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Weights equipment

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  • 25-07-2014 10:13pm
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    Chase3
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭


    Hope this is in the correct forum, anyway I need some help. I can no longer afford a gym membership, I need some basic equipment to use from home. I don't need to be a bodybuilder or anything, just some stuff to keep fit and lose fat. I'm 6.3 and about 260 pounds. I want a punch bag, maybe free standing that I can keep in the garden, and some weights. Maybe 10kg dumbells and a 20 kg bar, I think, I really don't know. Was also looking at a weight vest thing I thought might help. I have a budget of about 150-250. Was looking at Elvery sports online and Argos. It's just so hard to know what to get and what is good quality. Any help would be appreciated. Also I have a torn ACL in my right knee so I'm limited with what I can do, can't run, can't jump, can't squat and so on.

    Any advice is appreciated. Cheers.


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    RidleyRider
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭RidleyRider


    If you stretch your budget, by quite a bit, you could pick up some proper Olympic weights. Think of it as an investment, you'll never need to buy a membership to a gym again and will have them forever and a day.


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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,377 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Or, if the budget you have is fixed.
    You could get great milage out of;
    A pull up bar,
    A set of heavy resistance bands,
    A heavy kettlebell (or two)

    Should leave you with change for the items you mentioned.


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    Chase3
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭Chase3


    Cheers for the advice but I'm mainly concerned with where to buy, find it very hard to judge argos stuff. 250 is stretching my budget unfortunately :(


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    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,624 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Chase3 wrote: »
    Cheers for the advice but I'm mainly concerned with where to buy, find it very hard to judge argos stuff. 250 is stretching my budget unfortunately :(

    Avoid the vinyl weights in places like Argos. Cast iron all the way.

    Also, check out adverts.ie and donedeal.ie


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