Im getting my rogue fm6 twin stack tomorrow delivered by R+L Carriers. I may be at work when they arrive. Do they need a signature before they drop these pallets off? Can i schedule a time?

Do y’all think I actually got a pair of these arms for that price? Or did I just get swindled out of my money by rogue? 💀😅👀

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It seems like the best deal would be the Force USA G1. However, it looks like the Dane is a better product and it comes with weight.

When I think about the best product, I'm leaning towards The Dane.

When I think about my budget and what would work better for me, it would be the Force USA G1. I like to save a few bucks. I also live in Indiana in the US. So I have super cold winters and super hot summers. The Dane would have to be up in the garage and I'd have to deal with the weather. I could put the Force USA G1 in the basement and not be limited by the weather. I know I could get heaters/fans, but the basement would be more comfortable.

If you own either rack, what are your thoughts?

The track and machine that brings my garage door up and down really makes it difficult to get a good layout for my planned gym.

Does anyone have experience with raising the tracks and motor to as close to the ceiling as possible?

My ceilings are about 9 foot 8 and the track comes down to 88 inches and the motor comes down a few inches less than that in the middle.

Thoughts?

Curious if anyone has used Cap bumper plates and how they've held up. I just bought a couple 45lbs plates on Amazon for less than $1 a pound and figured they'd be worth trying.

Has anybody tried loading more than 20lb on the BoS Weight Stack Pins? Product page says "The Weight Stack Pin was designed for micro loading up to 20lbs only. Loading beyond the 20lb limit could permanently damage your weight machine." but I wonder how far I can push this limit. Planning to use on their functional trainer which is only a 160lb stack. The functional trainer says max cable capacity is 400lb, so I'm guessing I have room to add another 240lb through weight stack pins?

Wondering if I should get KingPin instead, but those are obviously more expensive. Any alternatives to look into? Located in Canada

Does anyone have experience with Mikolo K6 or RitFit PPC02? RitFit is selling their rack for 390$ while Mikolo is for 430$. Reviews on the internet for both the racks are very good but I cannot understand which one is the better deal.

I'm looking for recommendations on a gym mat/flooring. I need something that is good to work out on and can withstand a full size SUV if I need to park it in the garage. Easily wipe able and washable, as the truck could bring in dirt/snow. Thx

Planning my gym and want to get feedback on lat pulldown. Outside of the additional space for a stand alone machine, what are the pro/con for a stand alone or rack attachment. For reference, the rack will be 3x3, 4 post, 24” deep. I plan on lifting outside the rack. Looking at plate loaded due to budget.

I recently acquired a proforma treadmill but it doesn't fit inside my house.

Can I leave it in my non insulated garage this winter? Will I kill it if i leave it in the garage Goal is to insulate my garage next summer - wasn't expecting to get the treadmill.

Winter here is cold and snowy.

Tell me I’m right? $3,501 for 94” 2-in-1 FT, 2x160 stacks; Olympic bar with 240 lbs plates; added a lat pulldown seat, foot plate, tricep rope and v-bar. Comes with spotter arms, J-cups and more. Right? My wife has to see the value!

Black Friday deal got the Major Fitness Drone1 Amazon exclusive. Some bumper plates and a barbell. So excited to expand this over the coming years!

Anyone have any experience with the company? I am looking at their All in one trader and Smith machine and cannot find much in way of reviews. Thanks in advance

Hey guys! Hoping I can get some sort of sense of how much weights my barbell can hold. I recently bought some old 25mm/1 inch iron weights, along with some barbells. They are 180cm long, and one is 30mm thick (except for the sleeves obv.) and weighs ~10kg and the other is 28mm thick and weighs 8kg. As I don't really know anything about them I was hoping someone might know what's a reasonable expectation for their weight capacity? Don't really want to fuck around and find out... Thank you in advance!

Hey friends. I am building out a basement gym in a new home and trying out machines in a last resort to try to find some exercises I can do that won't aggravate a pretty severe rib injury I sustained 4 years ago.

This has led me to trying machines now to try to find a few things I can do without aggravating everything. Can anyone recommend a taller functional trainer with a lat pulldown that you can use without sitting on the floor? Or will I be stuck getting 2 separate units? I am 6'4" and my basement gym has 10ft ceilings. I would love to just get some all in one unit but if I have to, I will get 2 separate ones. Thank you

For anyone interested I ordered the Ares 2.0 September 15th and after a delay like everyone I got the call a few days ago that they are in stock and will be shipped on December 16th. They were kind enough to send me the 2 piece dip station instead of gift card. Hope y’all get yours soon as well and hope it was worth the wait.

Full size hack squat / leg press machines are often (always?) a 45 degree angle. The compact versions are between 28-35 degrees. Why is that?

• Plate-Loaded Linear Hack Squat Machine: 35 degrees
• Powertec Compact Leg Sled: 28.5 degrees
• Warrior CPL100 Compact Leg Press: 30 degrees
• Force USA Compact Leg Press & Hack Squat: 30-ish degrees

It seems like they would be even more compact with a steeper angle.

It's 28F today. I am wondering how are garage gym folks handling days like today?

My next home I'm planning to have a garage gym but days like today have me leery I won't get much use out of my gym

Looking for a good space heater to heat my workout area in my 2 car garage. I have a power cage with a pulley system so my workouts will be fairly isolated in that area. Does anybody have any recommendations for space heaters while things are still on sale for the holiday season?

I'm torn between the Ares 2.0 80" or the Rogue FML (@ 91.5") for our basement wih 93" ceilings. Do y'all think the added height of the FML would be noticeably beneficial to me? I'm 5'9.5" (never was able to claim being 5'10") and my wife is 5'7". I don't really mind that the FML is a single stack, but I know that is one additional advantage to the Ares.

So would you rather have a bit of added height? Or twin stacks?

Also I'm torn because I like the half rack versions but I still really want to integrate a pulll up bar somehow... if anyone has any ideas on that.

Hi, I'm interested in a wall mounted folding rack as the idea of space saving appeals to me, Probably something like this: https://mirafit.co.uk/mirafit-m3-folding-wall-rack.html

however I'm not sure how best to mount it.

My garage (in UK) came annoyingly fully plasterboarded with typical (I think) stud type frame and from previous hole drilling expeditions the brick wall is not close to the board. (Breeze block internally with decorative brickwork outside).

Not knowing how sturdy a typical uk stud frame is what would be your recommendations to mount against such a wall? E.g are the studs strong enough to hold this? How many would you advise I span and what with? Or should I look to make a hole and pad something between wall and plasterboard?

I'm not precious about the walls or the aesthetics too much, but would prefer it looking neat. I don't go very heavy, can't see much more than 120kg going on it in near future.

Appreciate any thoughts how you might approach, (and recommendations for folding racks).

Cheers

New slice of paradise. Going to list best quality for the price and function I found:

Rack: PRX Performance Freestanding in Sky Blue

Home Grown Lifting in Kentucky: -Weights -Loadable Dumbbells & Change Plates -Adjustable Bench -Barbell -Weight Tree -Slam Ball -62 lb Kettlebell (not pictured)

Stall mats: Tractor Supply

Paint: Sherwin Williams Iron Ore

The Nordstick Rack Attachment

Bullet Pulley System (not delivered yet)

Cable Attachments & Storage: Amazon

Rogue West Side Scout Hyper

Few Will Hunt: banners (not delivered yet)

Adjustable Speed Rope: Rogue (not pictured)

Rack Mount Barbell Storage: Rogue (not delivered yet)

Soft plyo box: Amazon (not delivered yet)

Bolted fan to garage door bracket: Amazon (Tornado) (not pictured)

I found Dad Shredded on Instagram to have a lot of good recs

Them: What kind of bench you got? Me: A Werner Them: Ya mean a Weider? Me: Nope.

Does anyone have experience or reviews using the Tank M1 sled? I’ve heard and read a lot of positives about it. Debating selling my Titan sled and upgrading. Mainly for the surface use. Thanks in advance

Hi, Community,

Recently moved to a bigger place and planning to have a home gym for weights.
I visited a local fitness store and checked some equipments and found the inspire FT2 pro , which Inspire launched recently and offers many options for weights. My favorate parts for this machine are:

1. counter-balanced selectorized smith machine so no need to put weight plates.

2. have top, mid adjustable pulleys.

3. weights storage for the dumbbell and kettlebells, also, a pad holder.

The biggest problem is its price - $5,999 which include free delivery and installation and leg extention, which still is much higher than many other all-in-one machines. For example, Centr 3 (same company with Inspire now) is $2,499, which misses the adjutable mid pulley, free weights holder and counter-balanced smith bar.

I have no idea how much I could leverage the adjustable mid pulley, which seems is one of the biggest sale point for this machine so I am not sure I can justify the price difference. ($5,999 - $2,499-$installation/attachments~=500 = $3,000)

Since its the new machine, I don't see many reviews online and there are few videos but all comments are turned off. (which seems is a red flag but not sure)

What does the community think about this new machine, pros and cons? (or if you can recommand other good machines for home gym, thanks!)