The Ultimate Budget-Friendly Amazon Home Gym for Bodybuilding

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Welcome to Home Gym Club! What’s in today’s newsletter:

• Coop builds an all-Amazon home gym for bodybuilding

• Reviewing the Sole SR550 rower

• The best budget home gym equipment on Amazon

Watch Party

Coop Builds a Budget Home Amazon Gym for Bodybuilding

Who says you need premium machines to build a premium physique?

While we appreciate high-end fitness equipment, we understand not everyone has the funds to create an Iron Paradise at home like Chris Bumstead, The Rock, or other fitness fanatics with sizable bank accounts.

Luckily, our founder specializes in bargain hunting. With years of experience trying and testing just about every type of strength training tool known to mankind, Coop embraced the challenge of building a budget-friendly bodybuilding home gym with products you can find on Amazon.

Although you may be tempted, don’t underestimate what Jeff Bezos has to offer. By the time you finish watching the video on the official GGR YouTube channel, you’ll have a newfound appreciation (and inspiration) for how you can utilize Amazon to make your bodybuilding dreams come true.

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Test Drive

Sole SR550 Review

As much as we love treadmills and ellipticals, there’s something unique about sitting down, strapping in, and pulling with all your might on a rower. (Don’t forget to push with your legs, too!)

However, not all ergs are created equal.

While you should be familiar with the uber-popular Concept2 RowErg found in commercial gyms and CrossFit boxes across the world, we’re shining the light on another worthy machine: the Sole SR550.

This new model from Sole Fitness features 16 resistance levels, a touchscreen that swivels, and a 19-inch-high seat that makes it much easier to get on and off the machine. GGR Everything Lead Reviewer Lindsay Scheele put the SR550 through our rigorous testing process, breaking down everything from the construction to its tech conveniences. To find out whether it passed the mark, check out Staff Writer Matt Dustin’s comprehensive review.

Around the Horn

Best Budget Home Gym Equipment on Amazon

Let’s be real: Most of us don’t think of Amazon when thinking about where to go for high-quality fitness equipment. The truth is, though, if you’re looking to build a home gym without spending a lot of dough, the largest marketplace in the world is a great place to start.

From a versatile squat rack that delivers a ton of value to reliable weight plates that won’t cost you a fortune, we rounded up the best options on Amazon so you can build a budget-friendly home gym that has everything you need to succeed.

Not only will you find good deals on all types of equipment, but if you’re a Prime member, you can take advantage of free shipping that will have your items at your door faster than you can hit “checkout.”

Deal Zone

How to Save on Sole Fitness

Sole Fitness has an extensive line of cardio equipment that includes GGR favorites like the highly rated E25 elliptical and the feature-packed foldable F63 treadmill. However, while the brand offers exercise bikes, treadmills, rowers, and other machines that are often budget-friendly, we fully support searching for savings anywhere you can.

If you go to the brand’s website on just about any given day, you’ll see that Sole Fitness offers discounts pretty regularly. While there aren’t necessarily coupon codes, here are a few ways you can get deals on equipment:

• Visit the Sole Fitness Deals page to find out which limited-time offer the brand has. We find that Sole often has heavily discounted closeout and clearance deals.

• You can get $50 off (plus free shipping) your first purchase when you sign up with your email.

• Shop Sole during the holidays, when there are usually sales.

• Financing is available on the Sole website through Citizens Pay; the rate is 0% APR for the first 12 payments and 29.99% for the remaining 12, with no money down for those who qualify. 

• Military folks can save 10% by calling Sole Fitness customer service to order over the phone.

Quick Hits

Not All Carbs Are Created Equal

• Simple, complex, or none at all? Learn the best carb sources for bodybuilding from a registered dietitian so you can maximize your gains.

• Leave any erg anxiety behind by using these rowing workouts for beginners to level up your conditioning (and confidence).

• From swings to squats, find out how the Amazon Basics Kettlebell held up during testing in Olympian Caine Wilkes’ in-depth review.

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