“AsSAMbly” Sam Presley Builds the Ultimate Budget Home Gym!
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- Everyone’s favorite Garage Gym Reviews member (sorry, Coop) Sam “AsSAMbly” Presley is back to show us how he’d build the best budget home gym. Check out his picks below:
🤑CAP Barbell FM-905Q Color Series Exercise Stand Power Rack: amzn.to/3RvuQ2i (The one we purchased for $125 is sold out, so here is an alternative)
🤑Rogue Echo Bar 2.0: garagegymreviews.co/RogueEchoBar ($265.00 + $25 shipping = $290)
🤑Flybird 55 lb Adjustable Dumbbells (pair): ($379.99)
🤑Tru Grit Flat Bench: garagegymreviews.co/TruGritFl... ($99)
🤑230LB Rogue Echo Bumper Set V2: www.garagegymreviews.com/go/r... ($562)
🤑Bells of Steel Blitz Air Bike 2.0: www.garagegymreviews.com/go/b... ($699.99)
🤑Tru Grit Hex Camo Limited Edition Rubber Coated Dumbbells: garagegymreviews.co/TruGritHe... (35lbs: $192 50lbs: $275; Normal black is $1 per pound)
🤑Jayflex Hyperbell: garagegymreviews.co/JayflexHy... ($49)
🤑Kettle Gryp: garagegymreviews.co/KettleGryp ($35)
🤑Amazon Kdpranky Wooden Gymnastics Rings: amzn.to/3RpXRfY ($24)
🤑REP Fitness PR-1100 power rack: garagegymreviews.co/REPPR-1100 ($379)
🤑Titan Fitness Composite Wall Ball 20 lbs: garagegymreviews.co/TitanComp... ($62.97)
🤑Rubber Bandanditz Combo Set garagegymreviews.co/RubberBan... ($33.99)
www.garagegymreviews.com/go/s... ($265)
Total (**At time of filming**): $2,540
You’ve seen Garage Gym Reviews Sam “AsSAMbly” Presley build a home gym in his own laundry room, but this ingenious man is now putting together the ultimate budget home gym for all you home workout enthusiasts. Whether you need inspiration for your new garage gym or are putting the finishing touches on your home gym, Sam will provide you with some excellent options to save a little cash.
Sam gets into an argument (err.. has a discussion!) with Coop about the lack of budget gym equipment in our testing facility, which prompted him to pick out his favorite inexpensive equipment available. He’ll give us an in-depth look at why he picked each piece of home workout equipment, plus give us alternatives to look into as well if his picks are sold out.
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0:00 - “AsSAMbly” Sam Presley Builds the Ultimate Budget Home Gym!
1:07 - Overview
1:35 - Sam's Squat Rack Pick
2:08 - Sam's Barbell Pick
2:30 - The Cardio / Conditioning Equipment Pick
2:50 - Budget Olympic Weight Plates
3:25 - Sam's Budget Bench Pick
4:01 - Body Weight Equipment
4:38 - Sam's Budget Adjustable Dumbbell Pick
5:38 - The Alternative to Adjustable Kettlebells
6:08 - Sam's Medicine Ball Pick
6:33 - Sam's Budget Weight Vest Pick
7:22 - Sam's Favorite Resistance Bands
7:40 - One Last Thing: Sam's Plyo Box Pick
10:54 - The Higher Quality Squat Rack Alternative
11:43 - Final Thoughts
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Anyone else relate to Sam more than Coop lately? His building stuff himself, looking for deals is more of OG GGR to me...
Yea I'm more interested in budget / reasonable options rather than the luxury equipment they focus on. But I still appreciate them covering all of it.
The addition of more Sam was a 10/10 move! We get the best of both worlds now - we get real world reviews from Sam, and we can ogle at the super high-end stuff that Coop shows us on the same channel.
Nah, to be the channel just feels right with Coop on camera. As much as I do enjoy videos like this that are attainable, it's also fun to see Coop tour Gunnar's place in LA and to geek out on amazing gyms.
100%. I got my home gym for the deal and the fun DIY of it. Seems like Coop is migrating to extremely expensive options these days.
Coop's off mission. He's not the Everyman anymore, he's a highly successful business.
Good for him, but it does change you.
I've been saying this for a while now but Coop has gone from your average gym builder to a full fledged reviewer of high end gym products. Sam has been the real Garage Gym Guy for some time.
For budget stuff that isn't junk Rep Fitness is probably the best option for racks and benches. The Rogue Boneyard is a great place to look for bars and collars. But be quick as they sell out really fast. Titian iron plates and decent and not super expensive. Skip kettlebells and dumbbells as they are luxuries not essentials. For what spend on that expensive air bike you could get a full set of sand bags and farmers handles and get some functional cardio. If you absolutely need a cardio machine buy it used since there are mountains or used bikes and treadmills out there.
Could Sam do a gym hack series. I know coop has done some in the past, but I wonder if Sam also has a few tricks up his sleeves
Came for Coop, stayed for Sam.
Wow are we finally going back to budget friendly equipment as in referenced in “garage gym” rather than commercial equipment geared towards commercial gyms? Sam should make his own page called non-commercial gym equipment reviews.
Budget has more appeal to more people. With unlimited funds you an buy anything, but it gets much more difficult with limited resources. You need to find the sweet spot for every single product. Good for Sam.
" homegrown lifting" is a kentucky based maker of bumper plates, had mine for a while and they have been working well, and didnt smell hardly at all when i first got them. US made, and very competetive pricing
A review of these would be great!
Sam looks like he's getting stronger and I'm here for it.
Of all the people who have hosted other than Coop, Sam is the only one that would keep me subscribed.
i guarantee you that if you guys did more real budget friendly shows you would get even more views and subs. MOST people are looking for options that arent going to break the bank. I understand there is a market for mid level and expensive. BUT throw some budget in there too and its good..
They have been.
Would be cool to see this with more of a themed garage gym like a boxing gym or an MMA gym or a jujitsu gym. That’s really the direction my gym is going kind of a calisthenics/boxing gym.
I wanna see something like your best rock climbing/mobility work garage gym.
Never thought I’d see Rogue and Budget in the same video
AsSAMbly Sam is the breakout star of GGR 👑
Awesome video for sure. One thing I’d personally change for someone just starting a gym would be the bike. It’s just too easy to get other forms of cardio for cheap/free and that $600 could go a long ways towards other areas of the gym.
You could buy an actual used bike for about half that price, which you could also use to go places.
I have a Rep PR-1100 and it’s a great value. The main reason I went with it is it fits in my space with relatively low ceilings. I’d love to upgrade when a higher ceilings allow it, but it really will last you a lifetime. Well worth the little extra it costs over the super budget racks.
More Sam hosted content!
Please review York Barbell’s racks and benches from their FTS and/or STS lines. And also their barbells and plates. I live near their warehouse and built a great home gym on a budget with their products. (FTS squat stand, full set of bumper plates, hybrid bar, FTS adjustable bench, oly loadable DBs, 35 and 50 KBs and more). I would love to see how you rate their products against other budget products. I personally love them.
Also, please review bodylastic bands. I think those should have been included in your previous video comparing the bands.
And for something very different… please compare yoga mats from different brands.
Thanks and keep up the incredible work!!!
Would love to see a review of Homegrown’s bumper plates! They are so cheap, like $1.25 a pound at full price!
I much more prefer Sam with budget stuff. Feels more relatable. Like there's no way I can look at the stuff Coop reviews and actually afford it one day. But this, this I can get behind.
I don't know what the disconnect between the general population and the channel is, but when we talk about a bugdet cardio machine, it means $90 stationary bike on Amazon, not a $600 air bike. Maybe there's something about air bikes that I just not know about that's so magical but that's not what most (non elite) people use.
thanks for the great gym review.
Oh yeah! Some good ole Sam action!
More stuff from Bells of Steel. Glad you're doing the blitz bike, would like to see more from them. I have their light commercial rack and I really like it.
Bells of Steel has been getting lit up the last two days on the homegym subreddit lol
@@hitleractually8180 yeah? For what? I haven't seen anything about them on there.
Great job Sam! That’s was so smooth. I bet you could do that in 1 take.
Would love to see more diy/customized hack-ery type content... specifically how to connect racks with 5/8" holes ( pr4000) to things with 1" holes: accessories, mass storage systems, etc. How does one connect 'em ?
or things like that
We need more budget gym reviews = Most ppl are broke and can not afford the high end stuff
speak for yourself. I just dropped $4k for a rack, alone...whole gym probably $35k and growing. Not all of us are broke ass losers
@@hitleractually8180 good for you. I hope life treats you as well as you treat others.
This was honestly a really good video
Great video!!! Should do a series of budget videos like gym for 1500$, 2000$ etc… also bells of steel!!!!
great to have Sam in the spotlight!
Could you do a video on how you transformed that rep rack? Specially the arms!
I just found your channel and started watching, the 1st video I saw was Coop valuing power racks and he had the XLT as the best value. Then I just kept watching. Ended up seeing around 20 videos at one sitting. I immediately subscribed and am still watching. The barbell drop in the driveway and the dumbbell drop off the building are 2 of my favorites. Great Channel, Coop
The squat rack with built in smith machine from Archon fitness!!!
I have the CAP power cage, 2x2 post, 1in holes. Safety bars and J-hooks included. I bought it on Amazon for 350CND, so around 250USD, free shipping. The J-Hook are metal only so I glued carpet pieces on them to avoid scratching my bar. I added a land mine (I had to drill some holes on the bottom post) and a dip attachment. I've been using it for the last 3 years, it's still very solid, no loose bolts!
Would love you guys to test squat wedges, specifically comparing all the angles they come in and how they feel to use. The new Rogue squat wedges, while not a budget pick, range from 5 to 30 degrees. I imagine that either the 15 or 20 degree ones would be the best to go for but I can't compare....
At the price rogue charges, why not try a pair of weightlifting shoes? You can get a pair of Adidas ones for around 100-125
@@josephbloxham3992 Completely agree. Worth comparing them too to discuss pros and cons. I imagine shoes are best as are much easier to use and can be used anywhere, but wedges are best if you need a larger angle. (just not too large... which is what I would like to find out)
@gavin brown problem for this one is there is no best, it will vary depending on how you want to tweak the movement and what that person’s squat is like right now. I can tell you you’re right though and the middle angles (10,15,20) are more useful more often.
@@mrdisco8616 Cheers. Yes, agreed. Was just speaking generally i.e. if you just need a bit of extra ankle dorsiflexion to aid your squat, then squat shoes are def worth considering. If you have other exercise goals, or an injury like myself, then the larger squat wedge angles come into play. Cheers for angle advice. Would be nice to try them in person before buying...
@@GavinBrown i have some amazon rubber ones that create 3 angles because they separate in two and stack. That may be good to investigate although once you know the angle you want like I do a fixed wedge feels a little bit better. I end up using 15 degrees for myself and my goals but I still want to the 10 and 20 to achieve different effects or for clients.
I loved this budget setup
Could you review the everyday essentials bumper plates from Amazon?
I would prob go with mil-spec on the bumper plates, they are thicker and have more bounce but are cheaper. Vulcan has the cheapest iron plates right now, on sale 45lb plates are $60 each, free shipping too.
Vulcan is a good company. Most of their items ship free, but not the iron plates. Shipping is $120 to WA.
Great, Thank you!
I just started the Bioneer's mostly bodyweight routine and can't agree with these choices more. I just bought a house and dont have much cash to build a home gym. Stuff like this is what I can actually afford and does the job. Only thing I would take out is the aero bike. You don't need that to get in cardio shape.
Please do a Giant Lifting rack. 3x3, 11 gauge, 1 inch holes. Great price. Idk why they’re always overlooked.
Love my yes for all kb. Very budget friendly
Excited for the blitz bike review! I would like to know if I can recommend it to clients, friends and family who need one piece of equipment to get some cardio in at home.
Please do a comparison on manual incline treadmills. They're inexpensive, compact, and the nicer ones look like they're a reasonable alternative to a push/pull sled. The nicest one as far as I can tell is the Sunny Health & Fitness SF-T7723 which you can currently get for $400 on Amazon with free shipping. Reviews and comparisons for these treadmills are basically nonexistent.
Great budget picks video. Could you please review bells of steel's light residential rack? Do you think it's upgradeable in the future?
Would love to see a GGR review of the ironmaster cable tower attachment. Seems like a great piece, but I haven't seen many reviews on it...
I started my home gym with the same CAP half rack, a cheap barbell that came with a set of cast iron weights set and a cheap adjustable bench from dick’s (fitness gear) and lastly a set of powerblock classic 50. All those served me well for about 10 years, granted I wasn’t lifting real heavy stuff when I was starting. I started upgrading last year, first my rack to a titan T3 with a lat pull down attachment, my bench to a rep fitness AB3100 bench, a couple of rogue bars and some specialty bars from titan. I agree with Coop when he says buy once, cry once but at the same time I don’t really need the overbuilt stuff rogue offers since I don’t think I’m gonna need those kind of specs. I like these videos that shows options for all kinds of budgets.
Can u please review the budget walmart black and yellow power cage with the lat pull-down/low row attachment
Hi great video. Speaking of med balls, I have a 20lbs that isnt balanced anymore. Any idea why and how to correct?
Waiting for my PR-1100 rack to come in....what is that leg attachment that you guys have on yours?
I've built my home gym last boxing day (2021). I workout 5 days a week and i chose the cap barbell squat rack. The thing is that for every component, there is an other better option for a little bit more, but at the end, including all those little more, it's a huge more lol. well, one year later, my squat rack is still holding tight. I know what i want next, but i'll wait an other year before buying an other one. i'll give you the review after 2 years ;)
Would love for you guys to highlight smaller brands. You mentioned here, and have had them for a while, but Tru Grit CONSTANTLY has $1/lb hex dumbbells, $1/lb Rubber Bumper plates and on holidays many benches on half off that are then in same category as Amazon benches but MUCH better quality. Also, Fitness Reality as a Amazon brand has been SOLID (I own the 810XLT Squat rack and 2000XL adjustable bench and like them a lot for the price paid and quality). While I am entertained by these Coop reviews of what he loves, honestly, the budget stuff is what interests me more from this channel.
Just looked. 45 lb economy pair of bumpers is $179. That seems more than $1/lb
I have a CAP squat rack to use for calisthenics with rings, a dip station (?), bands, powerblocks, and a Schwinn bike. Good set up unless you want to become a bodybuilder lol
Always listen to COOP
Push it to the limit!
What are your thoughts on the bells of steel equipment- open hex bar, oly bar, functional trainer etc?
For $2.5k, isn't a lat pull down machine a must?
It is. Moreso than bands, kettlebell gimmicks, balls.
You need a cable machine.
I see climbr there I how you guys compare it to versaclimber home unit is same ball park for price.
Coop has gotten to be a real home gym snob. Sam you are a nice breath of fresh air.
Great video 👍
Here is a video idea for budget equipment:
I'm looking at adding a budget lat pulldown machine to my home gym. I know Coop reviewed the plate loaded Titan Fitness lat pulldown, but I'd love reviews on two others I found on Amazon. The XMark lat pulldown looks like it is heavier duty than the titan fitness for about the same price, and the GDLF lat pulldown looks like it might get the job done for about half the price, but it's package weight is the lowest of them all.
A lat pulldown roundup would be awesome.
Anyone else randomly pausing the video to check out the equipment even if it's not mentioned?
Supermarket sweep, home gym edition
I actually have the echo bar and full echo bumper plate set, awesome gear!!!
Would love to see a review on the "Xiaomi Kingsmith Walkingpad R1 PRO" or any other brand that has the "Walkingpad R1 PRO".
And I'm still wondering if there's ever gonna be another video where Coop reacts to the subscribers home gyms??
the CAP open trap bar, asking for a friend
How about doing some videos on space efficient gyms for those of us who live in high cost cities. Apartments cost about $1000 a square foot where I live in Miami, so the cost of the space is a much, much bigger consideration than the cost of equipment.
Sorinex has great bumper plates for a great value and price. Cheaper pet plate than Rogue and always in stock
Love it
Nice video
I have to ask, wouldn't the Titan t2 be better due to being 12 gauge steel instead of 14 gauge like the REP pr 1100?
What is the best assisted pull-up setup without a machine? I am getting a cage but like to do assisted pull ups.
Sam will you do a review on the Titan BlueCity Barbell? It's Made in The USA! Would love to see it versus the Rogue Ohio Bar.
ISF Fitness in NJ. Their power bar is amazing.
Finally a break from luxury home gym reviews. I built out my entire basement home gym for $1,600 (so far :D ). All are shipped costs + tax listed below Everything was purchased between June 2022 and last week, so some of them were discounted and not available right now.
1 Olympic Barbell - Sporzan $80.00 - Amazon (hasn't deformed yet with max of 365 loaded on it for deadlifts)
2 Squat Rack - Canpa adjustable rack - $120.00 Amazon
3 AMGYM Weights - bumper plates 160 lb set - $338.00 Amazon
4 Safety Clips $9.00 Amazon
5 Adjustable Bench - LINODI $102.00 Amazon
6 Pull-up Bar $25.00 Estimated - Lowes - DIY with 4' metal pipe
7 Tape - for pull-up bar $11.00 (pipe is a bit slippery and leaves leaves some residue otherwise).
8 Dip Belt $26.00 RIMsport - Amazon
9 Everyday Essentials Bumper Plates $147.00 2 45 lb plates - Amazon
10 Change Plates $47.00 -2x10, 2x5, 2x2.5 bought used from FB marketplace
11 Rug Pad $86.00 - Cut up to make drop pads.
12 Black Duct Tape - to make drop pads $22.00
13 Cap 45 lb plates (2) - $105.00 Amazon
14 Short Resistance Bands $14.00 Fit Simplify - Amazon
15 Pull-up Assistance Bands $37.00 Hapbear set of 5 - Amazon
16 CAP Adjustable Dumbbells 2x 52.5 lb set (includes 2 17" handles) - $141.00 Amazon
17 CAP Adjustable Dumbbells - 60 lb set (includes 2 14" handles) - $91.00 Amazon
18 Bench Press Safty Spotters- $20.00 DIY w/plywood & 2x4s - Estimated - Lowes
19 Rubber Flooring - Rubber surface $134.00 (would recommend horse stall mats but sold out in my area at the time)
20 Lifting Platform $35.00 Estimated - Lowes (2 sheets of 15/32 osb)
21 Olympic Rings - Myprotein $15.00 Estimated - price includes reduced shipping cost for protien powder order due to hitting spending threshold
Total Costs $1,605.00
My biggest limitation is lack of spotter arms for heavy back squatting, but I prefer the front squat anyway. The drop pads + lifting platform help me bail a front squat without making a shit ton of noise.
Kind of like one of those 10 minute shopping sprees from the 80's... "You've got 10 minutes to grab everything you can and get it out the door and you can keep it!" (contest idea? I don't know... just a thought :)
Also, @ 1:40 what's the little step looking thing in the lower left on the Rogue squat rack?
Probably a long shot but was wondering if you could do a European budget home gym equipment video 😅
Supermarket Sweep! Garage Gym Reviews Edition
Titan Fitness pulley tower!
What would be awesome to see, is a guide for buying second hand gear and what to look out for. Many of us are considering second hand cardio machines (ie rowers, treadmills) that typically sell for thousands, but even though there’s a ton of incredibly well priced used options, I personally don’t know what to look for to save myself the future headache… what do you guys think??
Take over the channel!!!
Do the Titan S&D uprights come with hardware? Those giant bolts aren't cheap
I would like to see an adjustable dumbbell Roundup for the non Bowflex style of dumbbell. The Bowflex style the length of it doesn't change as you adjust the weight up and down the non Bowflex style the weight stack slowly grows on the dumbbell so that the length slowly increases as you adjust the weight up. Nuobell and Nordictrack are examples
GGR please review the Kensui adjustabell ... $35 spin lock loadable dumbell handles, but I'm speculative of the durability (as plastic) and security of the weight.
Is that a leg press attachment on the RepPr 1100?
As a college student I would change out some things for a real budget gym. I would probably get cheap squat stands ($65 rated for 550lbs so spend more if you're stronger), a rogue boneyard bar ($200) or if you wanted to make it even cheaper use a 8ft 2in steel pipe with some clamps for a cheap axle bar, used iron plates or the cheapest new iron plates (I've seen as low as $1/lbs used so if you search $400 for 400lbs), a used or the cheapest bench I can find ($30), for DBs I would just make them out of 2in steel pipes and other things from home depot ($20), and for everything else I just wouldn't buy cause you don't need it. This comes out to $715 with 445lbs of weight in total with the weight being the most expensive thing. And then if you're worried about the floor you can make your own platform for about $125 if you buy a 4'x8' 3/4" osb plywood sheet (~$25) and then 2 4'x6' 3/4" horse stall mats (~$100). Or you could even make giant bumpers by bolting 5lbs plates onto some old tires which could be free if you have the tools. You can make things pretty cheap and very useable if you try. I got lucky to get my dad's old weight set but I'm still doing things like making my own dip belt for $20 (which actually turned out better than any dip belt I've used), making my own bumpers, and making my own platform.
Sam is the man
best functional trainer
Sam you son of a gun, you're speaking my language!
Review the Titan wallmount pulley v3 plz
Rack mounted lat pull downs on budget racks.
Maybe be a budget review but definitely not good for people looking to do multiple types of workouts. For example… How am I supposed to to incline anything or leg exercises others then different types of squats? How do I do decline exercises? How do any cable type exercises?
I think it would be best to do a budget build for someone who is looking to lift weights and be able to to all types of exercises that are needed.
Is there any strongman budget friendly? Stone of steel? Farmers (top loaded) handles? Yokes? Log’s?
Hey, what about standard barbells ,plates and dumbbell handles ?
TDS is another good budget brand. Very sturdy power racks for the money, for example.
what about 28mm bars and plates?
More Sam videos please.
Review on climbing ropes
Not bad on choices, but I would forget about the rings, cause those are unnecessary. Forget the weight vest, not needed either. Forget the overpriced air bike too. Buy a better 3x3 rack, like the one from Titan at 690 or so. Get a cheaper barbell, unless youre a true powerlifter. Buy cheaper bumper plates like ones out here for .89 a lb. Same with a few pairs of dumbells. Buy good running shoes and run/walk, run your dog or hike and forget the air bike. Buy a decent bench to add to rack. Cost total much less than $2500. Done.
Or just buy the rings.
great to see some content for mere mortals! Stuff like a Rogue attachments worth a month's rent are not for everybody...
Do another video reacting to other home gyms!
Aussie pro runner! Supposed to be a budget version of the skillmill