NASM Home Gym Design case studies
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The NASM Home Gym Design credential is aimed at personal trainers, strength coaches, and fitness-focused interior or build professionals who want to move beyond improvising a garage setup and design home training spaces that are safe, functional, and durable. The exam is delivered in multiple-choice format and samples five broad domains: client assessment and needs analysis, space planning and room layout, equipment selection and specification, safety, flooring and structural considerations, and budgeting, procurement and project management. The NASM Home Gym Design case studies are 5 cases and about 3,924 words.
1Post-ACL Runner in a Spare Bedroom
A 44-year-old recreational runner requests a home gym in a 3.0 m × 3.4 m spare bedroom with a 2.45 m ceiling. She is seven months post-ACL reconstruction and has been cleared by her surgeon for strengthening but not for running or jumping.
790 words, about 4 min2Basement Layout With a Low Steel Beam
A client wants to convert a 4.8 m × 3.6 m basement room into a training space. The ceiling is 2.30 m, but a steel beam runs across the room at 2.05 m, 1.5 m from one short wall.
868 words, about 4 min3Garage Powerlifting Setup on a USD 5,000 Budget
A client is setting up a garage gym on a 6.0 m × 5.5 m concrete slab. He is 35, 1.80 m, 82 kg, and has trained for three years.
815 words, about 4 min4Bonus Room Deadlift Platform and Heavy Bag
A client wants to train in a 4.2 m × 3.6 m bonus room above an attached garage. The floor is carpet over plywood on engineered wood I-joists at 400 mm spacing, spanning 4.2 m; the joist depth and grade are not visible because the garage ceiling is finished.
763 words, about 4 min5Garage Conversion With a Fixed Budget and Deadline
A client has a USD 18,000 total budget and a 10-week deadline to convert a 5.5 m × 6.0 m garage into a home gym. The garage has a slab floor, a 2.5 m ceiling, two single-pane windows, and an uninsulated garage door.
688 words, about 3 min