Let's See Your Garage Gym

[snyderman3000]

I thought it might be kind of cool to have a thread for people to post pictures of their garage gym setup. Maybe we could get some good ideas from seeing other people's setups.

Here's mine:



Squat rack: $80 on Craigslist (bought from Crossfit Bartlett)
Barbell and 200 lbs weight set: Bought at Sears forever ago for like $150 (it's a piece of shit bar)
Flat bench: $20 on Craigslist
Horse stall mats: $40 x2 at Tractor Supply Co.
Kettlebells: X-mas present from wife, not sure how much they were
Dumbells and a couple plates: "borrowed" from in-laws
Pull-up bar: Stud bar pull-up bar, about $120 from their website (that thing is fucking awesome)
35 lbs Bumper Plates: donated by Bronan the Barbarian
Rings: $60 online somewhere, can't remember where
Neck harness: Elite FTS, about $25
Ab-wheel: $10 on Amazon


Weight tree: $20 on Craigslist

[KAG]

Lets see if these attached correctly.

If they did, then my setup is:

Powerrack ($150 on Craigslist)
Platform ($85 w/ lumber and horse stall mats)
300lbs weight set (free)
Additional bar and 4 -45lbs plates ($90)
Miscellaneous 2.5lbs & 5lbs plates ($10)
Bumpers -230lbs ($300 shipped, one of the only new items I've got)
1.25lbs plates ($15 on Ebay)
Fat Gripz ($35)
4" powerlifting belt ($40 off Ebay)
Bench -homemade ($20 in wood, screws, and cloth)
Weight tree ($30 at a sporting goods store)

These pictures are a year old or more. Things are slightly different but I don't have any new pictures. And things are about to be a whole lot different. I'll get pictures then.

[KAG]

For some reason only half the pictures attached. Here are the rest.

[JC]

That bookshelf adds a badass eccentricity, and reminds me of the character 'skips' from 'regular show'.

The wall next to my squat rack now has an orange stain down it where i puked out through my nose whilst squatting last sunday. Picture not attatched.

[Corrie]

I thought you guys might like to see mine since it's not only a home-gym, it's a home-made gym.



It ended up costing me a fair amount because I used cedar 4x4s and several metal brackets to keep it as strong as possible.
The little metal rings on the upper frame are eye hooks that I can attach pulleys to so I can do tricep push downs or lat pulldowns; not that I do either of those haha.

So far it has been really sturdy, but it doesn't take lateral force very well. If I did a kipping chinup it would really wobble and I'd be worried that it could split the wood. Other than that it's awesome, however I must say that I haven't failed a rep and dumped any weight onto the bars yet. I'll be interested to see how it holds up when that time comes.

[simonsky]

here's mine:

-[[[-----]]]- barbell

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\|/ me
/ \

|,_|,
| _| squat stand
| _|
n _n


OOOOOOOoooooooo...... dumbell rack
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

[snyderman3000]

Nice job on the rack, Corrie. That's one of the better wooden ones I've seen. I thought about building one until I found the squat stands on Craigslist.

[JM3]

here's mine:

-[[[-----]]]- barbell

_O
\|/ me
/ \

|,_|,
| _| squat stand
| _|
n _n


OOOOOOOoooooooo...... dumbell rack
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

very cool- where did you pick up those micro dots?

[johnnys]

It would be pretty easy to firm up your structure Corrie. You just need to cut tight 2x4s to fit between the uprights (2 on bottom, 4 on top), and then glue and screw them in - no more deck plates. Angle braces would work too, but require better fasteners.

[simonsky]

very cool- where did you pick up those micro dots?

they're washers dude for microloading.

OT: i'm not trying to hijack this thread, i'm just jelly brah