Exercise equipment for a home Gym

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (Mobster)

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:23:39 GMT

goodcat

ive bought loads of gear from fitness superstore b4. BY FAR the best company out there for equipment! and for price too! cant beleive my dumbell rack was only Â£160 or there abouts? it looks the nuts and like a Â£300 equivelant! sterdy as hell too with tilted top 2 racks on a rubber bed.
mail order service was second to none to! [image][/image]
will take 10kg upto 30kg. 11 pairs in totall. i just put my 30's and 40's on the floor or take the smaller ones off and put the bigger ones on the bottom rack.
and for the Â£160 u cant go wrong! great company. good suppliers of Body Solid gear. my fav.

It will take bigger bells. Just move it an inch or two away from the wall. Job done.

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (Mobster)

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:21:41 GMT

SavageBLADE

A free weight multi press rack is best for the home, but not a cage.
Smith machine very limited.

I'd go 'cage' every time. Back when I did train and some one-to-one at home I had a power rack/cage, adjustable bench, shed loads of weights and bars, dipping frame and a bike. I later added a nautilus pullover machine (hell of a job getting it up my stairs LOL).

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (AdamSergeantPersonalTrainer)

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:36:48 GMT

Pull up bar, sturdy bench, couple of sets of dumbbells, barbell or two and a selection of weights. Imo you don't need much more than this to start off... Depends massively on space and resources obviously!

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (mattpower)

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:07:04 GMT

i think the equipment depends on your goal. Over the years ive replaced a number of things in my gym as they just dont fit into my plans anymore. but i would say things like a power rack, punch bag etc are essentials

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (s33nyboy12)

Mon, 25 May 2009 13:00:06 GMT

ally81

goodcat

and y r people slagging off the thread? its only a basic advert aimed towards people just getting into the sport and just recomending a few basic things. its hardly an indepth article covering EVERY type of gym equipment is it!? way too much eostrogen floating around in this thread

Bodybuilding aint a sport dude !!!!! Its a lifestyle !!!!

I second that, getting fit, training, fighting it doesnt be a sport when you take it seriously it becomes your life!!
You watch what you eat, where you go, whether you should go out or train, you devote your time and money and
efforts to become what you want whether its big, strong, fit or fast. Before you know it, its taken over. I realised when i started taking chicken and pasta in tupperwares to work insteasd of earting mcd's with my workmates lol!

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (SavageBLADE)

Sat, 02 May 2009 14:39:53 GMT

A free weight multi press rack is best for the home, but not a cage.
Smith machine very limited.

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (ally81)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:28:37 GMT

goodcat

and y r people slagging off the thread? its only a basic advert aimed towards people just getting into the sport and just recomending a few basic things. its hardly an indepth article covering EVERY type of gym equipment is it!? way too much eostrogen floating around in this thread

Bodybuilding aint a sport dude !!!!! Its a lifestyle !!!!

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (noname)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:12:50 GMT

goodcat

and y r people slagging off the thread? its only a basic advert aimed towards people just getting into the sport and just recomending a few basic things. its hardly an indepth article covering EVERY type of gym equipment is it!?

Just what i was thinking as i was reading through the thread.

On a side note, the majority of my equipment has come from these guys spanning over a few years, never had any problems i can think of.

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (LMC)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:00:06 GMT

Anabolic_Mutant

Mobster

Try 'shrugs are good for traps' not back.

try middle traps and lower traps...

and anyway, upper traps are also considered a part of the BACK, not shoulders, although you generally train the upper traps when doing a shoulder workout because the upper traps extend from the BACK to the tops of the shoulders.....

to build up the middle traps and lower traps, the next time you do a back workout, lean stomach down on the top incline setting on a bench and do shrugs for the middle traps and the next setting down for lower traps, it doesn't hurt to do a little workout at one more setting down on the bench too so that you are working out the traps nicely...

so...

traps = BACK, not shoulders!

The Trapezius muscle is one muscle with a number of insertion and origins so is usually talked about in reference to upper, middle and lower fibres.

The Upper fibres ELEVATE the scapula (lift it up)
The Middle fibres RETRACT the scapula (pull it back
The Lower fibres DEPRESS the scapula (pull it down)

So whilst you're correct in stating that prone shrugging works the middle fibres, you're far from telling the truth about how dropping the bench down a notch brings the lower fibres into the equation.
Various Rowing exercises bringing the resistance in a downward motion would work these tricky little buggers.

I'm sorry but if you're going to try and pick members up on the minutiae of training, please ensure you know how the muscles in question actually function.

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (War Lord)

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:35:59 GMT

Or just do some deadlifts.

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (Anabolic_Mutant)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:50:31 GMT

Mobster

Try 'shrugs are good for traps' not back.

try middle traps and lower traps...

and anyway, upper traps are also considered a part of the BACK, not shoulders, although you generally train the upper traps when doing a shoulder workout because the upper traps extend from the BACK to the tops of the shoulders.....

to build up the middle traps and lower traps, the next time you do a back workout, lean stomach down on the top incline setting on a bench and do shrugs for the middle traps and the next setting down for lower traps, it doesn't hurt to do a little workout at one more setting down on the bench too so that you are working out the traps nicely...

so...

traps = BACK, not shoulders!

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (goodcat)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:41:43 GMT

and y r people slagging off the thread? its only a basic advert aimed towards people just getting into the sport and just recomending a few basic things. its hardly an indepth article covering EVERY type of gym equipment is it!? way too much eostrogen floating around in this thread

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (goodcat)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:37:54 GMT

ive bought loads of gear from fitness superstore b4. BY FAR the best company out there for equipment! and for price too! cant beleive my dumbell rack was only Â£160 or there abouts? it looks the nuts and like a Â£300 equivelant! sterdy as hell too with tilted top 2 racks on a rubber bed.
mail order service was second to none to! [image][/image]
will take 10kg upto 30kg. 11 pairs in totall. i just put my 30's and 40's on the floor or take the smaller ones off and put the bigger ones on the bottom rack.
and for the Â£160 u cant go wrong! great company. good suppliers of Body Solid gear. my fav.

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (daKensta)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:34:18 GMT

calling a bench with attached bar rest a "bench press" annoys me.

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (Lazyguy)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:42:03 GMT

Have just read the 'secrets to training correctly', should it perhaps be renamed to 'equipment you require to build your own home gym.'

Some very basic information covered in many areas, the article needs to be more in-depth to be of more relevance to training correctly.

As for secrets, i find none above, i think secrets are those little things that you pick up in a gym over years, and there are definitely none of those above.

Edit: No, i didnt read all of the posts!

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (TREACLE)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:02:02 GMT

Olympic barbell and dumbell set. Shed loads of plates.

Power rack.

Heavy utility bench.

JOB DONE!!

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (Fitness Superstore)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:14:06 GMT

okay I will admit they are not secrets to training correctly, maybe i should have called the article "the best equipment for training correctly".

Thank you members for all for your comments.

Bodypower Sports Plc

www.fitness-superstore.co.uk

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (eddie182)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:06:58 GMT

These aint secrets.

Anyone in the gym could tell you that lot.

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (Mobster)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:49:42 GMT

Try 'shrugs are good for traps' not back.

RE: Article: Secrets to Training Correctly? (FatboyGinger)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:55:01 GMT

And for back why is there no shrugs? I would deffo say shrugs are great for back.