Building a home gym during this mess - what do you have?

I’ve got a power rack, a bar, 350 lbs of Titan plates, and a bench.

I also have a landline attachment but rarely use it.

The power rack has a pull up bar on it.

It’s perfect and cost me all together about $1000.

I’m doing strictly cardio

Coop at garage gym reviews had a good video today about building a home gym right now. Budget home gym ($500)

Squat Rack/Pullup rig
45, 35, 20, 15 & 5 lb barbells
415 lbs of plates
Incline to flat bench (heavy duty)
Bench (light duty)
50 and 30 lb hex DBs (some other cheap adjustables)
50, 35 and 30 lb KBs
Plyo box 30/24/20
GHD
20lb Wallball
Rings
Concept2 Rower
Assault Bike
Elliptical
Gymnastic Mat
Industrial Floor Fan
3 3/4" horse stall mats

I have posted my picture of mine plenty of times. It's taken apart right know though do to moving.

So after the bench/bar/weights/rack the next most important things are as follows in order for to the number of exercises b and variety they open.

1) rings
2) weighted vest
3) dip bars
4) sled
5) suspension trainer
6) climbing rope
7) bands
8) adjustable dumbbells
9) landmine
10) trap bar
11) ssb bar- get Titan or elitefts or crepnsek
12) rod and pipe safety pivot from black widow training gear

Rings open a shite ton of exercises. Combined with a weighted vest, you can do the whole workout just with those two. Those two double the variety you have. Dip bars are a staple for dips and ab exercises

The sled, combined with a suspension trainer and climbing rope opens animist as much as the rings do. Heavy rows when the rope to chest flies when the straps to curls to simulated rope climbs to overhead tricep extensions and everything in between.

Bands essentially replace cable machines or simulate them.

Adjustable dbs... Get the rogue Ohio db15, iron master or powerblocks. I prefer powerblocks.

Landmine allows tons of exercises.

Trap bar and ssb are most versatile speciality bars

Rod and pipe pivot opens tons of leverage exercises that stimulate machines.

I'm in the same boat trying to figure out a rack. Do I go Rogue, REP, or Titan?

Decisions...

Rogue is going to be the best out of those three, rep second, Titan a very distant third.

Considerations for a rack,

Unless going with sorinex or rogue monster, stick to 3*3 with 5/8" hard ware or 2*3 w/5/8" hardware. This is going to give you the most versatility when it comes to attachments.

Can't go wrong with rogue or rep or elitefts or sorinex. Rogue is going to have the best customer service.

I personally have had no issues with Titan but many have gotten equipment with bad welds and had to have it replaced.

Treadmill, bikes, sauna.



10lb medicine ball, push up bars.



And a bunch of weights for straight bar & dumbells. I still miss the routine and social part of going to the gym, but I use this stuff all the time anyway. And this funky weather is starting to turn.

For cross training, my disc golf course (laugh it up ) is also a cross-country track with lots of hills & terraces and I run/play it. Been so much rain the ground is super soft and it’s usually wide open.

As long as you dont kill ya self.

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Anything else y’all recommend?

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Maybe a jump rope. Cheap and good for calves/cardio.