Recent content by kati85

Oliver04, great food for thought re: squat stands. You pretty much swayed me towards getting a squat stand instead of a full on power rack. They have a few advertised on Power Rack for $175 and $225. Then.... I saw an awesome half rack + bench + 80 kgs of weights advertised in the local...

Jezzmo's a girl, that's why I was impressed at her buying 180 kg of weights.

I'm aware that I just won't be able to lift as heavy as them. Can't see myself benching or squatting > 100kgs so I can probably get away with a power rack with less load rating. That's true I might revise my need for a lat tower. Chinups are enough (and there are still pull-ups which I can't...

completely agree with you re: safety and benching alone at home. I don't think I could use the squat stands that were posted above for that reason. cannibal.horse, you changed your mind pretty quickly re: power racks! in the space of 1 day? what made you re-think power racks? the thing is, I...

That powertec rack is very tempting. I'm looking to set up a home gym myself. However, being a girl, I can't see myself needing one with a load of 1000lbs. What do people think about this one? I like the fact that it has a hi/low pulleys eg. lat pulldown/cable row option and a chinning bar...

thanks janny. The only gripe about my current DBs is that they take rather a long time to change the weight up/down (need to twist the spinlock collar off the end of the dumbbell first). Am eyeing off the adjustable, selectable dumbbells although these are really expensive! e.g. google...

hmm. I've just been doing my own research online (which is how i stumbled across this thread. Thanks, google!) <$2 per kg sounds like a good benchmark. I've been looking up workoutworld & elitefitness & www.comfitness.com.au as these all have stores in Sydney's inner-west. Hope this helps...