I’ve had memberships at various gyms for about 20 years now and I thought that was the only way to get a workout in.

In the last year, I just could not motivate myself to get dressed, stretch, and travel the one mile to my nearby gym. Too many times I’m waiting for equipment, in someone’s way, forget headphones or water, etc. it got to the point that the inconvenience outweighed the satisfaction I got from a workout

Last month I picked up some rubber mats, a squat rack, a bench, an undersized/underweight Olympic bar, and some weight. Since then I sourced some Craigslist dumbbells and extra plates, plus a row attachment for landmine exercises.

I’m 11 workouts in and I’m loving it. I’m never in someone’s way, I can do as many sets as I want, I can do as light weight as I want and don’t have to feel self conscious about it. My travel distance to the gym is like 15 feet across the house, I can lighten to music on speakers, I can curl in the squat rack

At the gym, I was always looking for an excuse to cut the workout short and head home. At the home gym, I’m always looking for ways to extend the workout.

Of course, all this is only possible because my partner and I saved for a decade to buy a house and had to relocate 600 miles from our friends and families to afford it, but STILL, at least I’m finally getting swole

Anyone got favorite exercises for me to incorporate?