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re: Anyone only use home gym equipment?
Posted on 5/15/18 at 9:24 am to Lookin4Par
Posted on 5/15/18 at 9:24 am to Lookin4Par
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Bowflex? Some of the higher end models look like a good workout but I’ve never used them.
I would recommend NOT buying a Bowflex until you've used one. I bought one without ever having used one before and hated it. Didn't like that the resistance level isn't constant. With regular weights, 50 lbs of resistance is always 50 lbs. With Bowflex power bands, 50 lbs of power band resistance starts off as maybe 10-15 lbs and increases the further into your rep motion you go and the band bends more. Personally, I didn't like that. Ended up selling the Bowflex after using it maybe 5-6 times.
All I have now is a barbell, curl bar, bench set w/ leg curl attachment, and a set of the Bowflex adjustable dumbbells. Can do a pretty good variety of exercises with just that, but I mostly go to the gym and only workout at home in the evenings when I couldn't get to the gym before work that morning for some reason. Other than leg day, I can do mostly the same routine at home as I do at the gym. I just have a hard time finding same level of motivation at home
This post was edited on 5/15/18 at 9:47 am
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Posted on 5/15/18 at 9:57 am to Tiger Prawn
Unless you hate free weights and would use a bowflex and not free weights, I see zero advantage to a bowflex.
Free weights are superior in muscle and strength building, adaptability, injury prevention and more cost effective in the long run.
Free weights are superior in muscle and strength building, adaptability, injury prevention and more cost effective in the long run.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 9:19 pm to Lookin4Par
Inter alia, I would recommend a massive oversized framed beveled glass floor mirror. They can be pretty pricey, but worth the investment.
Posted on 5/16/18 at 8:35 pm to Lookin4Par
Start with a pull-up bar, kettlebell, and some gymnast rings.
Really that is all you need. Train bodyweight, master the kettlebell, and use pull-up bars and rings for total bodyweight domination.
Eta: get a gymboss for some interval training and some puzzlemats for some cushion for ground based stuff.
Really that is all you need. Train bodyweight, master the kettlebell, and use pull-up bars and rings for total bodyweight domination.
Eta: get a gymboss for some interval training and some puzzlemats for some cushion for ground based stuff.
This post was edited on 5/16/18 at 8:38 pm
Posted on 5/16/18 at 9:55 pm to makinskrilla
75lbs sangbag like brute ball>kettlebell imo. Sandbags with rings and PVC parrallettes and you can put on some serious muscle.
Posted on 5/16/18 at 11:08 pm to lsu777
Sandbags are my primary training tool, but they are a huge pain in the arse to deal with. Barbells are so much easier to change weight, etc. Even with the individual small bags inside the bigger bag.
Posted on 5/17/18 at 8:47 am to Jim Rockford
honestly I think a simple 50lb homemade bag for conditioning, a 70lbs brute ball for WOD, and a 100&150 for strongman stuff is all that is needed.
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