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The Good Morning Exercise: Your Key to a Strong, Stable Core
Rise and grind, people! We’re covering how and why to do the good morning exercise, so you can make your good morning even better!
Rise and grind, people! We’re covering how and why to do the good morning exercise, so you can make your good morning even better!
If you’re getting noise complaints from the neighbors or roommates about your garage gym, here’s some solutions on how to soundproof a home gym.
Updated: May 26, 2023 By: Caine Wilkes, OLY, USAW-L1
We talked to experts to get the scoop on the best methods of insulation for your home gym. Read on to find out how to insulate a garage properly.
Updated: May 1, 2023 By: Caine Wilkes, OLY, USAW-L1
Not sure how to clean a barbell? This guide will help you knock the rust off.
Updated: February 23, 2023 By: Ben Conroy
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.
Updated: July 22, 2022 By: Cooper Mitchell
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.
Updated: July 22, 2022 By: Cooper Mitchell
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.
Updated: July 22, 2022 By: Cooper Mitchell
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.
Updated: July 22, 2022 By: Cooper Mitchell
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.
Updated: July 22, 2022 By: Cooper Mitchell
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.
Updated: August 1, 2022 By: Cooper Mitchell
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.
Updated: July 22, 2022 By: Cooper Mitchell
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.
Updated: August 1, 2022 By: Cooper Mitchell
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.
Updated: January 6, 2023 By: Cooper Mitchell