Using this as a home gym...very cheap, thoughts?

[lifter85]

Ok I know this forum gets probably the most traffic out of the other ones on this place, so I thought I'd ask here...

1 Olympic Barbell
8-10 45 lb O weights
a couple of all the other ones, but no 2.5's
DB handles
Pullup bar on the wall

NO Power rack

Of course the question will probably be asked, how then could I do bench press or squats? Well, here's what all I believe I can do with just this setup...

*Deadlift
*Bent over Rows
*Split squats and every other version of unilateral leg movements, which I seem to find the best anyways
*Floor Presses / DB floor presses
*Hang cleans
*Power cleans
*Pullups and other ab work on the pullup bar
*bb/db curls, regardless of any possible negativity towards them.
*any other possible upper body iso work with the db's.
*standing db shoulder press
*hang clean to front squat for reps higher than 10 since that's what it'll probably take to hoist it up there.

This is all I can really think of for now, but would not this be enough if your focus anyways was on your nutrition? I think it could be very cost effective and I wouldn't even need to buy one of those power racks. The only other thing I could think of might be a cheap bench to do dumbbell bench press on, but even without a bench it'd be cheaper.

[Cynic]

Ask mom and dad for a rack and bench for Chistmas.

You can get some effective low-cost racks.

The Powertec goes for $299 w/o the pulley.

This is $379 w/ free shipping and lifetime warranty:

Body-Solid Multi-Press Rack - Overview - Commercial Freeweight - Body-Solid Commercial - Exercise Products - Fitness Factory

This is $109 and could probably be used as a rack:

Best Fitness Olympic Press Stand - Overview - Best Fitness - Best Fitness - Exercise Products - Fitness Factory

[lifter85]

i would, but i'm at their place this semester and they won't let me have one in their garage since it's "full", although it's not. i'm just more thinking down the road when i get my own place. thanks though

[Cynic]

If you don't have the space, get a gym membership. There is absolutely no way you can do the same w/o a rack. If you can clean it to your shoulders, it's probably too light for squating.