RescuedRuckus Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 So this week I finally fulfilled a dream of mine for the past couple of years. I have the beginnings of a decent home gym! To make a long story short, I first wanted to build an awesome home gym because I wanted to start Oly lifting for fun. Well recently I shifted my focus to becoming a thrower in the highland games. Part of that means lifting cause I need to get some serious strength to chuck telephone poles among other things... I happened to be visiting my girlfriends family last night up near Hickory, NC and was perusing Craigslist for weights since I was in a bigger area than the sticks where I am living. Found a set that hadn't been posted but a few hours ago. Called the guy and told him I'd come get them. The pics looked good and the set turned out to be a great find. 510# worth of plates, an oly bar, a weight tree and collars all for $325. Made for an interesting drive home; my sedan loaded down with weights all around the inside to try and balance the load out. But now I have a gym to call my own. No longer will I have to pay for a gym membership! 7 Quote -RescuedRuckus Don't Give Up the Ship Link to comment
BloodyChalice Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 nice Quote 0%0% Cardio (burpees, Dancing) 0%0% Strength Trainning 0%0% BoxingHow do you hope to improve yourself if you do not challenge yourself - Ratohaketon - Assasin's Creed 3 Link to comment
Lincarte Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Aw yes! Nice! Looks like a great place to get great! =D Quote Lincarte - Level 3 - Dwarf Warrior Str: 7 | Dex: 1 | Sta: 3 | Con: 6 | Wis: 3 | Cha: 5Squat - 120(~265 lb.) | Bench - 95(~209lb.) | Deadlift - 190(~419 lb.) | Total: 405(~893 lb.)PvP:The 800 club - Daily Battle Log - #3, #2, #1 Link to comment
Truetopath Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 That's awesome!! Quote Link to comment
Driftwood Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I did my first Highland Games last year and it was a blast! Where are you located? Quote "Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog, all of the time." When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied "The one I feed the most." Driftwood's Battle LogFirst Challenge: 24 Feb - 6 April 2014Second Challenge (Monks) : 14 April - 25 May 2014 Link to comment
mzmtg Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 That's so cool! Quote That time I did 1,998 pull ups"Take care of your meat wagon!" - Joe Rogan Link to comment
The Beard Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 That's pretty awesome! Quote Level 3 Bearded Assassin Str: 10 Dex: 9 Sta: 6 Con: 7 Wis: 4 Cha: 3 Current Challenge: Respawn Past Challenges: 1 2 3 Daily Battle Log Album "I'm not losing weight. I'm getting rid of it. I have no intention of ever finding it again." Link to comment
Guest Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Very cool - and a bit jealous. nice work Quote Link to comment
MalleusMaleficarum Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Congratulations and may you never look back. The longer I live the more I despise being in gyms. I don't know why, something about the atmosphere is extremely unappealing to me. Quote [ Babby's Ferst Challenge ]Veganism killed my gainzChasing 15 rep 2xBW deadlift Link to comment
DerekP Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Garage level up! 1 Quote Link to comment
MogiShade Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Welcome to the League of Garage Gyms! I've had mine for almost two years and it's way better than any GloboGym. Quote "If you're not waking up in the morning and living your life like a ritual of creation or destruction or life or death or love or hate then you really are just dieing one minute at a time."- Paul "Grimnir" Waggener of the Wolves of Vinland Mogi Shade, Level 4 Yeti[STR 6] [DEX 8] [STA 4] [CON 5] [WIS 4] [CHA 4] Current Challenge: [05]JJSOMMER.COM | Tumblr | Instagram Quinte Outdoor Club Meet-Up Group [ON, Canada] Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Congrats sir! Can't wait to see how you do with the winter cold, I have the hardest time getting into my garage because of it. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
msuroo Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Congratulations and may you never look back. The longer I live the more I despise being in gyms. I don't know why, something about the atmosphere is extremely unappealing to me.. I only feel this way about globo gyms. Weightlifting, powerlifting, crossfit, gymnastics, boxing, whatever else your discipline of choice is - the atmosphere at those places is unbeatable. I love my home gym, but I would workout at a local weightlifting club every time if I could. Congrats sir! Can't wait to see how you do with the winter cold, I have the hardest time getting into my garage because of it. Basement ftw. Quote Challenge thread Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 If I ever have a house built, the basement will have higher ceilings for this reason. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
MogiShade Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Congrats sir! Can't wait to see how you do with the winter cold, I have the hardest time getting into my garage because of it. It gets down to -30 C in my garage. I admittedly use workout gloves for the warm up sets or where grip strength is irrelevant since the barbell gets wicked cold. After warm-up though the cold is no issue. However, KiltedCowboy, if you need winter inspiration, I will leave you with this guy: Quote "If you're not waking up in the morning and living your life like a ritual of creation or destruction or life or death or love or hate then you really are just dieing one minute at a time."- Paul "Grimnir" Waggener of the Wolves of Vinland Mogi Shade, Level 4 Yeti[STR 6] [DEX 8] [STA 4] [CON 5] [WIS 4] [CHA 4] Current Challenge: [05]JJSOMMER.COM | Tumblr | Instagram Quinte Outdoor Club Meet-Up Group [ON, Canada] Link to comment
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