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Nothing to offer other than I would throw at least 2 anchors into the floor. Especially with kids being in the house.Anyone have a power tower at home? If so what brand and do you like it? These things run the gamut on pricing, and it has no moving parts so I don't think it's worth buying a crazy $800 one when amazon has them for like $200, but I don't want something flimsy either
I'm legit not familiar with weightlifting equipment brands at all. I know rogue fitness is supposed to be solid but they don't have a basic power tower
This is what i'm looking for, not a power rack
Anyone have a power tower at home? If so what brand and do you like it? These things run the gamut on pricing, and it has no moving parts so I don't think it's worth buying a crazy $800 one when amazon has them for like $200, but I don't want something flimsy either
I'm legit not familiar with weightlifting equipment brands at all. I know rogue fitness is supposed to be solid but they don't have a basic power tower
This is what i'm looking for, not a power rack
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OffshoreDrilling do you guys have one of these?
No I do not.
I thought about it early on in my build but I didn't read a lot of you need it at home feedback.
This is interesting though since it. Doesn't kill floor space
OneTwoFit Wall-Mounted Pull-Up Bar: This is a cool quasi-power tower product that takes up no floor space, but a regular power tower is better for most people since itās portable and likely more durable over time
I thought about it early on in my build but I didn't read a lot of you need it at home feedback.
This is interesting though since it. Doesn't kill floor space
OneTwoFit Wall-Mounted Pull-Up Bar: This is a cool quasi-power tower product that takes up no floor space, but a regular power tower is better for most people since itās portable and likely more durable over time
I was at the gym today and this guy told me I had bad form. I wasn't even working out, I just walked in the door...he was talking about my body 
Nope. Pull up bar and some gymnastic rings and a power rack. Das it.
ooh man i'm sore af
prior to my trips, was busy and last week in thailand had little gym and muay thai
lots of flying, 2 weeks south africa - for breakfast and lunch i had a big omelette essentially for 2 weeks straight. moved some rocks and did some pull ups on a building, but mostly walking around and in a deficit. bare minimum i lost 6 lbs here.
week in SFO, low sleep, caught covid, more like 24h bug, hit gym once
got back here and finished out last week
weak af in the gym, like way less on all lifts
squat the least in like 6 months, quads be burninating as i sit here
too sore to want to get back into muay thai today, kicked the bag a few times at the gym, pretty sure first class back imma die/harf, will take 2+ weeks to not feel like trash lol
i'll blame this a little on the temperature, used to do gym/muay thai at 8am. new schedule, gym more like 2+ and muay thai at 4 - it's non-trivially warmer in the day. gym has minimal a/c, muay thai has none
prior to my trips, was busy and last week in thailand had little gym and muay thai
lots of flying, 2 weeks south africa - for breakfast and lunch i had a big omelette essentially for 2 weeks straight. moved some rocks and did some pull ups on a building, but mostly walking around and in a deficit. bare minimum i lost 6 lbs here.
week in SFO, low sleep, caught covid, more like 24h bug, hit gym once
got back here and finished out last week
weak af in the gym, like way less on all lifts
squat the least in like 6 months, quads be burninating as i sit here
too sore to want to get back into muay thai today, kicked the bag a few times at the gym, pretty sure first class back imma die/harf, will take 2+ weeks to not feel like trash lol
i'll blame this a little on the temperature, used to do gym/muay thai at 8am. new schedule, gym more like 2+ and muay thai at 4 - it's non-trivially warmer in the day. gym has minimal a/c, muay thai has none
Dieting down a bit, Iāve been able to maintain 210-215 for quite a while now, started trying to eat 2000-2500 calories a day of healthy food now for 4 days, Iām dropping almost 1 lb a day Iām going to have to have a cheat day a couple times a week I think or up the calories quite a bit
Doctor finally said, āIf you were any older Iād put you on cholesterol medicineā(180 lbs, 38 y.o.) so about 6 weeks ago I started an alternating daily workout of 30 min on the treadmill and 30 min body resistance and dumbbells via a beginner routine from Menās Fitness home workout bible I bought 20 years ago.
Iāve been conscious about saturated fats and carbs for a while, but it wasnāt enough alone.
This is coming from zero workout time in 10-plus years to daily 30 mins of the above, and have actually liked it this time around and I want to stick with it. Feel calmer and more settled/focused, itās easier to lift a kid away from whatever dumb shit theyāve gotten into, my hands are more stable with fine work, and less-pointy boobs are nice too.
As far as equipment, my wife has had a Peloton bike for a few years, and I tried it but hated it. So I bought a new Nordictrack 1750 2019 model, and itās been awesome when it works but the front roller was defective when they sent it to me, they sent two left arm support covers and their customer service is absolute garbage; had to get ahold of them via Instagram threats. The front roller started creaking again, and the rear clunks when running, so if they canāt fix it this time then weāre returning it for the Peloton tread. Other than crushing my balls, customer service has been great and my wife loves her bike.
I also have a shitty bench the previous homeowner left in the basement , as well as 44-pound-each adjustable dumbbells that work well. Iād like to upgrade the bench for sure.
Doing this at home has helped my motivation because I can squeeze in 30 minutes before work, between naps or during lunch. And my wife is on a similar schedule so itās really helpful to respect each others workout time and everyone gets in their 30-60 minutes per day.
Iāve been conscious about saturated fats and carbs for a while, but it wasnāt enough alone.
This is coming from zero workout time in 10-plus years to daily 30 mins of the above, and have actually liked it this time around and I want to stick with it. Feel calmer and more settled/focused, itās easier to lift a kid away from whatever dumb shit theyāve gotten into, my hands are more stable with fine work, and less-pointy boobs are nice too.
As far as equipment, my wife has had a Peloton bike for a few years, and I tried it but hated it. So I bought a new Nordictrack 1750 2019 model, and itās been awesome when it works but the front roller was defective when they sent it to me, they sent two left arm support covers and their customer service is absolute garbage; had to get ahold of them via Instagram threats. The front roller started creaking again, and the rear clunks when running, so if they canāt fix it this time then weāre returning it for the Peloton tread. Other than crushing my balls, customer service has been great and my wife loves her bike.
I also have a shitty bench the previous homeowner left in the basement , as well as 44-pound-each adjustable dumbbells that work well. Iād like to upgrade the bench for sure.
Doing this at home has helped my motivation because I can squeeze in 30 minutes before work, between naps or during lunch. And my wife is on a similar schedule so itās really helpful to respect each others workout time and everyone gets in their 30-60 minutes per day.
Got up early to grind out some time on full incline treadmill.
Kept smelling that ālet the smoke out of itā electrical smell the whole time. Finished my sesh and went to drop incline back to 0, incline actuator toasted. Canāt fold the fucker up any more because it has to be at minimum level to latch it.
Kept smelling that ālet the smoke out of itā electrical smell the whole time. Finished my sesh and went to drop incline back to 0, incline actuator toasted. Canāt fold the fucker up any more because it has to be at minimum level to latch it.
I know several of you work out with more but. After starting this lifting regiment 2 years ago. Which had me do squats by sitting on a bench and standing up to start ...lol I was able to squat 1 set of 200 lbs 5 times. After the first one I knew I had 5 in me. SO now I have broken 200 lbs in deadlift and squat. Bench press is my next one I'd like to brake. I have worked out with 170 on the machine but, havn't gone heavy on a bar yet.
Also I picked up a log book off Amazon in January. It's been a huge help reminding me how much I did before. In January I was logging 3 sets of 10 reps. Once I got the weight dialed in I went to 4 sets. And now last week started going to 15 reps for 4 sets. If I'm not close to failure I move up in weight. Even a couple young guys I've seen there have told me they really see me getting at it.....lol
Speaking of bench after I tore my rotator cuff at the end of 2020 I havenāt been able to bench straight bar, Iāve been doing db press and once in a while I try to bench, this week was the first time Iāve been able to bench completely pain free, my body weight is down in the 205-210 range but I did a few shaky sets worked up to 225 for 8, I would like to work my way back up but I donāt know how hard Iām going to push it I want to maintain my current body weight and stay injury free
Tunes musta been hittin right tonight. #60 hammer curls x10 for 3 reps. I rarely ever even do them. 
Not sure what your using for the assist but i would cut some of the assistance out next workout and try to hit 8 even 5 sets of 5 or something like that, when Iām trying to build strength I increase the weight until my heaviest set is 3-5 reps, then cut the weight back down and do a last set up to 15-20 to just burn out
Bench on a smith machine if you are worried about reinjury. Super easy to lockout the bar if you need.
Iām not worried about dropping it on myself and getting hurt Iām worried about tearing a muscle or tendon from pushing myself to far, I love lifting heavy and bench was always my favorite lift and always my hardest, it took me my whole life to work my way up into the mid 300ās and if Iām not careful Iāll be doing it again in a few weeks and getting hurt lol
i much prefer incline dumbbell to flat bench but try to do them once each week, along with a wide chest press on a machine
there is zero reason you āhave toā flat barbell bench outside of competing in powerlifting.
Everyoneās mechanics are different and some movements just arenāt healthy for you personally, long term.
Everyoneās mechanics are different and some movements just arenāt healthy for you personally, long term.
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