my 100 would be 20 dollar gymnastics ring 80 dollar spent towards homedepot making sand bags verying in weight. i make a 200 pound bag use it for front loaded carries and lifts I would buy prebagged sanded tape the outside with duck tape for lighter objects. I then would use my education to do calisthenics and general fitness to be fit and with duct tape you can make anything. i mean anything. I watched myth busters get a car to run so i would be able to do curls and over head extensions. single arm rows.
I wish I knew where to buy some more of that . . . constantly falling off and getting back on sucks, but I know that I have to keep trying. I have a deep love of running and the worst is when I end up with a few weeks off for some reason, building back up to 10+ mile runs is NOT fun
Another approach is to start by learning and doing a variety of no-equipment bodyweight exercises. As you gradually figure out what kinds of strength and fitness are hard for you to achieve without equipment, you can add items like the ones Coop mentioned. In my case, I went bodyweight-only for a while about ten years ago. It worked pretty well and was fun-especially animal flow-but I felt I wasn’t doing enough pulling moves. I then added a suspension trainer, which resolved that issue. (Rings will also work.) Nowadays I use more equipment, but I’m glad I went through that bodyweight-only stage. I learned a lot about how I can exercise better.
The gymnastic rings was an excellent recommendation. On a budget my first thought was a weighted vest for calisthenics exercises and a jump rope. The rings were a pleasant surprise; makes perfect sense. Great work Coop.
exactly, which is why my build would definitely be rings + wall/ceiling mounted pull up bar first. That already takes care of your entire upper body. As a beginner you can do legs pretty well with bodyweight alone, so the build could literally stop right there, but you could also get a heavy kettlebell for squats and deadlifts. Alternatively use the rest of the budget for accessories such as a training mat, bands etc. Also, sleds are useless. What was he thinking? Did he forget the $100 budget or does he just assume people already have weight plates just lying around their homes? And who has a $100 budget but enough space to put something as big and unwieldy, not to mention use it. And all of that for an extremely suboptimal leg workout, any full ROM loaded squat will be much better for building muscle. He already had the jump rope for conditioning.
Loved this cheaper home gym build! My thoughts were the Titan gymnastic rings, a pair of Canway resistance bands set that Gluck from Gluck's Gym swears by for about $30 and either an Amazon basics flat bench for $50 or there is a wall pull up bar from Titan for $34 which would be a great place to attach the bands and rings.
I have watched a lot of your videos, but you nailed this one Coop. I am so glad to see you recommending gym rings. Wooden gym rings (yes they can do legs - single leg pistols, cossacks, etc), (eva foam) running shoes, jump rope, (fitness reality) power rack, olympic barbell, cast iron plates, (amazon) bench. That's my preference, and in that order, it's not too hard on the wallet. Buy the expensive stuff 2nd hand or during black friday, concentrate on the rings, jump rope and running in the interim.
Solid recommendations. The only thing is these devices all need space. You need something mounted on the wall/ceiling to attach the rings to (or, y'know, a squat rack). The rope - you can do it outside, but again, not great if you live in an apartment or otherwise can't make a lot of noise. Same with the sled and slam ball.
I started with a $100 home gym. It was 1x 15 lbs dumbbell 1x 25 lbs dumbbell 1x 40 lbs dumbbell Resistance cables: 150 lbs with handle attachment, ankle attachment, door anchor ($20) I started just before the pandemic, today you would have to get used dumbbells for the $1/lbs price
When I was in my early 20s I was given a workout book for Christmas. It had work outs you could do at home and nutrition tips, talked about rep ranges, sets, everything you need to know as a beginner. With that book and body weight exercises I build a good foundation. That book was only $20-$30 so I would through in resistance bands too.
My favorite part was Coop talking about gymnastic rings and how muscular gymnasts are but then a picture of female gymnasts were used when they don't have gymnastics rings as an event and likely don't train regularly if at all with them as a result... It's a men's event
I guess it depends on what sort of gym you are looking to build. Mine would be focused on strength, and focus on Used products on OfferUp , I just did a 5 minute search and found the following in my area: $30 old, slightly bent, olympic barbell $20 pair of rusted out iron 45 lb plates $50 pair of old 25 lb plates This allows someone to get started - at least at a lower weight - with: Deadlift (hinge/legs) , Barbell rows (pull), RDLs (hinge), Clean and jerk (pull and push), front squat (legs), floor press (push), bicep curls (pull) No equipment needed: Pushups (push); Pull ups at a playground (okay this is not at home but is reasonable for many), gradually work doing on sissy squat (legs) or single leg bodyweight squats So with just $100 , one could potentially do a serious novice strength program: --- Monday - assisted Sissy squat / single leg body squat (hard), RDL light, Clean and jerk heavy, floor press light, pushups, barbell rows heavy, pull ups RPE 8 barbell curls heavy. Conditioning: Sprints Wednesday - Deadlift heavy, clean and jerk light, Floor press heavy, pull ups hard (RPE 10), Barbell rows light. Conditioning: slow jog 10-20 minutes, increasing. Friday - assisted Sissy squat / single leg body squat (hard), RDL light, Clean and jerk heavy, floor press light, pushups, barbell rows heavy, Pullups RPE 8, barbell curls heavy. Conditioning: Sprints.
You are basically describing my current gym except I have a few more items. Mainly because I can’t ask for more space in our current 1.5 car garage that I have to share with my husband’s work-in-progress old Porsche. I have a land mine with a couple of weights Instead of the sled. All in maybe $200. Currently measuring the space to see if I can put a prx foldable rack
I bet you could get pretty fit with a 10lb steel mace (or sledgehammer from Home Depot) and a cheap kettlebell, too, but your list is definitely less boring than mine. 🤙
Great video as always. for conditioning I needed to save up for a cycling machine, the environment I live in has temperatures that goes up to 50C(122F) so going outside is pretty much death. keep up the good work brother, proud to see someone so enthusiastic when it comes to things they love.
Great choices, I might have gone with a DIY adjustable sandbag but that's a personal preference. I hope you continue the series. My personal home gym has grown and shrank many times over the years but two pieces that seem to be a constant are my Powerbock dumbbells and a bench, currently the ironmaster super bench and my fan bike. I would like to see you do a video as part of this series on home gyms that are in a small space or a shared space where equipment can be put to the side when not in use. I'm sure I'm not the only person whose weight training area used for other things, like hitting a heavy bag or kids play area.
Off the top of my head my list would be: Rings 20lb dumbells Shoe strap (lets you strap dumbbell to foot) DIY pull up bar Yoga mat The dumbells can be used as parallettes too. My thinking is that lighter dumbells can be simulated with objects you might already own or scrap pipe or something. You don’t need a 5 lb dumbbell. There is something small enough in your house that weighs 5 lbs. probably. People who haven’t used rings don’t understand how powerful they are. By the time you get yourself to 20lb weighted pull up’s and ring dips. And turned out support holds and false grip and muscle ups you’ll be prett y dang fit. Add the yoga mat in because many people aren’t mobile enough since all we do is sit all day. Get the pistol squat and be able to touch your toes with straight legs etc. then get lean and you’re fitter than 99% of the population for $100. I have a bunch of rogue stuff but at the end of the day my current setup is two rogue racks. And one has rings on it and the other has a climbing rope. I have 55lb adjustable dumbbells, a power bar and 500lbs of plates. But the way I currently train is how I described above. I haven’t touched the barbell for a while now as I’m basically training for like a gymnast now (without the acrobatics).
Just built out a 100 Gym... 200 if you upgrade the Bands, and add a TV from Walmart for UA-cam workouts. 25 for hardware on a post in the basement to include carabiners. Pull up bar attached to joists for 40. Gym Reaper Bands for 45. 15 for Yoga Mat. Ugly chair from Habitat Restore (Free). Super versitile, and can hit all muscle groups. Great for a beginner, and perfect for my second house. Thanks for all the videos Coop!
I got a cheap bar and cast some concrete plates to go with it, i was lucky enough to find a set of adjustable dumbbells in a skip and i've got gymnastics rings for body weight. I was happy with my basic set up, and the concrete plates are still going strong even after 5 years
35 lb kettlebell: $47 at Walmart Doorframe pull up bar: $5 at goodwill Folding walker for dips: $5 at goodwill And Id use the rest for a pair of running shoes and download a couch to 5k program for free on your phone.
Hmm…I’d go a different route. I’d make DIY dumbbells with laundry detergent bottles with rocks or metal inside, resistance bands off Amazon, a bench to do rows/presses, jump rope, maybe a duffle bag with walmart waterproof rollable bags filled with sand as an adjustable sandbag..a lot of weightlifting is just getting weight. People can use car rotors as weights for barbells, rocks/sand in a bag for heavy pulls. Even a diy pulley to do lat pulldowns or tricep pulldowns could work! Although resistance bands are probably the most versatile of them all. So many body parts are able to be hit, and they’re cheap online!
During COVID my son was trying to maintain strength to see if he had another year of track and field eligibility (he we a thrower). A lot of gear wasn't available so we built some sand bags from old sports equipment bags (hockey, catchers, etc) and then filled them with some sand bags. We had a TRX and found an ab-wheel. So ab-wheel, TRX, and pick up heavy bags (we did buy a couple of Rogue ones later). Do a circuit with that and you can toast your total body. When gyms finally opened up he hadn't lost any strength.
I'm in the situation of 100$ gym build, I don't have anywhere to put rings so I just spend 20 dollars on a doorway pull up bar, 20 dollars on a pair of screw on dumbbell handles, and then 60 dollars on plates to put on said dumbbells which cost a dollar for each pound. Just do calisthenics exercises and use the dumbbells for curls, you can go up to 60 by putting all the weight on one dumbbell handle. The weights are extremely useful for advanced progression or in between steps where calisthenics has big jumps in difficulty.
Before I got my squat rack and barbell, I had 2 sets of dumbbells, one resistant band, a step, and a pull up bar. It doesn’t take a lot, we just like a lot. Gym rings are great,got mine for $15 on offerup, I attached my mine to my squat rack.
I made a homemade isobow - Cost of materials- (1) two small lengths of plastic plumbing pipe -£ 50 pence (2) piece of web strapping - £ 20 pence . (3) cobbler to sew the strapping - £ 50 pence . Entire lot £1.20 . I use it daily .
Hey Coop, how about a home gym review on decor? Part of building a home gym is the wall art or decor...how about some banner ideas, sign ideas, paint and lighting combos LED???
I'll add a top from experience with the rings, there's a lot I can bang on about but to keep this is the $100 ball park then consider buying a paint pen (I used white on black straps). When using gymnastic rings for fitness, you'll want to measure your progress. It's a body weight workout so you'll know your weight, you'll record your reps and sets but how about intensity? For consistency I used to have the length of my straps in inches so I could have them at a set height every time... push ups on rings are a greater intensity than without them (same goes for dips). If you're wanting higher volume you'll want to adjust the angle of your body or do partial reps or negatives (if you don't have a great deal of strength)
Just buy a pull-up/dip station, which you can buy used for less than $100. On it, you can do pull-ups, chin-ups, knee raises, leg raises, calf raises, sissy squats, inverted bodyweight rows, and dips. You don't need any equipment whatsoever to do bodyweight squats, pushups, burpees, crunches, and sit-ups. You can get very strong and muscular doing these exercises. Prison inmates do, and in many prisons, prison inmates don't have access to free weights.
@@claytonnehls2578 You don't need rings, which are far more unstable and make many of the exercises I listed much more difficult to do. For instance, have you tried doing parallel dips on a set of rings?
@@shiwakuseven5859what he is saying is that when you are doing inverted rows, you can adjust the angle you are performing them at and that’s why it is more scaleable. For push-ups you can do the same thing. Do pushing where you are only going down to a 45 degree angle, then 35 degrees, all the way down to 0, where you are finally doing a full body weight push-up. Your stabilizers get worked as well. The instability is where people begin to learn how to control their body throughout movement. One leg squats can be a little difficult, but a person can always do lunges and use the rings to help pull themselves up. The rings will also move with their body so when they finally need assistance it’s right there in their hands.
@@meisdetermined I have 2 sets of rings. I rarely use them because they make the exercises I like to do much more difficult. To work your upper body, all you really need to do is chin-ups and dips. These two exercises are best done on a pull-up/dip station. I have several types of exercise equipment on which I do pull-ups and chin-ups on. The one that I recommend is the Stamina PT 1690 Power Tower, which is inexpensive and which you can buy used for less than $100. I have one on my outside patio, which I have been using for three years now. I have another in my basement gym. The one I use outside I put rubber shrink tubes over the foam grips that come with Stamina PT 1690 to protect them from the elements. I had to paint it twice (on two separate occasions) with black spray paint because of the snow and rain. The elements made the stickers peel off, but I just removed them when they started to peel off because doing so doesn't keep the power tower from being functional. So far, my outdoor Stamina PT 1690 Power Tower has held up for three years now. Using it, I went from being able to do 3 consecutive pull-ups to being able to do 40 consecutive pull-ups. The only other piece of exercise equipment that I recommend, is to buy a heavy slam ball, which you can hold between your knees when you do pull-ups, chin-ups, and dips. When you get tired, just release it, which will enable you to grind out more reps. It is much better than using a weight vest, which you can't take off unless you stop doing pull-ups, chin-ups, or dips. I recommend starting with a 20 pound slam-ball, but I have Titan Fitness slam balls from 10 to 100 pounds and a single Titan Fitness 150 pound slam ball, but I have yet to do pull-ups, chin-ups, or dips with any slam ball heavier than 50 pounds. The best way to do inverted bodyweight rows on a Stamina PT 1690 Power Tower is to put a bar,.metal tube, or even a tool handle in the space above the connectors that join the tubular steel together, even though you can also use the dip handles. I prefer using an old hoe wood handle. The metal part of the hoe broke off long ago from gardening, but the wood handle works great for doing inverted bodyweight rows on my Stamina PT 1690 Power Tower, which is meant to be used indoors, but when can also be used outside if you don't mind having the elements peel off the stickers that come with it and having to spray paint it once every year or so.
@@shiwakuseven5859 i like the idea of holding the weight between your legs! Great idea. It doesn’t change my belief in strengthening the stabilizers but being able to do an actual “drop set” with the pull-ups is genius. A person can always just buy a pipe like what Jocko did as well. So many ways to skin a cat.
Love the low budget options. I just invested in the new Freak Athlete Wheelbarrow Sled and would love to see a review of the that! It was a much more budget friendly alternative to the magnetic sleds; and has an impressive set of features. Incidentally the Reverse Hyper is coming tomorrow as well. FA has been killing the budget equipment game lately. I’m probably going to use the sled mostly on a strip of lawn on my .5 acre yard that the dog hasn’t shredded too much yet. I do have a nice driveway but I am weary of the noise even with the plastic strips on the bottom. Keep up the great work and definitely keep working with the Arnold the legend!
Ok, I bought this second hand: Adjustable bench: €20, 2 x 15kg dumbbells: €20, Home barbell 30mm with 50 kg weights for: €15, Slam ball 10kg: €5, Suspension trainer with anchor: €€2.5, 3 iron Kettlebells 12kg, 16kg and 20kg: €35 Total: €97.5 Use your money wisely and don't necessarily buy new things.
Great recommendations. I would add a diy plyo box on there to. Most of the time you can find people giving away scrap wood you could use to build one. Also yes would love to see an Arnold home gym walkthrough
So for me ROSS has been a great place. I found a macy flat bench thats around 70 bucks, for 19.99 , weirdly low. Found 5 pound, 15, 25, and 45 dumbells. Were 1.99 4.99 6.99 and 14.99 each and I got pairs. I got kettles in 15 25 and 35 pairs, got those long black ropes, for 9.99 haha. got a bar on amazon during black friday sale a few years ago for 29.99 , wasnt very good, BUT could use it for land mines. I got pvc pipe that fit my landmine tool from fringe, used an old under bed storage tray for clothes to make the form out of cement, have it right outside garage door, elements dont bother it haha. But I take the landmine att from fringe out when Im done. I have a 2023 Daihatsu Hijet Kei Truck, with a camper box thats insulated on its back, built by BUG TRUCK of Tarbow Japan, imported and reg/insured like a sxs. Its stickshift. So what I do on weekends, is with my grand kids, they come to work out with me! We put the micro truck in neutral, and we put a harness on, attach to off road bumpers shackles. We stepped it up, and used my other grand sons regular cab tacoma, which is heavier. Also stickshift, but he swapped to a 5.3L LS v8, we load kettles and other stuff to take to the park or the local school next to my daughters house, and we work out. They also got me a goruck pack, and we've been running around our town on weekends haha. Its been hard work, but fun! Also have a utl cart that broke at home depot they threw away, I fixed, and now load up with blocks and push up and down our neighborhood street. I also found a small functional trainer second hand on facebook! Was sold at costco for 1299, but got for 200 bucks. Buying more stuff, as we just bought land in N AZ, have a few tinyhouses for friends we used to ride to sturgis with who now dont do long rides, and have down sized as empty nesters too. Trying to find good bargains to build a communal gym in a shipping container. Going to cut the side out, garage bay door. Insulate. Solar. Got an echo bike already from Facebook also, for very cheap! Thanks for always being a great resource!
I would go with a pull-up bar that I can bolt on the floor, a TRX kit and jump rope. Can work every single muscle with that with added conditioning from the jump rope.
Kickapoo spotted! Graduated 2008 Definitely get Arnold in for a walkthrough and some inspiration for the people. I broke my femur in half in October and am planning a training renaissance next year.
If you want to train compound lifts on a mega budget, an old USGI canvas duffel bag, black trash bags, gaffers tape, and rubber mulch/rubber pellets (whatever’s cheapest per lb). I get more utility and variety in a single workout, in less time, out of my diy 80lb sandbag than my Rogue barbell and bumper plates. Easily
When I was a diesel mechanic i would hit up the metal dumpster for brake drums and flywheels. Literally got over 800lbs of round balanced cast iron to make all kinds of creative lifty stuff.
if we talkin to arnold its gonna be bodybuilding focused. im goin with a TRX kit and resistance bands to do as much hypertrophy training as you can with $100
One item I might add but might blow the budget is an ab wheel maybe an ab wheel that can strap to your feet like the lifeline power wheel so you can work hamstrings / lower back. Maybe you can do additions to $100 gym step one, two, three.
Because they really aren't good. The studies shows it's possible to build strength with them.... under ideal conditions, which most people are not going to be able to practically get without far more knowledge and effort than other cheap equipment. They're marketed like crazy because they have huge profit margins being so cheap to manufacture and ship.
People give equipment away free on Facebook Marketplace every day. You can even set notifications to alert you when available. Be vigilant and patient.
My own home set up isn't too much over that 100. spinlock adjustable dumdbell set some extra cast iron weights (I got these on offer but can be alot cheaper still if buying second hand via marketplace etc) pull up bar, 4 resistance bands. handles with d-ring I want to eventually add a few more things for convenience etc but Ive been using just these items for the past two years and can do most everything using such
I would buy a used bullworker. Or maybe a kettlebell. Maybe some gymnastic rings and an ab sling. Then I would do calisthenics in the park. For that matter 1 set of adjustable dumbbells that are 25-30 lbs is enough to build good muscle doing rows and lunges etc. If you have no money you can still lift rocks or logs. Or you could try and build your own dumbbells using cement.
I would just buy the heaviest kettlebell I can. Here in Spain 80€ for a 24kg one. With some money left, I would install a chin up bar or a couple for climbing holds for chins on a doorway.
Real thrift store finds I've bought: TRX Nordic leg curl thing Pushup handles Mini stair step machine Jump rope Various dumbells, barbells, and plates Combine that with resources that are essentially free: Knowledge of physics and anatomy Neighborhood park Creativity You can do a lot with a little!
(Wrote this before watching your video) For $100 bar none it would be a set of Gymnastics Rings ($25), a pair of Dip Bars ($40), a jump rope ($10), a Pull up Bar ($25). That is my $100 gym. Given a second $100 I would add: A set of bands ($30),A 20’ climbing rope and anchor ($50) , a couple of metal 5 gallon buckets filled with concrete. (Apx 100lb each) for farmers carries and grip training. ($20)…(if I had any money left over, I’d get an expensive set of fat grips to use when carrying the buckets
Even the rings can be DIY'd pretty easily, especially if you go for a more TRX-style flat handle rather than an actual ring. Just a couple of sections of PVC and some rope, really.
Coop, you GOTTA do a walk through with Arnold
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Come On, Coop!! You Can Do It!!! (Random Ahh'nold Noises) 🤘🤪🤘
What walker he using these days?
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Ahh yes, Arnold...famous quote "F your freedom" when referring to people that don't want to wear a useless mask.
Arnold gym walk through starting with Arnold saying "come with me if you want to lift!"
My $100 build would be
$30 Pullup/resistance Bands (skinny, medium)
$10 Hip Band
$10 Jump Rope
$50 2x25lb DB
I wish I seen this before I spent the $100 on a penispump that doesn’t work like I hoped! 😜
my 100 would be
20 dollar gymnastics ring
80 dollar spent towards homedepot making sand bags verying in weight.
i make a 200 pound bag use it for front loaded carries and lifts
I would buy prebagged sanded tape the outside with duck tape for lighter objects.
I then would use my education to do calisthenics and general fitness to be fit and with duct tape you can make anything. i mean anything. I watched myth busters get a car to run so i would be able to do curls and over head extensions. single arm rows.
@@dudeman8338forget Mythbusters red green showed us what you can build with duct tape
@@dudeman8338This would be my answer too. Maybe less weights and add a cheap $20 paralletes or a DIY version too.
Your build is a million times better!
Great choices. Like Coop said, it doesn't take much to get in shape, just willpower.
I wish I knew where to buy some more of that . . . constantly falling off and getting back on sucks, but I know that I have to keep trying. I have a deep love of running and the worst is when I end up with a few weeks off for some reason, building back up to 10+ mile runs is NOT fun
Another approach is to start by learning and doing a variety of no-equipment bodyweight exercises. As you gradually figure out what kinds of strength and fitness are hard for you to achieve without equipment, you can add items like the ones Coop mentioned.
In my case, I went bodyweight-only for a while about ten years ago. It worked pretty well and was fun-especially animal flow-but I felt I wasn’t doing enough pulling moves. I then added a suspension trainer, which resolved that issue. (Rings will also work.) Nowadays I use more equipment, but I’m glad I went through that bodyweight-only stage. I learned a lot about how I can exercise better.
$100 gym build. Well you're going to buy a pair of running shoes, and walk your happy ass somewhere where there are logs and rocks you can lift.
Running shoes are awful for weight lifting
Who’s going to carry the boats.....and the logs?!?!?!
sling/ring system and a kettlebell. plus an omd chair. excellent little gym right there.
Arnold used to work out barefoot.
Fax
YES to the Arnold home gym walk through
The gymnastic rings was an excellent recommendation. On a budget my first thought was a weighted vest for calisthenics exercises and a jump rope.
The rings were a pleasant surprise; makes perfect sense.
Great work Coop.
"you're not gonna be $10000 fitter that day" That cut deep Coop, too deep.
Gymnastic rings are nice but it requires you to have something to anchor to.
exactly, which is why my build would definitely be rings + wall/ceiling mounted pull up bar first. That already takes care of your entire upper body. As a beginner you can do legs pretty well with bodyweight alone, so the build could literally stop right there, but you could also get a heavy kettlebell for squats and deadlifts. Alternatively use the rest of the budget for accessories such as a training mat, bands etc.
Also, sleds are useless. What was he thinking? Did he forget the $100 budget or does he just assume people already have weight plates just lying around their homes? And who has a $100 budget but enough space to put something as big and unwieldy, not to mention use it. And all of that for an extremely suboptimal leg workout, any full ROM loaded squat will be much better for building muscle. He already had the jump rope for conditioning.
Loved this cheaper home gym build! My thoughts were the Titan gymnastic rings, a pair of Canway resistance bands set that Gluck from Gluck's Gym swears by for about $30 and either an Amazon basics flat bench for $50 or there is a wall pull up bar from Titan for $34 which would be a great place to attach the bands and rings.
That sounds like much better advice on a tight budget. Thanks for leaving this comment for us.
I have watched a lot of your videos, but you nailed this one Coop. I am so glad to see you recommending gym rings. Wooden gym rings (yes they can do legs - single leg pistols, cossacks, etc), (eva foam) running shoes, jump rope, (fitness reality) power rack, olympic barbell, cast iron plates, (amazon) bench. That's my preference, and in that order, it's not too hard on the wallet. Buy the expensive stuff 2nd hand or during black friday, concentrate on the rings, jump rope and running in the interim.
Solid recommendations. The only thing is these devices all need space. You need something mounted on the wall/ceiling to attach the rings to (or, y'know, a squat rack). The rope - you can do it outside, but again, not great if you live in an apartment or otherwise can't make a lot of noise. Same with the sled and slam ball.
Very good points. A set of secondhand dumbbells and a few extras like resistance bands and maybe a chinup bar are much more space friendly.
I started with a $100 home gym. It was
1x 15 lbs dumbbell
1x 25 lbs dumbbell
1x 40 lbs dumbbell
Resistance cables: 150 lbs with handle attachment, ankle attachment, door anchor ($20)
I started just before the pandemic, today you would have to get used dumbbells for the $1/lbs price
When I was in my early 20s I was given a workout book for Christmas. It had work outs you could do at home and nutrition tips, talked about rep ranges, sets, everything you need to know as a beginner. With that book and body weight exercises I build a good foundation. That book was only $20-$30 so I would through in resistance bands too.
My favorite part was Coop talking about gymnastic rings and how muscular gymnasts are but then a picture of female gymnasts were used when they don't have gymnastics rings as an event and likely don't train regularly if at all with them as a result... It's a men's event
Very keen observation.
I guess it depends on what sort of gym you are looking to build. Mine would be focused on strength, and focus on Used products on OfferUp , I just did a 5 minute search and found the following in my area:
$30 old, slightly bent, olympic barbell
$20 pair of rusted out iron 45 lb plates
$50 pair of old 25 lb plates
This allows someone to get started - at least at a lower weight - with:
Deadlift (hinge/legs) , Barbell rows (pull), RDLs (hinge), Clean and jerk (pull and push), front squat (legs), floor press (push), bicep curls (pull)
No equipment needed:
Pushups (push); Pull ups at a playground (okay this is not at home but is reasonable for many), gradually work doing on sissy squat (legs) or single leg bodyweight squats
So with just $100 , one could potentially do a serious novice strength program:
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Monday - assisted Sissy squat / single leg body squat (hard), RDL light, Clean and jerk heavy, floor press light, pushups, barbell rows heavy, pull ups RPE 8 barbell curls heavy. Conditioning: Sprints
Wednesday - Deadlift heavy, clean and jerk light, Floor press heavy, pull ups hard (RPE 10), Barbell rows light. Conditioning: slow jog 10-20 minutes, increasing.
Friday - assisted Sissy squat / single leg body squat (hard), RDL light, Clean and jerk heavy, floor press light, pushups, barbell rows heavy, Pullups RPE 8, barbell curls heavy. Conditioning: Sprints.
You are basically describing my current gym except I have a few more items. Mainly because I can’t ask for more space in our current 1.5 car garage that I have to share with my husband’s work-in-progress old Porsche. I have a land mine with a couple of weights Instead of the sled. All in maybe $200. Currently measuring the space to see if I can put a prx foldable rack
Lift the porsche
I bet you could get pretty fit with a 10lb steel mace (or sledgehammer from Home Depot) and a cheap kettlebell, too, but your list is definitely less boring than mine. 🤙
Great video as always.
for conditioning I needed to save up for a cycling machine, the environment I live in has temperatures that goes up to 50C(122F) so going outside is pretty much death.
keep up the good work brother, proud to see someone so enthusiastic when it comes to things they love.
Doorway pull-up bar ($25). Amazon Basics Kettlebell ($45). Mini and loop resistance bands ($20). Jump rope ($10).
Great choices, I might have gone with a DIY adjustable sandbag but that's a personal preference. I hope you continue the series. My personal home gym has grown and shrank many times over the years but two pieces that seem to be a constant are my Powerbock dumbbells and a bench, currently the ironmaster super bench and my fan bike. I would like to see you do a video as part of this series on home gyms that are in a small space or a shared space where equipment can be put to the side when not in use. I'm sure I'm not the only person whose weight training area used for other things, like hitting a heavy bag or kids play area.
Off the top of my head my list would be:
Rings
20lb dumbells
Shoe strap (lets you strap dumbbell to foot)
DIY pull up bar
Yoga mat
The dumbells can be used as parallettes too. My thinking is that lighter dumbells can be simulated with objects you might already own or scrap pipe or something. You don’t need a 5 lb dumbbell. There is something small enough in your house that weighs 5 lbs. probably.
People who haven’t used rings don’t understand how powerful they are. By the time you get yourself to 20lb weighted pull up’s and ring dips. And turned out support holds and false grip and muscle ups you’ll be prett
y dang fit.
Add the yoga mat in because many people aren’t mobile enough since all we do is sit all day. Get the pistol squat and be able to touch your toes with straight legs etc. then get lean and you’re fitter than 99% of the population for $100.
I have a bunch of rogue stuff but at the end of the day my current setup is two rogue racks. And one has rings on it and the other has a climbing rope. I have 55lb adjustable dumbbells, a power bar and 500lbs of plates. But the way I currently train is how I described above. I haven’t touched the barbell for a while now as I’m basically training for like a gymnast now (without the acrobatics).
Just built out a 100 Gym... 200 if you upgrade the Bands, and add a TV from Walmart for UA-cam workouts. 25 for hardware on a post in the basement to include carabiners. Pull up bar attached to joists for 40. Gym Reaper Bands for 45. 15 for Yoga Mat. Ugly chair from Habitat Restore (Free). Super versitile, and can hit all muscle groups. Great for a beginner, and perfect for my second house. Thanks for all the videos Coop!
Sledgehammer, junkyard tire, pvc pipe, (enough to build a BW row bar, pushup handles, and a cool sword) :)
Thank you for this video. It's a big help to those with limited funds. Please more like this.
I got a cheap bar and cast some concrete plates to go with it, i was lucky enough to find a set of adjustable dumbbells in a skip and i've got gymnastics rings for body weight. I was happy with my basic set up, and the concrete plates are still going strong even after 5 years
35 lb kettlebell: $47 at Walmart
Doorframe pull up bar: $5 at goodwill
Folding walker for dips: $5 at goodwill
And Id use the rest for a pair of running shoes and download a couch to 5k program for free on your phone.
Hmm…I’d go a different route. I’d make DIY dumbbells with laundry detergent bottles with rocks or metal inside, resistance bands off Amazon, a bench to do rows/presses, jump rope, maybe a duffle bag with walmart waterproof rollable bags filled with sand as an adjustable sandbag..a lot of weightlifting is just getting weight. People can use car rotors as weights for barbells, rocks/sand in a bag for heavy pulls. Even a diy pulley to do lat pulldowns or tricep pulldowns could work! Although resistance bands are probably the most versatile of them all. So many body parts are able to be hit, and they’re cheap online!
During COVID my son was trying to maintain strength to see if he had another year of track and field eligibility (he we a thrower). A lot of gear wasn't available so we built some sand bags from old sports equipment bags (hockey, catchers, etc) and then filled them with some sand bags. We had a TRX and found an ab-wheel. So ab-wheel, TRX, and pick up heavy bags (we did buy a couple of Rogue ones later). Do a circuit with that and you can toast your total body. When gyms finally opened up he hadn't lost any strength.
Great video. FYI- i use a heavy kettlebell on a plastic furniture slider for a sled. Works great!
Awesome! That is so cool you were asked to do that by Arnold. Congratulations!
I'm in the situation of 100$ gym build, I don't have anywhere to put rings so I just spend 20 dollars on a doorway pull up bar, 20 dollars on a pair of screw on dumbbell handles, and then 60 dollars on plates to put on said dumbbells which cost a dollar for each pound. Just do calisthenics exercises and use the dumbbells for curls, you can go up to 60 by putting all the weight on one dumbbell handle. The weights are extremely useful for advanced progression or in between steps where calisthenics has big jumps in difficulty.
Is there a video for you making the DIY sled and/or slam ball? Thanks and love the videos!
you should do a video on basic work out routine using only the $100 home gym setup
Perhaps a review of Arnold's gym and the primary items he recommends? Absolutely on a walkthrough of his gym!!!
Do a walk-through of Arnold’s gym
Before I got my squat rack and barbell, I had 2 sets of dumbbells, one resistant band, a step, and a pull up bar. It doesn’t take a lot, we just like a lot. Gym rings are great,got mine for $15 on offerup, I attached my mine to my squat rack.
I made a homemade isobow -
Cost of materials-
(1) two small lengths of plastic plumbing pipe -£ 50 pence
(2) piece of web strapping - £ 20 pence .
(3) cobbler to sew the strapping - £ 50 pence .
Entire lot £1.20 . I use it daily .
I knew it had to include rings - worked out with nothing but rings during the pandemic they're so versatile
Hey Coop, how about a home gym review on decor? Part of building a home gym is the wall art or decor...how about some banner ideas, sign ideas, paint and lighting combos LED???
Good idea
100% for an Arnold walk through.
Rings and bands that’s it😊
I'll add a top from experience with the rings, there's a lot I can bang on about but to keep this is the $100 ball park then consider buying a paint pen (I used white on black straps).
When using gymnastic rings for fitness, you'll want to measure your progress.
It's a body weight workout so you'll know your weight, you'll record your reps and sets but how about intensity? For consistency I used to have the length of my straps in inches so I could have them at a set height every time... push ups on rings are a greater intensity than without them (same goes for dips).
If you're wanting higher volume you'll want to adjust the angle of your body or do partial reps or negatives (if you don't have a great deal of strength)
Great tips! And reminders I needed today!
Yes, I would love to see you meet Arnold and see his home gym!
Just buy a pull-up/dip station, which you can buy used for less than $100. On it, you can do pull-ups, chin-ups, knee raises, leg raises, calf raises, sissy squats, inverted bodyweight rows, and dips.
You don't need any equipment whatsoever to do bodyweight squats, pushups, burpees, crunches, and sit-ups.
You can get very strong and muscular doing these exercises.
Prison inmates do, and in many prisons, prison inmates don't have access to free weights.
That's what the rings are for, they are more difficult but also more scaleable for variations
@@claytonnehls2578 You don't need rings, which are far more unstable and make many of the exercises I listed much more difficult to do.
For instance, have you tried doing parallel dips on a set of rings?
@@shiwakuseven5859what he is saying is that when you are doing inverted rows, you can adjust the angle you are performing them at and that’s why it is more scaleable. For push-ups you can do the same thing. Do pushing where you are only going down to a 45 degree angle, then 35 degrees, all the way down to 0, where you are finally doing a full body weight push-up. Your stabilizers get worked as well. The instability is where people begin to learn how to control their body throughout movement. One leg squats can be a little difficult, but a person can always do lunges and use the rings to help pull themselves up. The rings will also move with their body so when they finally need assistance it’s right there in their hands.
@@meisdetermined I have 2 sets of rings. I rarely use them because they make the exercises I like to do much more difficult. To work your upper body, all you really need to do is chin-ups and dips. These two exercises are best done on a pull-up/dip station. I have several types of exercise equipment on which I do pull-ups and chin-ups on. The one that I recommend is the Stamina PT 1690 Power Tower, which is inexpensive and which you can buy used for less than $100.
I have one on my outside patio, which I have been using for three years now. I have another in my basement gym. The one I use outside I put rubber shrink tubes over the foam grips that come with Stamina PT 1690 to protect them from the elements. I had to paint it twice (on two separate occasions) with black spray paint because of the snow and rain. The elements made the stickers peel off, but I just removed them when they started to peel off because doing so doesn't keep the power tower from being functional.
So far, my outdoor Stamina PT 1690 Power Tower has held up for three years now.
Using it, I went from being able to do 3 consecutive pull-ups to being able to do 40 consecutive pull-ups.
The only other piece of exercise equipment that I recommend, is to buy a heavy slam ball, which you can hold between your knees when you do pull-ups, chin-ups, and dips. When you get tired, just release it, which will enable you to grind out more reps. It is much better than using a weight vest, which you can't take off unless you stop doing pull-ups, chin-ups, or dips.
I recommend starting with a 20 pound slam-ball, but I have Titan Fitness slam balls from 10 to 100 pounds and a single Titan Fitness 150 pound slam ball, but I have yet to do pull-ups, chin-ups, or dips with any slam ball heavier than 50 pounds.
The best way to do inverted bodyweight rows on a Stamina PT 1690 Power Tower is to put a bar,.metal tube, or even a tool handle in the space above the connectors that join the tubular steel together, even though you can also use the dip handles.
I prefer using an old hoe wood handle.
The metal part of the hoe broke off long ago from gardening, but the wood handle works great for doing inverted bodyweight rows on my Stamina PT 1690 Power Tower, which is meant to be used indoors, but when can also be used outside if you don't mind having the elements peel off the stickers that come with it and having to spray paint it once every year or so.
@@shiwakuseven5859 i like the idea of holding the weight between your legs! Great idea. It doesn’t change my belief in strengthening the stabilizers but being able to do an actual “drop set” with the pull-ups is genius. A person can always just buy a pipe like what Jocko did as well. So many ways to skin a cat.
Rings and a pull-up bar can get you a ton of versatility. Dips, rows, roll outs, etc
Love the low budget options. I just invested in the new Freak Athlete Wheelbarrow Sled and would love to see a review of the that!
It was a much more budget friendly alternative to the magnetic sleds; and has an impressive set of features. Incidentally the Reverse Hyper is coming tomorrow as well. FA has been killing the budget equipment game lately.
I’m probably going to use the sled mostly on a strip of lawn on my .5 acre yard that the dog hasn’t shredded too much yet. I do have a nice driveway but I am weary of the noise even with the plastic strips on the bottom.
Keep up the great work and definitely keep working with the Arnold the legend!
Why dont YOU post a review. I'd love to see it .
Me too
Ok, I bought this second hand: Adjustable bench: €20, 2 x 15kg dumbbells: €20, Home barbell 30mm with 50 kg weights for: €15, Slam ball 10kg: €5, Suspension trainer with anchor: €€2.5, 3 iron Kettlebells 12kg, 16kg and 20kg: €35 Total: €97.5 Use your money wisely and don't necessarily buy new things.
I think he should of mentioned the used market. However if you're new to this, you might not know the warning signs to look for when buying used.
Big fan of The Pump Club. Easy to read every morning and lots of good tips. Happy to see this crossover.
Great recommendations. I would add a diy plyo box on there to. Most of the time you can find people giving away scrap wood you could use to build one.
Also yes would love to see an Arnold home gym walkthrough
We NEED an Arnold Gym walk through!!
I started lifting with a 4$ cinder block
I'd consider a heavy enough kettlebell. There are so many good exercises that work the whole body and also is good for cardio
Jump rope, sand bag, rings.
Body weight exercises and running/ walking
So for me ROSS has been a great place. I found a macy flat bench thats around 70 bucks, for 19.99 , weirdly low. Found 5 pound, 15, 25, and 45 dumbells. Were 1.99 4.99 6.99 and 14.99 each and I got pairs. I got kettles in 15 25 and 35 pairs, got those long black ropes, for 9.99 haha. got a bar on amazon during black friday sale a few years ago for 29.99 , wasnt very good, BUT could use it for land mines. I got pvc pipe that fit my landmine tool from fringe, used an old under bed storage tray for clothes to make the form out of cement, have it right outside garage door, elements dont bother it haha. But I take the landmine att from fringe out when Im done.
I have a 2023 Daihatsu Hijet Kei Truck, with a camper box thats insulated on its back, built by BUG TRUCK of Tarbow Japan, imported and reg/insured like a sxs. Its stickshift. So what I do on weekends, is with my grand kids, they come to work out with me! We put the micro truck in neutral, and we put a harness on, attach to off road bumpers shackles. We stepped it up, and used my other grand sons regular cab tacoma, which is heavier. Also stickshift, but he swapped to a 5.3L LS v8, we load kettles and other stuff to take to the park or the local school next to my daughters house, and we work out.
They also got me a goruck pack, and we've been running around our town on weekends haha. Its been hard work, but fun! Also have a utl cart that broke at home depot they threw away, I fixed, and now load up with blocks and push up and down our neighborhood street.
I also found a small functional trainer second hand on facebook! Was sold at costco for 1299, but got for 200 bucks.
Buying more stuff, as we just bought land in N AZ, have a few tinyhouses for friends we used to ride to sturgis with who now dont do long rides, and have down sized as empty nesters too. Trying to find good bargains to build a communal gym in a shipping container. Going to cut the side out, garage bay door. Insulate. Solar. Got an echo bike already from Facebook also, for very cheap!
Thanks for always being a great resource!
Yes! Do a walk through of Arnold's home gym!
This is my favourite channel on UA-cam I Love it could watch for Hours lol thank you guys :)
I would go with a pull-up bar that I can bolt on the floor, a TRX kit and jump rope. Can work every single muscle with that with added conditioning from the jump rope.
Dope to hear from Arnold's team. Also this is exactly the video I was looking for
Kickapoo spotted! Graduated 2008
Definitely get Arnold in for a walkthrough and some inspiration for the people. I broke my femur in half in October and am planning a training renaissance next year.
Please do the walkthrough! Give him a big hug to greet and in your best Austrian-German accent go "GET TO THE COOPAH"🫂😬
If you want to train compound lifts on a mega budget, an old USGI canvas duffel bag, black trash bags, gaffers tape, and rubber mulch/rubber pellets (whatever’s cheapest per lb). I get more utility and variety in a single workout, in less time, out of my diy 80lb sandbag than my Rogue barbell and bumper plates. Easily
Jump rope is awesome. In summer, go out in driveway with a barbell n jump rope.
Arnold-Gym Walkthrough FTW
Coop, YES to a walk through w/ Arnold! Please, Mr Schwarzenegger, please do a walk through w/ Coop!!! That would be SO. EPIC!
Larry Wheels started out by attaching Cinder blocks to a broom stick.
two old skateboards (or probably one) with a tyre on top makes a killer sled!
in the Uk for £100 basic gym, you can get 1 inch barbell around 30 kilos in vinyl plates and with a very basic bench with stands
they left out anything with knerling 😮
When I was a diesel mechanic i would hit up the metal dumpster for brake drums and flywheels. Literally got over 800lbs of round balanced cast iron to make all kinds of creative lifty stuff.
When I was in high school, I built a Nautilus pullover machine out of wood. Not even lying...
Hey, you should do a walk thru at Arnold's gym!
Dont be afraid to shop around for used equipment. Prices have come down a lot.
I would do gymnastic rings. Parallette bars. Jump rope. And squat wedges. Maybe a kettle bell if there is money left over
For me, I would find a cheap 45lb play with handles, some rope, and maybe a DIY cable set up. Or TRX ropes as well.
Wow, Coop is now working with the guy who invented muscles. Very cool!
I bought 40kg adjustable dumbells incline decline bench and 3 sets of door stop bands been going for 2 years now
Second on Arnold gym walkthrough
if we talkin to arnold its gonna be bodybuilding focused. im goin with a TRX kit and resistance bands to do as much hypertrophy training as you can with $100
That ring monkey bar setup looks great
Jump rope is the #1 piece of fitness equipment. Take it everywhere.
One item I might add but might blow the budget is an ab wheel maybe an ab wheel that can strap to your feet like the lifeline power wheel so you can work hamstrings / lower back. Maybe you can do additions to $100 gym step one, two, three.
DIY stuff is cool but a couple resistance bands would go a long ways.
I figured he was gonna include bands and was surprised they were not discussed.
Because they really aren't good. The studies shows it's possible to build strength with them.... under ideal conditions, which most people are not going to be able to practically get without far more knowledge and effort than other cheap equipment. They're marketed like crazy because they have huge profit margins being so cheap to manufacture and ship.
Would love to see the Arnold walkthrough!!
Yes please Arnold gym.
Love to see Arnold's gym.
People give equipment away free on Facebook Marketplace every day. You can even set notifications to alert you when available. Be vigilant and patient.
My own home set up isn't too much over that 100.
spinlock adjustable dumdbell set
some extra cast iron weights (I got these on offer but can be alot cheaper still if buying second hand via marketplace etc)
pull up bar,
4 resistance bands.
handles with d-ring
I want to eventually add a few more things for convenience etc but Ive been using just these items for the past two years and can do most everything using such
I would buy a used bullworker. Or maybe a kettlebell. Maybe some gymnastic rings and an ab sling. Then I would do calisthenics in the park. For that matter 1 set of adjustable dumbbells that are 25-30 lbs is enough to build good muscle doing rows and lunges etc. If you have no money you can still lift rocks or logs. Or you could try and build your own dumbbells using cement.
nice vid! I missed a couple of concrete kettlebells, would've been a great addition and still in budget
The rings make sense but where do you anchor them? Video shows racks or specialty equipment being used.
I would just buy the heaviest kettlebell I can. Here in Spain 80€ for a 24kg one. With some money left, I would install a chin up bar or a couple for climbing holds for chins on a doorway.
Names only items you practically need gym space for. Awesome
Yes, definitely wrt Arnold walk thru
Coop, could you review the Costco gym equipments?
Real thrift store finds I've bought:
TRX
Nordic leg curl thing
Pushup handles
Mini stair step machine
Jump rope
Various dumbells, barbells, and plates
Combine that with resources that are essentially free:
Knowledge of physics and anatomy
Neighborhood park
Creativity
You can do a lot with a little!
Rings and a good way to mount them. Bands if you have cash left over.
Walk through with Arnold!!!
set of gymnastic rings, a sand bag and jump rope!
(Wrote this before watching your video) For $100 bar none it would be a set of Gymnastics Rings ($25), a pair of Dip Bars ($40), a jump rope ($10), a Pull up Bar ($25).
That is my $100 gym.
Given a second $100 I would add:
A set of bands ($30),A 20’ climbing rope and anchor ($50) , a couple of metal 5 gallon buckets filled with concrete. (Apx 100lb each) for farmers carries and grip training. ($20)…(if I had any money left over, I’d get an expensive set of fat grips to use when carrying the buckets
Even the rings can be DIY'd pretty easily, especially if you go for a more TRX-style flat handle rather than an actual ring. Just a couple of sections of PVC and some rope, really.