r/HomeGymUK

Looking for some advice/sanity check from anyone who has gone down a similar route or owns this kit.

I’ve currently got a heavily cardio-biased setup in my garage, a road bike on a turbo trainer for Zwift and a rowing machine. It’s been great for endurance, but I need to address the glaring strength imbalance and actually get back to heavy compound movements (squatting, bench pressing, overhead work, etc.).

I’m currently eyeing up a basket on Mirafit totaling around £2,100:

- 18 x Sets of Mirafit 20mm Rubber Gym Floor Mats (£34.95 / set of 2), planning to floor out the garage space properly.

- 1 x Mirafit Home Gym Rack Package (Orange) (£1,099.95), includes the power rack, adjustable bench, barbell, bumper plates, and integrated cable pulley setup.

- 1 x Mirafit 6 Pair Hex Dumbbells + Storage Tree Kit (£299.95), for accessories, isolation work, and quick workouts.

Questions

Is buying a pre-bundled package like this a "cheap shortcut"? Or is it actually a solid, sensible way to get everything sorted in one shipment without spending weeks hunting down individual parts?

Floor Mats Check: 20mm rubber mats, are these thick enough for dropping deadlifts on standard garage concrete, or should I be pairing them with horse stall mats/a plywood platform?

Mirafit Rack & Cable Setup: For those who have this specific rack package, how’s the pulley system and bench held up over time? Any regrets or things you wish you’d upgraded out of the gate?

Endorsements/Alternatives: If you started with a similar setup to complement a cardio-heavy background, would you endorse this exact kit, or suggest swapping out specific pieces?

Appreciate any thoughts, feedback, or harsh truths before I hit the checkout button! Cheers!

Hi everyone,

Looking for some advice on building a long-term home gym setup in the space shown.

I am 6ft and around average/slightly above-average strength at the moment, but I want something I am unlikely to outgrow. Ideally, I would like the main rack/setup to have a roughly 300–500kg overall load capacity and be something I can keep for years rather than upgrading again later.

My preference is to have one main multi-purpose unit, or at most the main unit plus a bench, rather than filling the area with lots of separate machines.

Ideally I am looking for:

A proper power rack for squats, bench press, etc.

Dual adjustable cables/pulleys that can be moved high/low and used for most cable exercises

Pull-up capability

Enough room/capacity for reasonably heavy barbell work

An adjustable flat/incline/decline bench

Some way of securing my legs for decline sit-ups. I know I can do cable crunches, but I enjoy normal weighted/decline sit-ups as well.

Ideally options for things like rows, pulldowns, triceps work, lateral raises, curls, core work, etc.

Something sturdy enough that I can realistically train my entire body from this one area

The setup will be going outside on tiled flooring underneath a covered canopy, as shown in the second photo. I will put proper rubber flooring underneath it and take additional measures against moisture/rust.

The first image is AI-generated — it is NOT the actual equipment I own or a specific product I am looking at. I only made it to give a visual example of roughly the type of all-in-one setup I have in mind: rack + adjustable cables + bench + attachments in one relatively compact footprint.

Budget is somewhat flexible because I would rather buy once and buy properly than save money now and replace everything later.

Any recommendations for specific racks, brands or setups available in the UK would be appreciated. Also interested in hearing whether there is anything I should change about this idea before buying.