The Fitness Thread

[Reincarnate]

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So, it's happening: I'm making a home gym so I can work out in private.

Does anyone have any input with respect to equipment? I'm thinking squat rack, bench, weight tree + plates, floor mats, and an Olympic bar -- and possibly an EZ Curl Bar.

[Reach]

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That's pretty much everything you need, except the EZ curl bar - ditch it. I would just curl in your squat rack with the squat bar, like a boss.

And you literally just need a bench, not the entire setup, to bench, since you can do it in your squat rack. Don't know if you know this or not.

[Reincarnate]

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That's pretty much everything you need, except the EZ curl bar - ditch it. I would just curl in your squat rack with the squat bar, like a boss.

And you literally just need a bench, not the entire setup, to bench, since you can do it in your squat rack. Don't know if you know this or not.

Not sure what the "entire setup" is but my intention is just to get, well, the bench. Just something to lie down on.

And yeah the squat rack would be used for pretty much every exercise -- I'm planning on using the safeties constantly as well.

Out of curiosity, why not the EZ curl bar?

[Reach]

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Not sure what the "entire setup" is but my intention is just to get, well, the bench. Just something to lie down on.

And yeah the squat rack would be used for pretty much every exercise -- I'm planning on using the safeties constantly as well.

Out of curiosity, why not the EZ curl bar?

The entire setup would be the usual racks that go with a bench press that you see in the gym. Obviously you already know you can use the squat rack as a bench press rack as well, so no worries.

Why no ez curl bar? Serves no major benefit IMO over a conventional bar, so it's a waste of money. I mean, if you really like them or something go ahead but otherwise I don't see the point.

[SCWolf]

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Back progress before and after

Also get a power rack and a barbell, Rubix.

[kmay]

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I feel the EZ bar is easier on my wrists... but that might only because i have some shitty shitty wrists.

[Reincarnate]

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Yeah now that I'll have a barbell, I won't be limited.

Thoughts on the SL program? ICF?

[Arch0wl]

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chris's rear delts are majestic

[kmay]

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lol yea he looks pretty

[SCWolf]

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Thoughts on the SL program? ICF?

Not sure what those mean

[Reincarnate]

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StrongLifts and Ice Cream Fitness

[Reach]

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lol Chris

ICF is pretty good if you want a beginner program.

Please don't over analyze your squats this time though

[Reincarnate]

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I've decided this time to just do the damn things over and over again, and hopefully the form/flexibility will come with time

[Poison-]

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It all comes with time. Nobody starts with perfect form.

[kmay]

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the hardest form for me is the damn bench press... the squeeze at the top has yet to sink into my damn mind. whatever. still hurts the next day