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Garage Gym Reviews collaborated with Jacob Penner, USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach, NCSA Certified personal trainer, and CrossFit Level 1 Trainer to give expert advice on this topic.Hey everyone! Coop here from Garage Gym Reviews. With the home gym community growing, so many people want to get started but have limited equipment and a great place to start is with free weights as they are an extremely useful tool for achieving a wide variety of different workout goals.So, I sat down with my friend and USA Weightlifting certified coach, Jacob Penner, to deep dive on how to use free weights for total body movement.In this guide, we detail the movement patterns to structure your workouts around, which weights to buy, and because we’re two cool guys, we even included two free weight only workouts to get you started. Let’s dive right in.

Garage Gym Reviews collaborated with Jacob Penner, USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach, NSCA-Certified personal trainer, and CrossFit Level 1 Trainer to give expert advice on this topic.

Nearly every home gym in the world features dumbbells. The issue for most is that they take up a lot of space and they’re expensive. In this guide, we’re going to solve one of those problems by showing you how to make DIY Concrete Dumbbells for less than $20. With the proper creativity, you could get these above 150 LB or as low as 5 LB and do it cheaply.

One type of equipment that’s often lacking in home gyms are machines. Following our guide, you can build a rack-attachable DIY Leg Press capable of holding 600+ LBs for less than $60 and an hour of your time. Setup is easy, but the gains are hard. Get to work.

In this DIY Guide, we show you how to build a Homemade Strongman Log Bar for less than $75 for your home gym. Rather than spending $100's of dollars on a piece of equipment that likely won't see a ton of use, we suggest building one for much less.

Building a DIY Weight Plate Tree is one of the easiest and most effective ways of storing plates in a home gym. This Do-It-Yourself Guide is designed to help you build a weight storage tree for less than $20 and an hours worth of work. Building a home gym doesn't mean you have to drop thousands of dollars and this is a perfect example of how you can build the garage gym of your dreams on the cheap.

The Belt Squat Machine is one of the most coveted pieces of gym equipment available today. Although there are many options, including those made by Westside Barbell, Pit Shark, Matt Wenning, and others, they're all pretty pricey. This DIY Belt Squat Machine requires no special skills and costs well under any other available options.

A Slam Ball is an incredibly versatile piece of equipment for any garage gym. However, it's also often pretty expensive. Thankfully, we found a way to make a DIY Slam Ball that can weigh all the way up to 100 pounds.

A weightlifting platform is a must for any garage gym. It protects your equipment and, more importantly, your home. Here's how you can build a DIY weightlifting platform that can also have a squat rack attached.

Crossover Symmetry is a program designed to strengthen the shoulder girdle leading to fewer injuries and an increase in lifts. This is how you can make your own DIY version.

The climbing pegboard has become popular ever since introduced by Dave Castro at the CrossFit Games. Although they aren't too expensive to buy, they're even cheaper to make. Here's how to make your own DIY Climbing Pegboard.

Stall Bars are an incredibly versatile and useful piece of equipment. Unfortunately, when bought commercially, they're quite expensive. Thankfully, you can make your own DIY Stall Bars using our guide.

Having a home gym is one of the best parts of adulthood. But, something that can be even more fun is being able to workout outside. In steps the DIY Outdoor Weightlifting Platform and Rack. Enjoy this weekend project.

Rock Climbing is a fun activity that's also extremely taxing physically, making it perfect for a Garage Gym. In this tutorial, we show you how to make your own DIY Rock Climbing Wall for less than $100.

The Squat Rack is the centerpiece for just about every home gym in the world. However, some people don't have the money or desire to buy a pre-made option. This is where the DIY Squat Rack comes in...

Training in a home gym is awesome, but being able to work out in the fresh air is one of the best feelings there is. One of our readers built and detailed how he built one of the most epic outdoor gyms we've seen.

The Reverse Hyper is one of the most coveted pieces of equipment in any gym. In this Do-It-Yourself Tutorial, we'll show you how to make your own DIY Reverse Hyper Machine for less than $100.