Ground. Work. Grow.
Your space can do
more than you think.
Three things here already do all eleven kinds of training. Groundwork starts from what is in the room and where it sits, and shows what works together, what is within reach, what is blocked, and what one change would do. Photograph the room, or tell it what is in there. What it reads from a photo is a suggestion until you say it is right.
One change at a time, and usually it is a tape measure or a tidy-up rather than a purchase.
Behind these words: one real garage, drawn from a photograph of it.
Work · three moves
- 01Photograph the spaceOne photo of the room, or a few. Nothing to set up first.
- 02List the whole roomOne box, a line each. The photo is the evidence for every one of them.
- 03See what it does togetherOne kettlebell covers six of the eleven patterns, not one thing you own. Say the rack is against a wall and the back squat goes with it; the pull-up bar, the grip work and the landmine stay.
Ground · the room is the model
Move something. Watch every room change.
Pick a thing, then tap a room. Every room answers at once — including the ones that do not change.
Suspension trainer is in Garage now. Tap another room to see what moving it would do.
Garage would lose its suspension push-ups, rows and 5 more — Adjustable bench and Gymnastic rings still cover those there. Recovery closet would gain them.
Garage would lose its suspension push-ups, rows and 5 more — Adjustable bench and Gymnastic rings still cover those there. Backyard would gain them.
Garage would lose its suspension push-ups, rows and 5 more — Adjustable bench and Gymnastic rings still cover those there. Basement desk would gain them.
Kettlebell — 35 lb is in Garage now. Tap another room to see what moving it would do.
Garage would lose its kettlebell press, one-arm row and 5 more — Olympic barbell and Kettlebell — 25 lb still cover those there. Recovery closet would gain them.
Garage would lose its kettlebell press, one-arm row and 5 more — Olympic barbell and Kettlebell — 25 lb still cover those there. Backyard would gain them.
Garage would lose its kettlebell press, one-arm row and 5 more — Olympic barbell and Kettlebell — 25 lb still cover those there. Basement desk would gain them.
Power rack is in Garage now. Tap another room to see what moving it would do.
It does not go there — there is no room for it there. The only room on this record that holds it is Garage.
It does not go there — it is not a thing you carry outside. The only room on this record that holds it is Garage.
It does not go there — there is no room for it there. The only room on this record that holds it is Garage.
Every figure is the real model run twice, before and after — the same answer the thing’s own card gives. Nothing moves until you say so.
Everything in that garage, as the app lists it.
Tap any of them — the line underneath is what the app says that one thing does here.
Power rack · Powertec, uprights numbered to 22, pull-up bar · standing where it isPull-ups and hangs, and grip.
Adjustable bench · Powertec Workbench, yellow frame · out on the floorPressing and squats — one of those only because the Olympic weight plates are here too.
Leg developer attachment · Roller pads, bench-mounted · one step to get it outNothing on the record says what this does yet.
Dip bar attachments · Pair, rack-mounted, padded · standing where it isDips on the rack.
Landmine attachment · Rack-mounted sleeve · standing where it isPart of Olympic barbell — the bar drops into it and the far end becomes a lever, so the load is one-handed and angled.
Cable / pulley station · Plate-loaded, with chain · standing where it isPull-ups and hangs, rows, and trunk work.
Cable attachments · D-handle, triangle row handle, rope, lat strap · standing where it isNothing on the record says what this does yet.
Olympic barbell · Chrome, sleeve collars · one step to get it outPressing, overhead pressing, rows, squats, deadlifts and swings, carries, and trunk work — two of those only because the Olympic weight plates are here too.
Olympic weight plates · Cast iron, mixed sizes, now racked · one step to get it outCarries, conditioning, trunk work and grip.
1-inch spinlock plates · 7.5 lb and 5 lb legible, others not · one step to get it outNothing on the record says what this does yet.
Spinlock dumbbell handles · Two handles with collars · one step to get it outPressing, rows and carries — two of those only because the Olympic weight plates are here too.
Gymnastic rings · Wooden, numbered straps, ceiling-hung · one step to get it outPull-ups and hangs, pressing, rows, squats, trunk work, grip, and mobility and recovery.
That garage was measured with a tape: 16 × 20 ft, 8 ft to the joists, and the rack against the right wall. No photograph can answer any of those, and every figure above depends on them.
One thing, and what it works with
Olympic weight plates load the Adjustable bench for one lift the index counts, and on their own they do four more — plate carry, ground-to-overhead and plate pinch holds. 24 other things here reach at least one of those patterns.
Three things from that garage, as the app draws them. The gi belt is here twice — on its hook, and tied over the rack. Same belt, different job, and not the same card.
Kettlebell — 35 lbGarage · Kettlebell row, lightest to heaviest · one step to get it out
Overhead pressing, rows, squats, deadlifts and swings, carries, trunk work, and grip — one of those only because the Cannonball grip is here too.
7 of 11 patterns · 24 other things here reach at least one of the same
What it's forsay which you use
Kettlebell press, one-arm row and goblet squat on its own; one-arm row off the bell and grip hold off the bell with Cannonball grip.
On its own
With Cannonball grip
The attachment hangs off the bell's handle by its clip, so every one-hand attachment you own becomes a handle on a kettlebell.
With Gi belt — purple
The belt threads through the bell's handle and becomes a long soft handle on it, so the load hangs below your hands instead of against your forearm.
Held differently
Move it somewhere else
What moving it would do. Nothing moves until you say so.
Olympic barbellGarage · On the rack's J-hooks · one step to get it out
Pressing, overhead pressing, rows, squats, deadlifts and swings, carries, and trunk work — two of those only because the Olympic weight plates are here too.
7 of 11 patterns · 21 other things here reach at least one of the same
What it's forsay which you use
Empty-bar press, empty-bar row and bar carry on its own; floor press, standing press and barbell row with Olympic weight plates.
On its own
With Olympic weight plates
With Landmine attachment
The bar drops into it and the far end becomes a lever, so the load is one-handed and angled.
Held differently
Move it somewhere else
What moving it would do. Nothing moves until you say so.
Gi belt — purpleGarage · Hung on the rack upright · one step to get it out
Belt-assisted stretching.
1 of 11 patterns · 17 other things here reach at least one of the same · no job yet
What it's forsay which you use
On its own
Held differently
Part of
What is this one doing?
Nothing yet. Say what this one is for and it starts counting.
Move it somewhere else
What moving it would do. Nothing moves until you say so.
Gi belt — purpleGarage · Hung on the rack upright · one step to get it out
Tied to the power rack, looped over the top, both ends down. That adds pull-ups and hangs, rows, and grip — mobility and recovery is what it does either way.
4 of 11 patterns · 32 other things here reach at least one of the same · its job: tied to the power rack
What it's forsay which you use
On its own
Held differently
What is this one doing?
Tied to the power rack, for now — it counts there and not elsewhere until you move it.
So it holds a band above your head.
Move it somewhere else
What moving it would do. Nothing moves until you say so.
Why eleven columns
A list of what you own cannot show you a gap. It is full, so it looks fine. The eleven columns below sort the same things by what they let you do — pressing, rows, squats, carries, and seven more — and a thin column shows. On this record it is pull-ups and hangs, and three of the 65 things here reach it.
What one real record shows
This record holds 65 things across four spaces. It works the same on a corner of a garage. Every figure below comes from the record.
11 of 11 patterns covered · 95 of 100
- Mobility and recoveryfoam roll, floor mobility, trigger point work
- Trunk worksuspension fallouts, ring hollow holds, med ball rotations
- Squatsback squat, goblet squat, box step-ups
- Pressingbench press, ring push-ups and dips, suspension push-ups
The board · drawings, not the recordFour drawn from photographs, one from a description.
Four ways to draw one garage
What the space means to you is different for everyone. What it can do is the same.
Groundwork · Evan Carrigan
No photo with a person in it is ever kept. There is no setting that turns that off.