Good all in one home gym

Tekguy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

Thank you.

You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.

How much are you expecting to spend?

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Johan Larson Daly City, California

Tekguy said:

I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

Power cage.
300# Olympic set.
Incline bench.

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Thank you.

You're welcome.

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Tekguy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

Thank you.

You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.

Don't you love how this NG is so predictable?

Johan Larson said:

Tekguy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

Thank you.

You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.

How much are you expecting to spend?

Wow. First of all thank you for the quick response. This is my first
time on this newsgroup ( or any for that matter ). I am spending around
700-800? I would even go with used equipment also.

Thanks again.

Tekguy said:

I am spending around 700-800?

I spent about that on my setup. cage, oly set, dumbell handles,
bench.

Most of the stuff here: http://www.newyorkbarbells.com/

Buy the weights locally, shipping is a LOT.

JMW said:

Tekguy said:

I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

Power cage.
300# Olympic set.
Incline bench.

I agree. If, however, space is a critical issue, I'd change that to
Powerblocks and incline bench.

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Thank you.

You're welcome.

Yeah. Sure. Why not?

David

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I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

Thank you.

You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.

Don't you love how this NG is so predictable?

And right sometimes. As in this case.

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> I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
> about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
>

You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.

Don't you love how this NG is so predictable?

And right sometimes. As in this case.

Well...not about the kettlebells.

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> I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
> about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
>
You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.

Don't you love how this NG is so predictable?

And right sometimes. As in this case.

This one made me laugh so much that my wife peered at me oddly 🙂

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I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking about
getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

The swiss army knife approach to gym equipment desgn is the ultimate
marketing man's dream. Total [censored] sold to unsuspecting, ignorant people.

Real exerciseinvolves doing real movements. Where real weights move through
the air.

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:12:34 -0500, Tekguy <[email hidden]>

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I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

Thank you.

Suicide.

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On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:12:34 -0500, Tekguy <[email hidden]>

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I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

Thank you.

Suicide.

Oh, and you're welcome.

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Larry Hodges said:

John said:

"Johan Larson" <johan0larson8comcast0net> wrote:
> Tekguy <[email hidden]> wrote::
>
>> I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
>> about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
> You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
> freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.
Don't you love how this NG is so predictable?

And right sometimes. As in this case.

This one made me laugh so much that my wife peered at me oddly 🙂

Equally predictable is the OP's only reply ... to the one person who
told him what he wanted to hear. Same as it ever was. At least it
wasn't a Blowflex.

Tekguy, there is no shortage of used home gym equipment in basements across
America, bought with good intentions but abandoned after a few weeks. You
should be wary of adding to it, particularly if you are, as I suspect, new
to resistance training.

I suggest you spend about a hundred bucks rather than the 600-700 you
mentioned. That sum will get you a simple barbell/dumbbell set and a chinup
bar. With no more equipment than that, you should be able to get a pretty
darn good workout. And I am sure this group will have plenty of advice
about how to use it effectively. Make a commitment to work out with your
new equipment three times a week for ten weeks. At the end of the ten weeks
you'll be in a much better position to assess whether this weight training
thing is for you, and if not, you'll only be out a hundred bucks rather
than six hundred.

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Johan Larson Daly City, California

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Tekguy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

Thank you.

You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.

You are too cynical.......

Not. ;-)
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Tekguy said:

Johan Larson said:

Tekguy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was thinking
about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other suggestions?

Thank you.

You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.

How much are you expecting to spend?

Wow. First of all thank you for the quick response. This is my first
time on this newsgroup ( or any for that matter ). I am spending around
700-800? I would even go with used equipment also.

Thanks again.

That much money would buy you one helluva home gym using free weights.
Some benches come with leg extension/curl attachments and a lat pulldown
bar.
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Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Tekguy, there is no shortage of used home gym equipment in basements
across
America, bought with good intentions but abandoned after a few weeks. You
should be wary of adding to it, particularly if you are, as I suspect, new
to resistance training.

Good advice. Don't add to the population of unloved gym equipment.

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> Tekguy <[email hidden]> wrote in
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> > I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was

thinking

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> > about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other

suggestions?

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> > Thank you.
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> You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
> freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.

Don't you love how this NG is so predictable?

And right sometimes. As in this case.

Well...not about the kettlebells.

lol You saved yourself on that one, Larry. Wouldn't kettlebells be
considered freeweights? ...queue Steve's 10 page explanation on how
effective kettlebells are.... :-)

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>> > I am thinking about picking up an all in one home gym. I was

thinking

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>> > about getting a BodyCraft Galena, does anyone have other

suggestions?

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>> > Thank you.
>> >
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>> You are about to get a whole lot of recommendations for freeweights,
>> freeweights, freeweights. Then one guy will recommend kettlebells.
>
> Don't you love how this NG is so predictable?

And right sometimes. As in this case.

Well...not about the kettlebells.

lol You saved yourself on that one, Larry. Wouldn't kettlebells be
considered freeweights? ...queue Steve's 10 page explanation on how
effective kettlebells are.... :-)

Actually I like the old swingbell handles from York better than
kettlebells anyhow. I bought 135# in metal plate, a long dumbell (it can
hold all the weight) and a swingbell with spring clips. I can work
pretty much everything with this set-up.

Total cost would be $85 CDN - about $70 real dollars.

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Keith