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>>It depends on your needs and space availability. If you going to be lifting alone, then a power
>>cage is really the only way to go. Getting pinned under a bar while benching is no fun, let alone
>>the chance to drop one on your face or throat. Plus a cage lets you squat which will offer the
>>most direct help for biking. How much do you want to spend? If you have $500 to put to it, you can
>>get a power cage, utility bench, 300# of olympic weights (w/7' bar) and a plate tree. That will
>>keep you covered for a while, the only thing you might add is an EZ curl bar for $25. If you have
>>strong legs you may need to pick up another pair of 45# plates (~$40 for both) later for squats.
>
> Hi Will...
>
> Yes $500 is abt the range I was thinking.
>
> And yes I will be lifting alone.
>
> I don't have TOO much space... but some. A spare unused bedroom actually. So I do want to keep
> things as compact as possible.
>
> I hadn't thought abt the power cage. Good idea.
>
> I was just thinking a good bench only
>
> More advice?
I would recommend getting a "Total gym 2000"I have one and it is great for upper body strenght
training. Not a whole lot of leg excercise you can do, but that's what the bike is for. I paid about
$200 for mine many years ago and It's held up great and is fairly safe for working out alone (unless
you are a complete idiot and wrap one of the handles around your neck or something).
Hmm, I think it was close to 10 years ago I bought it. Wow, I'm getting old!