r/homegym

I didn't use my homegym for various reasons the last couple of months - today I noticed that all my bands that I kept hanging broke down right at the spot they were hanging from. I inspected the entire length of the bands and those were the only places they broke down. The rest of the length was perfectly usable (I had a workout with them and inspected them thorougly also stretched). Bands I stored lying were also perfectly fine.

I knew that keeping them tensioned makes them break down but I didn't know that this happens even just from their own weight when hanging on a hook.

Recommendation: Use daily so the hanging spot changes regularly and do not store hanging for a longer period of time.

Pretty crazy though. O.O

Pain in the ass to build but worth it. Now gotta finish the bar and entertainment area.

my $1200 home gym, 7,3 m^2 of space. Still needs a little work ( new bar much needed lol ) and definitely some storage, I will probably expand it in the future. Any tips and ideas what usefull i can fit here are welcome!

Absolutely running out of room in my garage, but I keep adding. It’s like a compulsive addiction! Awesome working out at home and it has been a great investment!! Just added the incline bench machine.

Its a steel peg board off amazon with power tool hooks. Its in the studs but thats probably overkill.

Wall color is Sangria from Benjamin Moore - definitely more berry red than it looks in the image

Looking for weights I just happened to come across this ad. $225 for 6/45lb weights. Of course I had to have them. They look brand new tbh. Doesn't even look used. Happy camper. Deadlifts here we go! Four of them will be going upstairs to my Fitness Gear rack. (Just my staging area to clean it up)

I have a relatively small 10x11 room that already has a large sauna, aquarium, and treadmill so when it came time to add a rack, logistics were a challenge. This room also has an access door from the house and also two large French doors to the back yard. We also use this room for other stuff so installing a rack in here that would block doorways or make the room otherwise unusable wasn’t an option.

Came up with a concept to install the Titan X3 folding rack around the doorway and fold the uprights the out rather than in. All of the pictures and videos I have seen only show them folding in so I wasn’t sure it would work but it looked like they pivoted 180 degrees so I wanted to post this to show people with similar situations and uncertainty about what is possible with this unit.

The doorway also meant I had to create two sets of disconnected stringers and as you can see, the stringer to the left is only grabbing 1-2 studs. Plenty of studs on the right but still wasn’t sure if the stability would be enough. The pull-up bar attachment is what brings everything together and I have to say, I am extremely happy with this unit and shocked at the stability. It is a very sturdy rack and if installed correctly, even in a unique way like this is, you can beat it for the money.

Highly recommend as long as you know how to install stringers and lag bolts properly.

Better lighting is coming next week, haven’t decided on plate storage, and I’m waiting for a decent Olympic barbell on marketplace. But I’ve been training at home for the last week and it’s been an excellent change of pace!