BUILD YOUR OWN IRON PARADISE

TO HELP PICK the best gear and glean tips on how to build an affordable home gym, we consulted an Avengers-style fitness squad: Hollywood trainer Magnus Lygdback, who creates home gyms for stars like Ben Affleck and Alexander Skarsgård; Cooper Mitchell, editor-in-chief ofGarageGymReviews.com;andUSMH’s fitness brains, director Ebenezer Samuel and associate fitness editor Brett Williams.

Assuming you don’t have unlimited space or resources, like Dwayne Johnson, you’ll need to figure out what you want. Before you do anything, says Lygdback, ask yourself these three questions:

1. What do you like to do?

2. What does your body need?

3. Do you want to get better at something?

Then use that info to guide how you divide your space and budget.