HOME GYM:

Four Years After Starting a Backyard Gym With Makeshift Concrete Weights Enhanced with AI tools, written from human experience

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Exploring the Real Benefits of Building a Home Gym

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Starting a home gym—especially with humble resources—can seem like a daunting idea. But I’ve learned it’s not about the appearance; it’s about the return. This is a reflection on the physical, mental, and emotional transformation that came from building my own home gym with nothing more than concrete weights and commitment.

Years ago, I told a friend that I wanted to start working out before I turned forty to shed the excess body fat I had carried for years. I was chubby and had tried indoor calisthenics multiple times, but I always gave up before any real consistency could form.

I knew I wanted to work out with weights in a gym setting, but I kept procrastinating—waiting for the “perfect” moment, the right gear, or enough money. That moment never came.

But life had its own plan. A year before the pandemic, I moved in with a friend and began…