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Are you ready to ditch the gym membership and go all-in on at-home workouts? Well, to get all the equipment you both need and want, it’s not going to be cheap. But fear not, that’s where our DIY gym equipment tutorials and step-by-step instructions come in.Since the humble beginnings of Garage Gym Reviews, founder Coop Mitchell has shared DIY projects to show you how to create solid homemade gym equipment,  » Read more about: Are You Feeling Creative? Check Out Our DIY Gym Equipment Glossary (2024)  »

Not ready to spend hundreds of dollars on a pulley system? No problem. Learn how to create a DIY pulley system for under 30 bucks.

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.

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.

Not sure how to clean a barbell? This guide will help you knock the rust off.

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 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.

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.