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Welcome to Home Gym Life

Home Gym Life was created in 2019 out of a passion for training and trying new equipment. Over the years, the gym has expanded from a living room to a garage, and now onto a second garage. I hope that we can serve as your go-to resource for your home gym. Take a look around for gym design tips, equipment guides and training recommendations.

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The Ultimate Home Gym Planning Guide – 5 Step Process

It can be a daunting task to start designing your home gym. There are a million possible design directions to go, and hundreds of equipment decisions to make. Paralysis by analysis often sinks in. Instead of building a home gym, most people will continue to pay $60-200+ per month to

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Barbell Knurling – What it is & Why its there

Barbells are broken into a few main parts: sleeves, collars, bearings or bushings and the shaft. The shaft of the barbell, the long center area of the barbell, will have a distinguished texture designed to help people hold onto the barbell when performing lifts. The knurling is the textured area

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10 Design Tips to Maximize Your Small Home Gym

One of the challenges of designing small home gyms is determining which equipment will work in the space. Luckily, there are a few design tips that you can implement so that you build a functional training space, without gym equipment overwhelming your living room. A common theme within the tips

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How Loud are Dropped Weights? Barbell Drop Experiment

One of the primary concerns for home and garage gym owners is the associated noise. While we previously addressed this topic in our guide on reducing home gym noise, we realized that we hadn’t thoroughly investigated the matter with real world data, until now. Recognizing that dropped barbells tend to

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How to Insulate a Garage Gym for Winter: Tried + Tested Tips

Properly insulating your garage gym can make all the difference when it comes to maintaining a comfortable garage gym training space in the winter. Insulation is the first step to temperature control in your garage. A well-insulated gym will result in a more enjoyable and effective workout experience, cut down

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