Need to buy some weights! Help!

[Static12]

Hey Guys,

Looking to buy some barbells and/or dumbells but not quite sure where to look. I've browsed on Trademe but don't want to spend too much!

Anyone know how much and at what price I should be buying?

Just a noobie starting out My workout journal can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7651

Cheers!

[nemesis]

Keep an eye on your local cash converters. I got a stack of metal weights in there a while ago for less than the scrap metal value \:D/ SOme stores know what weights are worth and others don't, so good luck!

Also a tip I got recently on here which is helping me is think about concreate weights. I'm making some for my cable system to cut down on changing weights over mostly and to increase the amount of weight available. My workouts are long cos it takes forever to unwind, transfer weights and rewind again then do it all over again onto different bar when I want to do a new excersize :doh:

Anyway, good luck again

[Static12]

Thanks Nemisis!

Will head to some stores and try and find some.

What would you reccommend getting first? Dumbells or Barbell?

[nemesis]

I would say if you can't get both then get DB first as you can do a wider range of excersizes with DB's than BB (watch someone shoot me right down for saying that).

and I've found rope from mitre 10 and make shift weights can cover you for a ton more excersizes. It's worth getting a range of different weights for diffferent excersizes to save time on transfering plates. That seemed to be the longest part of my workouts before I made a bunch of new things to lift.

[kiwicannon]

Hi mate

Ive gt a set of (90lb) bowflex dumbells inc stand and a semi commercial smith machine inc x4 20kg x4 10kg x4 5kg x4 15kg olympic plates inc stand, ez curl bar, straight bar flat,incline ,decline bench all in new cond for sale pm for pics obviously depends on what you want to spend selling as moved house and dont have the space

[Sakura]

Also Static, you can ask friends/workmates and family. A lot of peeps have weights in the garage collecting dust. They may want to sell them for some xmas cash.

[Static12]

Kiwicannon's were way too much for me! (Price wise).

Is a 24kg dumbbell set for $95 good? Brand new.

[Outkast]

I would say if you can't get both then get DB first as you can do a wider range of excersizes with DB's than BB (watch someone shoot me right down for saying that).

bang bang! olympic bar ftw!

[nemesis]

By the way, looks like it's already started on trademe people. I have a saved search and people are already auctioning off their old benches and a some weights :roll: Summer is hardly even close to being over, but I aint complanning.

I am gutted though, as I was guarding a house the other night for one of the film jobs I just got, and in the back shed is a pretty comprehansive multi gym and a whole bunch of weights. Good ones too, olympic bar, and ezybar, loads of rubber covered weights, dumbbells, everything Rusting and rotting away :doh: The owner came by the house at one point to collect some clothes or whatever, and when I raised the subject of the weights (All diplomatic like, haha) He just shrugged and walked off. He obviously aint using them and doesn't seem to want anyone else to either it seems :-s

dont understand some people??