Home v Gym

This.

I have a full home gym (squat rack, bench, dumbells, barbells, etc.) and I still choose to pay for a monthly commercial gym. I find I slack too much when lifting by myself and cut my gym sessions short.

I only go to gym cos of the bros there, I can talk to guys and the trainer with whom i'm buddies. Its to prevent my crippling depression since i have no friends and i get good gains.

Working out without having to waste time in travel, interaction,being in a social environment, I could go on. Work out in a gym or just with other people around definitely has its benefits
but blasting music and working out in my underwear is how I begun and how I'll continue

>Keep paying a monthly fee to lift weights at a commercial gym

>blasting music and working out in my underwear is how I begun and how I'll continue
Amen, brother.

Home gym here. I masturbate naked at the end of a huge lift with a pump on, feels good.

I have weights at home but i dont have the motivation to do work at home. If i physically drive out to an establishment im paying for, im going to work out. At home i will procrastinate.

Likewise i drive to my university to do my uni work, cant do it at home easily.

I have a mini set up going on right now. I'm just beginning so i'm doing as much as possible from home until i feel confident enough to hit a real gym (I have been made fun of for exercising before and it sucks. This way i have no excuse not to work out and i haven't missed a day since).

But since my space is limited so is my equipment
I have
>a balance ball
>a desk elliptical with no arm moving things (it's kinda shitty but good for just getting some extra movement into my life that's low impact
>resistance bands in three types
>Three pairs of dumbbells, i'll add to this gradually
>Yoga mat

I'm not looking to be 100% maximized in muscle gains (femanon here) but i still try to cover basics with what I have

>start with dance routines on youtube for cardio warmup
>Follow 30 minute full body routine with the barbells
>or is it dumbells i'm actually not sure if there's a difference there my bad if im retarded here
>Do a few different types of squats since i can't do back squats

I was sweating buckets today, more than i ever have, and i worked out for hours without realizing it. Having equipment at home where i don't have to worry about what others are looking at or thinking about me as a recovering hammy has made it harder to make excuses (so did the price of everything and i only have some basic shit). I love it.

Plus i've been warming down with yoga and helping to treat my back pain.

I hate my gym so fucking much. It's a bodybuilding gym full of ego lifting manlets where everyone's on roids but nobody looks good or lifts heavy. It smells like hell and it is filthy and all the equipment is from the goddamned 1970s. I am grateful for it anyway, but it is fucking freaky. I can't wait to buy myself a home gym someday.

Fucking Retweet I am way more motivated. I blast fucking jams and can scream and shit and do whatever the fuck I want. Ya ever squat naked. It's fucking amazing

Felt like my balls were being pulled below my body from my insides. Weird feeling, i always wear boxers now because it scared me

Yea not gonna lie it wasn't that amazing. Felt very vulnerable. But least can do it though

casual as fuck home gym

this desu my gym is really small and its nice

that's how the Spartans worked out, naked as the day they were born and at the public outdoor gym.

Home-gym mustard race

I have a home-gym, but periodically I'll get a gym membership for a month or 2.

Pros
>Do what I want, when I want
>Just have to walk down stairs
>Don't have to deal with Indian curl-bros stinking up the joint, and unracking every dumbell in existence then not putting them back.
>Don't have to deal with screaming douche-bros who wail during every rep because they want the whole gym to look at them.
>Don't have to deal with that one faggot that every gym has who comes in, punches the bag while loudly exhaling, then strutting around the gym trying to look staunch.
>Don't have to deal with the 'LOOK I LIFT' instagram whores who take up the squat rack for 45 minutes while they half rep 20kgs with terrible form and a pussy-pad, and spend 10 minutes between sets taking selfies.
>Don't have to listen to the same 8 shitty pop songs on repeat
>Can lift with no shoes, no shirt, and no pants
>Don't have to lug gear around
>Don't have to use manky gym bathrooms.
>No risk of my shit getting stolen from lockers

Cons
>Gyms generally have better equipment
>Gyms generally have a greater range of equipment
>Gyms have more room
>No gym-bros can lead to lower motivation if you're that way inclined.
>Can't lift at home at 1am without worrying about waking people up.

I picked up a basic home-gym setup for about the same as 1 year's gym membership at a commecial gym where I live;
>Cage with chin up and dip attachements
>Bench
>Oly bar
>~200KG assorted plates
>Adjustable dumbbells

What more do you need home gym wise. I really want to add pull down rack to my cage

Gym

Pros: Cheap, lots of equipment, learn things by watching and talking with others, someone to call 911 when I drop a bar on my neck

Cons: Old people, teenagers, shitty music, weights never put away, people break the equipment, is closed sometimes, having to wait for someone to finish before I can start, feeling rushed because someone is waiting for me to finish, gym thieves, unsolicited advice from people who have no idea what they're talking about and don't understand your goals

Home

Pros: see Gym Cons

Cons: may require extra discipline to stay on routine if my laptop, tv, and recliner are always right there, fewer pieces of equipment, having to buy those pieces of equipment yourself, mother having to call the police to break into my house when I'm missing for over a week and they find my corpse trapped under the bar

>tfw uninsured garage in washington

I wish I could workout naked, it's so fucking cold here right now

This dude, holy shit my Uni gym is god tier

>walk in
>say what's up to my frat brothers
>talk to the people who work there (it's all bros and cute girls)
>see classmates
>see people who always go at the same time as me
>see qts
>everyone is young (18-25 or so because of grad students) and good-looking
Literal 10/10 environment, it's recess for adults

Assuming you have the prerequisite space and budget to assemble a home gym, the only real downside is social.

Gyms have hot women. It has people to whom you can compare yourself, people ahead of you, being an inspiration, and people behind you, giving you that warm reminder about how far you've come, and pride for people following the same path.

Of course, a lot of people have to live in apartments; or don't have the ability to scrouge the few grand together for an acceptable home gym. Plus, I love swimming and climbing, and my local gym has both, while a lap swimming pool is harder to find space for than a home gym, and way more expensive, and a climbing wall is exorbitant for anybody but richfags.

I pay for two years at a time. 650$. 27$ a month by simple replacement, and something like 30$ average by time value of money.

My bare minimum for a home gym would be a quality bar, power rack, platform for power lifts, bench, bumper plates, a rowing machine and a dip station. Ideally a heavy bag too, but let's skip that.
That's easily 3000$, meaning five years, even by simple replacement, before it becomes competitive, another year and a half if I do the full calculation.

God, calculate in the extra expenses of moving the exercise equipment if I move houses and it's even more ridiculous.

I mean, sure, I plan on lifting for the rest of my life, and most of that stuff won't need to be replaced for at least a decade. My grandkids might use my power rack.

Basically, it's not as if the only financial reason people use a gym is being caught by shekelsmancy.

If I had the Rock's home gym or Marky Marks home gym then fuck yeah I'd prefer my home gym, but the home gym in your picture is shit compared to any commercial gym.

You can get all those things except the bumper plates fairly cheap. If you build a dead lift platform do you really need the bumper plates? How heavy are you pulling?

Home gym is superior, especially if you're a fatty like me.

I just purchased the NexHT Fitness Vibration Platform Whole Body Shape Exercise Machine Vibration Plate Crazy Fit Massage Workout Trainer from Amazon. I'm going to burn a shit ton of calories now. Pic related.

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You can get everything top of line for 1500 bucks minus row machine. Just jog you lazy faggot. And 1500 is rogue shit not Walmart

I do a mix of both. I have a small home gym. I can be naked, watch porn while lifting and blast my own music, but the social aspect of a real gym is more motivating.

Homegym. Its the only way i stay consistent long term and saves me time (no travel). Just have a squat stand and barbells + plates and an elliptical. All I need really and I like the solitude. Usually workout in silence. It gives me time to gather my thoughts and relax

home gym is best gym.

Romaleos...
Ab wheel....

>pick one

Nice metal plates grandpa do you have a phongraph in there to play your records too lmao

>go to a comfy af 24hr local gym
>work evenings/nights so I'm there at 2 or 3 AM
>get everything to myself
>owner lets me play my own music over the loud speaker since I'm literally the only one there that late

Only downside is that it gets kind of spooky being there alone

Pretty much my situation.

Every time I come in the clerk is asleep at the protein bar. Wouldn't even have to pay my membership, haven't swiped my card in a year or so - pretty sure everyone has forgotten about me a couple of months after starting to work late shift, but of course that would be a shithead move.

As far as spooky goes: yeah, seen some weird shit over the years.

>but blasting music and working out in my underwear is how I begun and how I'll continue
yea boi

what the fuck

Didn't we learn in, like, the 20's that that doesn't do anything?

>want to build home gym in garage
>mom insists on keeping her car in there

FUCK

You mean that big rubber-band type thing around the waist ?

>I Love Lucy TV episode

>tfw squatting and deadlifting with bare feet and FULL mobility

It feels so natural

Yeah, that. Or that vibrating doesn't actually help your health in general.

i feel like, if i squatted in the nude, i'd probably shit myself at the bottom

That's what the squat plug is for

My setup is great for a meat and veg program, but I kind of miss having machines. I used to go heavy on my compounds, then hit isolations on the machines to address weak spots. Worked pretty good.

I also find getting a decent back workout difficult. I want some kind of seated row attachment.

Home gym is master race. I got mine for about 1200 CAD when I was paying 1000 a year for commercial membership+driving costs.
>save money
>save time on travel (time also=money)
>no waiting for equipment
>can blast own music, wear whatever you want, use anyime
It's no god tier I'll never go back. If you care about socializing at a gym you are a DYEL retard and never going to make it.

>live under the roof of the woman who brought me into this world and raised me
>be a brat about it

FUCK

Homegym pros
>can use whenever you want
>invite whoever you want
>do whatever you want in any way you want
>equipment catered towards your needs
>no monthly cost

Homegym cons
>big upfront cost for the basic rack/bar/plates
>easier to quit or get distracted midworkout
>if you live with others, you may have to be considerate of their schedule before you slam weights.
>takes up space, annoying to move if you change dwellings.

Gym pros
>motivating environment full of energy
>other people to share tips/correct form/make friends with
>sloots
>harder to give up a workout when you had to commute to the gym
>more equipment than you could possibly need. Good to experiment
>no huge upfront cost
>amenities

Cons of gym
>waiting for equipment
>sometimes there is no space to do oly lifts
>unsolicited advice from idiots
>will never own your gym
>not as accessable as homegyn
>people at the gym can take up too much time with conversation
>have to look for plates

Both are awesome but i prefer to work out at home.

So if I don't have any friends then a home gym is fine, right?

All of the gyms around here are shitty planet fitness tier places with tons of cardio machines and basically nothing else. Ended up just making a ghetto home gym setup with a few mats and a squat rack (still need a bench).
>play any music you want
>work out naked during summer
>no other people around so I can grunt as much as I want
>no annoyances in general

>but of course that would be a shithead move.
So is the guy falling asleep on the job. Just try to "forget" to pay and see what happens.

>Old school type gyms with pictures of lifters and certificates on the walls from decades ago are the best
oh my god I didn't realize the value of a gym like this until I went back to my uni gym after training at a gym like this for like 8 months
>chalk allowed
>barbells that are actually stiff bars and have knurling
>people who actually train
>people are more helpful and knowledgeable in general
>music isn't top 40 all day every day