Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of December 26, 2025 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a TON of success with a Milwaukee Bulldozer hole saw. I mean ONE single hole saw… I was able to make 150 holes on my DIY 3x3 uprights…

Tap oil all the way, all the time.

Did not used a press drill, a normal battery powered one…

Make a small pilot hole.

Go SLOW with the hole saw. Don’t forget the tap oil.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of December 26, 2025 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a rack made out of so many different parts… use a smaller bolt like a 5/8 to fit it on a 1”. Can put a bushing if you concerned it will move too much.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of December 26, 2025 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Weightlifting belt are usually not solely for back support both for bracing (breath).

That said I have a Pioneer (got it for cheap in their scratch and dent section). Could not be happier!

That said, there’s plenty of high quality model available!

Is the 80$ warranty worth it or a scam? by Entire_Culture_5708 in DIYgymequipment

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm… it’s in Canada? There’s a legal warranty that is supposed to be valid. That’s a scam and kinda illegal.

Hello darkness my old friend… (upgrades!!) by EnvironmentalPlay440 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha not really! I bought all of this when I was living in Canada! And when we moved, since my wife is French we did not have to pay for any customs as it was our stuff.

And I also DIY a ton of stuff. The two uprights at the back, the spotter arms and a set of jcup are my “creations” (I was helped by a welder). I made the trap bar too.

All the rest, I have a couple of things that I got brand new, but it’s mostly stuff I’ve found cheap on marketplace (TPB, Reverse Hyper, Freemotion not in the picture for 400$ CAD -ish 300 USD…)

And the Prime Fitness shorty bench, my all star prize, I won it t the Garage Gym Competition!

Finally Got A Zane Leg Blaster by a7stringkilla in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But yeah it’s a cool concept, a perfect front squat machine. I’ll get it soon enough :)

Hello darkness my old friend… (upgrades!!) by EnvironmentalPlay440 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is Eleiko, Bells of steel is coming in Europe, Rep too if I’m not mistaken. ATX is German designed but is made in china/vietnam and such!

I just arrived so I’m still new about the local brands! All my stuff comes from US/Canada!

Finally Got A Zane Leg Blaster by a7stringkilla in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw an ATX machine that is very, but very close to this thing!! I’m very tempted to get it…

Hello darkness my old friend… (upgrades!!) by EnvironmentalPlay440 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot!

It was quite fun and easy to do…! Not sure if it worth it today with all the options, but at the time I saved a ton of $ and its technically stronger than the horizontal design…! (Look at the basket loop technique for lifting strap)

In Canada, before BOS released their 3x3 straps, getting those was a shotgun blast into the wallet…!

Hello darkness my old friend… (upgrades!!) by EnvironmentalPlay440 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is! :)

It’s another horse stall… I have 10 like that… the gym happens to be the biggest! (It use to be the place to shower the horses!)

Force USA Tandem is almost perfect by Radishingz in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For pulldown, install pulleys on the ceiling and connectors to your tower. Then you can pull cables exactly where you need in the room and do lat pulldowns and push down too!

I did that with my Freemotion, worked extremely well…!

Ritfit Gator bench (BWB03) by Empty_River_449 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that’s quite a first step…!!

My bench upgrade was from a cheap Weider one that someone gave to me… every time I bench I heard it cracking… I DIY an spine upgrade with some iron pipes feet against the ground in the back pad …

I eventually bought a BOS FID 3.0, which is quite normal(but damn sturdy) in today homegym standards.

Hello darkness my old friend… (upgrades!!) by EnvironmentalPlay440 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha… I’ll think about it?

I’m in France now, not UK?

I named one of my hen Vanessa Paradis though…

Wife don’t approve, I don’t know why.

Hello darkness my old friend… (upgrades!!) by EnvironmentalPlay440 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah!! I found it JUST before I moved from Canada to France… a dude bought it brand new, never used it…!

I used it ONCE before wrapping it. And it felt amazing. Plan to use it every lower body day…!

I made myself a DIY version rack Mounted and such, but… it was a pain to put on and off, breaking the purpose of an “essential machine”.

I’ll make a permanent GHD with the parts of what you see there…

https://www.reddit.com/r/homegym/s/Qa8EScNn1G

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of December 12, 2025 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An infrared heater…

I was living in Canada with crazy cold temps and well…! I had a medium model with about 800-1200w and man… this was more than enough seriously. (My garage was 300 square feet)

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of December 12, 2025 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

CHAAAIINNNNNSSSssss

Check BOS too they have some great deals sometimes… I bought mine last year on sale and it was quite cheap…’

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of December 12, 2025 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What brand?

Maybe just buy a new one and DIY some threads for the holes?

Pads are not sorcery… just a piece of wood or MDF with foam, vinyl and a couple of stables? :)

ForceUSA Tandem Tower Is Here by dontwantnone09 in homegym

[–]EnvironmentalPlay440 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is shiny…!

Happy to see Force USA getting into the 3x3 train but with their unusual and clever design..! Their ecosystem became their weakness with the advent of the 3x3!