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About The Lifting Room
How it started!
This site exists because of my home gym.
I didn’t start with a brand, sponsors, or a perfect setup. I started overweight, frustrated, and tired of excuses. Commercial gyms didn’t stick. Schedules got in the way. Motivation faded. So I built a home gym out of necessity, not hype.
Piece by piece, I bought equipment, learned what worked, a
This site exists because of my home gym.
I didn’t start with a brand, sponsors, or a perfect setup. I started overweight, frustrated, and tired of excuses. Commercial gyms didn’t stick. Schedules got in the way. Motivation faded. So I built a home gym out of necessity, not hype.
Piece by piece, I bought equipment, learned what worked, and ditched what didn’t. I trained consistently because it was right there. No drive. No crowds. No waiting. That consistency changed my body, my health, and my mindset.
As the weight came off and strength went up, people started asking questions:
What equipment is worth the money?
What’s junk?
What actually works at home?
That’s why this site exists.
I test equipment in a real home gym, under real use, by someone who actually trains. I’m not here to push shiny junk or trends. If something is overpriced, poorly built, or overhyped, I’ll say it. If it delivers, I’ll back it.
This is for people who want results without the nonsense. Train at home. Train hard. Spend smart.
My personal story.
My Story
This home gym wasn’t built for content. It was built because I almost didn’t make it.
I had a heart attack. No warning shot. No slow slide. One moment I was living on autopilot, overweight and careless. The next, I was forced to face the fact that my body was failing me. After that, the weight kept climbing. Stress. Bad habits.
My Story
This home gym wasn’t built for content. It was built because I almost didn’t make it.
I had a heart attack. No warning shot. No slow slide. One moment I was living on autopilot, overweight and careless. The next, I was forced to face the fact that my body was failing me. After that, the weight kept climbing. Stress. Bad habits. Excuses. I hit a point where I barely recognized myself.
Then I found out I was having a son!
That flipped the switch. I wasn’t just risking my own life anymore. I needed to be here. Strong. Present. Reliable. Not a memory.
I didn’t run to a commercial gym. I knew myself better than that. Time, crowds, and inconsistency would kill momentum. So I built a home gym. Basic at first. Then smarter. Then stronger. Everything I needed. Nothing I didn’t.
I trained at home. Every week. No shortcuts.
I lost over 110 pounds.
I rebuilt muscle.
My health markers improved.
My strength came back.
This wasn’t luck. It was consistency in a home gym that removed excuses.
That’s why I’m blunt about equipment and training. This setup helped save my life. I won’t sugar-coat what works and what wastes your money. If you’re building a home gym to change your health, your strength, or your future, I take that seriously.
I’ve been on the wrong side of this. I’m not going back.
How i did it!
How i did it!
I did this in my home gym with simple rules I could follow every day. No extreme plans. No nonsense.
Calorie deficit
Weight loss came from a calorie deficit. Period.
I tracked food until I understood portions.
I ate less than I burned, consistently.
No guessing. No excuses.
Diet that worked
I stopped chasing perfect diets.
I built meal
I did this in my home gym with simple rules I could follow every day. No extreme plans. No nonsense.
Calorie deficit
Weight loss came from a calorie deficit. Period.
I tracked food until I understood portions.
I ate less than I burned, consistently.
No guessing. No excuses.
Diet that worked
I stopped chasing perfect diets.
I built meals around food I actually like.
High protein. Moderate carbs. Controlled fats.
I repeated meals to stay consistent.
Food I ate
Chicken, steak, eggs, ground turkey.
Protein shakes and yogurt.
Rice, potatoes, wraps.
Simple sauces. No liquid calories. If I hated a food, I didn’t force it. That’s how plans fail.
Protein targets
Protein stayed high every day.
It protected muscle while I lost fat.
It kept me full.
If I missed protein, the day wasn’t done.
Training approach
Everything happened in my home gym.
I followed a routine that matched my goals: fat loss and muscle.
Compound lifts. Machines. Progressive overload.
No random workouts.
I trained hard, then recovered.
Consistency over hype
I didn’t chase daily PRs.
I didn’t train seven days a week.
I showed up even when motivation was gone.
This worked because it fit my life and my home gym removed friction.
No drive time. No crowds. No skipped days.
Simple rules. Repeated daily. That’s it.