[GqArtguy]

Originally Posted by tkinsley

Alright, I'm just about ready to set up my own little piece o' heaven--as soon as I pick a new house to rent, I'm setting up.

I'm still deciding Eleiko vs Werksan for bars and bumpers, but what I'm really unsure of is what type of racks to buy--do I just go for squat stands, or a power rack? Both? How about a standard bar for squatting and such?

Platform is already covered--hubby is handy, so a trip to the feed store and some plywood and that's taken care of. What am I forgetting?

Thanks for your help, guys (and gals).

Tina

The eleiko and werksan plates are pretty indistinguishable right now and I dont care for either design (I like the 2nd generation werksan training set or the last generation eleiko set). Overall, I think werksan has a better bar.

If you know how to dump weight when squatting, then I would just get the squat stands. If not, then maybe some sort of rack with pins would be useful. If you want to bench press, Id just get a nice bench and get the dumbbell set that adds weight through a pin for space saving.

I would use the oly bar for all things squatting, overhead, and pulling related, no need for a separate bar unless you have a partner and dont want to share, which is understandable with a werksan bar

The only other thing that I would add is boxes so that you can do pulls from various positions, and if your hubby is really good with carpentry, some jerk boxes.