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apma
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 Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:17 pm Post subject: Home Gym Recommendations |
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Hi all,
We are moving house in the summer which leads to an exciting proposition - I can convert half of the double garage into a home gym and forgo the dreaded experience of circumnavigating people on their phones in my current gym.
A Concept 2 rowing machine aside (and turbo station), anything you'd recommend?
Cheers,
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Chrace
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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A big screen.
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iwaters
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Big screen, beer fridge, sofa.
If you are doing tri I wouldn't bother with the rower, not going to give you much benefit.
Decent turbo set up.
You could look at a treadmill but home grade ones are often crap and commercial grade are £££.
Some decent resistance kit. A few kettle bells is a good place to start.
Also think about insulation and draft proofing the garage, and some heating.
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explorerJC
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Whisk
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| Chrace wrote: | | A big screen. |
Different times. I remember as a student doing hour sessions on the Concept II with just a blank wall to look at, knowing that the tape in your Walkman was a C90 so you'd have to do at least 15 minutes with just the sound of the machine at the end of the workout  
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crumpy
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="iwaters"]
If you are doing tri I wouldn't bother with the rower, not going to give you much benefit.
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Concept II will give loads of benefit for triathlon! Perfect for the bike and with some benefit for the swim.
If you have spare cash and doing Sprint triathlons, I would consider an assault air bike. Doing intervals and combining with kettlebells etc will really fook you up....ha ha in a good way for building strength.
Not vital for triathlon, I would also consider a pull-up bar and olympic rings for some fun!
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running dad
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Some rubber flooring and stuff for strength & conditioning; kettlebells, a TRX, some mirrors, foam roller, some weights...
Enjoy the gym!
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