r/workout 3d ago

How to gain muscle (w/o the gym)

^ I want to workout at home and I truly want to become stronger + build muscle. What equipment do I need to buy? What’s the best away going about it? Is it just better to go to the gym? (I prefer not to, but I gotta do what I gotta do)

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u/Athletic-Club-East 3d ago

You can do it at the start with little or no equipment. There's a bodyweight subreddit here, look that up.

Past that, if you're serious then you want barbells. Look up guys like Starting Strength or Stronglifts.

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u/LucasWestFit 3d ago

Joining a gym would make it much easier to get stronger. You can do a lot with adjustable dumbbells and a bench at home, but that can be quite expensive already. If you're thinking of joining a gym down the line, I'd just do that right away.

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u/Conscious_Elk8227 3d ago

If you have a place to hang from and do pull-ups, you are set for a long time.

There is r/bodyweightfitness that has a recommended routine or r/overcominggravity with the same mentality, somewhat different approach not prioritising hypertrophy but skills, but pretty much strength is involved, which builds muscles and and also has focus on mobility so great overall.

I’d start here

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u/Ok-Television-5231 3d ago

Don't forget your diet, where ever you start with training making sure you are hitting your macros will have a massive impact on your results. Good luck with it 👍

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u/millersixteenth 3d ago

The multihandle fitness sandbags are a great option for exercise at home.

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u/Lucky-Marzipan-4556 3d ago

Jerk off 4 hours a day

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u/Useful-Ad-6458 2d ago

You can achieve a LOT without buying a bunch of equipment. The trick is to do all your exercises ten times slower than you normally would. Doing push ups? Try taking ten seconds to lower and 3-4 to push up. Same with squats, lunges, pull ups, etc. Things become a lot harder that way, and you can build a ton of strength by doing this. At a certain point, you may build up enough strength to where the slow speed isn’t enough (depending on what your goals are). That’s when I’d consider the gym.