Garage gyms

[gtl]

Why are the bumpers hanging above the chin up bar?

I think they are wall ball targets.. could be wrong tho

[jonneyfletch]

I think they are wall ball targets.. could be wrong tho

You got it. Finally found a use for busted 10's and 15's.

[Corrie]

You got it. Finally found a use for busted 10's and 15's.

Pretty smart. How tall is that rig? Looks like it's huge!

[gtl]

You got it. Finally found a use for busted 10's and 15's.

Awesome. BTW, I'm jealous of your setup.

Does anyone have or use a landmine? Whether its the one you load plates on or attach to your rack?

[jonneyfletch]

Pretty smart. How tall is that rig? Looks like it's huge!

They're 16' 4x6's with 4' of the length underground.

[Kyle Schuant]

Does anyone have or use a landmine? Whether its the one you load plates on or attach to your rack?

I have one we can slot into a weight plate. It's this one. Played with it for a bit, didn't find it that useful for general strength training. I suspect if we had discus throwers or similar it'd be useful, I don't know though. We just have novice and intermediate lifters, for them the kettlebells, barbells and chinup bar are enough. The main use I got out of it was when I had a guy who'd had a recent shoulder reconstruction, he couldn't get into a front or back squat with a barbell, and couldn't press directly overhead, so we used that as a substitute.

I just bought 15m2 of rubber matting, and will be getting a rack and a new barbell. We're expanding to the full two-car garage.

[Kyle Schuant]

Things are going well, yes. About half the people enquiring to come and train are from rural areas or interstate, have been doing the lifts on their own and want a bit of extra help with technique and programming. It's not something I expected.

[Townesy]

Things are going well, yes. About half the people enquiring to come and train are from rural areas or interstate, have been doing the lifts on their own and want a bit of extra help with technique and programming. It's not something I expected.

Brisbane is hardly rural, Kyle. Interstate I'll grant you .

This is where I got my rack too BTW: http://torontobarbell.bravesites.com

Can be customized six ways from Sunday, including for low ceiling height.

[Adam Skillin]

About half the people enquiring to come and train are from rural areas or interstate, have been doing the lifts on their own and want a bit of extra help with technique and programming. It's not something I expected.

Well, I'm not in the big city we have 'round here (there are plenty of SSC's in New York, which is about an hour by car, or 2 by train from me), but this is actually the source of the vast majority of the inquiries I've received since earning the credential. Obviously there's something to be said about a recurring payment stream, but if you can do the one- and two-offs without compromising your other responsibilities, I'd think it could make up a good source of revenues for you. Obviously somebody who's going to come to you 2 or 3 times a week has to be your priority. Maybe you could come up with your own little 2- or 3-visit curriculum for these types of potential clients, and offer it as a package? Something like:

Day 1: lifter injury/history assessment, learning the squat, learning the press
Day 2: squat review, bench press, deadlift, programming review
Day 3: squat review, press review, power cleans, Q&A

Just a thought. Your situation is different than mine for a handful of reasons (I have a full-time day job, your facility is much larger, etc), but it's the internet, so offering unsolicited advice/suggestions is allowed, right?

[Corrie]

Moving to a house with a basement with low ceiling. I think I've settled on this rack as soon as I can get the exact measurement of the ceiling.

Anyone have any experience with it?

http://www.titandistributorsinc.com/...l#.VRXQOvnF9tU