If you want a home gym and you can give up a garage bay (hey, it’s called priorities!), you can go all out. Here’s a quick list of what you need to build out your home gym in an empty garage bay. Let’s do it big!
Power Rack
PR-5000 6-post power rack
Rack Attachments
Cable Attachment
Ares™ attachment
Dumbbells
Hex Dumbbells (5-100lb set)
Bench
Barbells
Plates
Pinnacle™ plates
Storage
Dumbbell Rack (get two for the full dumbbell set)
Other Things to Consider Adding
- Spring Clips to hold the plates in place
- Floor Mats
- Jump rope for cardio
- Exercise bands for warming up, recovery/rehab, and adding resistance
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Aimee Heckel, CPT, is a health and fitness journalist with over 20 years of experience. She set an all-time world-record deadlift in her division across all powerlifting federations at Mr. Olympia. In addition, she earned a national deadlift record and 18 Colorado state records. Heckel also has nine world records in grip sport, a pro card in natural figure bodybuilding, four first-place bodybuilding titles, and was named IPE Ms. Colorado Figure.
This article was reviewed by Rosie Borchert, NASM-CPT, for accuracy.
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