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I'm just starting up, found some deals: - Got a bench for $50 bucks - Adjustable pair of dumbbells for around $250-$350 (its 2 bucks per pound, shop around).
by jesuscript 4y ago
I'm just starting up, found some deals:
- Got a bench for $50 bucks
- Adjustable pair of dumbbells for around $250-$350 (its 2 bucks per pound, shop around).
- Cheapest foldable row machine I've seen on Amazon is between $100-200
- One of those magic pull up shits
^ All this stuff fits in a small corner of an apartment, even if you rent just a room. I think everything can be had for ~$500.
Shoulder press, bench press and pull ups is more than enough for upper body.
That covers bench, shoulder press, pull ups, curls, rowing, along with daily walking. Walking is the minimal viable exercise to replace leg day (if you do it daily). I'm not getting a bunch of leg exercise machines, that just sounds stupid. But if you must, you can go once a week to the gym to knock out leg day.
Three times a week on the weights, walking is daily, rowing can be dailyish. Nice thing about having all that crap in your room is that you have no excuse other than being a lazy scumbag.
- sprremix 4y agoSuch a coincidence, but that's exactly the type of equipment I see at every thrift store. Only thing that's missing is a hometrainer.
- jesuscript 4y agoHometrainer takes too much space, and I think rowing/walking is a much better cardio substitute (rowing is literally a full body workout, so if you must take up space, go with a rower than a bike/treadmill). Only way I'd consider a bike is if I'm specifically trying to train HIIT for explosiveness for a specific sport. If you need to move, fold the bench and take the weights with you. You can choose to do the same with the row machine, or just throw it out if you went budget at around $100. If you really used the stuff over a year or two, throwing it all out when you move is not a big deal since you got all the value out of it. It doesn't have to be a massive investment into a home gym.