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7 hours ago, Frank.Castle said:

Just a start see how I like the home gym thing.  Need more plates soon going to have to put the wife and kids on the sled for enough weight for the leg press.

just a cheap bench I got for now looking for something better shortly

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Just saw this, awesome set up so far dude!

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I have (well, had) a fully-stocked gym in my studio with literally everything i need. I never used it. I am the opposite of it would seem EVERY other person in the gyms out there... I have gone from being a misanthrope in my youth to actually liking people. I like the social aspect. I can train harder than anyone you know if i need to, and yet, i can make friends, or talk in between sets. I can help others, coach, i do it all. I can watch all that lovely eye-candy, hell, even chat it up if she's into that. Sue me... i'm single.

 

Now, i have a commercial quality bench press and an absolute monster squat rack, a homemade Olympic platform, a really nice inclining bench, boxes, and all kinds of other shit, just sitting there collecting dust. Two barbells, my Eleiko and a nice Ivanko OBX20, 400lbs of bumper plates and change, and another 265 in iron plate if i need it. Thats enough for all but my biggest pulls, and lets be honest, if i'm gonna max out a deadlift, i'll go to the gym and bloody show off. Mirrors, 400watt thumper stereo, a big 27" monitor and YouTube if i want to lift in company of the greats, there's food right there for the middle of those 4hr workouts, and its inside my house where the equipment is never cold. I can play the music as loud as i want, train as late as i want. And yet... i still go to the circus to lift. 

 

I ended up taking all my good bumpers to the commercial gym and storing them there, along with a few other things. Keep in mind i also coach in two very niche strength sports, and we can use all the exposure we can get, so hiding out in my basement to lift isn't helping anybody.

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Working out at home is amazing once you've collected the equipment you need. It took me a couple months to set it up as I figured out what I really needed. Being able to go to the garage, blast a workout, and be back inside and showered before my kids/wife wake up is worth it. The amount of time saved is priceless. 

If Im really lucky Ill go wake my wife up for some cardio.

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On 1/11/2019 at 6:05 AM, Frank.Castle said:

Figured I’d throw this pic up Santa was good to my two youngest boys.  It’s great to see them “work out” beside dad. 

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Why not get them the real thing? If they are old enough to stand, they are old enough to strength train on real equipment. I am 100% serious here.

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