment did so here i am.... sigh....

i do think if we had a dedicated room with the proper appointments for a great workout i would be much more inclined to close myself off for an hour or so and work it hard.....

i still have buns of steel.... they are just a little padded right now.... teeheeee

maybe i can become re-inspired to incorporate an at-home regimen with the tools i have.....

tim, enjoy your new toys!! i know you will

7 bowling balls,,15-6 each
1 bowling balls 13-8

Loaded 4 ball bag 120 lbs
Loaded 2 ball bag 42 lbs

2 nights a week 630 to 915PM

Max ball speed 17 mph
Total number of strikes in a row 17
7200 feet/season during approach with 15 pound ball in motion.
Have 20 pound dumbells I use during of season.

Sold the Treadmill and the Bike to nowhere
Sam

I have a membership to one of the Gold's around here. I've been going since March '06; when I first started, I also quit sodas, and within 2 weeks I dropped 10 lbs. Kinda the opposite of what I was going for, but I understood why. I was 155 when I started going...dropped down to 145, and now I'm up to 149. I'm also 6' tall...so I'm a friggin' beanpole.

I hope the gain-back is in muscle. I can't actually see any physical difference, but it seems that I'm able to push more weight after a couple weeks of the various routines. I briefly thought of a protein supplement, but dunno if that'd help. I really don't eat much junk, if any.

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No home gym setup here...but I'll usually do some crunches and push-ups at night for about half an hour.

I have a membership to one of the Gold's around here. I've been going since March '06; when I first started, I also quit sodas, and within 2 weeks I dropped 10 lbs. Kinda the opposite of what I was going for, but I understood why. I was 155 when I started going...dropped down to 145, and now I'm up to 149. I'm also 6' tall...so I'm a friggin' beanpole.

I hope the gain-back is in muscle. I can't actually see any physical difference, but it seems that I'm able to push more weight after a couple weeks of the various routines. I briefly thought of a protein supplement, but dunno if that'd help. I really don't eat much junk, if any.

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Frank
You sound like me, in a word "skinny"
Im sure the weight you put on was mostly muscle. When I was lifting it took me a year to gain about 25 pounds - went from 145 to 170. It was possible to see the difference in the end, I was actually quite buff for a while (im only 5'9"). I was lifting regularly and using whey protein shakes.

I heard that you need 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight - but when you do the math you realise thats huge. Many believe its possible to get buff without that but it takes longer.

Protein supplements are expensive, cynics suggest its just a big money industry, and not to believe the hype in magazines.

remember though that if you ever quit lifting, that the muscle will drop off faster than you can put it on. I quit lifting and in 6 months I was back where I started.