| Have you ever found yourself saying that you | | | | thinking. Could I possibly use a handful of |
| just don't have time to get to the gym in the | | | | dumbbells to perform all of my work out |
| morning before work or in the evening after | | | | needs? I thought I could, so I started |
| work? If only you had your own home gym. I | | | | writing down the exercises that I could |
| am sure many of you have thought about | | | | perform. Now would you look at that, I could |
| building a home gym but again with the | | | | take care of all of my major muscle groups |
| excuses. Home gyms are so expensive. Home | | | | with this bench and some dumbbells. This set |
| gyms require so much more space. Where will | | | | up may not be good for someone who is |
| I put all of the equipment? | | | | training for a competition or a heavy lifter |
| | | | but it is perfect for the average person |
| I am here to tell you that a home gym can be | | | | looking to get some weight lifting in with a |
| created to perform all of your major | | | | short amount of time, a little bit of space, |
| exercises for less than $200.00 and will only | | | | and very little cash. |
| take up a portion of a room or garage. I | | | | |
| personally decided that I just didn't have | | | | The bench cost me about $100.00. When you |
| the time to make it to the gym and pay the | | | | are done with your work out you are able to |
| monthly fee each and every month. I wanted | | | | fold it up flat in a corner or against a wall |
| to create my own gym at home but I don't have | | | | out of the way so that you can pull your car |
| a lot of space available to me. I had no | | | | back in the garage. The dumbbells were about |
| room in the house and only a corner of the | | | | $0.50 per pound. So depending on how much |
| garage to work with. Ok, you might say that | | | | weight you need you could come out pretty |
| the cars go into the garage and there is no | | | | decent. With the remaining $100.00 of the |
| space. You are missing the point that the | | | | original $200.00 we were talking about you |
| car can be moved for the short 1 or 2 hour | | | | could purchase about 200 lbs. of weight at |
| work out that you will be doing with your new | | | | that price. I think the average person |
| equipment. Ok, what new equipment? Let's | | | | looking to get some weight training in could |
| get this journey going. | | | | easily make this work. |
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| I went to a used sporting goods store and | | | | Now the hard part. You have to use the |
| started looking around. They had everything | | | | equipment. Don't just let it sit. You have |
| from big bulky treadmills to the handy | | | | no excuse now. You don't have to drive, wake |
| Bowflex total body gym. Yes they had tons of | | | | up too much earlier, or worry about sharing a |
| stuff I couldn't fit in my house. Just as I | | | | bench with someone. Get out there and use |
| was feeling a little down, thinking I wasn't | | | | your equipment. Maybe next article I will |
| going to find anything -- I saw a bench that | | | | add what exercises I do with my new bench and |
| caught my eye. It was a flat bench that | | | | dumbbells. I hope you enjoy. |
| adjusted to a 90 degree back support bench | | | | |
| and to a decline angle that you can perform | | | | Please consult a physician before starting a |
| decline presses with. It didn't have a | | | | supplementation or weight training regimen. |
| holder for a bar bell and that got me | | | | |