Help with home gym setup

[GingeRRRBeef]

I want to set up a home gym in my basement and was wondering if anyone here works at one of the fitness equipment stores here in Calgary that can help me out?

[KRyn]

Check THIS site out if you are looking to outfit a home gym with some decent equipment.

[lint]

Do you know what you want and are looking for deals? or are you looking for advice on what to include?

here are a couple of good articles on the latter
http://www.t-nation.com/training/bui...rfect-home-gym
http://www.jimwendler.com/2011/09/ch...your-home-gym/

[GingeRRRBeef]

I already know what I want to buy and would prefer to buy local.

[sheik_yerbouti]

Originally posted by KRyn
Check THIS site out if you are looking to outfit a home gym with some decent equipment.

Thanks for the link. I'm thinking of putting a power rack and weights in the basement, and this guy looks good. I would rather use a gym, but we're really lacking in the Bowness/Montgomery area. You would think that Bowness would have some old school dingy gym, but it doesn't.

[fiveowed]

grab some powerblocks too. Worth the money IMO

[taemo]

bought my squat rack and olympic set from Fitness Depot, their warehouse is by the macleod area

[B69]

What are you doing for the flooring?

[CanmoreOrLess]

Just look on Kijiji, there are plenty to choose from, low ball them at 50%:

http://www.kijiji.ca/b-calgary/squat-rack/k0l1700199


PowerBlocks, again low ball:

http://www.kijiji.ca/b-calgary/powerblocks/k0l1700199

[austic]

Originally posted by KRyn
Check THIS site out if you are looking to outfit a home gym with some decent equipment.

Thanks for this, was looking for a good place to get a new belt Shipping and prices seem great.

[KRyn]

Originally posted by sheik_yerbouti


Thanks for the link. I'm thinking of putting a power rack and weights in the basement, and this guy looks good. I would rather use a gym, but we're really lacking in the Bowness/Montgomery area. You would think that Bowness would have some old school dingy gym, but it doesn't.

Originally posted by austic


Thanks for this, was looking for a good place to get a new belt Shipping and prices seem great.

The owner of the company (Mike) is a great guy and is really involved in the powerlifting community. I have bought a few things from him and his service is top notch. If you are looking for a general purpose bar (that you will not be doing olympic lifts with) the Texas Power bar will last you a life time and is great quality / price.

[austic]

Originally posted by KRyn






The owner of the company (Mike) is a great guy and is really involved in the powerlifting community. I have bought a few things from him and his service is top notch. If you are looking for a general purpose bar (that you will not be doing olympic lifts with) the Texas Power bar will last you a life time and is great quality / price.

Belt arrived quickly, quality is spot on.

Added 20lbs to my front squat this morning as I felt so
secure. Overall great experience.

[Little Dragon]

Any other local stores or online stores that are worth checking out?

Looking to pick up the following:
-power rack
-adjustable bench
-ab/dip/chin up tower
-olympic bar and weights

[403ep3]

Slowly trying to get a home gym together for my basement.

Sucks that my ceiling is only 90" as it limits what I can buy.

Taking a look at fitness depot and I think a basic setup will run about $1.5-2k:

Rack 600-1000
Bench 300
Bar and Weights 300-600
Flooring?

Any suggestions?

[B69]

Have you thought about a TRX? They're perfect for home use.

You can find lots of those rubber mats on kijiji for a decent price.

[taemo]

for heavy weights, I would recommend on getting a couple of horse mats, the rest of my flooring I just bought 4 packs from canadian tire when they were on sale

waiting for fitnessdepot to call me for my 50ft 1.5" battling rope


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[Dumbass17]

my roommate has powerblocks
i tried them once
absolutely hated them. they were awkward as hell to change weights and i was always paranoid that the 'adjuster thingy' was going to slip out and weights were going to fall and crush me

[403ep3]

Originally posted by taemo
for heavy weights, I would recommend on getting a couple of horse mats, the rest of my flooring I just bought 4 packs from canadian tire when they were on sale

waiting for fitnessdepot to call me for my 50ft 1.5" battling rope


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How do you like that rack? Is it sturdy enough? Did you go with the iron cage or the more expensive one?

TRX: Not big on TRX although it's probably really good

Tbh I was looking at something like this: http://www.ercanada.com/commercial-power-rack/ but fitnessdepot doesn't sell it and I can't customize it within that price range of $700. I'd prefer to buy in store, but am seriously thinking about ER canada.




Thanks for the suggestions on mats from kijiji and walmart.

The powerblocks are just odd for me although they can save alot of room.

[taemo]

Originally posted by 403ep3


How do you like that rack? Is it sturdy enough? Did you go with the iron cage or the more expensive one?

TRX: Not big on TRX although it's probably really good

Tbh I was looking at something like this: http://www.ercanada.com/commercial-power-rack/ but fitnessdepot doesn't sell it and I can't customize it within that price range of $700. I'd prefer to buy in store, but am seriously thinking about ER canada.


Thanks for the suggestions on mats from kijiji and walmart.

The powerblocks are just odd for me although they can save alot of room.

i bought the cheapest one as i wasn't planning to go overly heavy on mine, max squat I would do is 225lbs but it is sturdy enough for my need, I can also do pull ups and use it for bench press as well.

the suspension training kit is not a TRX (too cheap for that ) and got me these instead but I don't use it very often as I'm concentrating on a different routine at the moment.

[403ep3]

If I was to grab a package from Bells of Steel or ER Canada there is a difference in pricing?

Is it worth it for the York brand vs BOS?

BOS:

Power Rack $697
Bumper plate package $732 (170kg or 375lb)

ER:

Power Rack $697
Bumper plate package $750 (355lb) York


Also, is it odd if I was to use bumper plates to bench and squat?!