Home gym equipment

[FatguyRacer]

Im pretty partial to my Wieder free wieght setup that I got at Costco about 10 years ago for 280 bucks. Basically its an adjustable back bench with a leg curl/extention attachment and a slot for a removable arm curl pad. It's complete separate from the rack that has can be used for bench presses, seated military presses and its tall enough to put the bar up for squats. on the back it has a holder for the included curl bar and its at flat bench height for tricep extentions. It came with a full 310 lbs of olympic plates (the real deal), 45lb olympic bar and an olympic curl bar. I've bought about 200 lbs of mixed weight solid hex dumbells too. I've have a roman bench too for ab work. The only things i wish i had are a lat pull station, a veritical leg press and a calf raise station. But I dont have the room. When i  last wieght trained for a full season of bicycle racing, I based my routines around the 3 core lifts and I had all I needed for a great workout in my basement.

[Sinister]

burpees!?  ... this sounds like my Saturday evening, post working in the yard, cool down exercise next to the fridge.  What's it look like when you do it?

Burpees: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/henkin18d.gif

I do 'Ultimate Burpees', which add a pushup to the ground portion.  Burpees, according to all practictioners, suck...they are also an AWESOME way to increase your cardio, burn fat, and up your VO2Max

[He Man]

that burpee gif doenst show him jumping as high as he can ( which is how it should be done no matter what people say)

And gym equipment is for muscle defintion. If you want to build raw strength nothing beats sandbag workouts, cross fit workouts and kettles.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Not this crossfit nonsense again. 

[Cucciolo]

My .02 are: Buy free weights, a door bar to do push ups and P90X (kick ass workout video that will show you what to do).. you don't need any bulky equipment to stay fit. Maybe an elliptical or treadmill machine for cardio, but that's it. Oh.. and don't forget to eat enough after your cardio.. your fat cells will thank you for keeping them alive   

[DanTheMan]

that burpee gif doenst show him jumping as high as he can ( which is how it should be done no matter what people say)

And gym equipment is for muscle defintion. If you want to build raw strength nothing beats sandbag workouts, cross fit workouts and kettles.

there popular among prison inmates

[He Man]

Not this crossfit nonsense again. 

baconfitt?

[Popeye the Sailor]

baconfitt?

Lifting sacks of bacon is the way to go.

[c_rex]

Burpees: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/henkin18d.gif

I do 'Ultimate Burpees', which add a pushup to the ground portion.  Burpees, according to all practictioners, suck...they are also an AWESOME way to increase your cardio, burn fat, and up your VO2Max

ahhhh... we do those in my taekwondo class sometimes.  I think they call them mountain climbers or somesuch thing.  thanks for the clarification!

[Triple J]

I think you can do pretty much every exercise you need with an exercise ball (large size) and a set of adjustable weight dumbbells.

[Sinister]

I think you can do pretty much every exercise you need with an exercise ball (large size) and a set of adjustable weight dumbbells.

Don't you just bench press your dogs?

[Triple J]

Don't you just bench press your dogs?

  Nah...they squirm too much.

[Sinister]

  Nah...they squirm too much.

Yeah, I tried to curl one of mine.  It didn't work out that well.  Squats with the baby work, though.

[Ash]

i just did a shitload of burpees last night

[Sinister]

i just did a shitload of burpees last night

Nice!  I try and finish off whatever workout I'm doing with a set.