Our gym is built in a converted 3rd car garage, and measures 10' x 26'. It was covered in nasty carpet and had an off-center ceiling fan (the plug the wall mounted fan is plugged into was about a foot to the left of where the fan was). I removed the fan and installed 6
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Hyperikon 4k LED Lights. Somehow I ended up directly centering everything, so unfortunately there is a light directly above the rack. Which means bench pressing you're staring into a 4k light. And 4k lights are bright as fuck. I really like the lights though, but man are they fucking bright. The LED are nice though because we don't have AC in the gym right now so it keeps it cooler. I think we'll end up buying an AC unit for the gym soon.
The flooring is a layer of 3/4 inch plywood, covered with
3/4" horse stall matsfrom Tractor Supply. These seem to be the recommended gym flooring just above anywhere you look. And at $40 a piece, they're decently cheap. The lifting platform is 3/4" maple plywood cut down to 42" (from 48"), as I read that this works better so the plates don't hit the platform. The purpose of the plywood underlayment is to have something to anchor the power rack into, since the R-3 needs it for stability. I believe the R-4 (and other larger racks) does not need to be bolted down.
The
mirror(far right) is from Home Depot, as are the white boards (on each side of mirror). I can't remember what the white boards are called (probably melamine?), but they come in plywood sized sheets (we cut it in half) and are in the lumber section. Mounted everything with plastic mirror mounting clips. To the left of the mirror are some
SPRI 25 and 35 pound Vinyl Kettlebellsand 5 and 10 pound dumbbells which are probably from Walmart or Dicks. I really like these kettlebells, despite being a very anti-kettlebell person. I do hammer curls (probably the hardest due to weight distribution), side lateral raises, and a "facepull-type row."
We have a
Lorell Wall Mount Fanthat I usually have pointed at the rack. This thing moves a LOT of air.
The elliptical is a Schwinn 430 (I'd link, but this is a much older model). We've had it for something like 9 or 10 years and it still works great. Also in the back of the room is a
foam roller(I also have a
TriggerPoint Foam Rollerthat I like much better),
"the stick", a bosu ball, and some PVC (Home Depot). I setup a wall mounted TV and speakers with crap I had laying around, which I use Plex for streaming music. I'd like to get some ceiling mounted speakers and maybe a sub.
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Rogue Flat Utility Bench- Sturdy as hell, and it shipped free with the rack, making it cheaper than any other options we saw. It's a bit wider than I'm used to (wider than bench press stations), but I'm getting used to it. Also, just to point it out, but if you order a Rogue rack, you can get a bench, bar, and weights with free shipping.
2 Cut a 4' 2x4 and mounted it to the wall with 4 lag bolts (due to weight).
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Amertac Vinyl Hooks- Only including these because I had a hard time finding hooks big enough. Definitely recommended for this type of application.
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Best Belt Athlete- Bought this a few years ago. Custom sized, 4" 2 prong belt. Seriously worth the money, and incredibly high quality. Mine was like $80 3 years ago.
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Harbinger Leather Dip Belt- I bought one of these like 6 or 7 years ago. It's held up incredibly well over the years.
6 Bands - Not sure where we got these, but they're probably 5-10 lb and 10-20 lb resistance or thereabouts.
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Rogue Vertical Bar Hanger- Attached with lag bolts. I think I prefer this over horizontal storage.
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XMark 47" EZ Curl Bar- Conflicted on this one. The feel of the bar is great, and the angles seem good. But like lot of the reviews, I got one with uneven angles (one side is straighter than the other). It's usable, but man the quality control on these is shit. I can't recommend buying one as I ended up getting two with the exact same problem.
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Rogue Bella Women's Bar- 35lb Bar, for the wife for her Crossfit stuff. I kind of like the iron oxide. This is an olympic bar, so if I ever decide to do stuff like cleans and snatches, I'll probably use it instead of the power bar.
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Rogue Ohio Power Bar- 45lb Bar. This bar is fucking amazing (especially for the price). I mentioned before that the knurl is like sandpaper, but it's actually not as aggressive as I thought. But it sticks to your hands like glue. My worry about my shins was relieved due to it being a power bar, so there's no knurling in a large enough area to not hit your legs.
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SPRI Resistance Band w/ Handles- I'm not sure we even use this thing.
12 Wrist Wraps - Harbinger and Valeo branded ones. I really like the Valeo ones as they're broken in, but the new bar is chewing through it fast.
13 Built 2 boxes (one on each side) to store the bumper plates (plans
here). Used 2x6's, with 1x4's to divide in the middle. I considered getting pegs, but because of the depth of the rack I wouldn't be able to use it with plates sticking out. I then thought about just mounting them to studs, but this was a much cheaper and easier (no drilling into more studs) option.
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Rogue Hi-Temp Bumper Plates- 260 lb set (2x ea 45's, 35's, 25's, 15's, 10's). My wife wanted the 15's and I thought I'd never use them, but I do surprisingly often. I used paint markers to color them in to differentiate better (45's Blue, 35's Yellow, 25's Green, 15/10's White). I wish I had gone with the
competition platesfor like an extra $500 (to get 4x45's, and 2x everything else). Those fuckers look awesome, and they have the same feel as the change plates (15 below).
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Rogue Change Plates- 35 lb set (2x ea 10's, 5's, 2.5's). These are great. They actually help keep the bumper plates from slipping.
Power Systems Pulley Bar- Bought for T-Bar Rows. This thing is VERY high quality. It's a bit heavier than I'm used to, but great buy. I somehow didn't get this in any of the pictures (it's behind the one bumper plate box, can kinda see it in a few pics).
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Rogue R-3 Power Rack (Shorty)- Safety bars (2),
j-cups(3),
band pegs(4),
HG collars(5), and skinny/fat pullup bars (6) included. We went shorty for pullups, but bought the other pullup bar later. I wish we had bought the normal height one now, so I could do standing press inside the rack. The 36" depth took some getting used to, but it's plenty for every lift. The HG collars made me nervous, but I really like these things. They're plastic, but they work WAY better than clips. They also don't scratch the bar.
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Rogue Landmine- I love this thing. Use it for T-bar rows, and landmine press.
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Rogue Infinity Matador- Awesome attachment for dips. Really easy to attach/detach from the rack.
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Titan Wall Mounted Pull Up Bar- Got this so we could have a sturdier, taller pull up bar. This thing is legit solid. Then again, it's held in by 30 lag bolts. Used 6 2x6's bolted to the wall. I should also point out that there is a beam in the way there, but we have higher ceilings going into the next room. So that's actually a 10 foot ceiling where the pullup bar is. You can also see that there's a good bit of floor space for whatever retarded shit we need to do outside of the rack.
2 My wife is a Crossfitter, so I build her a plyo box (plans
here).
And finally, a bit better picture of the right wall.
