1) What is your budget?
2) In my opinion, most home leverage gyms are worthless. The leverage, angle, and ROM always seems off, so they feel to me like they are going to cause tendonitis long term. They also often don't have enough resistance to gain muscle.
3) A Functional Trainer might be a good substitute for a leverage gym for you if you have the budget for it.
4) Free weights are really the best option for the buyer's money and time for gaining overall strength and muscle and that's why everyone advocates for them.
Example of free weight setups:
Really minimalist: Adjustable Dumbbells, flat utility bench or adjustable bench
If you have the space for a home gym: Power rack, flat utility bench or adjustable bench, barbell, 300 to 500 lbs of plates, get more plates as you get stronger, and some stall mats
More stuff that is nice to have but optional and in no particular order: weight plate tree, fixed dumbbells or a second adjustable dumbbell setup, kettlebells, storage racks, exercise bands, lat pulldown/low row machine or a functional trainer, landmine, extra barbell, decline bench, cardio machine such as concept2 rower or airbike or recumbent bike.
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