+Sean Scarmack IMO $200 is better spent on many other things in a home gym than a blue paint job, regardless of how rich you feel you are (and I didn't get a "money-is-no-object" vibe from this video). Black is the "free" color, by the way. Nothing wrong with black. Spend the $200 on jump boxes, more plates, dumbbells, sound, etc.
cheezwhizvids I mean, I'd rather have black personally haha. But in the grand scheme of things, he spent over 5k....$200 is nothing...But I honestly couldn't couldn't agree more though, I'd rather have black and put in some speakers ;)
+Sean Scarmack Even if I won $5K to spend on a home gym, I wouldn't dedicate $200 of it to rack paint. I might finish the room's walls if I wanted it to look nicer. Drywall is $10/sheet, just sayin'... Anyway more power to Brandon for doing it his way with his hard-earned money. To me, $200 is five months' gym membership. Easy choice.
Not a bad investment. The home gym would pay itself off in roughly 4.5 years considering the cost of my current gym's monthly dues. Of course, this isn't taking into account the convenience factor of having a gym in the basement.
I'm gonna slowly start building my own home gym. Dealing with shitty people at the gym has been a huge motivation killer for me. No excuses if it's in my basement. Good video man.
People can't stand when someone has nicer things than they do so they feel a need to pick it apart. It's his money and he can spend it on whatever the hell he wants. Dumb ass comments. Nice gym man, enjoy!
+joeysixtysix The reason is because they have already reached their humiliating potential as an adult and they are still poor. They can't accept the truth and don't want to change it either.
Some of these comments are making me go crazy hahah. I 100% agree with your decisions. It's such a big difference in quality, longevity and consumption of time to do these things yourself. Anyways, I hope to see some gnarly PRs on your new equipment! Looks pearled!
Hobbies are super expensive. Suggestions: deadlift blocks, safety squat bar, chalk bowl, mirrors, lat pulldown/row/cable machine for accessories, powerblock dumbells and of course a punching bag to vent when your lift won't go up. You might want to consider adding hooks to the platform somehow for deadlifts with bands - if that makes sense.
I got several hundred pounds of steel plates by buying olympic weight sets on sale from Dick's. The bars from those sets are shit so I bought a quality bar from rogue. Then, I made a deadlift platform and had a simple and sturdy rack custom fabricated for pretty cheap. 800 lbs of steel, a rack, a bench, a good bar, and a couple of odds and ends ran me a little over $1100 or so. It's not overly pretty but it does the job.
This is my dream home gym for when I save up the money and get my first home. Except it would be in the garage so I could open up the doors and train in the fresh air.
All I have in my homegym is a power rack, a barbell, a bunch of plates (I collected over time). The power rack has a dip bar and a pull up bar. I also have an adjustable angle bench. I have all of this for under 1 grand. I bought the power rack from a friend who was moving and never used the rogue power rack he bought. I got my plates from various sources. The first ones were from him. Then I bought some bumper plates from a gym that was closing because I like to Oly lift (trained under an oly lifting coach for 2 years, so I know the correct form and such). The bench was the only thing I bought new.
+Rachelle Watson you're absolutely right. I spent something close to what he did and factoring in monthly membership fee, gas to and from gym, and driving time saved..it'll have paid for itself in 2 years. Plus you cant put a price on waking up, walking downstairs and jumping right into a workout and doing whatever you want when you want, without waiting.
Got to factor in the fact he doesn't have to drive to the gym. Probably only costs 10-20 minutes of your time and a couple bucks in gas but 4x a week, 52 weeks a year that adds up. Also after 200 months he still has all the equipment in perfect working order. It will still be worth a couple thousand bucks even in twenty years time because this stuff all lasts. So big initial investment but pays for itself over and over in the long run
definitely not a budget gym. 300 dollar york olympic bar and 160 dollars for 300 pounds of rogue bumper plates is the simplest and cheapest way to start out. I've dropped bumper plates on concrete for over 2 years. Works fine and the needle bearings still work just fine on the bar.
+Matthew Barnard You can do a legitimate Rogue everything gym for less than $2K, and that's not the light Echo series. This is the Monster Lite line.-RML-390F Rack -Extra Plate Storage-Ohio Power Bar-425 lbs of plates-Matador Dip station-Landmine attachment-Total - $1825Buy yourself a decent bench on amazon and you are sub $2k.
Awesome!!! That overall cost of $5900 ain't that bad, I think you did pretty damn good with your selections. Your pretty much set for a while, now all you have to do is add a little piece here and there. Good job brother!!
+E Hustle Entertainment Suicide is the ultimate goal of his philosophy. Becoming completely fulfilled with ones life to the point of not wanting to live anymore is the idea.
+Matty Dyer that can hold a thousands pounds? Yeah sure bud. He's obviously splurged a lot on his gym. in my opinion too much. But a solid adjustable bench will cost quite a bit.
I dont know what it is but sometimes you wanna just hit a workout in your own personal gym as supposed to the huge commercial gyms... im loving the setup man
What is next on this list? GHD? Dumbbells? ...pec deck? Also, can you fit 6 bumpers on the bar or are you gonna have to pick up some iron plates? I used to lift at a gym with those plates and I feel like you couldn't get more than 5 plates on plus collars.
Good stuff. Of course not everyone will agree on what is necessary vs. excessive but it's one man's home gym and I could definitely work out there. Everyone who has a passion for something will pay or go too far for it from someone else's POV.
+Brandon Campbell I moved to a suburban environment where people buy this kind of stuff everyday. Yes, I am bitter. I could cut the tops of those off in 10 minutes with a $80 tool that's no harder to use than a can opener. Painting is way more reasonable since it'll take way more work, but we're still talking a couple hours tops excluding drying.
I build my own for around 300$: pipings for squat + bench+dips rack,welding rods and andgle grinder discs: 20$. Weights - bought broken multi-gym machine and got major under price 150kg weights in 5kg each for about 150$ and the rest I spent on dumbell bars (not a great combination with 5kg weights) smaller weight plates (0.5 kg to 3kg pairs) and actual bench with situp grips. Oh and I forgot about 70$ on barbell.
I have been watching your videos.. i just moved to a new house that has a 3 car garage and by mid summer i should have everything ready on building the Garage gym.. Good job and the videos and thanks for posting..
great set up. Who cut the Rogue rack for you? Can you order it cut? Also, I am guessing that means you can do standing presses as you would crush the plates into the ceiling. I'm in the same situation there. Thanks
Never did I think about a home gym! then again I still live in an appt, but in a few years from now I'll be looking for houses and a basement or a big room for the gym will be a most.
Did you end up putting a resin over the center piece of pine wood? I want to put a decal on my platform but I don't know if I should use epoxy or polyurethane to cover vinyl decal.
I put a few coats of polyrethane spray on all the wood, but then applied the decal on top of it. The one I bought I paid a bit extra for "high traffic" stickers. I guess they're supposed to be able to take more of a beating.
i got some used equipment from craigslist; a power rack, bench, lat machine, 350lbs of weight, a weight tree, two straight bars, curl bar and some other accessories for about $500. definitely not as nice as yours, but it does the trick.
In an earlier video I thought you ordered the rack from Sorinex and were having some customer service issues. Did you end up canceling the order? Just curious I was thinking about ordering some equipment from Sorinex myself.
hey man, I'm going to level with you. Do you think I can have one of those lock jaw clamps? I have cheap ones and the plates slipped off my dumbbell and missed hitting my head by a few inches
Any plans on getting an adjustable dumbbell set for the home gym? I've owned the Ironmaster Quick-lock dumbbells for about 5 years now and they're just as solid as they day I bought them. They can be adjusted from 5-120lbs in 2.5lb increments, which I find handy.
+adavis89 Debating if I want to go adjustable or just buy a few pairs. If I find one that's cost effective and also gives me good return on the value maybe I'll pull the trigger.
built my own home gym as well. Cost me a little over a grand. Most costly part was the rogue monsterLite rack. The power bar and bench are new but bought them from play it again sports(gym equipment store) at a reduced cost. Traded equipment off craigslist mostly. most people on craigslist want to get rid of all their unused equipment at once. from there I would keep what i like and thats where I would take in the stuff I didnt want to play it again sports for trade. Hope this helps anyone considering a home gym as well but have a smaller budget.
Do you think you will put some sound equipment in there? I've always wanted a home gym like this where I could also blare the hell out of some music that I like.
Sweet home gym Brandon. Just a quick question, if you were paying 40-50bucks a month for gym membership, and they had this equipment, would you feel satisfied? Would you consider the equipment (aside from bars obviously + plates) to fall under "commercial" or just "high quality home use application?"
this was the reason I sold my home gym for a public gym... cause one day I'm gonna upgrade to something that looks like your gym and Mike Garrazo's gym...
Nice gym man! Do you feel you can get complete workout with that? even a bodybuilding style workout? what secondary movements are good hamstring lifts you can do with a rack/dumbells? thanks
stiff leg deads is about all I've come up with for the hammies aside form squats/deads. if you're bored I put a squat PR on my channel. would appreciate constructive criticism! Thanks man
Not cheap, but really not that bad considering the quality. I really like the power rack. At some point I want to upgrade mine, so I might refer back to this video. Thanks Brandon.
Really enjoyed the quality of this video man. Gym looking real clean, can't lie. I'm jelly..... Why straps over pins? Easier on the bar? Are you 100% done with your regular gym? Can the Beyonce give a good spot when you wanna bench heavy? Rumour has it that you'll be on the Powercast soon-ish?
Technical question: why the safety bar straps instead of steel safety pins? What is the advantage or difference on use? Thanks, I use the rack for heavy shrugs, squats and bench press limited movement work, and presses.
rogue r3 rack plus all the cool attachments and I got a bunch of used 550lbs Ivanko plates. 2000 for rack w acc. ohio bar deadlift platform..... went w Olympic bar dumbbell for rows... a few random sets 45 35 25 dumbells... homemade plyo box/squat box..total cost with shipping 2650
a year gym membership can cost upwards of 350$. That's the cheapest membership in my area. i've been to 3 or 4 gyms in my area and some memberships cost over 1000$ for a year membership. If your planning on lifting weights for a long time I think a home gym is a great investment. You might end up spending a few grand but its worth it if you and your buddy's can make good use out of it for many years.
Man i lost my original blue tank top... this roughly the same equipment that I have at home. I do need to get a better bench tho. cant wait to see how you utilize this!
+gavin fitzsimons It does not. Maybe if you're using lighter loads and don't care about longevity it would be fine. But there's a reason steel is used for commercial equipment.
My Rack fit505 (700lbs max) with xm 300lb weights and a bar(600 lb max) delivered across country 730 bucks, not bad for a beginner (55 a month gym pass)
you ever think about storing the 45s a little higher, bro? like maybe on the middle rack, so it's easier to grab and the lighter weights can go on the bottom or nah? am i overthinking this? stay big, bro.
Lost me at spending $200 for the rack to be blue.
+cheezwhizvids Yep.
+cheezwhizvids What's $200 when you're already spending 2k...If 200 is crazy to you, then you shouldn't be looking at a 2k rack, just saying.
+Sean Scarmack IMO $200 is better spent on many other things in a home gym than a blue paint job, regardless of how rich you feel you are (and I didn't get a "money-is-no-object" vibe from this video). Black is the "free" color, by the way. Nothing wrong with black. Spend the $200 on jump boxes, more plates, dumbbells, sound, etc.
cheezwhizvids I mean, I'd rather have black personally haha. But in the grand scheme of things, he spent over 5k....$200 is nothing...But I honestly couldn't couldn't agree more though, I'd rather have black and put in some speakers ;)
+Sean Scarmack Even if I won $5K to spend on a home gym, I wouldn't dedicate $200 of it to rack paint. I might finish the room's walls if I wanted it to look nicer. Drywall is $10/sheet, just sayin'... Anyway more power to Brandon for doing it his way with his hard-earned money. To me, $200 is five months' gym membership. Easy choice.
You have better equipment in your basement than my gym has lol.
+Colin D. lol
True story, so depressing.
Not a bad investment. The home gym would pay itself off in roughly 4.5 years considering the cost of my current gym's monthly dues. Of course, this isn't taking into account the convenience factor of having a gym in the basement.
+James Chang Yeah will take awhile to break even for monthly fees, but it makes up for that in convenience IMO
plus you dont have to own any workout clothes
I'm gonna slowly start building my own home gym. Dealing with shitty people at the gym has been a huge motivation killer for me. No excuses if it's in my basement. Good video man.
+krazylacrosse19 Good luck dude!
People can't stand when someone has nicer things than they do so they feel a need to pick it apart. It's his money and he can spend it on whatever the hell he wants. Dumb ass comments. Nice gym man, enjoy!
+joeysixtysix Hah thanks dude!
+joeysixtysix The reason is because they have already reached their humiliating potential as an adult and they are still poor. They can't accept the truth and don't want to change it either.
"People can't stand when someone has nicer things than they do so they feel a need to pick it apart."
Fucking Liberals!
joeysixtysix yessss
Such a nice set-up dude, you gonna paint the walls or stick with the old school/hardcore look?
+MattDoesFitness I think we'll finish the basement at some point so drywall and then likely paint.
Nice. Could get an awesome mural up there or something...
Nice set up, spent about 400 on my gym, squating rack, bench, 45 pound bar with 300 pound set of weights. All from fitness gear.
Nice!
Some of these comments are making me go crazy hahah. I 100% agree with your decisions. It's such a big difference in quality, longevity and consumption of time to do these things yourself.
Anyways, I hope to see some gnarly PRs on your new equipment! Looks pearled!
+blrsycth Seems it's always easier to comment on money/decisions when you're not the one making them lol.
150k subs = home gym giveaway?
150k = home gym meat up.. ;>
+Michaelsp9 haha riiiight
Im going to sell my sister's horse so I can buy that rack.
What good is a horse if you can't squat in it?
you could mount it on your back though...
be sure to tell Maxx how nice it is to be able to lift and film whenever you want.
Maxx is the skinniest guy at the gym, so yeah he should do this out of embarrassment
+tallcip65 I miss the lil guy
Has anyone ever told you that you look like Matt Halpern (the drummer for Periphery)?
God bless that man.
The new intro is sick!
+lebronwoody Glad you like it!
+Brandon Campbell same song as pump chasers. No?
+canada_eh Seems to be the case.
true
Thank you for being so open about the price of your gym. I want something like this one day!
+Bryan Peterson Fitness Lots of people were asking
$6000 gym, but could not spare $60 for a bucket of paint?
+Billy Hornet No need for a bucket of paint :)
+Billy Hornet It's powder coated billy not painted
+Matty Light Thinking he's talking about the bare walls
+mythiikmoto lol oh yeah may be
Hobbies are super expensive.
Suggestions: deadlift blocks, safety squat bar, chalk bowl, mirrors, lat pulldown/row/cable machine for accessories, powerblock dumbells and of course a punching bag to vent when your lift won't go up.
You might want to consider adding hooks to the platform somehow for deadlifts with bands - if that makes sense.
+Solid Air the platform has pegs to do banded deadlifts if need be!
I got several hundred pounds of steel plates by buying olympic weight sets on sale from Dick's. The bars from those sets are shit so I bought a quality bar from rogue. Then, I made a deadlift platform and had a simple and sturdy rack custom fabricated for pretty cheap. 800 lbs of steel, a rack, a bench, a good bar, and a couple of odds and ends ran me a little over $1100 or so. It's not overly pretty but it does the job.
+Solkatti Nice man!
Brandon Campbell It's not too bad. Your equipment is so nice though.
+Brandon Campbell post a picture!
This is my dream home gym for when I save up the money and get my first home. Except it would be in the garage so I could open up the doors and train in the fresh air.
+James Chung Right on!
So you recommend the Ohio bar for us nattys with normal sized balls?
+PSTraining cannot confirm nor deny
+Brandon Campbell lmao hahaha
All I have in my homegym is a power rack, a barbell, a bunch of plates (I collected over time). The power rack has a dip bar and a pull up bar. I also have an adjustable angle bench. I have all of this for under 1 grand. I bought the power rack from a friend who was moving and never used the rogue power rack he bought. I got my plates from various sources. The first ones were from him. Then I bought some bumper plates from a gym that was closing because I like to Oly lift (trained under an oly lifting coach for 2 years, so I know the correct form and such). The bench was the only thing I bought new.
Nice, different strokes for different folks!
Such a great investment! This would pay for itself in like 4 years with the money you would save on gym memberships!
+Rachelle Watson You pay 1500$ a year for Gym Memership? wut
+rogue voleur Probably something like crossfit. Membership for that stuff is like $150/month. Or perhaps an Olympic lifting gym.
That means you gEt coaching, and classes or something.. in wich case home gym cant replace that but yea, thts my thinking
+Rachelle Watson I pay 100 euros a year for gym membership XD
+Rachelle Watson you're absolutely right. I spent something close to what he did and factoring in monthly membership fee, gas to and from gym, and driving time saved..it'll have paid for itself in 2 years. Plus you cant put a price on waking up, walking downstairs and jumping right into a workout and doing whatever you want when you want, without waiting.
awesome choices Brandon,I cant wait to see the progress of your gym
+Leo Pando Thanks man, referenced your videos a lot (especially on the platform).
wow whata dream home gym….love it…great job!!
+Theresa S Thanks!
But will I be able to OHP inside that rack? (Arms are 7ft long)
+George Austers from your knees.
Lmao
That's about 200 months gym membership! :O
Depending on the quality of the gym
Brandon will most likely live longer than another 200 months but if he doesn't-then he lost money.
Lol he probably made whatever the cost was, back.
+RebirthFitness He may lose money looking at it like that but your ignoring the whole convenience thing and we all know time is money
Got to factor in the fact he doesn't have to drive to the gym. Probably only costs 10-20 minutes of your time and a couple bucks in gas but 4x a week, 52 weeks a year that adds up. Also after 200 months he still has all the equipment in perfect working order. It will still be worth a couple thousand bucks even in twenty years time because this stuff all lasts. So big initial investment but pays for itself over and over in the long run
Awesome set-up Brandon! One day hopefully can put one together myself
+Kam Fitness yeah was a long time coming!
definitely not a budget gym. 300 dollar york olympic bar and 160 dollars for 300 pounds of rogue bumper plates is the simplest and cheapest way to start out. I've dropped bumper plates on concrete for over 2 years. Works fine and the needle bearings still work just fine on the bar.
+Hello They're Didn't want to go that route.
absolute dream home gym. not sure i could train on my own daily, but as you do it anyway i guess there's no problem there!
+Jdibb36 Yeah not much of a difference for me!
just sealed the deal on me not ever wanting a home gym.
+Matthew Barnard lol
+Matthew Barnard You can do a legitimate Rogue everything gym for less than $2K, and that's not the light Echo series. This is the Monster Lite line.-RML-390F Rack -Extra Plate Storage-Ohio Power Bar-425 lbs of plates-Matador Dip station-Landmine attachment-Total - $1825Buy yourself a decent bench on amazon and you are sub $2k.
Is this what you have? I just googled every part of it and it looks very legit I might consider building a home gym of my own.
Because the cost of a gym membership for a lifetime at some dump or place you have to be around tools is so much better.
it would take around 200 yrs payback time
Dream setup. That blue & the plates are dazzling too. Good taste.
+algreen Thanks!
Thrifty shopper you are not. Beautiful gear though. Congratulations
+mike powers Thanks boss
You should get the back wall to be all mirror's, a dumbell rack with dumbells that go from 5-120, and a kick ass sound system!!
+Le Vickz Hah maybe one day!
Same song as chris jones, cookie cutter small fry
Awesome!!! That overall cost of $5900 ain't that bad, I think you did pretty damn good with your selections. Your pretty much set for a while, now all you have to do is add a little piece here and there. Good job brother!!
+Jorrellfitness Yeah hopefully can find some deals on the other stuff
What's your address? So I can come over and workout, and tell you about my day.
My life coach committed suicide.
+Derrick G call me during your next bubble bath
+Derrick G Awesome life coach! I wonder if he ever said "lead by example"
+E Hustle Entertainment
Suicide is the ultimate goal of his philosophy. Becoming completely fulfilled with ones life to the point of not wanting to live anymore is the idea.
home gym looks really nice. I like the name logo on the platform. it adds a nice touch
+OneTallman Thanks!
u spent that much on the bench? in the uk we can get one just like it for like £30
+Matty Dyer that can hold a thousands pounds? Yeah sure bud. He's obviously splurged a lot on his gym. in my opinion too much. But a solid adjustable bench will cost quite a bit.
not sure how much weight it can hold, your probably right.
+Matty Dyer Usually get what you pay for in most cases.
yea thats true, anyway the gym looks great:)
+hahaownedlolz Why's a bench going to need to be able to hold 1000lbs? Is he that obese?
I dont know what it is but sometimes you wanna just hit a workout in your own personal gym as supposed to the huge commercial gyms... im loving the setup man
+PumpMarTV Thanks my dude!
Would get this over a used car any day!! F*** the car!
+Quang Tran haha
Great setup my man!!! loving that color too! Def need to see a video of you using those HEAVY dumbbellss over there! :p
+Woo Fit Don't want to pull a hammy!
Yeah, that's for sure. Be careful with that haha
Lol I got a rack, adjustable bench, bars, and 400lbs in plates for under 600 dollars
I could have gone the cheap route as well, but I wanted nicer stuff.
+Brandon Campbell what's nicer than a dtftfu, o
Whats ur setup?
Definitely interested to see that video with your opinion on what things were worth it and where you would have gone different. Thanks!
+jgvasa No problem
6000$ for equipment that will last longer than you and I will be alive sounds great to me.
Can't complain
those 5 lb, 10lb, and 15lb dumbbells are life changers man!! I am so jealous you were gifted those!!! ARGHHHH
+Daniello Tuchee the pink ones are 2lbs. All kinds of gains.
@@BasementBrandon 2lbs lol *GAINS*
skeptical on those crossfit "45s"
why
every bro knows that crossfit plates are not real plates
it was a broscience thing, not hate, don't think I'm talking smack buddy all good (Y) :)
Cause it's crossfit
i love your home gym, totally looks worth the money in the long run, no longer have to drive to the gym!
+Luke Farrell Thanks Luke
You could have cut it by yourself with a grinder and saved $200.
No I couldn't have.
lol
What is next on this list? GHD? Dumbbells? ...pec deck?
Also, can you fit 6 bumpers on the bar or are you gonna have to pick up some iron plates? I used to lift at a gym with those plates and I feel like you couldn't get more than 5 plates on plus collars.
+Michael Bluth Can fit about 8 bumpers on each side.
how bout 15 buck?
+tony wroten it piss
+Brandon Campbell fellow pisstrooper.
Good stuff. Of course not everyone will agree on what is necessary vs. excessive but it's one man's home gym and I could definitely work out there. Everyone who has a passion for something will pay or go too far for it from someone else's POV.
+Daniel Sohn appreciated.
Paid $200 to have some metal cut, and another $200 to have it painted. More money than brains.
+Thesaltyseafish Yes b/c I'm sure it would have been more efficient to cut the steel myself with some scissors...
Or you could not be a lil bitch and buy an angle grinder? or maybe already own one, you know, since you're supposed to be a man.
+Thesaltyseafish LOL and what would you know about what a man is supposed to be ? Better stick to runescape son.
+Thesaltyseafish now you just sound bitter lol
+Brandon Campbell I moved to a suburban environment where people buy this kind of stuff everyday.
Yes, I am bitter. I could cut the tops of those off in 10 minutes with a $80 tool that's no harder to use than a can opener. Painting is way more reasonable since it'll take way more work, but we're still talking a couple hours tops excluding drying.
I build my own for around 300$: pipings for squat + bench+dips rack,welding rods and andgle grinder discs: 20$. Weights - bought broken multi-gym machine and got major under price 150kg weights in 5kg each for about 150$ and the rest I spent on dumbell bars (not a great combination with 5kg weights) smaller weight plates (0.5 kg to 3kg pairs) and actual bench with situp grips. Oh and I forgot about 70$ on barbell.
TRUPAC12 I wouldn't want that.
2000 for a rack is too expensive.....
Not really.
Kazathul Yeah but it's your rack.
Rogelio Felix I can do this for $400 maximum.
Kazathul you can't even buy a olympic barbell for $400
You have crafted a beautiful workplace! If money isn't an issue than as long as it makes you happy it's a priceless investment!
+Erin Brooks agreed!
I totally would workout in the basement with this.
But not in this basement. Man, what an ugly room...
lol
I have been watching your videos.. i just moved to a new house that has a 3 car garage and by mid summer i should have everything ready on building the Garage gym.. Good job and the videos and thanks for posting..
+Luis DuPrey ah jealous!
The shit is overpriced, still ur gym is awesome)
lol thanks
great set up. Who cut the Rogue rack for you? Can you order it cut?
Also, I am guessing that means you can do standing presses as you would crush the plates into the ceiling. I'm in the same situation there.
Thanks
+Stephan Hatch Paid a few extra bucks to have them do it so it was a smooth cut and paint job!
Home gyms are the way to go! Mine was close to double! All mine is used but has lots of character!
+Christian Tomyn (getrektFit) Right on!
Never did I think about a home gym! then again I still live in an appt, but in a few years from now I'll be looking for houses and a basement or a big room for the gym will be a most.
awesome
The price isn't too bad, that blue looks clean! Looks like a great setup mane.
+Jwitzzz Really enjoying it
Did you end up putting a resin over the center piece of pine wood? I want to put a decal on my platform but I don't know if I should use epoxy or polyurethane to cover vinyl decal.
I put a few coats of polyrethane spray on all the wood, but then applied the decal on top of it. The one I bought I paid a bit extra for "high traffic" stickers. I guess they're supposed to be able to take more of a beating.
i got some used equipment from craigslist; a power rack, bench, lat machine, 350lbs of weight, a weight tree, two straight bars, curl bar and some other accessories for about $500. definitely not as nice as yours, but it does the trick.
+iwishiweregay Solid man! I've been searching craigslist for years and could never find anything.
I want to see you rocking that home gym brandon!
+roxoleto Working my way back into it!
Before I can get a home gym.. I think first I need to sort out getting a home! Nice set up btw. Looking forward to future content coming out of this
+Kaduzan Yeah def had to wait myself!
Thanks for the video man. I sometimes wonder what kinds equipment to get for home gym and the cost of them. Your video pretty sum it up for me.
+Ken Huynh Thanks Ken.
awesome vid Bran! can't wait to see new prs on the home iron. Thanks for sharing!
+Vincent Belfiore Thanks Vincent!
+Vincent Belfiore Thanks Vincent!
In an earlier video I thought you ordered the rack from Sorinex and were having some customer service issues. Did you end up canceling the order? Just curious I was thinking about ordering some equipment from Sorinex myself.
+Mat Sharon Neves Yes, I talked about the situation in the video where I show the building of the platform I believe.
Thanks for the info as always. Always love the content on your channel. Home gym looks great!!!
+Tsc Appreciated!
Just wanted to say your new intro is badass.
+Nathaniel Whitmore Appreciated!
Man, I'm loving the new intro.
+Brett Reid Thanks Brett
Your videos are awesome. Been watching for a while now. Finally subscribed.
+Alex Skreen Thanks Alex
hey man, I'm going to level with you. Do you think I can have one of those lock jaw clamps? I have cheap ones and the plates slipped off my dumbbell and missed hitting my head by a few inches
+MegaAbomb Can buy them on amazon for like $20-$30, solid investment!
Any plans on getting an adjustable dumbbell set for the home gym?
I've owned the Ironmaster Quick-lock dumbbells for about 5 years now and they're just as solid as they day I bought them. They can be adjusted from 5-120lbs in 2.5lb increments, which I find handy.
+adavis89 Debating if I want to go adjustable or just buy a few pairs. If I find one that's cost effective and also gives me good return on the value maybe I'll pull the trigger.
You are missing the lat pulldown apparatus for pulldowns and also for the triceps.
Not needed.
That's a really dope set-up, Brandon. How much does the E-Z Curl bar cost btw? Also, are you still going to go to your regular gym from time to time?
+SIHIAIDIY It was $53, not planning on paying for a gym membership anymore!
This new intro is nice. I also want to get into the home gym/garage gym business.
+Zac Soileau Really liking it so far.
Looks awesome!
+Michael Cowan Thanks Michael
Hey Brandon, when you got the top of your rack cut did Rogue do that for you or did you have to take it to a local machine shop?
I paid extra for them to do it so it was a clean cut and clean paint job.
built my own home gym as well. Cost me a little over a grand. Most costly part was the rogue monsterLite rack. The power bar and bench are new but bought them from play it again sports(gym equipment store) at a reduced cost. Traded equipment off craigslist mostly. most people on craigslist want to get rid of all their unused equipment at once. from there I would keep what i like and thats where I would take in the stuff I didnt want to play it again sports for trade. Hope this helps anyone considering a home gym as well but have a smaller budget.
+gwarnam Def tried to go that route, but nothing good available in these parts!
Do you think you will put some sound equipment in there? I've always wanted a home gym like this where I could also blare the hell out of some music that I like.
+throwdown47 I'll have to show what I'm using right now, not a bad lil set up
Oh mate that is on POINT. Very impressive setup, pretty informative on the cost front too. One day...
Cheers brother.
+Barbell Society UK Thanks my man
Nice clean set up. Now my garage wants one.
Do it!
Sweet home gym Brandon. Just a quick question, if you were paying 40-50bucks a month for gym membership, and they had this equipment, would you feel satisfied? Would you consider the equipment (aside from bars obviously + plates) to fall under "commercial" or just "high quality home use application?"
+Jason 56 Likely be more satisfied but training at home for me is much more convenient
congrats man looks great. good for you Brandon, you definitely deserve it.
+Even Further Beyond appreciated boss
this was the reason I sold my home gym for a public gym... cause one day I'm gonna upgrade to something that looks like your gym and Mike Garrazo's gym...
+AM Training Mike's is legit. Also i'm sure you've seen it but Leo Pando's is top notch.
Brandon Campbell yeah his gym is awesome too. But the question is, how are you going to out do Mike's home theatre? haha
+AM Training I'm trying to get him show his arcade. Much jealous
Nice gym man! Do you feel you can get complete workout with that? even a bodybuilding style workout? what secondary movements are good hamstring lifts you can do with a rack/dumbells? thanks
+Josh Anderson So far I've been able to "fit it all in"
stiff leg deads is about all I've come up with for the hammies aside form squats/deads. if you're bored I put a squat PR on my channel. would appreciate constructive criticism! Thanks man
Not cheap, but really not that bad considering the quality. I really like the power rack. At some point I want to upgrade mine, so I might refer back to this video. Thanks Brandon.
+Eukleides K Sure thing!
Not as bad as I thought it'd be. Thanks for the video!
+ALLIONCE ATHLETICA™ Sure thing!
I'm looking at the same setup for my garage, but I don't have much clearance. Do you happen to know what height you had them cut your uprights?
I believe I had mine cut down from (90" to 86-87"
Really enjoyed the quality of this video man. Gym looking real clean, can't lie. I'm jelly.....
Why straps over pins? Easier on the bar?
Are you 100% done with your regular gym? Can the Beyonce give a good spot when you wanna bench heavy?
Rumour has it that you'll be on the Powercast soon-ish?
+iLubembz I think straps are more versatile and like you said, are better for the bar long run.
Technical question: why the safety bar straps instead of steel safety pins? What is the advantage or difference on use? Thanks, I use the rack for heavy shrugs, squats and bench press limited movement work, and presses.
+xraydelta100 I'll do a review on them at some point and talk about why.
rogue r3 rack plus all the cool attachments and I got a bunch of used 550lbs Ivanko plates. 2000 for rack w acc. ohio bar deadlift platform..... went w Olympic bar dumbbell for rows... a few random sets 45 35 25 dumbells... homemade plyo box/squat box..total cost with shipping 2650
+TnT4U TnT4U Nice! I wanted a heavier duty rack, but the R3 is solid.
i like how you reply to everything after almost a year lol earned a sub man great setup
Figure it's the least I can do!
I know this is old but I'm just frothing at the mouth looking at your setup mate.. GOALS ASF!! :)
lol, come a long way since then!
lol, is there an updated video on your personal gym? keen to see how it looks now :)
I'm probably due for one soon
a year gym membership can cost upwards of 350$. That's the cheapest membership in my area. i've been to 3 or 4 gyms in my area and some memberships cost over 1000$ for a year membership. If your planning on lifting weights for a long time I think a home gym is a great investment. You might end up spending a few grand but its worth it if you and your buddy's can make good use out of it for many years.
+ModernWarfare3Noob Agreed, a bit pricey, but well worth it for myself.
Man i lost my original blue tank top... this roughly the same equipment that I have at home. I do need to get a better bench tho. cant wait to see how you utilize this!
+Demicron Looking forward to breaking it all in!
you can build a rack from wood in a couple of days for a huge discount. there are tutorials on here.
+gavin fitzsimons You also get a much lower quality product.
Brandon Campbell why, does it it not do exactly the same job
+gavin fitzsimons It does not. Maybe if you're using lighter loads and don't care about longevity it would be fine. But there's a reason steel is used for commercial equipment.
My Rack fit505 (700lbs max) with xm 300lb weights and a bar(600 lb max) delivered across country 730 bucks, not bad for a beginner (55 a month gym pass)
Nice!
you ever think about storing the 45s a little higher, bro? like maybe on the middle rack, so it's easier to grab and the lighter weights can go on the bottom or nah? am i overthinking this?
stay big, bro.
+DYB Could do that, I just prefer to have the weights go from heaviest to lightest.