Should I invest in a home gym? What are the pros and cons?
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Should I invest in a home gym? What are the pros and cons?
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Yes, I would to keep things normal and common. Pull up bar and kettlebell.
I prefer going to a gym. Way too expensive to get the exercise selection of a gym on your own but it depends on your goals I guess. You also don't need to worry about maintaining the equipment or having to move/ get rid of it in the future.
Just depends on how social you are and if seeing jacked dudes and qt fit girls motivates you to lift harder and more. Home gym is more convenient cheaper and time saver in the long run, but if you enjoy gym culture, being at the gym and being around others gives you a better workout then you’re actually hurting your gains
Gym hoes with leggings give you a nice boost that you can't get alone at home
If you have the space at home - 100%.
>pros
don't have to deal with fricking new years cancer
pays for itself
no commute
no waiting for equipment
>cons
no qt receptionist to chat with on your way out (but she never shuts up)
no gym thots to intimidate with "how many more sets you got"
no mires from strangers
sounds like there are no cons
The pros are that you have a gym at your house and the cons are that you have less money now. You should know whether you need one or not. Like all things, if you have to ask then you don't really need it and you just want to spend money.
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Sex doesn't motivate me; Socrates, Diomedes, God, Christ, these are things that motivate my gains.
The more noise and chaos the less I can hear them cheering me on, each rep, with perfect form.
No heater, No music, just my frozen breath and the cold steel in my hands, God is all around me.
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For me the pros outweigh the cons
pros
>no gym fee or gas(around 3 dollars a trip)
>I can blast music
>no shit bars
>free equipment
>get to hunt for deals online(unhealthy habit)
>I can keep the machines running good
>satisfaction of ownership
>work out with parents easier
and more
cons
>cost money initally
>upkeep(easy but it's there)
For me it's a no brainer. Especially since I live in a populous area so deals are out there. I am sentimental so using the same squat rack my dad got me back in 2012 again feels great.
I also like collecting older 1in plates, just seem to have more soul.
I like to make whoosh sounds when I breathe in
homosexual
Based. I would still lift even if no one else existed
In fact that would be even more motivation, you never have to wait for the power rack
Based. Now that you’ve identified the path, walk it and internalize it.
>costs less over time and anyone who even brings up money as an issue is either planning to quit or a total moron mathlet
>takes less time to get to
>easier to take food with you so you can eat in between sets for turbo gains
>can touch your penis between sets and not be judged by c**ts
Honestly for me the ONLY benefit of a home gym is time savings. I'm someone who deeply values my time, and whenever I need to save as much as possible and every minute counts, I use my rudimentary home gym for a quick workout. Pull-up bar, Olympic rings, kettlebell, ez-bar with about 2 plates worth of weight, a mat for split squats/lunges. I can do a really quick and intense workout with what I got, superset and use everything to the utmost advantage.
However nothing can compare to the sheer usability of a complete gym, and unless you're some rich gay with a ton of cash to spend and space, a home gym will never have enough in it. Simply put, I like a wide variety of exercise and machine work, I only use the barbell for the bare necessities (bench, squat, Romanian deadlift) and since I go to the gym at the very least 4 times a week and gets me out of my small apartment, the ROI is good. That monthly fee is really not that much to pay for the activity itself.
And lastly I don't know about you, but I'm absolutely never as hype and motivated to workout at home, no matter the circumstances. Sure I drag myself around and force a workout out of my ass, or like I said if I'm pressed for time and need to squeeze a 30 minute super intense workout, yeah I'll use my home gym. But once I'm dressed up and inside the gym proper, nothing comes close because that's the sole, only reason I'm there. No distractions, no calls, people know I'm at the gym at that time so I don't get bothered. It's good.
>Should I invest in a home gym?
Yes.
>What are the pros
You now have a home gym
>and cons?
None.
And invest in a cage. Don't be a moron like me, and get a half rack.
Well at least you got a nice half rack.
Yeah it just werks, but a cage was only €150 more.
I had a cage, 82 inch.
Had to move into an apartment so sold it, bought a half rack and im happy.
Gotta adapt.
Nothing wrong with half racks. Get another just for benching!
>Get another just for benching!
That's what my stands are for!
Have you de-iced your bar yet?
No… it was -20C yesterday. Wasn’t fun benching.
Home gym is excellent for lifting heavy with nice 10 min rests between work sets.
The cost isn't much of a pro, if at all. Most people think they're going to get some super good craigslist deal and it'll be the perfect equipment that'll last 20 years. It won't. You'll spend more than you initially thought you would and you'll likely replace stuff way sooner than you thought, not because shit's broke, but because you just want something better/nicer. A lot of dudes make the mistake of skimping out on the bar. Yes, even the cheapest bar won't snap, but like half a year with a shit bar that permanently deforms and has shit knurling and non-existent bearings and you're going to start perusing Rogue's boneyard bars. Or some new cage attachment you "need", etc. And at the end of the day, you'll never have all the equipment that a decent commercial gym has.
Timewise it highly depends on you. A LOT of people I know do homegym now post-COVID and almost none of them get their workouts done any faster, and sometimes even slower. It's a lot easier to frick around at a home gym, so much so that the few minute commute advantage is completely nullified. At a commercial gym, lots of people just tend to be more focused.
Not seeing others sucks. Not smelling others is fricking awesome.
I've focused a lot on negatives here but I have zero intention of ever going back to a commercial gym. I just don't want people throwing around what little cash ISTizens have without knowing both sides.
this depends how much of an enthusiast you are, you can certainly get most of the benefit of a gym with fairly cheap equipment
examples:
me and my bro got *850€* worth of pull-up and dip bars, squat rack, 140kg of non-olympic plates and barbell and curl bar, with the two of us paid for itself during covid, just as much as it would have had we been paying a gym subscription each
right now I train with *700€* 75lbs adjustable dumbbells, since this is enough right now for me to do all my exercises, it's technically pays for itself in two years but by then I will desire the 120lbs and 165lbs expansion kits, further driving up the cost up to *1400€*, which is three years worth of local gym subscriptions
my endgame homegym plan is a 30m2 homegym shed (6000€ probably) on rural propety, with a quality rack and cable crossover, a platform, some machines, gym flooring, etc will probably total around 21k€-25k€ once it's got all I want in there to make it my perfect training environment, it pays for itself in like 25 years for two users (that being said it really will be used that long unless I die of illness or freak accident)
so depending on your needs you may spend a negligible or a very high amount, but the savings in the wasted commute time, locker room time, not being able to do supersets and having to work in with others times, etc., not to mention that it can be used by multiple people and good equipment can be passed on, and if you are a remote worker or a father these way to save time can be very well worth it
also not to mention I hate people making a mess of the gym and not being able to find plates or dumbbells, and gyms in my area have bad racks if they even have one at all, shitty pipe saftey, no specialty bars and other novelty shit, on my own property I could put better equipment that would outlast me in the longrun
only if you have like >30m2 space for it and are willing to spend 10-20k to make it nice. the rusty and moldy single bedroom shithole home gyms dont really do it for me despite the "home gym masterrace" cope you see.
i personally like going to the gym. seeing 18yo prostitutes with pussy lips bursting through gymshark leggings is insane test boost. i genuinely lift 10-20% more when im surrounded by women than when i work during off-time with only shitskins and Black folk or alone. i also feel like going to the gym makes you accountable. i would never in a million years do cardio at home on a stationary bike but if i make my way to the gym and lift i might just as well hop on the stairmaster to speed up my cut and up the cardio.
but yeah a nice home gym is definitely part of my "dream home" in the future as an alternative. i know people who have a home gym but still prefer going to the gym. its just different.
As a beginner and an introvert I love my home gym. I bought a barbell and 2 adjustable dumbbells with 50 kg in plates total. That's gonna last me for a couple of years I reckon, at least. I have an ab roller, a pull up bar and a kettlebell. I can fart whenever I want, a computer in front of me for music or workout vids. Life is good.
>I bought a barbell and 2 adjustable dumbbells with 50 kg in plates total.
>That's gonna last me for a couple of years I reckon, at least
Not once you start notice the small gains in your body, it's not.
150kg on barbell is the minimum
~35kg dumbbells is the minimum
and a rack ofc, check out one of those foldable racks if you're short on space, make sure it comes with a pull up bar
If you buy decent quality equipment you can bequeath it to your children or resell it at a decent price.
speaking of homegyms, what do you guys think of this piece I am planning to buy?
costs nearly 4k, rack combined with cable crossover, fits more into the footprint than one of those deep racks with plate storange on the sides in the back, 2:1 ratio 90kg stacks on sides and lots of storage options on the thing
Looks good to me, though I think a double pulley system is overkill, but nice to have.
you know if a 2:1 ratio is enough for low rows and lat pulldowns? I wouldn't do them personally but my brother is interested
internet strength standards don't specify the pulley ratio for the machine so I can't tell if it's 1:1 or 2:1 typically
Wouldn't 2:1 just mean that a 20kg weight gives 10kg of resistance?
I'm just using a jerry rigged pulley and a loading pin myself.
yes, that''s what it means
it says for instance on strengthlevel.com that for a seated low row, 86kg is an intermediate 1rm and 147kg is an elite 1rm
now, I have no idea if this standard is based off of an 1:1 or 2:1 machine, so I don't have a point of reference to know how good the 2x90kg stacks are at 2:1 ratio
well sort of to samegay my own question here but I assume lat pulldowns and low rows use 1:1 since they're compounds, in which case I'd have to go with single armed variations on a double stack 90kg at 2:1 past the intermediate stage
Yes or do pull ups first then pulldowns so you are fatigued already. Same with rows or any similar movement.
There you go bro, spared you the useless crap
muh minimalism
>Should I invest in a home gym?
Keurigs are bad for the environment so I would advise against that.
Recently sold my home gym since I'm moving to a new place with no garage unfortunately. I had this set up for about 2 years so I'll list the pros/cons of my adventures with it.
Pros:
>Lift whenever you want
>Lift to heavy ass metal music blasting
>Lift shirtless/underwear/sandals if I want
>Rogue Ohio Powerbar, knurling is legit on deadlifts
>Don't give a frick about putting plates back
>A lot of fun lifting with my friends since we can shoot the shit all day if we want
>Open garage during Summer
>Grunt and yell whenever lifting heavy
Cons:
>Upfront cost is a lot, spend like 2k on the setup alone
>plates get expensive quick
>don't have a lot of specialized equipment for isolation movements
>Powerlifting gets boring since I'm not into competition
>Miss having a lot of the cool machines
>Adjustable dumbbells are fricking AIDS
>Pully attachment will never be as good as commercial gym ones
>Can't really do cable fly's
>Limited to big compound movements mainly
>No Gymshark thots for me to stare at
I've got the ironmaster adjustable dumbbells and I prefer them to the shit I had at the public gym
Well yeah they're the best adjustable dumbbells you can get and therefore continually out of stock lmao.
What's the point of "adjustable dumbells"? Why not just get those short dumbell bars that you can stack plates on? Seems like an overly complicated version of that
I got a pair of 50mm dumbbell bars too, but frick me they are bulky, and unwieldy when you start stacking 5kg plates on them.
idk these seemed quickly adjustable and nicely shaped so I got them
with enough money and space your pulley attachment can be better than the gym's
You can get a pullup bar, rings, and sandbags for less than $100.
If you have high ceilings or some kind of outdoor area you can even skip the pullup bar and just mount the rings on a joist/branch/etc.
>pros
no hoes
>cons
no hoes
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