home gym recommendations

[Chunkee]

i have been working out for years and years, been a personal trainer etc...i am 40 now and work from home and do not want to spend money on a gym nor the gas, when i can go into the next room and workout

i have a powertec multibench and the bowflex selecta dumbells (yeah craigslist)

I want to get a power rack/or smith machine and a lat pull down. powertec stuff is pretty decent, but i do not want to pay retail...

any other brands and places you guys can recommend? and yes, I have searched craigslist over and over...too many bowflex, and total bodies... no serious stuff in knoxville area that is not joe weider....i have to travel to atlanta...so, by the time i rent a truck, drive down there and back, i probably could have just gotten a new one and had it shipped and tax free.

looking for reputable outlets with good name brands.

I found this place called http://newyorkbarbells.tv/

anyone use them?

Thank you.

JCoria

 

[CKent]

If you don't mind me asking, what'd you pay for those bowflex dumbbells? Those look fantastic, but knowing Bowflex the price is insane... also, what's their max weight?

 

[Chunkee]

i got them from a guy on craigslist...barely used they got up to 52.5 lbs...which is pretty good...i will need to get a couple of 65 and maybe some 75's I am not longer lifting very heavy...my old joints are not what they used to be.

i got them for 125..

that many sets of dumbbells (even used) would be much higher...they work great.

JC