My home gym plans. Please rate. - Page 2 - Ausbb

hyjak · 14-11-2009, 03:40 PM

i paid extra for the lat attachment on mine and ive used it once or twice, dont bother.

Oli · 14-11-2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by NPR

Your plan is basic and really good, you have everything you need. I would only add a chin bar and dip bars.

Dont worry about the rack not holding the weight, I use them where I work and I dont know anyone who could squat more than they hold.

That's really good to know about the capacity. As for the chin and dipping bars - they come with the rack

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Originally Posted by eaglebay

The powertec is good but at $1490? The muscle motion at $595 is much better value for money in my opinion, even if I was spending that much, the 200kg rack that is in PTC would be the one I would choose (if room was not an problem, which it isnt for me).
Does the powertec come with lat attachment? Not really needed for the powerlifting exercises, that could be what the extra cash is supplying

Not trying to sway your decision oliver, but $895 is a lot of money to save! That could buy your weight set

lol, its cool man. I'm trying to get as many opinions as I can!

The Powertec retails for $790 w/o the lat attachment (and I reckon if I kiss Sam's ass he might chuck in a belt for free :P), so the difference isn't too substantial. Also with Powertec having done the rounds for years and having a pretty solid reputation I think its worth the extra $200.

I used to like the cheaper muscle motions but this video put me off ('muscle motion power rack dip attachment' on youtube). Watch how much it shakes.

I'm very sorry if I've come off disagreeable.

**The Hulk** · 14-11-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Oliver04

I used to like the cheaper muscle motions but this video put me off ('muscle motion power rack dip attachment' on youtube). Watch how much it shakes.

The rack does shake a little in that vid with the dip attachment.
The reason is because the flooring it's on is not solid, it's only a chipboard floor on steel C-purlins which span about 6m, so even just walking on the floor has movement.
This small movement is amplified alot when considering the height of a power rack.
Also, there are no weights loded on a barbell to further stabalise the rack.

An even stronger and more stable way to do dips is to simply set up the safety bars at a suitable height and then run a couple of other bars across them to use as your dip bars.
Then you can vary your width to suit too.

Oli · 14-11-2009, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The Hulk

The rack does shake a little in that vid with the dip attachment.

The reason is because the flooring it's on is not solid, it's only a chipboard floor on steel C-purlins which span about 6m, so even just walking on the floor has movement.

G'day Adrian,

Apologies for knocking your rack, I didn't know about the floor.

I know thats what my squat rack does at home and it makes it sketchy as.

vader-nator · 14-11-2009, 07:52 PM

Dude I train at home but have a 4 bay shed full of stuff.

Have a look on ebay at used gymnasium equipment. I have REAL gym stuff. Titan, Magnum etc. This stuff lives forever. You may need to redo cables, bearings or pulleys now and then but the heavy duty megga thousand dollar stuff is cheap second hand.

I have a mad titan decline pec dec that has a huge weight stack, cams, bearings etc but upholstry was scrappy. $450 Buy it Now. I risked it but dude you have never felt your lower inner pecs flex like this mad thing makes em do. At the top of the rep when elbows together there is amazing tension in the fully contracted position. Flies feel like crap to me now.

You can always get same money back as you paid. add a spray can or 2 and you could make a proffit.

Take your time. It may take a year to get all the best bits but dude you can own industrial gym quality used stuff for less than the cost of fitness store crap.

No comparison!!

Best

Rob

eaglebay · 15-11-2009, 05:49 AM

No problem mate, thats a pretty good price you have there then!

**The Hulk** · 15-11-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Oliver04

G'day Adrian,

Apologies for knocking your rack, I didn't know about the floor.

I know thats what my squat rack does at home and it makes it sketchy as.

No Problem,
The Powertec is obviously a good rack too, going by how many have been sold around the world.

hyjak · 15-11-2009, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by vader-nator

Dude I train at home but have a 4 bay shed full of stuff.

i just bought a house with a double garage and i cant wait to set it up as a gym, ive got a squat rack and some kettlebells already, gonna get some more kettlebells, some rubber matting, weight rack, and dip bar to start off with. its going to good deadlifting on concrete instead of floorboards lol

eaglebay · 15-11-2009, 11:58 AM

The Hulk, do you know if anyone stocks muscle motion in perth??

Kyle Aaron · 15-11-2009, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by hyjak

i just bought a house with a double garage and i cant wait to set it up as a gym, ive got a squat rack and some kettlebells already, gonna get some more kettlebells, some rubber matting, weight rack, and dip bar to start off with.

PTC #2?

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vader-nator Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Gender: Posts: 309	Dude I train at home but have a 4 bay shed full of stuff. Have a look on ebay at used gymnasium equipment. I have REAL gym stuff. Titan, Magnum etc. This stuff lives forever. You may need to redo cables, bearings or pulleys now and then but the heavy duty megga thousand dollar stuff is cheap second hand. I have a mad titan decline pec dec that has a huge weight stack, cams, bearings etc but upholstry was scrappy. $450 Buy it Now. I risked it but dude you have never felt your lower inner pecs flex like this mad thing makes em do. At the top of the rep when elbows together there is amazing tension in the fully contracted position. Flies feel like crap to me now. You can always get same money back as you paid. add a spray can or 2 and you could make a proffit. Take your time. It may take a year to get all the best bits but dude you can own industrial gym quality used stuff for less than the cost of fitness store crap. No comparison!! Best Rob Last edited by vader-nator; 14-11-2009 at 07:54 PM.

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eaglebay Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Perth Gender: Posts: 862	No problem mate, thats a pretty good price you have there then!

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eaglebay Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Perth Gender: Posts: 862	The Hulk, do you know if anyone stocks muscle motion in perth??