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There are a lot of perks to working out at home. You’ll save time and gas for one. Not to mention you’ll never have to wait for the curl-bro to surrender the squat rack. That said, you’ll need space to work out — you know, a home gym. Of course, you can train with a pair of dumbbells or kettlebells, but you want options, right?
That’s why you’re on this page, scouring for more complete home gyms. The right home gym for you may be a power rack with a pull-up bar. Or, maybe you want a gym that replaces eight machines. There are also smart home gyms that track your sets, reps, and calories burned through trainer-led classes. It’s up to you to choose your ideal setup, but we’re happy to offer you a spot.
Best Home Gyms
Best Home Gym Overall
Our top pick is a true all-in-one gym designed to build strength and keep workouts fresh. A fully functional cable machine? Check. Is there a squat rack included? Check. How about a pull up bar? Yup, it’s got one. And this all-in-one home gym also comes with built-in coaches and classes to help you progress through your fitness journey.
NordicTrack Fusion CST Pro
To call NordicTrack’s Fusion CST Pro just a cable machine is a disservice to what this tower of power brings to the table. That’s because the “Pro” version of the Fusion CST is loaded with high and low cable pulleys, a squat rack, a pull-up bar, and even an integrated ski erg.
NordicTrack Fusion CST Pro
This sleek home gym acts as a complete cable machine and a squat rack, while offering trainer-led classes with high-and-low cable options for fluid and dynamic workouts for muscle-building tension, HIIT, and more.
This home gym uses magnetic resistance, so you can perform cable movements like curls, face pulls, and rows — and more dynamic exercises, such as mountain climbers, lateral hops, and burpees — without slamming weight plates. When you do want to dial up your workout and focus on heavy strength training, you can use the squat rack to get some good old fashioned barbell workouts in. So whether you have a powerlifting session planned, or a light accessory day with cables, the Fusion CST Pro fits the bill.
Who Should Buy the NordicTrack Fusion CST Pro
Best Home Gym for Small Spaces
Trying to get the same functionality of a commercial gym in your tiny one-car garage might seem like an overwhelming prospect. But we found this home gym to be a big hitter while maintaining an impressively small footprint.
REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
This compact home gym from REP Fitness brings more commercial gym vibes to a 78?x53?x34? (height x width x depth) space than we could find anywhere else. You heard us right. This commercial grade home gym is less than 4.5 feet wide and less than 3 feet deep. And even though it’s conveniently low-profile, REP managed to fit a pair of 180lb weight stacks into it (360 pounds total). The pulleys are designed for incredibly smooth operating without catching or sticking, and the station also comes complete with a pull up bar.
REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
The Rep Fitness FT 300 Compact Functional Trainer is true to its name. It’s incredibly compact and highly functional with 15 cable positions to choose from and twin 180lb weight stacks — pull up bar included.
Who Should Buy the REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
Best Bodybuilding Home Gym
If you’re looking to build muscle and tone your body (recreationally or professionally), having a home gym that enables you to train heavy while also dialing in on specific muscle groups is absolutely essential. This home gym allows bodybuilders to do just that.
Titan Fitness Functional Trainer
Be it arm day, back day, leg day — when you’re training with bodybuilding in mind, having the ability to isolate muscle groups to achieve targeted hypertrophy is incredibly important, and Titan’s Functional Trainer home gym enables you to do exactly that. From flyes to squats to lunges (and much more) this machine allows the user to hone in on the best angle for each exercise. It’s also loaded with 200lb weight stacks, and comes with a short bar, long bar, ankle strap, dual stirrup handles, rope handles, and single and double d-Handles.
Titan Fitness Functional Trainer
The Titan Fitness Functional Trainer is a well-built home gym that comes standard with accessories that other home gyms would sell as extras, like dual stirrup handles and a long bar.
Who Should Buy the Titan Fitness Functional Trainer
Best All-In-One Home Gym
For those who want every option under the sun (and moon), this home gym is truly the complete package. Cables, smith machine, weight plates, racks and more, this machine has it all.
Force USA G20 All-In-One Trainer
Ok, we’ll admit that the mere sight of this trainer may be overwhelming, but that’s only because it’s absolutely loaded with 29 attachments to help you gain strength and muscle. Perform squats with the monolift attachment, vertical leg presses, Smith machine movements, cable exercises, and so much more. It can even facilitate more than one person training at once. One person can perform cable pushdowns or landmine exercises while the other does pull-ups (each side is equipped with a pull-up bar).
Force USA G20 All-In-One Trainer
The G20 All-In-One Trainer takes an entire gym and packages it into a single space. This home gym is the complete package, sporting plate loaded features in addition to being a power rack for squats and benching with a regular barbell, which you can add on to your order.
Who Should Buy the Force USA G20 All-In-One Trainer
Best Smart Home Gym
If you’re looking to upgrade your home gym with modern tech, there are more smart gym options than ever before. Here’s our top pick.
Tempo Studio
This sleek-looking studio gym contains everything you need for a kick-ass workout — 75-pounds worth of weight plates, a 25-pound barbell, dumbbell handles, a heart rate monitor, a yoga mat, foam roller, and barbell collars. Get set, and then let the AI trainer of your choice guide you through a workout in real-time. This three-square-foot studio offers hundreds of classes and flashes metrics on the screen so you can monitor your performance. Tempo — which is available in either white or black — works with an annual membership that costs $39 per month.
Tempo Studio
Tempo Studio offers a complete home gym — weight plates, a barbell and dumbbell, and more — plus hundreds of classes led by AI trainers.
Who Should Buy Tempo Studio
Best Cable Machine for Your Home Gym
A great cable machine should be reliable, smooth, space-efficient and able to handle any workout you throw its way. The REP Fitness 3000 Compact Trainer is just that.
REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
While we really like the REP Compact Trainer for its size, we just couldn’t ignore just how solid of a cable machine it really is. REP makes a lot of quality products, and this home gym cable machine is no exception. The pulleys and cables are smooth, with no bumping or catching while you’re working out. And while it’s not the cheapest cable machine on the market, for it’s quality built and convenient size, it’s competitively priced. To sum it up, this thing is a cable machine that will last you day in and day out.
REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
The Rep Fitness FT 300 Compact Functional Trainer is true to its name. It’s incredibly compact and highly functional with 15 cable positions to choose from and twin 180lb weight stacks — pull up bar included.
Who Should Buy the REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
Best Home Gym for Powerlifters
Luckily for powerlifters, the amount of equipment needed to deadlift, squat, and bench press is relatively low-profile when it comes to space. However, stability, durability, and quality should be top of mind, which is how we decided on our top home gym for powerlifters.
Titan Fitness Competition Bench and Squat Rack Combo
If you’re a powerlifter through and through, then your training revolves around the squat, bench press, and deadlift. You also need a rack that can facilitate the bench and squat in the way you’ll perform them in competition. Titan Fitness’s rack acts as a competition-approved bench — complete with a stand for spotters to stand on — as well as the bench being removable so you can squat.
Titan Fitness Competition Bench and Squat Rack
This bench acts as a squat rack and bench press, allowing competitive powerlifters to train with the same equipment they'll experience at a meet.
Who Should Buy the Titan Fitness Competition Bench and Squat Rack Combo
Best Bowflex Gym
Bowflex built its brand on the idea that gym-goers would trade in the gym membership for a home gym that was affordable and space-saving. Here’s which one we think is the best of the best.
Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Home Gym
The Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE is a tank. It comes with 210-pounds of resistance but can be upgraded to 310 pounds. You can perform 70-plus exercises on it — including leg extensions, squats, crunches, and pulldowns. A really neat feature is that they’ve implemented a “No-Change” cable pulley system, so you can work your back and legs all on the same cable pulley without having to adjust anything. For an extra charge, you can add a preacher curl and “Gym Style Ab Crunch.”
Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE
The Bowflex Xtreme 2SE is an impressively versatile home exercise station, perfect for anyone who wants to train hard in their own space without taking up a ton of square footage.
Who Should Buy the Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Home Gym
Related: Read our full review on the Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Home Gym.
Best Home Gym for the Money
You may save money in the long run, but a quality home gym will cost you a lot upfront. If you want to both save a little money (relatively speaking) and stretch your dollar, go for the Gold’s Gym XRS 50.
Gold’s Gym XRS 50
It’s not the most versatile pick on this list, but the XRS 50 lets you perform pulldowns, leg extensions, flyes, rows, and curls. You can purchase more attachments to vary your grips. In total, the XRS 50 offers a total of 280 pounds of weight. You can tuck this machine in the corner of your home and have all you need to develop your muscles.
Gold's Gym XRS 50 Home Gym
This home gym provides up to 280 pounds of resistance per movement. It features a four-roll setup for leg exercises, high and low pulleys, and a combo chest press/butterfly station for upper body development.
Who Should Buy the Gold’s Gym XRS 50
Related: Read our full review on the Gold’s Gym XRS 50.
Best Portable Home Gym
You shouldn’t have to choose between a life on the go and staying fit — and you don’t have to. There are plenty of portable gym options out there, and this one is among the best.
TRX Home2 System
In as quick as 60 seconds, you can set up this TRX on any tree or door for a full-body bodyweight workout. The TRX is designed to row, push, squat, plank, lunge, and rotate with just your body weight (or while wearing a weight vest). It can fit in a mesh bag for easy storage, making this pick our most space-friendly gym by far. The one downside is that this product won’t really satisfy folks who want to lift heavy iron and easily track weight and reps. If you’re more of a casual gym-goer who wants to burn calories and get intense workouts in at home, then this will do the trick.
TRX Home2 System
The TRX Home2 System provides a set of straps that you can incorporate into both strength and cardio training. The TRX system is based around seven classic exercises — the pull-up, push-up, lunge, plank, squat, rotation, and hinge — all of which can be modified to create varied workouts.
Who Should Buy the TRX Home2 System
Best Home Gym Squat Rack
The main function of this rack is to facilitate heavy squatting sessions, and you can outfit it in a variety of ways.
Force USA MyRack Folding Power Rack
Compared to the other picks on this list, the Force USA Folding Power Rack is more singular in function, but it still allows for many functionally. First and foremost, this rack is unique in that it is both freestanding and foldable. Most, if not all, foldable racks are wall-mounted, which means how much you can lift is limited by how strong your wall is. This free-standing rack can support up to 1,000 pounds, be equipped with numerous attachments — like dip bars, band pegs, and a monolift — and then the pull-up bar comes off so you can collapse it inward and stow it away, saving you tons of space.
Force USA MyRack Folding Power Rack
This power rack is unique because it's freestanding to handle more weight than a wall-mounted rack, and it's foldable. You can also tack on various extras such as dip bars, band pegs, and even a mono lift attachment (all shown in the picture but not included upon purchase).
Who Should Buy the Force USA MyRack Folding Power Rack
Best Home Gym Power Rack
This power rack is constructed of steel, can be bolted to the floor, and serves as the centerpiece for add-ons for a complete home gym.
Force USA MyRack Modular Power Rack
The steel power rack is built with Westside Barbell hole spacing, can support over 2,000 pounds, and can be outfitted with up to 20 attachments. Also, Force USA gives you the option to add a cable tower pulley system — housed on either side of the rack — a lat pulldown system, and a foldable seat (to use with the cable and lat pulldown systems). As a bonus, you can get the rack in three colors — black, red, and blue.
Force USA MyRack Modular Power Rack
This power rack is sturdy, can support 2,000 pounds, and can hold various accessories such as band pegs and dip bars. You can also add a cable pulley system and lat pulldown machine to really get the most out of your gym.
Who Should Buy the Force USA MyRack Modular Power Rack
Best Squat Stand With Pull-Up Bar
If you either have an existing home gym or want a bare-bones setup to squat and perform overhead presses, a simple squat stand will do the trick at a fraction of the cost of a complete home gym machine.
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That’s why you’re on this page, scouring for more complete home gyms. The right home gym for you may be a power rack with a pull-up bar. Or, maybe you want a gym that replaces eight machines. There are also smart home gyms that track your sets, reps, and calories burned through trainer-led classes. It’s up to you to choose your ideal setup, but we’re happy to offer you a spot.
Best Home Gyms
Best Home Gym Overall
Our top pick is a true all-in-one gym designed to build strength and keep workouts fresh. A fully functional cable machine? Check. Is there a squat rack included? Check. How about a pull up bar? Yup, it’s got one. And this all-in-one home gym also comes with built-in coaches and classes to help you progress through your fitness journey.
NordicTrack Fusion CST Pro
To call NordicTrack’s Fusion CST Pro just a cable machine is a disservice to what this tower of power brings to the table. That’s because the “Pro” version of the Fusion CST is loaded with high and low cable pulleys, a squat rack, a pull-up bar, and even an integrated ski erg.
NordicTrack Fusion CST Pro
This sleek home gym acts as a complete cable machine and a squat rack, while offering trainer-led classes with high-and-low cable options for fluid and dynamic workouts for muscle-building tension, HIIT, and more.
This home gym uses magnetic resistance, so you can perform cable movements like curls, face pulls, and rows — and more dynamic exercises, such as mountain climbers, lateral hops, and burpees — without slamming weight plates. When you do want to dial up your workout and focus on heavy strength training, you can use the squat rack to get some good old fashioned barbell workouts in. So whether you have a powerlifting session planned, or a light accessory day with cables, the Fusion CST Pro fits the bill.
Who Should Buy the NordicTrack Fusion CST Pro
- Folks who want a versatile, complete home gym at a reasonable price. To get a cable machine, a squat rack, additional attachments, and instructor-led classes at this price point is about as good a value as we can find.
- People who want to follow trainer-led workouts instead of programming for themselves, this home gym comes with a free year of iFit, which includes over 16,000 classes to choose from.
- Despite a stacked spec sheet, the Fusion CST Pro is relatively low profile at just 48.5” L x 70.5” W x 83.9” H. Those who want to save on space, but want a full home gym should find this product fits right in.
- People who just want a pulley machine, or people who just want a squat rack, there are other options for you. Keep reading for more specific picks in those categories.
- If you’re planning on doing some seriously heavy lifting, the Fusion CST Pro might feel limiting to you. Advanced athletes may need more heavy duty equipment to support more weight or offer more resistance.
- Those who don’t already own a barbell and some weight plates will need to buy one if they want to get the most out of this home gym.
Best Home Gym for Small Spaces
Trying to get the same functionality of a commercial gym in your tiny one-car garage might seem like an overwhelming prospect. But we found this home gym to be a big hitter while maintaining an impressively small footprint.
REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
This compact home gym from REP Fitness brings more commercial gym vibes to a 78?x53?x34? (height x width x depth) space than we could find anywhere else. You heard us right. This commercial grade home gym is less than 4.5 feet wide and less than 3 feet deep. And even though it’s conveniently low-profile, REP managed to fit a pair of 180lb weight stacks into it (360 pounds total). The pulleys are designed for incredibly smooth operating without catching or sticking, and the station also comes complete with a pull up bar.
REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
The Rep Fitness FT 300 Compact Functional Trainer is true to its name. It’s incredibly compact and highly functional with 15 cable positions to choose from and twin 180lb weight stacks — pull up bar included.
Who Should Buy the REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
This is a great all-around home gym, but it’s stand-out feature is the incredibly small footprint. If you’re limited on space, but want a heavy hitting home gym, the FT 3000 is a great pick.
People who want their exercise to be focused around cable movements, this is a solid cable machine that offers a lot of movement variety.
Those who value a solidly built piece of equipment. The frame has a lifetime warranty, and is built as if it were going to be used in a commercial gym setting.
Barbell enthusiasts, this home gym does not come with a squat rack. If you’re prioritizing barbell exercises in your workouts, opt for one of the racks on this list.
If you’re a heavy lifter and can get away with a slightly bigger home gym, there are similar machines that offer heavier weight stacks at a very similar price point.
Best Bodybuilding Home Gym
If you’re looking to build muscle and tone your body (recreationally or professionally), having a home gym that enables you to train heavy while also dialing in on specific muscle groups is absolutely essential. This home gym allows bodybuilders to do just that.
Titan Fitness Functional Trainer
Be it arm day, back day, leg day — when you’re training with bodybuilding in mind, having the ability to isolate muscle groups to achieve targeted hypertrophy is incredibly important, and Titan’s Functional Trainer home gym enables you to do exactly that. From flyes to squats to lunges (and much more) this machine allows the user to hone in on the best angle for each exercise. It’s also loaded with 200lb weight stacks, and comes with a short bar, long bar, ankle strap, dual stirrup handles, rope handles, and single and double d-Handles.
Titan Fitness Functional Trainer
The Titan Fitness Functional Trainer is a well-built home gym that comes standard with accessories that other home gyms would sell as extras, like dual stirrup handles and a long bar.
Who Should Buy the Titan Fitness Functional Trainer
Bodybuilders, this pick was made with you in mind. This home gym has a pair of 200lb weight stacks and is built with high-grade steel to withstand workout after workout.
Those who like extras for no additional cost. We love that Titan includes so many attachments without charging extra.
Why not include another bullet point about free stuff? This is a pretty heavy piece of equipment, and it sure is nice of Titan to ship it to your house free of charge.
People who don’t need 400lbs of weight stacks shouldn’t buy 400lbs of weight stacks. If you need less, opt for a home gym that has less weight and focus on mastering your exercises.
If you’re training more for functional fitness and less for bodybuilding, you might prefer a home gym with a rack option for a barbell.
Those with very limited space might find this piece of equipment to be a little too big for them.
Best All-In-One Home Gym
For those who want every option under the sun (and moon), this home gym is truly the complete package. Cables, smith machine, weight plates, racks and more, this machine has it all.
Force USA G20 All-In-One Trainer
Ok, we’ll admit that the mere sight of this trainer may be overwhelming, but that’s only because it’s absolutely loaded with 29 attachments to help you gain strength and muscle. Perform squats with the monolift attachment, vertical leg presses, Smith machine movements, cable exercises, and so much more. It can even facilitate more than one person training at once. One person can perform cable pushdowns or landmine exercises while the other does pull-ups (each side is equipped with a pull-up bar).
Force USA G20 All-In-One Trainer
The G20 All-In-One Trainer takes an entire gym and packages it into a single space. This home gym is the complete package, sporting plate loaded features in addition to being a power rack for squats and benching with a regular barbell, which you can add on to your order.
Who Should Buy the Force USA G20 All-In-One Trainer
- Bodybuilders who want access to over 29 attachments and the ability to perform over 400 different exercises.
- Anyone tight on space. At 75-inches wide, 67-inches deep, and 91-inches wide, this allows you to do so much for a modest space requirement.
- Folks who are more casual gym-goers and don’t need so many workout options.
- People who already own some equipment and are looking for more of a gym addition.
- People on a budget looking for a low-cost home gym (keep reading, we’ve got you covered there).
Best Smart Home Gym
If you’re looking to upgrade your home gym with modern tech, there are more smart gym options than ever before. Here’s our top pick.
Tempo Studio
This sleek-looking studio gym contains everything you need for a kick-ass workout — 75-pounds worth of weight plates, a 25-pound barbell, dumbbell handles, a heart rate monitor, a yoga mat, foam roller, and barbell collars. Get set, and then let the AI trainer of your choice guide you through a workout in real-time. This three-square-foot studio offers hundreds of classes and flashes metrics on the screen so you can monitor your performance. Tempo — which is available in either white or black — works with an annual membership that costs $39 per month.
Tempo Studio
Tempo Studio offers a complete home gym — weight plates, a barbell and dumbbell, and more — plus hundreds of classes led by AI trainers.
Who Should Buy Tempo Studio
- Folks who prioritize convenience. Tempo provides everything you need — from warm-up to cool down — to get a quality workout in.
- Those who want don’t program for themselves. Tempo offers hundreds of classes taught in real time by the on-screen trainer.
- People who want to record their metrics, such as calories burned and heart rate, and track their progress.
- Powerlifters, strongmen, and bodybuilders who need more weight and more equipment to compete in their respective sports.
- Budget-conscious buyers. In addition to being a lot upfront, Tempo also requires a yearly membership fee.
Best Cable Machine for Your Home Gym
A great cable machine should be reliable, smooth, space-efficient and able to handle any workout you throw its way. The REP Fitness 3000 Compact Trainer is just that.
REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
While we really like the REP Compact Trainer for its size, we just couldn’t ignore just how solid of a cable machine it really is. REP makes a lot of quality products, and this home gym cable machine is no exception. The pulleys and cables are smooth, with no bumping or catching while you’re working out. And while it’s not the cheapest cable machine on the market, for it’s quality built and convenient size, it’s competitively priced. To sum it up, this thing is a cable machine that will last you day in and day out.
REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
The Rep Fitness FT 300 Compact Functional Trainer is true to its name. It’s incredibly compact and highly functional with 15 cable positions to choose from and twin 180lb weight stacks — pull up bar included.
Who Should Buy the REP Fitness FT 3000 Compact Trainer
Home gym owners who need to make the most of their limited space, but also want a cable machine will appreciate this pick.
Bodybuilders who need a cable machine to dial in on specific muscles.
Those who plan on using a cable machine very regularly will feel comfortable knowing that this piece of equipment is built to last and comes with impressive warranties.
People who train with a barbell and want to stick with that modality should be looking at some of the other picks on this list (we’re watching you).
Shoppers on a tight budget. This is a great home gym, but if you’re looking for something at rock bottom prices, you may want to try craigslist.
Best Home Gym for Powerlifters
Luckily for powerlifters, the amount of equipment needed to deadlift, squat, and bench press is relatively low-profile when it comes to space. However, stability, durability, and quality should be top of mind, which is how we decided on our top home gym for powerlifters.
Titan Fitness Competition Bench and Squat Rack Combo
If you’re a powerlifter through and through, then your training revolves around the squat, bench press, and deadlift. You also need a rack that can facilitate the bench and squat in the way you’ll perform them in competition. Titan Fitness’s rack acts as a competition-approved bench — complete with a stand for spotters to stand on — as well as the bench being removable so you can squat.
Titan Fitness Competition Bench and Squat Rack
This bench acts as a squat rack and bench press, allowing competitive powerlifters to train with the same equipment they'll experience at a meet.
Who Should Buy the Titan Fitness Competition Bench and Squat Rack Combo
- Competitive powerlifters who want to adapt to the feel of competition equipment.
- People who want a pure bench press and squat stand.
- Folks who own a barbell and weight plates. Otherwise, factor those into the overall cost.
- General fitness enthusiasts who don’t need to shell out for a dual bench and squat rack.
- CrossFitters who functional fitness athletes who need more equipment.
Best Bowflex Gym
Bowflex built its brand on the idea that gym-goers would trade in the gym membership for a home gym that was affordable and space-saving. Here’s which one we think is the best of the best.
Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Home Gym
The Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE is a tank. It comes with 210-pounds of resistance but can be upgraded to 310 pounds. You can perform 70-plus exercises on it — including leg extensions, squats, crunches, and pulldowns. A really neat feature is that they’ve implemented a “No-Change” cable pulley system, so you can work your back and legs all on the same cable pulley without having to adjust anything. For an extra charge, you can add a preacher curl and “Gym Style Ab Crunch.”
Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE
The Bowflex Xtreme 2SE is an impressively versatile home exercise station, perfect for anyone who wants to train hard in their own space without taking up a ton of square footage.
Who Should Buy the Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Home Gym
- Fans of Bowflex. The brand has stood the test of time for a reason. They make quality, space-friendly products.
- Folks who like full-body workouts. You can hit every muscle, head to toe, on this machine easily.
- Current Bowflex owners who are maybe looking for an upgrade.
- People who prefer more traditional workout equipment.
- Lifters who don’t want a resistance based home gym.
- Athletes who need and want to perform more dynamic and explosive movements.
Related: Read our full review on the Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Home Gym.
Best Home Gym for the Money
You may save money in the long run, but a quality home gym will cost you a lot upfront. If you want to both save a little money (relatively speaking) and stretch your dollar, go for the Gold’s Gym XRS 50.
Gold’s Gym XRS 50
It’s not the most versatile pick on this list, but the XRS 50 lets you perform pulldowns, leg extensions, flyes, rows, and curls. You can purchase more attachments to vary your grips. In total, the XRS 50 offers a total of 280 pounds of weight. You can tuck this machine in the corner of your home and have all you need to develop your muscles.
Gold's Gym XRS 50 Home Gym
This home gym provides up to 280 pounds of resistance per movement. It features a four-roll setup for leg exercises, high and low pulleys, and a combo chest press/butterfly station for upper body development.
Who Should Buy the Gold’s Gym XRS 50
- This is a great value, as you get plenty of muscle-building exercise options for a fair price.
- At around 300 pounds, this is a fairly mobile piece of workout equipment that you can move around your house or apartment.
- Anyone who wants to build muscle and work on toning their body.
- Folks who want to perform strength-building moves like barbell squats and Pendlay rows.
- People who need or want more than 280 pounds of total resistance.
Related: Read our full review on the Gold’s Gym XRS 50.
Best Portable Home Gym
You shouldn’t have to choose between a life on the go and staying fit — and you don’t have to. There are plenty of portable gym options out there, and this one is among the best.
TRX Home2 System
In as quick as 60 seconds, you can set up this TRX on any tree or door for a full-body bodyweight workout. The TRX is designed to row, push, squat, plank, lunge, and rotate with just your body weight (or while wearing a weight vest). It can fit in a mesh bag for easy storage, making this pick our most space-friendly gym by far. The one downside is that this product won’t really satisfy folks who want to lift heavy iron and easily track weight and reps. If you’re more of a casual gym-goer who wants to burn calories and get intense workouts in at home, then this will do the trick.
TRX Home2 System
The TRX Home2 System provides a set of straps that you can incorporate into both strength and cardio training. The TRX system is based around seven classic exercises — the pull-up, push-up, lunge, plank, squat, rotation, and hinge — all of which can be modified to create varied workouts.
Who Should Buy the TRX Home2 System
- People who want a simple suspension trainer system so they can work out anywhere.
- Folks who prefer bodyweight workouts.
- People who don’t want to load up their home with a bunch of workout equipment.
- People who want to lift weights.
- Anyone who is on a strength training program and needs weights to track sets, reps, and loads.
Best Home Gym Squat Rack
The main function of this rack is to facilitate heavy squatting sessions, and you can outfit it in a variety of ways.
Force USA MyRack Folding Power Rack
Compared to the other picks on this list, the Force USA Folding Power Rack is more singular in function, but it still allows for many functionally. First and foremost, this rack is unique in that it is both freestanding and foldable. Most, if not all, foldable racks are wall-mounted, which means how much you can lift is limited by how strong your wall is. This free-standing rack can support up to 1,000 pounds, be equipped with numerous attachments — like dip bars, band pegs, and a monolift — and then the pull-up bar comes off so you can collapse it inward and stow it away, saving you tons of space.
Force USA MyRack Folding Power Rack
This power rack is unique because it's freestanding to handle more weight than a wall-mounted rack, and it's foldable. You can also tack on various extras such as dip bars, band pegs, and even a mono lift attachment (all shown in the picture but not included upon purchase).
Who Should Buy the Force USA MyRack Folding Power Rack
- Powerlifters or other strength-focused athletes who will be primarily squatting, bench-pressing, and deadlifting.
- Lifters who want a rack that can be added to for more upper-body work and accommodating resistance.
- Anyone who wants a power rack that can be folded up for easy storage.
- Lifters who want a cable-based home gym. This is primarily for compound barbell exercises.
- Athletes who require a more sturdy power rack that is bolted into the floor.
Best Home Gym Power Rack
This power rack is constructed of steel, can be bolted to the floor, and serves as the centerpiece for add-ons for a complete home gym.
Force USA MyRack Modular Power Rack
The steel power rack is built with Westside Barbell hole spacing, can support over 2,000 pounds, and can be outfitted with up to 20 attachments. Also, Force USA gives you the option to add a cable tower pulley system — housed on either side of the rack — a lat pulldown system, and a foldable seat (to use with the cable and lat pulldown systems). As a bonus, you can get the rack in three colors — black, red, and blue.
Force USA MyRack Modular Power Rack
This power rack is sturdy, can support 2,000 pounds, and can hold various accessories such as band pegs and dip bars. You can also add a cable pulley system and lat pulldown machine to really get the most out of your gym.
Who Should Buy the Force USA MyRack Modular Power Rack
- Serious strength athletes who want a stable power rack that can support thousands of pounds.
- Anyone who wants the option to add a lat pulldown and/or cable pulley system to their power rack.
- People who appreciate a pop of color. The matte red and blue options are bright and fun.
- Folks who want a complete gym in one purchase and don’t want to buy extras.
- Anyone who isn’t focused on performing heavier compound movements.
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Rogue SML-2 Monster Lite Squat Stand
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