Introduction
We’re diving deep into the DIY world with @Kaizen DIY Gym, @Design. Build. Lift. – DIY Fitness Club, and Nice Like Mike.
In part 1 we tackle survey data. This is a repeat survey that was accomplished at the beginning of the year.
(1:39) Level of Interest in DIY Home Gym Projects
Only about 1/3 voted low or neutral interest and medium/large votes are up about 13% since January (below).
In general, there seems to be a moderate level of interest from survey responders as a whole
(5:00) # of DIY Projects
About 70% have completed at least one DIY project for their home gym.
In addition, if you have completed a DIY project, it’s likely you’ve accomplished 2 or 3.
Only about 14% have completed 4 or more. This number was 20% in January.
About 1/4 vote high probability they’ll do a DIY project for their home gym this year. That’s down a smidge from 27% in January.
Low probability is up 14% as well.
(11:22) vs. Home Gym Hacks
In a head-to-head battle, 79% chose gym hacks vs. DIY projects, which is a 17% increase from January.
(13:09) Build or Buy?
The last questions from the survey simply asked if you’d rather “buy” or “build” this product. The deadlift platform was EASILY the largest vote-getter for % build, while jammer arms and power rack were the least likely to be “diy’d.” These results did not change much from the January survey.
| Rank | item | % Build | % Buy |
| 1 | deadlift platform | 70.49% | 29.51% |
| 2 | plyo box | 44.48% | 55.52% |
| 3 | plate storage | 36.79% | 63.21% |
| 4 | barbell storage | 33.62% | 66.38% |
| 5 | mass storage unit | 28.49% | 71.51% |
| 6 | preacher pad | 14.97% | 85.03% |
| 7 | jammer arms | 8.96% | 91.04% |
| 8 | power rack | 5.78% | 94.22% |
More to Check Out
- DIY Deep Dive Chat #1 with just Kyle from Kaizen DIY Gym.
- We post a lot of blog posts, and it may be challenging to keep up. Subscribe to Knurled News to help stay in the loop more concisely. For example, here was a recent edition of Knurled News.
- Learn More About The Garage Gym Experiment Podcast
- Check out the following profiles, on Instagram for more DIY inspiration – @kaizendiygym, @designbuildlift, and @nicelikemike__