Great question.
I’m 61 and almost 12 weeks from my hip replacement. I’m also an Orthopaedic Surgeon and have been training at home for years.
I would go with a power rack , bar and adjustable bench. Pull-up bar to the rack is also available.
Add a pulley system, the one by spud inc works great and is a good price point. Buy the best product you can afford. I’m not a fan of half racks if you can afford the cost and space of a full. Check out your ceiling height. I own a powertec rack , it’s fine. I wish I had bought from Elitefts or Rogue. There are probably plenty of good brands.
The fact of the bar being able to move in the plane of motion you move in , to me is better than you moving to a fixed plane of motion that the Smith Machine offers. With a little creativity you can do lots of diff upper body exercises, as well as lower.
Good luck, be careful, don’t dislocate or overly stress your implant. Keep your body weight good and work the muscles not joint when lifting.
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