About

So you want to start a home gym.

Maybe you’ve already been working out at your local commercial gym (like me), but are tired of the monthly fees, the commute, and waiting in line to use the squat rack. Or maybe you’re just getting started in your personal transformation journey, but haven’t yet pulled the trigger on a gym membership and are exploring your options for working out from home.

Regardless of your situation, chances are a couple of questions may have popped into your head:

• How much is this going to cost me? Is it really going to save me money
• What equipment and gear should I get? What are the essentials?
• Am I really going to be able to duplicate my workouts that I used to do at the gym?
• How do I get started?

If that’s the case, then welcome to the party, my friend!

My name is Hasan and I created HomeGymFiend as the ultimate online resource dedicated to staying fit and working out from home. I quit my gym membership in Fall 2016 and decided to carve out some space in my basement and build out my home gym – from scratch.

Here’s what you can expect from this website.

I’ll be documenting the entire process in my quest to build the killer home gym. I’ll be sharing all my detailed research, testing out equipment and gear firsthand, and also scouring the internet and online forums to get opinions from other users and fitness buffs. I’m going to share the best home gym ideas and projects that I come across.

I’ll also occasionally be sharing training and recovery advice that helps me achieve my goals, especially in the context of making the most of my equipment.  There’s a lot of noise and bioscience out there, especially advice peddled by fitness mags that only care about pushing product. I’ll try to cut through that B.S. and keep it simple and effective.

My gear reviews and advice is going be tailored to some of the training methodologies I’m into:

• Strength training | Starting Strength
• Crossfit
• Boxing | MMA style workouts
• Bodyweight training

If any of the above interests you, you’re in the right spot. Stick around!