Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How do you make sure you spend your home gym dollars wisely and build a gym you'll actually use and love for years to come? Try the toolbox method of building a garage gym!

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0:00 Intro
1:30 Wood Shop
4:00 The Projects
7:20 The analogy
9:00 The basic toolbox
13:15 Job specific tools
14:49 Enthusiasts
16:34 Pendulum squat
19:29 bench vs rack
21:50 Smith machines
28:04 Results vs fun
32:16 What are you building?
36:52 Rent or buy?
42:27 Quality
45:38 Wrap up

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