How To Build A Home Gym In A Small Space

Starting Strength Coach Grant Broggi visits his client's micro home gym in North Carolina and explains how he build a complete barbell gym in a small space.

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[sherrischwartz]

❤️ I live in Alabama, and during the pandemic my husband decided to set up a rack and a bench on our teeny tiny patio so that he could lift when he couldn't go to the gym. He would go out there and lift when it was 30° and he would go out there and lift and it was 100°.

[umyrongains]

After working with a home gym for 3 years, I can't imagine having to use a public gym again. I think everyone should try to create their own fitness center in their living space; what ever is in their means

[kincheung]

I live in a small asian city apartment and I built a home gym in a 7x7ft room. I cannot put a standard length barbell so i bought the rogue stump bar which is a shorty version Ohio power bar. It has a shorter sleeve. And i use the calibrated thin plate for shorter sleeve so it allows me to load up to 600 pounds which is more than enough for me.

[joecowan]

This is a great set-up to have even if you want to still go to a public gym a few days a week. Holidays and when you are short on time.

[LibertyGarden]

I have a rack very similar like the one used in the SS gyms (one solid welded piece), a bar, a tree with 500 pounds of weights, and an air bike plus my home office in a 10' X 10' area. When I work out, I just take the office chair and bike out to the hallway. Where there is a will, there is a way.

[adamgates]

I love in a small one bedroom apartment. I got a bench, two pairs of dumbbell bars, an ez bar, weights, dip bar, pull up bar and that's about all I need at the moment.

[jameskirkbride]

My home Gym is only 8' wide... I have a rack and make it work using a 6' internal bar... You can make any space work

[PLSdanger]

people really complain about a little rust!? it’s a hunk of iron; it’s only purpose is to weigh what it’s supposed to weigh, be round, and fit on a barbell!

[stevehauser]

My home gym is 9 feet wide and 7 feet deep. A little constrained on the ends, and loading 45's on the bar for squats isn't optimum, but it's all mine, and the monthly dues of $0 are wonderful. My micro plates hang on screws. I built a couple of wood plate racks for the 10's, 5's and 2 1/2's, and all of the heavier plates bear on the floor, leaning into the wall. The sled is in the garage, and I push and pull it on the driveway.

[Mrwatson]

The tongue in cheek humor against that one company that makes the R3 rack always cracks me up 😂

Both you and massenomics have sold me on strength co as a company heavy. Wish you great success.

[_ER]

New subber! Currently building a home/garage gym. Good stuff on your channel. Gonna learn so much here…thanks!

[carps_gym]

That bench is the Rep AB4100 solid bench

[SamWesting]

If you live in an area with no tremors & seismic activity, I guess this setup is fine. But living in Bakersfield, the thought of working out right next to shelves & walls packed with tools would be spooky.

[NicholasFarrell]

Shout out to Costa Mesa. I went to Estancia

[Chollanger-pvjp]

Not a wet rag for rust. An oily rag.
If badly rusted, a little phosphoric acid, typically sold as descaler.

[Stephanopoulosdion]

07:39 Basement Brandon would be so proud.

[elcid]

I have a 8ft ceiling will in my garage, will that rack fit?

[christophc]

Nice setup and really nice video to show what's possible in a small space! Personally I'd just prefer not to have this loose plate storage above head height. So I'd rather place the peg and the change plates elsewhere on the rack.

[thanosmits]

This is too cool! Can I ask a question regarding Starting Strength?

Specifically:
I play basketball, and I want to start weight training, and the simplicity of Starting Strength really appeals too me. However, I don't like the fact that it demands squats 3x a week. Part of it is because I already have naturally large legs, but mostly it is because I feel like I won't be able to play my best in practice. If I do squats 2 times a week and on the 3rd day do some unilateral leg exercises, would that be a problem?

[Chollanger-pvjp]

Just don't drill into a pipe. Use a stress
Stud finder