The list author says: "I have most of theses equipments set up in my house. Its like a real gym. This is a great way to start in the making of your dream home gym! I have the list in order in which is best to buy first while saving up for the rest of the list as you go.
Note: I have all this setup in a 10'X 10' bedroom with the exception of the elliptical which is in my living room."
"From 10lbs to 90lbs is the best choice for strength training and doesn't take up much room. Best thing I have ever bought. You can used these while saving up for the rest of your equipment. Make sure you buy the stand!"
"Wrist straps or hooks. Again I have the gold's gym hooks. They work great whenever doing back and trap excercises whenever you hands get tired from the heavy weight."
"Any bench will do as long as it goes from incline, flat, and decline. But this bench is solid and you can add attachments such as leg lifts, preacher curls, pec flyes, etc.."
"Must have the chest strap for continuous heart monitoring. The Omron Hr-100C comes with a mounting bracket. For building muscles must maintain heart rate between 130-160. Anything higher you losing too much muscles! Must have."