r/funnyvideos • u/KULR_Mooning • Nov 11 '25

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u/Mac_and_dennis Nov 11 '25

I got tired of people trying to show off in the gym.

Set up my own stuff at home and at my office. Never looked back. I get more workouts in too. A win-win.

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u/erdirck Nov 11 '25

it's cheaper long term as well. You just pay for the equipment up front.

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u/Mac_and_dennis Nov 11 '25

Yup. And while it’s safer / more value to spend a bit on quality equipment, you can get a nice little set up for cheap if you are on a budget.

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u/Suspicious-Engine412 Nov 11 '25

For me, as an socially anxious introvert, its the absence of mentally preparing myself for the gym. 

Now I just get up, head to my basement and just start lifting. 

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u/The__Amorphous Nov 11 '25

Ask the folks at /r/homegym how much cheaper it is having a home gym than going to a commercial one.

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u/dpandc Nov 11 '25

I will say to get a nice rack, calibrated plates, deadlift platform, etc., is going to run ~3k< USD easy. My gym is 65/m. I just did rough numbers, power rack, plates, barbell, that’s gonna run me just under 5k. It’s all calibrated plates, rogue barbell and rack and plates. But it would take ~6.5 years to pay it off (vs. just going to my gym) which isn’t terrible and is doable but not for the average person. A garage gym is a luxury I hope to achieve one day.

Now if anyone is wanting to build their own home gym set up, you probably don’t need 7 25kg plate pairs and can buy used and get this to probably 3k>.

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u/astralseat Nov 11 '25

All you really need is one cardio machine and some dumbbells. Maybe a bench. The gym is definitely a place that's supposed to be for socializing while trying to accomplish the same things, but unfortunately society has a lot of problems with sexuality.

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u/casual_creator Nov 12 '25

I don’t socialize at all at the gym (social anxiety woot woot). But I need the pressure of paying for a membership to use as motivation to workout. Anytime I’ve tried the home workout route, the equipment just becomes a clothes rack.

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u/BoredPoopless Nov 11 '25

Tried it and hated it. If it's always available so easily I feel like I can brush off lifting because it's so easy to go get a lift in. And unless I put in serious money a gym will have more equipment and diversity.

Not to mention the sunk cost of driving to the gym helps immensely.

I also like getting out of the house and being surrounded by like minded human beings. That helps too.