Training in a run of the mill fitness centre will mean you have more equipment to choose from, access to professional advice and will probably be safer. If you have to cue up for equipment then this can be a little annoying also or if the people around you don't show the same motivation for muscle building as you do.

As regards working-out at home, there are many benefits to this: no fee (my favourite), no hassle travelling there and parking, workout with your shirt off, you can play your own music, no queing for equipment and you don't have to worry about what other people are thinking about you when you are shouting at the bar for motivation.

The downsides however are that you will have to make an initial outlay to buy some new equipment, however this equipment will likely last for a long time and can always be sold second hand anytime, you may also get some harsh words from your significant other if you take up to much space in the house.

Working-out at home allows you to build muscle mass at your convenience and if you go by the following how to build muscles fast at home guidelines you should not have a problem working-out at home:

1)Find a suitably large space, such as a garage, basement or spare room. You should always have a solid ground floor which means that a ground floor is a much safer option. A bonus would be a well ventilated area. Water proof your garage if that is where you workout as this will stop water making your weights rust.

2) Anything easily damaged should be removed. On youtube there is a great example of this with a guy putting the end a weighted barbell pole into the side of his glass fish tank! humourous to view unless it is your tank. Try to get a permanent set training spot, this will prevent any future mistakes like this. Imagine swinging a barbell into the face of an expensive plasma screen or dropping a dumbell on a state of the art laptop, no fun there.

3) Buy the following training equipment: a normal weights bench, squat stand, a workout mat, a pull up bar and a set of cast iron barbells and dumbells. The choice of home gym equipment is very good so shop around a bit but place high importance the durability and strength of the equipment because it will take a lot of hammer over the next few years!

4) Set out a decent workout. The top muscle building exercises can all be done with that equipment. Bench-presses, pull-ups, squats, dead lifts are all must have multi-joint exercises which should be used followed by exercises such as: barbell curls, upright rows, shrugs, lunges, shoulder presses, lateral raises and bent over rows are also great to include.

5) Be conscious of your own safety. As you are going to be working out solo then get a friend over to help you if you are thinking of doing any heavy one rep maximums as this will help ensure your safety. Fasten tightly weight discs to the barbell. Some weight benches allow you to put a pin in at the bottom of your lift, when the barbell is just above your chest, do this as if you can't press it back up then you can rest it on the pins, do the same on the squat stand too.

So, by following the above 'how to build muscle home guidelines' you can have a great workout, build heaps of muscle mass and all in the convenience of your own home.