Six ways to set up a home gym
Start with a compact dumbbell setup or build around a rack and cables. Each list explains what to buy first and what can wait.
Your first bench and dumbbells
An adjustable pair, its stand and a bench for flat, incline and decline work. The two equipment listings came to A$848 on 17 October 2026, before delivery and floor protection.
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The compact strength room
A bench and one adjustable pair make a capable strength room without a permanent rack. Start with the pieces you are missing; an existing pair can stay until its weight range or adjustment method becomes a real limit.
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The barbell-first garage
A complete free-bar station for squats, presses and deadlifts, built around a freestanding rack. Spend first on the correct plate mix, a suitable bench and the included internal safeties; accessories can follow the training.
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The rack-and-cable build
A dedicated rack and cable room with the FM-6 Twin at its centre. The premium pays for separate pulldown and row outlets, a BlackWing bench and a heavy dumbbell pair; buy the chosen configuration as a complete installed project.
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The smart strength room
Gym Monster 3 Core is the starting point when you already own a suitable bench. Choose Studio for the included incline bench, and leave separate cardio out of the first order unless it already has a place in your week.
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The lifting & conditioning room
A rack and barbell station alongside one RowErg, with enough room to move directly from lifting to rowing. Reuse the strength equipment you already have and put the first new money into the missing half of the room.
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