I'm planning to set up a home gym as well. My budget is around RM5k and I would like to purchase around 10 sets of dumbbells, barbells, weight plates and a bench. Unfortunately RM5k is not enough. I had asked a few sellers in KL and all of them told me the dumbbell sets alone cost around RM5k.

The bench cost around RM1250k in Malaysia whereas in the US you could get it less than that for the same model (http://www.amazon.com/Body-Solid-Incline-Decline-GFID31/dp/B002EEOOA2/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1342542091&sr=1-1&keywords=body+solid+bench). I know you guys might say I can't compare US price than the price in our own country but RM400 difference for the same bench is a lot in my opinion.

This post has been edited by amirbashah: Jul 18 2012, 09:15 AM

Should I buy dumbbell sets or smith machine/power rack instead? What do you think? If I buy the dumbbells, I can do chest, shoulder, back and legs workouts.

Thanks for the idea. I would like to buy the rubberized cap dumbbells.

I tried Amazon but they won't send the benches to our country unfortunately. Any other websites to recommend?

That's a really great idea. I should opt for the dumbbell with removable weights instead of the cap dumbbell although I would prefer the latter. The former would save me a lot of money. I can buy a power rack/smith machine and the weights with the money. Can you suggest me any stores to survey the equipment? By the way, nice setup



This post has been edited by amirbashah: Jul 18 2012, 11:27 AM