I never ever asked for spot in my life before. Not even once. 2 years is bout the average to get it.

This post has been edited by Armesh: Aug 27 2016, 07:31 PM

are you benching 100kg now or have you pass it already

If starting out, you might not need top of the line for everything. You can improve your equipment over time, depending on your preference, which may change.

For home setup, I'd be hesitant to go for really heavy weights for safety reasons. Coz there might not be people around in the event some accidents happen.

The home equipment that I've never regretted over the years are the 16kg and 25kg kettlebells.

Max is around 70kg now @ 66kg Bodyweight. Consistent training is around 1 year + if minus the setbacks I had. 70kg max cause i'm skeleton 66kg. Imagine if I bulk to 85kg? Will be very close to hitting 100kg edy. Seriously it's not that hard with day in day out consistent work.

That's why the No.1 essential home-gym equipment is a Power Rack.

This post has been edited by Armesh: Aug 28 2016, 12:31 AM

very impressive bench for your body weight

The power rack is a huge equipment,unless you have a large room only for your gym area than the power rack is not recommended.
it's basically professional gym equipment

Bro, read my reply properly, it is 100kg Deadlift. 100kg Deadlift is considered damn light man, even with my 60kg body weight I'm suppose to at least hit 2x of my body weight before start thinking about any powerlifting stuff. I'm not pushing my weight currently because I'm still practicing the technique.

And I moved from commercial gym to ghetto gym to home gym, I've been to many walk in gyms, and I clearly understand what I kind of environment I want which no doubt the environment affects my performance and no I don't like sweat smell, people slamming the weight on the floor, grunting, chit chatting, noisy environment. And I will occupy a squat rack for 1 hour simply to practice the technique, snap video and rethink what I'm doing wrong.
And I seriously don't like to ask "eh bro how many sets left" because I don't want to disturb people's concentration, or being asked "how many sets left" and I have to rush my sets for them, and end up these kids are doing pull up with the barbell hanging on the squat rack, how annoying!!

It is either I go on bb routine which needs more machines and variations, else I won't pay for gym.

This post has been edited by helven: Aug 28 2016, 01:39 PM

Provided this person know what he's doing.

If I were to do it at home, I should still do it professionally am I right? Or at least do what professional did? I doubt paid gym is professional, I've been two with no squat rack, how hilarious, and one of them died after few years of business. And they advertise themselves they have a deadlift platform which looks nice in photo, but it is actually piece of cheap plywood on the floor, again how hilarious.

Of course there are good gyms and there are bad gyms.
You are the customer......check it out properly before you join,Don't join first and than complain about how bad it is.
You said you joined a two gyms without squat rack and you said "how hilarious".
What I find hilarious is Why do you joined in the first place?

walk in gym,it was few years back and I was inexperience during that time and never know squat rack does exist

If you're gonna set up a home gym don't expect to deadlift heavy. It's just not practical at all. Noise will disturb your neighbors, well unless you don't care...

Plus setting up the platform is expensive. Unless you don't care as well, buy replacement tiles beforehand

God forbid you stay in an apartment or condo, then good luck with that lol

You're not gonna be able to deadlift silently the whole time. Sure, u can do hundreds of reps with controlled descent but it only takes one slip to break ur floor

U want proper home gym? For bodybuilder purists? Power rack, bouncy plates and platform. That will last a lifetime and u can whack as heavy as u want

My home gym


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sure it's not a store room?

Adjustable bench + many sets of dumbbell = you're good to go...

You're right,with just dumbells and an adjustable bench you can do literary the whole upper body workout.

Yes, and leg day can go walk in gym 1 day lo.