I am a new father doing some cuts so gym membership had to go unforchanitly.

My question to you nashion is do you have any sugestions on where to start building my home gym?

What to get? Where a good place to get?

I curently have a 20lbs (squat/bench) bar, 2 14lbs plats, 2 dumbbell bars

Thank you

Joe

Hey hey @Joe185!

A bar and plates is obviously a good start. For a home gym, IMO, you can't go past a pull-up bar unless you have other places to do pull-ups.

If you have the basics...like a bench or two, a barbell and dumbbells (even if they're only light weight), a pull-up bar and a squat rack, that gives you a pretty solid base to do a whole bunch of exercises. That being said, there are still tons you can do without them.

Cost might hinder your ability to get something like a squat rack...if you can't get one, there are other methods of training your legs other than squats.

How big an area do you have to set up your home gym?

Jordan

I have ruffly a 30x30 foot room in my basement

just put up a pull-up bar getting a bench from my father this weekend

I don't have a suat rack. I looked at getting one but I'm thinking I'd rather put the lil spending money I have to getting more than 28lbs worth of plates. I might attempt to build one. Or stick with the alturnitive of squatting what I can clean and press.

thank you

Joe

Sounds like you have a pretty good set-up in mind.

No squat rack is no big deal, like you say, there are alternatives and you might be better with more weights.

Hope your home gym comes out great! #HTH

Jordan

A squat rack and some TRX bands would make a great combination! What is your budget, and what are your specific goals?