Weider XRS 20 Adjustable Bench with Olympic Squat Rack and Preacher Pad for $199 at Walmart
Unless you're Ronnie Coleman, this Weider XRS 20 Adjustable Bench with Olympic Squat Rack and Preacher Pad is just about everything you need for an at-home weight room. If you are Ronnie Coleman—it's flattering you're reading this, but this deal isn't for you. Aerial Yoga Swing
Even a muscle-bound millionaire like Ronnie Coleman could appreciate this pound-for-pound price, however: The bench holds up to 610 pounds and costs under $200. Some people pay that much per month to go to their gym!
Weider XRS 20 Adjustable Bench with Olympic Squat Rack and Preacher Pad
Of course, you'll need a barbell and weights—a pull-up bar would be a good idea, too—but in terms of workout stations, this one lets you do bench press, squats, overhead press, and deadlifts. That's the meathead quadrifecta, but also just a great suite of exercises.
Even if you're not pushing and pulling a ton of weight, those four will work out your largest muscle groups. Just ask Mark Rippetoe, the evangelist of Starting Strength.
And if you still mistakenly believe in sayings like "Curls for the girls" in 2021, well, you can do curls on the preacher pad, too.
The real point is, working out has forever changed for a lot of people because of the pandemic, and at-home fitness options don't have to cost their weight in gold.
Free Squat Rack Ryan Craggs is the Director of Content Marketing for Hearst Newspapers. He has previously worked for The Huffington Post, Thrillist, and Condé Nast Traveler and was also a roofer and shoe salesman once upon a time. In his free time, he enjoys competing in pushup contests, cooking and teaching poetry to neighborhood kids.