Project HUGE: Building A Home Gym - Dips

My home-gym adventure is really taking shape! I got the bench. I got the steel. The rack is on it's way (on some freight truck somewhere). Soon, I'll be able to move in just about every plane of motion, pushing and pulling. Well, almost. And that's where dips come into the picture. I love dips; always have. There's something beautifully carnal about them. And so, the the newest member of my iron family is the Body Solid GDIP59 Dip Station.

The dip station came in five pieces and is held together by 8 heavy-duty bolds. Thanks to my ratchet-set (a must have for gym equipment), I think this took me maybe 10 minutes to put together. And it feels solid but, it's light enough to carry around.

Right now, I can only dip my body-weight (and full disclosure, I actually pulled my trap during my first set of dips on this thing - I still have a lot of muscular imbalances to work through). But, I know that in the not-too-distant future I'll be wanting to add some additional weight. So, I picked-up the Harbinger 28900 Polypropylene Weight Dip Belt.

As of now, here's the current home gym inventory:

• Parking Garage - $25 / month (recuring)
• Powerblock Elite 50 (already owned it)
• Powerblock Elite 50-70 Expansion Pack - $158.00
• Fitness Gear Pro Utility Bench - $467.05
• Shock Athletic Extreme Gym Flooring 4 Pack (x4) - (purchased with bench)
• Bison Designs 3 oz. Standard Chalkball (already owned it)
• Jawbone BIG JAMBOX Wireless Bluetooth Speaker - (already owned it)

Subtotal: $650.05

• Rogue Ohio Power Bar 45lb - Black Zinc w/ Bright Zinc - $289.78
• 265 lbs Hudson Steel Co. - $426.82
• Body Solid 47-Inch EZ Curl Olympic Bar - $82.32
• SteelBody Slip Lock Olympic Bar Clip Collar - $16.10

Subtotal: $815.02

• Body Solid GDIP59 Dip Station - $205.44
• Harbinger 28900 Polypropylene Weight Dip Belt - $32.16

Subtotal: $237.6
Running Total: $1,702.67

Winter is coming... and if you need me, I'll be down in the gym!

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Reader Comments

vlad Nov 17, 2015 at 4:57 AM

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Very good progress Ben! You may think about some decorations on that walls as well :)

Ben Nadel Nov 17, 2015 at 9:27 AM

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@Vlad,

Thank you sir! I'm super excited about this all coming together. Yeah, I gotta do something about the walls. Not sure what just yet :)

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