At least somebody is staying on topic.

You never know... my dad bought one of these: img src="https://www.buyfitnessonline.com/osc/images/NordicTrack_Pro_Skier.jpg" /> and used it every day for 15 years. Then he replaced it with a treadmill which he also uses ever day.

He usually runs 10km a day.

So if bamccaig gets the right mindset I wouldn't be surprised if he actually uses it

Why? Do you have any idea how long of a gym membership you could have bought for that money? And the gym membership gets you in an environment of exercising, with a hell of a lot more equipment to boot.

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I know I won't go to a gym regularly. I don't like people, and I'm self-conscious, so I would talk myself out of it any time that I didn't want to go (always). Relatively often I don't even want to go to the store or something like that. With a home gym, I can exercise in the comfort of my own home without having to travel and without fearing other people watching me.

I can use this machine for as long as it lasts. The only limit is its own structural integrity and ability to age. In theory, it could last considerably longer than 2 years.

Don't be fooled: just because somebody works at a gym or calls themselves a physical trainer doesn't mean they're really a professional. They're sure as fuck not a doctor or any form of scientist.

Don't be fooled: just because somebody works at a gym or calls themselves a physical trainer doesn't mean they're getting paid for it.

Dude, the veges escaped.

As others have pointed out, the money spent is equivalent to a couple of years of gym membership. Plus you'd exercising in an environment with gym bunnies, and the views are sometimes well worth the membership fee .

However, the pros of your own equipment is that you get to exercise when it suits you. There is no limit on open hours (unless you have a gym that's open 24/7). After 2 years you won't have to fork out more cash to maintain membership. And the view can be modified with a few posters (paper wallhanging things, not people on the 'net giving opinions).

Definitely.

This. The only time I've actually stuck with regular exercise is when I had a friend going with me.

I'll second this. With a good diet, the exercise is almost optional. Without a good diet, the exercise won't help.

Fair enough, but I see no protien in that diet (aside from the fish). So you still need a diet overhaul.

When I was on a high-protien diet as part of my exercise regime, a good breakfast for me was a spinach/feta cheese/tomato omelet, some turkey bacon, and a banana/berries smoothie (and a whole-wheat bagel for some carbs). When you're taking in protien on that level, you've have something to build muscle with. So again: without a good diet, the exercise won't help.

You're not going to build any serious muscle on that. To build muscle you need to lift heavy (easy bit) and eat a lot of protein (hard bit). The machines at our gym cost about £4000 ($6000), and I still prefer to do the majority of my exercise with free weights. That rickety gimmick of a machine is probably fine to warm up on, but you're not going to make any real gains on it.

I recommend you spend about £200 on a decent flat-blench. Nothing fancy, it should look something like:

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...and a few hundred on some good quality dumbbells which can easily have weight added to:

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Also, your diet is a disaster. If you want to build serious muscle you should be eating about 2 grams per kg of bodyweight. You need to eat a lot of tuna, chicken breast and protein shakes every day to get this level of protein without all the fat and crap that comes with the majority of high-protein foods.

PtaQ!