Midnight_Lifter

Hey everybody... My birthday is coming up and I'm thinking of my present to myself this year. I'm looking to the IM community for suggestions on home gym equipment, mainly a lifting cage or smith machine-type set-up.

I have a bench (flat/incl/decl) with leg extesnion (BodySolid) and your basic standard plates for db and barbells.
I knocked together a calf block, and shoved a heavy iron bar under the stairs to do pull ups.

I've been toying with building some additional equipment, but by the time I build it I'll be dead, and it would probably die after a while anyway.
Or, if built to last, it would cost more money than 'just a little' (especially if I want to be safe... lol!)

So... I'm looking for recommendations on a lifting cage or smith machine.
I'd love to have something with a lat tower and hi/lo cable, preferrably for short money.

Anyone have expeerience with the home edition version of gym equipment, such as Body Solid, or should I just go pro?

You can post up "dream gym" equipment if you want... a guy's gotta dream... but serious suggestions are also welcome.

I'd rather have this: PowerRack
over this small smith machine:
for the $30 difference... unless it a piece of crap.

This cage: with the lat pull down might do...

links just to give ideas... I'm open to suggestions... thanks

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Peaked_18

Elite Fitness Systems

100% quality rack and barbell.

Midnight_Lifter

Is that your site Peaked? I'll definately give the equipment a look.
Do you have experience with it? (Used it yourself, got feedback from people you know, etc...)

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romanaz

thats Dave Tate's companies site. Great site, highly reccommend it

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Clean and Jerk : 85kg
Total : 155kg

Best in Training:
Snatch : 67kg
Clean and Jerk : 90kg

Goals by end of Summer:
Snatch : 80kg
Clean and Jerk : 100kg



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Peaked_18

Not mine, Few powerlifters wanted to make a company looking to please the customer. I have ordered many things from there, there stuff is quality and the shipping is good (not cheap though).

bubba g

great site, and solid equipment, but if you can get the stuff locally I would say do that.. otherwise you are going to spend a mint on shipping...

Midnight_Lifter

Yeah, but I want to see the UPS guy try to unload boxes of plates... lol...

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bubba g

that would almost make it worth it...lol

DJSTARER

FTS pwns everyone.

barbell, rack, bench

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Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass

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Current Stats:
474 Squat
601 Deadlift
320 Bench


Goals for next training cycle:

500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

Peaked_18

If you live in Ohio or anywhere close, you can pick it up at their place without shipping.

Bhp007

The JONES by BodyCraft is an awesome machine! The best going IMHO.

BodyCraft (800) 990-5556

Happy Birthday Dude -- Enjoy your new toy (whatever you choose).

Midnight_Lifter

Thanks for all the suggestions evrybody. As it turns out, I have ~300 to play with... not sure yet what I'm going to invest in...

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- Discipline means doing within, not doing without.

*Currently rebuilding in phase one...