Here as some shots of the basement i filled with torture devices with my two other brothers (also Arnie fans but not as extreme as me ofc
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My backstory why i have a homegym:
We decided after 10 years (12 yrs for my bros) that it was time to move on from our gym in the town to our own because while it was the place to be at the start, it was really heading in a bad direction. All the serious guys trained there and inspired me to train hard every time i was there for many years and also seen Pumping Iron there for the first time, i was 15 years then and we didn't had broadband back then so i was oblivious of the more obscure Arnie movies, so i was really in awe. I finally saw my idol (I was an Arnie fan before i started training but was a complete tomato when it came to powerlifting and bodybuilding) training in Pumping Iron looking more massive than any others films he appeared in and he was confident cocky guy, just like in most of his movies
and it made me train more motivated after seeing. Then not long after I also found his biography on some 2nd hand book website and it become my personal bible ever since, it really give a good view of Arnie earlier years and when he did to become a rich guy by just being Arnie...
Anyho, the equipment was letting us down, grip on the barbells faded and one of the bars was even bent and didn't spin anymore plus on top of that the only good bar was a bloody powerlifting bar used for benching there, fyi, never ever use a powerlifting for benching since they are too flexible and spin way too sensitive, just buy a powerbar. Plus all the new yawning unmotivated general plebs that started a membership there, it is good to get fit but fucking hell trying to squat more then 200kg is really hard if your only motivation is yawning people playing on the smartphones between sets with 10-15m rests (wtf, rip in peace gains). In the final weeks there i was raping a legpress machine by using all the 20kg plates by putting 500kg on it for sets (the whole thing moved like it was maxed out during reps) and some dude with shorts, thick socks and those teacher sandals comes to me, "How do you do this? Do you take pills?" I look at him like Arnie looks at his wife in True Lies and coldly told him, "No, I never missed a leg day in 10 year that's all" and walked away.
That was my last memory of a workout in that place, good thing those times are over, the only thing i miss are some handfull training buddies that stayed in Limbo.
So, no more distractions, closed on holidays, summertimes and the lot just me and the iron, strenght comes from within but i still have extra motivational photos on the wall of famous bodybuilders to do that extra rep that separates the men from the boys.
The Cellar Gym:
Dumbells rack to 50kg (still expanding need 60kg for my birthday) and you can see hyperextension for lower back in corner and a PC for music in other corner:
Here is an leg extension add-on for the bench this thing actually can go up to 120kg
The other wall for various equipment (including power chains):
Inside the powerrack with photo of us above the mirror with Phil Heath (HEAT noob) in 2013 i think
Close-up of Victor signature, realllllly cool guy.
Weightstack and more equipment:
Lat Pully without stack (can also be used a row machine), Pull-up bar, some cheap-ass Pliant bench used as resting bench, oh and a boxing bag i used my aggression on generated by wot noobs...
Multi-press for quick shoulders, in/decline bench reps...
Expensive bar but its the one Ronnie used for his 800 pound squat, cant go wrong with these, their grip is very good
Lightweight, baby.
Better view, this really shreds skin if doing heavy squats so i use pussy pad, no joke, i prefer not to look like a mistreated person in the morning when my neck is fucked up
Manly handshake:
WITH BIG RON COLEMAN, HELL YEA, NOTHIN. BUT A PEANUT
Thats all, i have tons of more photos on the walls but lel takes to bloody long to post (also not included Arnie dumbbell).
Ye, besides this i also like to bike and walk in forest, enjoy nature and the absence of civilization there ....