Building a home gym, what should I add to it

[inked1]

I have decided that I prefer training at home, and so I am ugrading from my old bench to a pretty heavy power rack.What do you see as being essential for the home gym and what should I look at adding further down the track?

This is what its going to consist of so far
heavy duty rack with lat pull down/low row + dip bars
2 x benches (incline/decline and flat) + preacher bench
a variety of bars(ezy curl, flat,ropes, double D, tricep barsetc ) and 3 pairs of spinlock dumbells
400+kgs of weight

I am thinking of getting some rubber matting for the floor ( maybe some old conveyor belts) and maybe some more dumbells and a dumbell rack. Further down the track I might look at getting a smith as well.

any other suggestions or anything I am missing

 

[StoneColdNTO]

Hack squat/Leg press machine
Seated Calf machine
Dip/Pull-up station

 

[mister69]

power rack

 

[outlawtas]

power rack, a good selection of db's and a good bench (flat and incline in one). Obviously bars and weights. That's all you really need!

 

[simpllyhuge]

check out new york barbells. THen find out about their disributer in long island. hes willing to go much cheaper.


also i have the new york barbells angles dip station that was only like 140$ and i do weighted dips on it and its better than any fancy tricep machine or chest machine in the gym.

 

[simpllyhuge]

power rack. Good bench, something for calves, angled dip station. Enough dumbelss for arms and shoulders at least. check out nybarbells. i dont remeber the web adress but defianlty the site to go to. i would stay away from leg presses and anything that isnt free weight, its very hard to find things that feel good in compaison to the gym, and they are a lot of money.

trust me ive made a home gym and dont buy a legpress or lat machine inless ur gonna buy used gym quality stuff. Just go with stricktly free weights.

 

[inked1]

I've got the power rack ( well it comes tomorrow), and its got dip bars + chin bar so i should be sweet there

SC a hack squat/leg press would be good, although I'd probably get the smith before it

simplyhuge , thanks for the suggestion but I'm a bit far from long island ,by a couple of continents

 

[intrinsic1]

Get the smith, I would. You will and can go heavier...

 

[AngryMuscles]

seated calf machines are wonders....

 

[simpllyhuge]

oh i didnt even look at your flag lol. Yeah i think home quality smith machine and leg sleds suck.