r/homegym

Managed to find an expansion for my elite 90s. Takes them all the way to 130lbs. I've only ever seen these in my area one other time in the past 5 or 6 years. Never thought I'd get my hands on a pair!

before and after!

My home gym also doubles as my office/music room, so if I was going to put a giant adjustable bench in the middle of it, it at least needed to look like it belonged.

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I know how sketchy it looks compared to other huge and proper home gym, but I'm renting a tiny flat in city center and that's the best I can do lol

...and the treadmill and a climbing wall for my daughter, but she's ready for lifting!!

Used to be a badass living room with carpet and all, but it never got used. Now, integrated audio, custom wall features and a Maxum X3, y'know, for posterity. ☺️

Proud of this one!

Got a PMX FID bench on OfferUp from a local gym owner. It’s a beast and commercial quality, but it’s very high. I can barely get any foot drive on bench (my wife’s feet don’t touch on flat), and the seat is so wide that it’s very awkward doing flat and incline bench. Decline works well.

It also is at the limit of fitting under my barbell for incline bench.

Good thing I got it for a song…

Been doing a few DIY upgrades to make the home gym feel a bit more organised and less like equipment has just been squeezed into a spare room.

I used an IKEA Skådis pegboard to make an attachment storage wall for all the cable handles, bars, straps etc. Keeps everything off the floor and makes it easy to grab whatever I need during a session.

For the other wall I fitted wood-effect slat wall panels and added some LED light strips from Amazon between the slats. Pretty simple setup, but I think it makes a massive difference to the space, especially with the rack/cable machine in front of it.

Neither project cost a huge fortune and both were fairly straightforward DIY jobs.

Still tweaking the setup, but pretty happy with how it's coming together. Thought I'd share in case anyone else is looking for relatively cheap ways to tidy up / improve the look of their home gym.

Happy to share the bits I used or how I mounted everything if anyone's interested.

Clean little setup so far for a home gym. The room is 12x10ft, so making the most of this space, by choosing the Force USA C10 V2 over the C20. Hope I'm not too limited by the 2x2 5/8" ecosystem! Going for somewhat of a "Pilates Studio" look for the wife.

Flooring is Force USA's Versa Fit 1 meter gapless wood grain floor tiles in Arctic Birch, which was very easy to lay down, and is firm, but also comfortable to walk on barefoot. It's also easy to clean and very scratch-resistant.

The C10 V2 is very sturdy and doesn't rock much at all when doing pullups (I'm 195lbs). The build quality is very nice - quite impressed from Force USA.

Some cable accessories for far I've really enjoying are:
- Mutant Metals -5deg Lat Bar (green)
- Rogue V Grip (gunmetal)
- Porter Eclipse Grips (purple)

If you have any questions, please let me know!

With floor space at a premium in my shed gym, nearly everything gets wall mounted. I’ve got loads of Ironmaster pieces, and discovered that “tow hitch wall mounts” fit the 2” and 1.25” IM receivers perfectly.

Plus tons of configurations out there to fit your space.

Parking lot is already full at 8:15. Shopping starts at 9:00. Mostly PA plates, one NJ, one MD.

I started my home gym back in 2020 with the gym closures and haven’t regretted it one bit. I started with a an adjustable bench setup in the first picture comprised of an adjustable bench setup from Dick’s Sporting Goods and a few random and very marked up 45 plates and a few dumbbells.
Earlier this year I bought my first power rack from Titan and gave my old setup to my nephew. It’s saved a lot of space for me since I also use the other half of my garage to park my car.
- Titan T-2 power rack and bench
- Titan lat pulldown machine
- Rogue Olympic bar
- punching bag and stand from Dick’s
- 10-45lb bumper plates from a local business that closed near Portland (Kiloflex)
- DIY calf raise (step?)
- misc medicine bars and attachments

I also decided to post after having just installed the lights on the ceiling which are such a game changer. And the plug-in space heater and fans/A/C units which are essential this time of year.

It was a long process but I am very happy with the quality of the REP equipment.

My second home! Who knew having a garage gym would be so awesome…