I Built a Budget Home Gym In A Backyard Shed

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I bought a garden shed and decided to build a budget home gym inside. You can too. The most important criteria in nearly every potential home gym build is the cost. "How can I build a home gym on a budget?! It seems impossible."

Although it's hard to do so on $500, it can be done.

The other issue is the difficulty in finding a space to build a gym. Some people live in small homes with no basements and the inability to put a gym in their garage.

So, I want to show you how I built a budget home gym in a garden shed.

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[mattmiedema]

Coop, you and I have much different ideas of what “budget” means man😂

[snobum]

800$ dumbbells are not “budget” 😂 the only budget item on here is the kettle grip..

[gilheron]

This is definitely on my "to do" list now. For the flooring, I recommend going to Tractor Supply and getting horse stall mats. They're heavier to lug around but can't be beat for gym flooring. I have them in my garage setup. Great content 👌

[BusinessAndFitness]

You’re going to get so shedded in that thing ...

I’ll see myself out.

[REPfitness]

This is pretty solid! But I would recommend a few swaps for people searching for a good budget setup...
1) The standard spin lock dumbbells for about $100 for 100lb per dumbbell... not as fancy, but gives you more weight for far less cost. Swapping plates doesn't take THAT long and it saves you $500+ on that alone.
2) The other change would definitely be our PR-1100 Power Rack... relatively compact, safeties for safer lifting at home/alone, plastic lined j-cups, a better pull up bar, and is around $249 vs what was shown in this vid is $449. It is a lifelong rack of for those lifting 400lb+? No, but it does the job for 90%+ of people and has attachments for those looking to upgrade down the road to do cable curls, lat pull down, tricep rope work, low rows, landmine, etc.
3) Next would be our FB-3000 or FB-4000 over that amazon bench... for a bit more money, you get an 11 gauge bench with a 1, 000lb weight rating. The amazon basic bench lists "maximum of 385 lbs". This actually adds about $50, but if you weigh 200lbs and benching over 175lbs... you're not concerned about a weight rating.
4) Finally, get a nice colored covered battle rope swap for $100 vs $300.
Big improvements, and an overall cost savings approx $850. Easily could save $1, 000+ if you're working on a budget with a few other modifications.

[BasementBrandon]

How soon after this video did your wife make you put all your yard tools back in here?

[noahblevins]

His definition of budget and mine are very, very different.

[Hogrider]

Adding some insulation and a vapor barrier would be a nice addition to help protect against rust and corrosion. That's gonna be a huge factor in the winter especially if you heat the room and cause condensation.

[joen]

Would like to know more about the construction of the shed and what reinforcement if any, that you made for the floor.

[KC]

Points off for not calling the shed the Chicken Coop

[novyx]

In his defense the U.S.A. has a defense "budget" as well.

[JoeSmith-hdkk]

I wish you spoke more about the flooring of the shed and how supportive the foundation/joists are. I have had to move my gym indoors and this means relying on the stability of the joisted floors

[djdasko]

When I bought my last house, it came with a 9'x11' TuffShed. I put down another layer of 3/4" tongue and groove flakeboard, wired and insulated things. Then, set up my Rogue R-3 and covered the floor with stall mats. Iron pipe on the wall for plate storage, Rogue barbell hangers, bands, and IronMaster dumbbells, one flat bench, and a Rogue AB-3. Things were a little tight, not much room to get the plates on the barbell, but I used that gym for like six years, and I miss it.

[MeepMeep]

LOL everytime he puts that buzzer in whenever he says the wrong dimensions just makes me chuckle hah

[TheMart]

“I built an expensive gym in my massive shed.”

[HickLif]

Couple ideas- If you wanted to do olympic lifting inside you could add at least one more layer of plywood on top of the floor going the opposite direction of the stuff that is already there. Also when it is placed make sure you have probably double the supports underneath than what is recommended. both of those will help distribute the load more. Better yet, don't go prefab, they cut a lot of corners typically and if you build it yourself it will be cheaper and better constructed (assuming you do it properly). Use 2x8s, 2x10s, or even 2x12s for the joists and consider doubling them for even more strength and again ¾" plywood doubled, or even better 1" tongue and groove doubled with opposing directions. DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF PARTICLE BOARD FOR THE FLOOR.

Also- just buy a good plate carrier and real quality armor plates (not steel), that way you can train with it, load it out with what you would carry on it, and you could actually use it if need be. If you want more weight get the rogue cast plates and swap them out.

[mumbles]

You can build your own shed for pretty cheap if you are relatively handy. You can even just build part of it and pay a company to finish it if you have trouble with the top portion and the roof.

[SorrowfulXHawk]

Just be careful with moisture/condensation build up and rust. I built a shed gym last winter and after a while i noticed my barbell rusting much faster than normal, and plates/dumbbell handles being slick wet with my breath/sweat condensing on the cold surfaces. Summer wasn't as bad but keeping up with the cleaning is something i didn't do :/

[yuri.tkachenko]

Can you make a more affordable budget gym for someone in high school. Maybe like a 500-1000$ budget

[dalesmith]

Your videos are done way better. I’m a fan from way back and I like the evolution of your actual production. Great job 👏🏻 keep up the good work.