Home gym journal
Buying guides and setup plans for home and commercial gyms, written around the equipment we actually sell.
Essential home gym equipment and weights
A category-by-category checklist of essential home gym equipment: flooring, racks, barbells, plates, dumbbells, benches, and accessories, based on what actually matters for training.
How to build a home gym under £500 in the UK
How to build a working home gym in the UK on a budget under £500: what to buy, in what order, and what to skip until later.
Why hex dumbbells: format, weight range and storage
Why rubber-coated hex dumbbells suit home and commercial gyms, how to pick a weight range that keeps progressing, and why a rack matters. Free delivery across Great Britain (Scottish Highlands...
The 5-week home gym setup plan
A structured 5-week plan to build a fully functional home gym: flooring, power rack, barbell, plates, bench, and a training-ready space by week 5.
Step-by-step guides
Shorter, task-led pages that sit alongside the journal. All guides · Help centre
Hex dumbbell weight guide
Read the guideWhich pairs to buy first, and how to build a range that keeps progressing.
Olympic weight plate guide
Read the guideTri-grip, cast iron and bumper plates for 2-inch bars, and how much to load.
Build a home gym
Read the guideSpace, flooring, rack, bar, plates and bench, in the order that keeps you training.