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Jun 12 2021 06:54am
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Adjustable bench,
Adjustable rack for bench/squat/incle/decline
Cable pull (rope + lat pull down + vbar + cable attachments)
Dip bars
Olympic bar
Standard bar
Olympic plates (255lbs)
Standard plates (200lbs)
Powerblock (90lb expansion)
Standard dumbbell
Leg extension/hamstring curl machine
Treadmill
Bands
Ab roller
5lb kettlebell (was a joke gift gift someone)

/e I list this out and now I know why my wife is mad at me for rejoining a gym :rofl: but my garage is slanted and does not have ac or heat so is miserable 8 months of the year


you got a decent gear there man,
what exactly do you feel you are missing so that you joined gym again lol
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Jun 12 2021 03:08pm
Quote (SylvesterStallone @ 12 Jun 2021 08:54)
you got a decent gear there man,
what exactly do you feel you are missing so that you joined gym again lol



The pussy leg opening/closing machines and a free motion cable machine honestly

Also my garage has a slope and a slant so squatting on it was starting to cause a hip injury

This post was edited by Greater on Jun 12 2021 03:31pm
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Jun 13 2021 06:10am
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The pussy leg opening/closing machines and a free motion cable machine honestly

Also my garage has a slope and a slant so squatting on it was starting to cause a hip injury


add/abductor machines are valuable, but there are ways to get those parts of your legs strong without sitting and lookin' like a creep.

as far as the slope in your garage is concerned, there's nothing wrong with a little heel lift if you position your rack and/or your direction faced while squatting. it'll actually give you a nice quad iso if you do it right and depending on how much dorsiflexion you're able to get with your ankles it may help you get deeper in the squat as well.

I'm assuming part of the reason you want to get into a gym is to interact with other folk though, been tough for a lot of people grinding in their garages alone. amirite?
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add/abductor machines are valuable, but there are ways to get those parts of your legs strong without sitting and lookin' like a creep.

as far as the slope in your garage is concerned, there's nothing wrong with a little heel lift if you position your rack and/or your direction faced while squatting. it'll actually give you a nice quad iso if you do it right and depending on how much dorsiflexion you're able to get with your ankles it may help you get deeper in the squat as well.

I'm assuming part of the reason you want to get into a gym is to interact with other folk though, been tough for a lot of people grinding in their garages alone. amirite?



The slant/slope is on all 4 sides so if I position heels properly I then get one leg shorter than the other :rofl: I just need to build a platform out of some plywood and level it it’s too much effort because the wife wants the car in there and not on the street cuz we live in the city :/. But yeah the garage has no ac/hear so it’s pretty miserable for 8 months of the year.

Interaction with others isn’t a big deal for me - my job is all about interacting/leading so I’d rather speak to no one except say “can I work in” and “how many sets you got left” xD

My goal is to eventually build a sick home gym but I need some bigger land for that.
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Jun 13 2021 08:13am
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The slant/slope is on all 4 sides so if I position heels properly I then get one leg shorter than the other :rofl: I just need to build a platform out of some plywood and level it it’s too much effort because the wife wants the car in there and not on the street cuz we live in the city :/. But yeah the garage has no ac/hear so it’s pretty miserable for 8 months of the year.

Interaction with others isn’t a big deal for me - my job is all about interacting/leading so I’d rather speak to no one except say “can I work in” and “how many sets you got left” xD

My goal is to eventually build a sick home gym but I need some bigger land for that.


Yeh, looks like you have some renovations to do then lol. That might be the best option since the gym you joined sounds like a shit show of a business.

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Yeh, looks like you have some renovations to do then lol. That might be the best option since the gym you joined sounds like a shit show of a business.



Yeah smoke detector still chirpin’ there after a week now. fucking wish I could just buy their business
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Jun 13 2021 08:20am
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Yeah smoke detector still chirpin’ there after a week now. fucking wish I could just buy their business


:blink: nn more headaches, sounds like you just want to jam out and lift.

level out that garage broski
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Jun 14 2021 02:38pm
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This post was edited by andrasdream on Jun 14 2021 02:38pm
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Jul 2 2021 10:31am
Sounds like a shitty gym or shitty part of town or both. That sucks.

It's definitely annoying when you plan to use the squat wrack or benches and they are always taken up. Just gotta adjust O_o
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