Garage Gym
I've been on a fitness journey, and after spending the first half of last year from working out in my bedroom I turned half the garage into a gym.
This is what my previous workout setup looked like!
I've made some changes in my garage, and made one of the stalls into a gym area. You can see the current setup of it here:
The Gear (list)
Current
- Flybird FB3000 FID weight bench
- Bells of Steel - Multi-Purpose Olympic Barbell (in purple!)
- Bells of Steel Hydra Power Rack(in purple!) (photos to come)
- Squat Rack Magnetic Position Markers
- Bells of Steel Bumper Plate Weight Tree
- Deadlift jack
- Everyday Essentials bumper plates
- Rogue Change Plates
- Bells of Steel EZ Curl Bar
- Barbell Anchor
- Horse Stall Mats
- Lots and lots of dumbbells
The Gear (deep dive)
Here's a bit more of details on each piece of gear and my thoughts on it.
Racks
ProForm Olympic Rack
I started with the ProForm Olympic Rack and Bench XT. I picked this up from Dick's (no longer available there) and it was a great starter rack and bench set. I replaced the bench a little bit ago for a couple reasons - one, I didn't like the incline method (it felt slightly unstable) and also the leg curl/extension attachment was not detachable, which kept getting in my way.
The safeties on this rack are not ideal either; they don't extend very far, but they are better than nothing.
Bells of Steel Hydra Power Rack
I’ve upgraded from the old rack to a proper Power Rack from Bells of Steel. I went with the flat foot option (as I don't want to put holes in my floor to mount it). And I got it in purple!
I chose the flip-down safeties as opposed to the straps that are shown in the picture.
Weights
I previously was using a basic barbell and metal Olympic plates for my barbell workouts. I got this set at Dick’s and it’s…fine.
I have since upgraded to bumper plates and a new bar though (links above)
I also have an EZ-bar that I got from Amazon; I also added this cool purple one from BoS !