Phase 1 of finishing my basement. What you can't see in the photo is the sweet AV setup, which is my favorite part. If you look carefully, you can make out van Damme, Bruce Lee and Swayze in the mirror.
You need this poster: That would motivate me. And really, you don't need all those weights and fancy machines. You just need to lift some rocks or a giant wagon.
Oh, the pain of using a shitty rack is almost a rite of passage, no? Do you have any strategies other than cleaning for ensuring that it doesn't get "gym smell"? I imagine a dehumidifier might help on that front, especially if it's a personal gym. Also, if you don't mind my curiosity, what will the final setup be as far as equipment goes?I bought a kind of expensive one, because I knew from previous experience that you can't skimp.
Whaaaat? Why wouldn't I want the gym smell? It smells like pride and glory. The final setup isn't a lot more than what you see. I also have a heavy bag and a bunch of bands, benches, ropes and medicine balls. I prefer free form working out. On the rack, you can do pullups, squats, bench press, row, lat pull, tri pull downs, leg lifts (bc I have the things you hang your arms in), etc. Other than that I do a bunch of dumbbell workouts (you can't really tell in the pic, but I have dumbbells from 10-40 in 5lb increments and 50-70 in 10lb increments). And dead lifting. My advice to anyone who works out is to dead lift. It will kill you in the best way possible.
Haha, I guess if it's one's own stank, then yeah. I like free weights the best, so when I'm in the swing of things, I do lots of dumbbell stuff too. I don't really know why people are going so nuts over kettlebells right now, but I guess I don't know many lifts designed around kettlebells. Am I wrong to think that kettlebell workouts are a lot like dumbbell workouts?Whaaaat? Why wouldn't I want the gym smell? It smells like pride and glory.
I just realized I have never seen your basement before...even though I've now been to your house. Also, I may be accidentally on purpose getting myself fired Friday when I tell the CEO how badly he handled this coke shit this week and what needs to happen in the future to avoid a shitstorm like this one. I will be living in that basement if aforementioned firing happens. Just FYI.
Yeah, I have a long way to go, too. My basement is ~900 sq ft, so I have a lot of room to work with. This room plus a closet took up about a third of the space. I have an egress window, and the builder had to good sense to put a waste line in the concrete floor, so I think I'm going to make a bedroom with a full bath in the other part of the basement. Probably next summer at the earliest. Have to refill the coffers after this project. Weights are surprisingly expensive :/