The Renovation (And Relocation) Of My Home Gym

[theaxemurderer99]

hey have you added anything else to the gym?

[silverladderdotcom]

@theaxemurderer99 I managed to get about a half dozen Olympic plates (35s and 45s) for free that someone was throwing away. That's about it.

@jason1976pressure and @paulcognito - On a standard A to F grading scale, I'd give the Marcy DE Smith machine a grade of C. It's not bad, but there are some things about it that are rather poorly designed. At $800, I'd have been better off saving up some more money and getting a better system.

[coolkid92003]

U ripped the carpet out in bare feet .?? Last time I stepped on a bunch of fucking nails

[boo101895]

@coolkid92003 i did before really hurt

[heppsanhometraining]

Cool vid, and a really nice set up!!

[jason1976pressure]

Great Gym! I have been looking at the Marcy DE Smith to start my home gym and wanted to know your thoughts on it after using it for a year or so now....?... Is it a quality product? do you get a good workout from it? or do you wish you bought something else?

[paulcognito]

Oh that's cool! Would you say that the Marcy is of really good quality? I'm thinking of buying one.

[XxXxMessengerxXxX]

Hey man, I got one of these on a great deal.. Can you PLEASE tell me how to use the lat bar on it? It has 2 uptop cables but none in the middle. What am I doing wrong?

[silverladderdotcom]

@XxXxMessengerxXxX It's funny you just posted this comment. I literally just got done doing my back day workout about 10 minutes ago.

Use the lat bar on one of the individual cable hooks at the top. That will place you diagonally off to the side of the machine. Center yourself on that hook, with the lat bar attached to it. Do the lat pulldowns as you would on a lat pulldown machine. Unfortunately there is no place to hook your legs into. Does this make sense? Let me know.

[danielwormald]

hi is it true smith machines cause injury in the shoulders wen shoulder pressing and bench press etc, and fre weights build more muscle and do stabilizing muscles

[silverladderdotcom]

@danielwormald I don't know of Smith machines causing injuries, no. However, I base most of my workouts around free weights for the exact reason that you specified: because they incorporate stabilizing muscles into the lifts. They are "real world" lifts. The only reason I use the Smith machine is to allow myself to go heavy without a spotter. I work out alone and don't care to be stuck under a bar if a bench press comes to failure. I train dumbbells too, however.

[danielwormald]

all the gear no .....

[silverladderdotcom]

@danielwormald Excuse me?

[mississaugarider]

Hey Im curious wat ur opinion is of this gym. In particular how smooth the rolling action on the smith and pullies are. considering buying a used one. Also, on this machine is it possible to squat free weight. Can u raise the bar stop high enough to start squating upright.?

[silverladderdotcom]

@mississaugarider - The rolling action on the Smith portion is decent, but not great. It's not bad at all, but certainly not on par with a higher-end Smith machine at a gym. But it is definitely functional. The pulleys all go to a pair of weight pegs in the back of the machine, which get raised up and down a pole that is actually square shaped. The design is odd. I had to put WD-40 on the pole to improve the action. It is still not as smooth as I would like.

[silverladderdotcom]

@mississaugarider And yes, the bar stop does go high enough to begin squatting upright. But it only goes one notch higher than that for me, and I am only 5'11". So people who are very tall might find that the top setting on the Smith machine isn't high enough for them to do squats.

[richyboy12]

been there mate, rippen up carpet lol! i threw down some rubber matting, check out mine.... ;) but i have a vizla, not a boxer! ;) really nice gym BTW

[alexisgalvez]

Thank you fo your reply. The unit will be delivered tomorrow. I am excited. Thank you for the warning abot the assembly. I wil make sure to be careful with the pulley system.

[alexisgalvez]

does my plates need to be olympic size (bigger diameter). I ordered this home gym, but i am not sure if the standard weights (smaller diam) will be compatible

[silverladderdotcom]

@alexisgalvez This system is compatible with both Olympic and standard plates. By default, all the places to put plates (such as the Smith bar and the pegs in the back that are part of the pulley system) are standard (smaller diameter). But the Marcy Diamond Elite comes with a number of adapters that are easy to put on the pegs/bar (and remove) using an Allen wrench. Those adapters allow you to use Olympic plates with this gym. Be forewarned: Assembly is DIFFICULT & requires two people.

[silverladderdotcom]

@alexisgalvez I can't emphasize enough how tricky the assembly is and moreso, how poorly-written the instruction manual is. This is a pretty good piece of equipment. But the assembly,especially when you get to the cable pulley system, is difficult.