How to BUILD a $500 HOME GYM from Walmart 

Thank you for actually buying and demonstrating the equipments. I’ve seen other youtubers post budget build videos but uses a 5k home gym as their thumbnail or do “hypothetical” builds.

It’s a great way to start. It also makes you figure out if you actually want a home gym or you like being at a public gym instead. You don’t want to end up spending $1,000+ only to end up having it collect dust and being used to dry cloths on.

Used a pretty similar setup when I first started working out, got the rack and bench as a combo for $160 got a pair of 25lbs 4 10lbs and 4 5lbs for a little over $100 and found a bar in the trash

I started lifting weights as a kid on a 35 pound bar in a sports authority half rack. I have nicer stuff now, but I have fond memories of getting strong with my dad using “junk”.

I bought that Leg/preacher curl bench and it may not be the greatest quality but it’s one hell of a buy for as cheap as it is

I saw this stuff today for the first time. They also had Olympic bumper plates, which was surprising

It is important that when you buy your gym equipment you look at the weight capacity that each machine can withstand.

Thank you so much for doing this video. I’m new to fitness and need something affordable, but just didn’t know where to look and start. Thank you sooo much!

The bench is actually rated at 300lbs- 600lbs user weight+weight being used. I have the same bench, and trust me- wasn't clear for me neither. Had to search to figure the discrepancy. But, I had a very similar set up at first, and it was beneficial

Yea that’s what I want sometimes I only have 1 hour of free time for a quick emergency work out or I wanna work out at home in the morning and go in the afternoon with my wife and teen son when he’s out of school

I want to thank you for making this video. I used your research and got a similar set up for the low. I got taxed on the plates but its worth it, got some good ones that'll last years. Thx again And keep up the hard work.

Honestly who knew how much wal mart has to offer! Got our adjustable kettlebell and lat pulldown attachment from there!

So glad your video popped up Im shopping for xmas gifts for my boyfriend and this is soooo helpful !

Also, I hate to be that guy, but I think you assembled the squat rack wrong. Don't get me wrong, it feels cheaply made and definitely something you shouldn't be using if you can squat more than 310 pounds, but I have the exact same squat rack, and it doesn't wobble nearly as much. Other than that, thanks a lot for buying this just to show everyone what they are getting into. That shows you actually care about your audience and not just trying to make money off endorsements.

Nice setup brother👍🏿.the Walmart in my area isn’t that stocked with much fitness equipment..everything goes so fast…. I’m glad I’ve collected some different pieces before the pandemic

building a home gym on the budget , I say look around for a Solid ONE Piece Barbell. I have a Home gym with a 1/2 Cage Bench/Squat Rack combo with Pulley and Chin-up set up Standard cast iron Weights and all three types of Barbell sizes 5’ , 6’ , and 7’ Barbell bars all from Cap all solid and a triceps bar , plates from 50lb plates to 2-1/2 lb plates all Cap brand . And I’ve had this set up since I was 13yrs old and it still holds up til this day 2022. I suggest to those going on a budget home gym set up and you’re gonna get a bar Olympic go for the solid one bar ! Never put together your barbells . I say go online check out OfferUp and Craigslist for bars and weights before getting them at Walmart. Mostly OfferUp than CL. Because you can get a great deals on gym equipment. Hell! I got a Body Champ dual Bike/Elliptical Machine for $40 . That would retail around $115-$150 in stores and it still hold up from when I got it in 2020. Back in the day 1980’s and 90’s home gym equipment were built to last . Not like today.

Nice and honest review. Walmart should be paying you bro. for posting this for sure. Peace, Sal.

I literally had the same set up at 1999. The colors were different think they were light gray if I remember. It got me into fitness buy everything from a coworker for like $80 except for the dumbbells I think I got Powerblock. Of a yard sale 30 bucks with a stand.

That bench incline made me nervous

Wow. Luckily mine is the bolt one. Got it a year and a half ago. You could probably hold 400 pounds on it reliably. Not that I would. I’ve also benched 200 pounds when I weighed 200 (400 pounds total) on the bench and it held up fine (not saying everyone do this)

Thanks for this, now I don't need to blow a bunch of paychecks just to get swole again 😤💪🏾

Nice honest video and home gym. Start small and grow.

I have this rack and it’s solid. He didn’t screw it down good enough

The equipment now costs more in my walmart sadly. Will wait for it to go down agian.

I've never seen this channel before, but I loved this video. So hilarious when the barbell started to bend in real time! Thanks for doing this, I'm sure it helped many people.

I got the adjustable bench from there cause it was the only bench that would fit in my car lmao. Shit shakes like crazy if you're using even 80lbs of weight

Want to buy the 5ft barbell with weights, I am stay at home in 2024 that’s a beginner and prefer to do hip thrust with a barbell instead of dumbbell

Well I was gonna buy that bench but I am pretty overweight and I were around 350 pounds so I think I’m a little out of the range of the bench

Nice vid Big Mike ... yeah ... nice set for a new lifter like a younger teen or older dude like me. But ... This video is 2 years old and that's about when all the local WalMarts anyway (in East Tenn. as least) massively downgraded their inventories. You don't see weight benches and racks and dumbbell sets like this at all I got the same bench and rack for my boy 3 years ago - identical - but it had a Gold's Gym sticker instead of Weider. They had funky standard 1" weight plates back then and they were Weider or Gold's Gym depending on the year and location being sold. WalMart did have some decent olympic size Gold's Gym sets (and Weider before that) a few years ago - and online as welll but now anything is pretty much CAP ... And as I said only plates, some bars and mostly rubber hex dumbbells.. WalMart is terrible when it comes to fitness equipment inventories ... at least in East Tenn.

Appreciate the video and your honest review

Damn I spent over 1000 bucks for almost the same stuff. Only I didn't get the dumbell set

Thank you very much, I'm not expecting miracles but also not ready to spend 500$ on a bench I may only use on and off for a month at a time.

Hey, what about your flooring, im looking to get something like that that's affordable, any leads please? Thanks a lot!

I ordered I think the ProForm bench you show for a split second. Olympic bench XT do you have a review on that? is it better than the Weider from walmart?

Sometime it's better to buy a better quality in the used market, if you can find a kit in your area, it's often almost new.

I'm a truck driver so I got a bunch of those weights and the barbell from Walmart. I thought it was a 3 piece bar that screwed together and you could disassemble it to store it. Sadly it's not. Oh well, I'll get my use out of it while I'm trucking and build a badass gym when I buy a house 😁 I can't lift over 180 pounds anyways lol

If Walmart don't have it, you don't need it.... Very nice!!!

Would you choose the proform bench instead of that one?

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Nice, I'll have to check out my wallmart.

Thanks bro. Very helpful

What is the weight capacity of the bar thanks

Maybe your Walmart didn't have it but there's a 98 dollar CAP squat rack with a pull up bar. Definitely better than just the weider squat stand

I think I'll makes a video on how these guys will trick you with the weight capacity. For example, today I bout a weider legacy adjustable bench, and on the box it says 410 pound total weight capacity. But guess what? After I opened it and read the manual, it's says that it's only for the users weight. The actual capacity for if you use a barbell it 110 pounds! Not only did I get screwed over, but this shit is dangerous. Imagine bench pressing at your max, and then it just collapses on you! That is just evil.

Great video! Ive recently been looking to build a home gym for a number of reasons. I am not new to gyms or lifting but it we've all seen other youtuber channels who review multi thousand dollar setups and I dont see the need to spend that much money. Is the Wal-Mart system perfect? No. But people dont need to spend a lot of money to get equipment to get a good workout. I might not buy the bench and floor equipment you did but the plates and dumbells are great for the price. Do you research and shop around.

A 3 piece barbell?wow that's scary but what would sway people is if ya actually started lifting with that bar till it broke

Thank you

Cool video bro keep it up 💪

dope video man!

your American flag is hanging incorrectly, the field of blue needs to be on the left in that orientation

I am late but I bought the rs 60 I hope it’s alright

Great Video fam.

Great video thanks for your time and help 🏋️

Thank you 🙏

Great video I subbed

Amazon you can get a cap brandex 80$ barbell real barbell instead....

Great video thanks

Go up and up!

So I have a setup in mind 300 lb barbell set from dicks sporting good, cap rack on Amazon the cheapest one, and two adjustable dumbbells from amazon each 52. Lbs which should serve me a decent amount of time seeing how I’ve never really lifted weights besides curling for a few Weeks and the max I could curl was like 40 lbs for two 😂

How did you score those dumbbells for $75?

That bench looks like it would fold underneath you if you’re benching some heavy weights. Don’t snap some shit

3 go to places for affordable exercise equipment: Walmart, Big 5 and Dick's Sporting Goods.

Good video!

Gold's gym xrs20 is identical

Great content

How long is the bar

If it wasn’t for k mart or Walmart gym equipment I wouldn’t have ever started working out.

How much dose the Olympic bar hold

That's lie $500 for those equipments. B4 pandemic they were cheaper. During pandemic prices for those equipments sky rocketed. Even today it's still cost a lot. Since he up loaded not long ago. 500 bucks can't buy all thos equipment s. What he trying to say is more in the $1k mark

If it wasn’t for Kmart or Walmart work out equipment I would have never started working out

I don't have confidence in that at all.. if I had only $500 I'd but a tru grit kettlebell set from best buy 26lb, 35lb, 44lb, 53lb, 62lb, and 70lb. Comes out less than $500 after tax

W video

Your American flag is hung backwards, just FYI

I’m new to fitness

The very generic weights at Wal-Mart aren't even priced competitively.

#CRAIGSLIST 😂👍

GO uP!!!!!! (scary)

Or 4: you aren’t cheap. You do know better. But you can’t afford the equipment you want

Why texas he got cali flag in the back

Rah

Walmart is the way to go. most people will never need more than what you have there. it's pointless to spend so much money is roge or other companies....

Walmart do I look like Elon musk I bought gym of temu

OR you just wanna stay sane 💯

for a latin american, thats its not that bad

Damn I think my wrist wraps would last longer than that rack

That was hilarious! The stand was more sturdy with the over capacity level of weight. The whole set up is a disaster in the making. Take that $500 and join a gym. Then when you can afford it, go elsewhere for better quality. I bought budget gym equipment at Dick's Sporting Goods and Dunhams's 25 years ago and still use it multiple times a week. Nothing is broken and still looks good. That Walmart junk would last a month if you are lucky.

I'm surprised with some of the negative reviews. I was so impressed with the ru-vid.comUgkxMwYg0MOXR4M-oGeyBsNSYe1aPOUoRH6D cage that I got the lat pulldown attachment that goes with it. It is equally outstanding. I don't have one complaint other than putting it together is a job. The instructions and packaging of the parts are very well designed and organized. Also, I stripped and damaged the pull down cable the first day, admitting it was my stupid fault, and they quickly replaced it at no charge. I'm 6'5, 280lbs and fit in the cage just fine. Glenn B

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