@TenaciousGoat

It is a good idea and you can listen to educational or entertaining material while lifting without giving money to a evil corporation that probably promoted the lockdown and does not have male only spaces in the gym

You can also lift as much as you want without worrying about someone else wanting to use the equipment

Time travelling to the gym a low or no intensity exercise can be spent lifting weights which mught be higher intensity

But
Machine
Variety
Maintenance
Space

@TenaciousGoat I bought set of 2 dumbbells and barbell set with max weight around 100-110kg

But now I only use 2 dumbbells and pull up bar for doorframe

@TenaciousGoat - One of the best fitness investments I've made, is a set of adjustable dumbbells. With a handle twist you can adjust them from 5-50lbs.

They were a spendy $300, several years ago. But I justified the purchase because they were compact, and fit in well with driving a semi cross-country.

But the investment could be easily justified by the convenience & speed of adjustment alone. That makes it less of a hindrance to use them, and all the fiddling with weight adjustments adds up.

@TenaciousGoat I'm getting a similar one next week. Mine has pull bands at the front. Won't take up space in my little apartment. Easy folding into the closet.