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Adjustable dumbbells seem like an obvious first.

Good for squats, deadlifts, curls, triceps, and if you've got a bench pecs and upper back workouts.

I'm assuming something like a cable machine with a bench would get you the most with one item?

Adjustable dumbbells seem like an obvious first. Good for squats, deadlifts, curls, triceps, and if you've got a bench pecs and upper back workouts. I'm assuming something like a cable machine with a bench would get you the most with one item?

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I'm trying to look for a basic leg adductor now. Abductor is easy but adductor is basically the reason I signed up for a gym membership at all at the moment.

I do three basic workouts at the moment. Legs, upper, and a mat based mid section (minus lower back) with a calorie burn and glut workout.

Ultimately I'd like to bring about 6 of my gym workouts home so I can make it so I only have to leave the house for the gym for only 1 of the three workouts.

I'm not really trying to max out. 10-30 rep sets are ok. At the moment I set up workouts based on time and no breaks (so long as at least 10 reps were hit) than weight and sets. It helps me turn the workout into a cardio workout as well and keep the overall time working out down.

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Machine weights aren't always accurate. There's this pull up assistant thing I set at "200 pounds" and then I sit on it and it starts going down. I was about 165 when I tried this. It shouldn't be going down if it's 200 pounds. Anyway, at the other gym that's the same company, they have leg adductor and abductor machines that go up to 305 pounds. I had maxed them out. I used to go do leg days over there for those machines. The ones at my main gym can be made to go up to about 160 with added weights. I don't try adding too much.

I quit working out because of a shoulder injury, and now I'm just doing squats, deadlifts, and calves, because calf weight training makes my heels stop hurting. I think just calf stretching can make heel pain go away, but I can't go hard when it's just stretching. I get a good stretch from the weight machines, though. Anyway, I was going to say I started doing squats without any leg training, and I found my hamstrings, adductors, and abductors were all hurting in addition to quads and glutes obviously. Before I started doing squats when these muscles were trained and strong. It makes them work enough that they get a workout if you're untrained. If you have them strong already, it's not significant for them.