Anyone here have a home gym in their garage.

Rogue, Rep Fitness, Bolt, Fringe Sports are some good ones. Also, I see ads a lot from a company called Bells of Steel.

Or you can go to Academy and get a lot of it.

There are a lot of us here that went that route. I bought Cap plates, dumbbells, and kettlebells. I bought the Rogue wall mount squat rack and my bench and plyo box from Rep. Just remember the rule of thumb...buy once, cry once.

Oh, and check out FB Marketplace and you might find someone selling a whole lot for a good price.

By the way, Fringe is selling bumper plates right now for 10% off. Fringe and Rep run sales every week.

If money is no object, Rogue. Titan fitness equipment is good IMO. I have their squat stands with a pull up bar, SSB, and a couple of bumpers. The stands are solid and they will fit all the rogue accessories.

ETA: Rep fitness bench is the top notch. You can’t go wrong with the Ohio power bar or Texas power bar.

This is a post (below) I did a while back in another thread. I’m in my gym 3-4 days per week. It is perfect for PPSA which I’m a devout follower. I’ve added some fans from Costco and a swamp cooler for summer workouts. In my part of the world it can be 95+ degrees at 5AM when I usually start.



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I strongly suggest checking out garage gym reviews YouTube channel. Coop does a fantastic job reviewing pretty much anything related to home gyms. Since COVID I’ve gone all in on the home gym and I couldn’t be happier. I’m a huge Rogue fan. It is a little pricey but not near sorinex and other high end companies. I think with Rogue you get what you pay for. Their quality and customer service are off the charts. My setup is below and again I’m super happy with it.

Rack: Rogue RM-6 Monster 2.0 (matador dip bar, landmine, crown pull up bar attachments). I also have the shrimp trawler off the side with an 80 lb heavy bag.

Bench: Rogue AB-3. I picked this one bc it has the incline/decline bench option and incline sit-ups as well.

Bars: Rogue Ohio power bar. Rogue EZ curl bar.

Plates (# of pairs): Rogue deep dish 45 (3), deep dish 25 (1), Olympic change plates 10 (3), 5 (2), 2.5 (1), Rogue HG bumpers 45 (2), 35 (1), 25 (1), 10 (1)

Dumbbells: Powerblocks pro series with extension to 90 lbs. Love my powerblocks. They are pretty much bullet proof. They take a little getting used to bc of the shape but I’m a big fan now.

Also have assorted bands and collars.

I really want to. Especially this time of year. I’m about a year or 2 away though.

Built it out during the start of the pandemic when I had to set up alerts for stock and Rogue seemed to be pretty much the only one that I could catch in stock so everything is Rogue.

That said I will probably stick with them for any of my needs in the future because almost everything they make is made in the USA. Quite a few of the things that were made elsewhere had their production moved to the US because of the supply chain issues and I try and support made in the USA.

Last I checked bumpers and dumbbells were still made in China but I that may have changed recently.

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I really want to.

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Honestly, it's the best money I've spent on myself in years. My "gym" is open whenever I need it to be and I can fo whatever I want without waiting or altering my workout.

Also gives me no excuse to not lift. I love it.

Most my stuff is Rogue but I have an assortment of shite

I have a mixture of Rogue, Rep Fitness, and Wright.

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also im just gonna put some heavy duty horse mats on my garage, its a lot cheaper and just as effective.

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This is what I did in my spare room. Haven't had a problem, but they STINK when you first get them. I recommend putting them outside and scrubbing them down with some detergent and a broom, then letting them dry in the sun for a few days. The smell eventually dissipates but it's rough at first.

I started with the academy black friday special with a crappy barbell and 250lbs of plates.

I picked up a titan rack (forgot the cost), and an Amazon flat bench for $35 that I still use. I have a set a garage sale db's.

Later, right around August '19 I upgraded to an Ohio Power Bar and some Rouge plates.

I pick up a cheap $120 hex bar on Amazon because I am never competing and they feel better for me.

I love it.