Could a home gym get you bigger faster? Not necessarily as your only training option, but as a convenient alternative when you need it…
It can be a godsend when you don’t feel like driving to a commercial gym, simply don’t have time, or need some change to gain…
And it doesn’t take a huge investment. In Old Man Young Muscle, I detail how I got gains that shocked even me during the Covid pandemic in my my spare-bedroom bare-bones home gym. Here’s my six months of progress—no steroids, no Photoshop…
My transformation was totally unexpected, as I only had a 50-pound PowerBlock dumbbell set, an adjustable bench, and a doorway chinning bar…
The following year I added a cable unit, the F9 Fold-Away Functional Trainer, from Torque Fitness (no, I don’t make $ recommending it, damn it). I explain how I used it to up my gains in Old Man Young Muscle 2. It came down to more motivation and some interesting exercise and workout tweaks…
More variety and motivation was worth the $2,500. Plus, the F9 folds into the corner of my small bedroom, has 2 open positions, and I tell visiting dinner guests that I’m a vampire and hang-sleep inside during the day…
Again, even if you enjoy commercial-gym training, you can “up your gainz” with at least a bare-bones option. It can keep you training consistently when time is tight or you just don’t feel like driving or dealing with OPF (other people’s funk)….
Recommendation: If you go the bare-bones route, consider the 90-pound PowerBlock set (around $750). If you splurge on a cable unit, go for at least 200-pound weight stacks.…
After using STX rest/pause for a few years, I’m outrunning my 50-pound PowerBlocks and 150-pound weight stacks for many exercises…
STX builds muscle AND gets you stronger with 35-to-40-minute workouts 3 times a week—even if you’re in your 60s like me and only train at home.