Building an Outdoor Gym: Under $800 and 48 sqft, for all your BWF needs! (If you have access to a backyard space.)

[amanofmacedonia]

@amotz Great setup ! I just bought a house, I'll definitely build something like that. You gave me some ideas, thanks.

 

[amotz]

@amanofmacedonia Sweet, ideas are the seeds of motivation. Good luck!

 

[debbiebayne]

@amotz Really nice gym! I’m already looking for places to buy the stuff. My only concern is if the wood would not degrade and risk injuries if it breaks (in time).

Thanks for sharing the blueprints also

 

[amotz]

@debbiebayne No problem, good luck on your build. The 6x6 lumbers will last years. Every few years, i'll be re-staining it like a deck to make it last even longer.

 

[andre008]

@amotz That’s the size of my backyard...

 

[amotz]

@andre008 Prioritize what's in important for you. "The world is your oyster."

 

[andre008]

@amotz Fair enough... I’ve got dip rings and trx set up for pull-ups, so it’s a start...
Also, not my house and the ‘garden’ is a paved area... so...
But I appreciate your sentiment

 

[deebowser1223]

@amotz How safe is it to have your rings hanging from a beam with sharper edges? I want ro know if I can do the same at home.

 

[amotz]

@deebowser1223 You sure can. Speaking from experience, no issues after 1 year of use, these ring straps are tough. Also the straps are like $20, even if we have to replace it every few years, it's an investment we are willing to make for the gainz!

 

[ccmphysician]

@amotz Thank you. Posts like these prove that even in isolation, we can remain a community! Great post

 

[amotz]

@ccmphysician That's wholesome, thanks for the encouragement. Common passions connect us all!

 

[peruss]

@amotz That gym looks like a calisthenics athlete’s dream

 

[amotz]

@peruss I love it, use it every chance I get.

 

[peruss]

@amotz Ngl man, you have great taste, from your house, to your outfit, your gym. Keep up the great work man!

 

[jhatfield2]

@amotz Dude this is amazing! Wish my backyard was not concrete.

 

[brothermanbill]

@amotz For that much you can buy a rack, bench, Olympic lifting bar, 400+lbs of weight, and other cool shit....

 

[pathemamike]

@brothermanbill Lol name the vendor and I'll buy it.

 

[oliver19]

@pathemamike It's BS. You can't get all that for 400lbs in weights too, especially at a time like this when the used market is empty as everyone's building a home gym. You could probably cobble something usable together at that price point, but you'd probably end up with shit equipment all around and a mismatched mess of a weight set.

The only time I can see someone being able to get all this for $800 would be in a couple of months when the quarantines are lifted and gyms start reopening and people start looking to get rid of their home gym equipment ASAP.

 

[pathemamike]

@oliver19 Ya I know it's bullshit, that's why I'm asking him for guys sauce

 

[a1cityflowers]

@pathemamike eBay...

It’s absolutely not unreasonable to get a whole weightlifting set including tower for that price.

I got a power tower and Olympic set for £450 a few years ago.