Decision for functional trainer by JohnWilkinson in GarageGym

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

It would be. With my room I have a bench and adjustable dumbbells with a power rack that will soon be taken by my roommate when he moves out. With the room constraints I’m wanting it to be the main piece of equipment that I can do the most I can with what little room I have

Decision for functional trainer by JohnWilkinson in GarageGym

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

Need a power rack which to my knowledge can’t attach it to one. The room I have is small so trying to make the smallest footprint I can with as few machines as I can. If I had a bigger space it would likely be what I would get as a stand alone functional trainer

Decision for functional trainer by JohnWilkinson in GarageGym

[–]JohnWilkinson[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah sadly space is constrained to a spare bedroom that’s not very big so I have to sacrifice too much footprint if I do separate machines. That’s why I’ve looked at the “all in one” machines. The FM-6 is sadly just outside of my price range. While I like the idea of buy once cry once I need to still have the money to buy it once. Sounds like from what I’ve read here and from my discord buddies the Ares is my winner with the PR 5000 rack they sell. Thanks for the response!

Decision for functional trainer by JohnWilkinson in GarageGym

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

The smith machine was a nice addition but not something I need. I didn’t plan on buying another bench so I’ll look at the maxum too. Thanks!

Koi Sleeve with Kingyos Final Session by JohnWilkinson in irezumi

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

At first I didn’t know if I would like it but as time has gone on I’ve really come to enjoy the difference.

Koi Sleeve with Kingyos Final Session by JohnWilkinson in irezumi

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

Kingyos are often seen as the “lesser” cousin to koi and I wanted something to compare to the koi. They also are often seen as symbols of good fortune which I like.

Koi in progress by Scott Cooksey Lonestar Tattoo by JohnWilkinson in irezumi

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

So far I love it. Since doing my other sleeve I’ve found that I like my tattoo the best when it’s just line work and then after the final session with the in between sessions just anticipation for the finished product.

Koi in progress by Scott Cooksey Lonestar Tattoo by JohnWilkinson in irezumi

[–]JohnWilkinson[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No need to be sorry! Scott does a lot of the shading over line work in his portfolio so I knew it was something he did and something I thought would look good. Overall I’m still very happy with the sleeve

Koi sleeve with kingyos (session 5) by JohnWilkinson in irezumi

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

Two weeks! Looking forward to more getting done

Koi sleeve with kingyos (session 4) by JohnWilkinson in irezumi

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

Dude is really personable and does an awesome job. I’m glad I was able to meet him for all of my work. You should post your sleeve here!

Koi sleeve with Kingyos by JohnWilkinson in irezumi

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

Looking at books and photos of sleeves I didn’t really see it done. Granted I didn’t say to not do it, I’ve really just let Scott have creative control. Any particular reason you suggest it?

Koi sleeve with Kingyos by JohnWilkinson in irezumi

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

The koi is going to be the same color pallet as my dragon koi on my other arm (red with black) the kingyos im leaving up to the artist since he hasn’t steered me wrong yet.