Home Gyms Make Working Out More Convenient
Two months ago when we bought the house we now live in, the biggest selling point was a room in the house that was converted from a garage. It is huge and has a walk in closet, laundry room and a guest bathroom. The room itself is the size of a living room. We were sold immediately because were looking for a room for both our office space and home gym. Of course we had to give up the garage to get it, but it was worth it.
Right now we have a bench with a leg extension attachment on it and a place on the back to do dips. The bench came with about 300lbs of weights. That is plenty for us. There’s basically 2 of everything: 45, 35, 25, 10, 5, 1/2. Well, I guess that doesn’t add up to 300lbs. Anyway, along with that set, we have a 45lb barbell, 25lb curl bar and several dumbell sets: 20, 15, 10, 5 lbs. We may need to get a few more of these.
In addition to that we have an adjustable sit-up bench and the infamous Total Gym. I never use that, but Cam swears by it. We don’t have any cardio machines, but I’m a little against doing cardio inside when you can just as easily go outside and jog, ride a bike, or hike a mountain. All three options are available to us. Plus I really like spinning in a studio, so I do that for cardio as well.
With the equipment we have, I can work just about every muscle group. One of the reasons why I like my new weight training plan is because all the lifts can be done at home in my home gym. That’s me in the photo struggling with my barbell rows in my home gym/office. Once I add a contraption to do pull ups and chin ups, we’ll be all set. Just in time to tell Pure Fitness to go take hike at renewal time. 
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In the photo, you look like you’re working pretty hard! Makes me feel like I should go to the gym, too!
Now, just make sure you relax your shoulders and slightly bend the knees, and hyper-extend your back to release any tension in your low back… (LOL).
Keep up the good work! I’m totally digging following your blog.
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