Gym flooring is an essential component for every home gym. Whether it’s a thinner foam floor or a thick, durable rubber floor – every gym needs protection for both the floor underneath as well as for the equipment if you’re on a hard concrete floor like a garage floor. Gym flooring thickness should be between…
I’ve been working out of my garage gym for the last two years right in the middle of the state of Georgia. And if there is anything that I’ve learned working out here in the summer, is that it is a hot and humid environment. More specifically, what I’ve learned from working out in a…
The Squat Rack Database is a database I’ve created with 91 different squat racks from 6 different companies. Now you can search for the exact squat rack you want in one place. To use the Database: Example: If I wanted to search for all racks with 11 gauge steel under 700 dollars, I would select…
Kettlebells continue to gain popularity within the fitness community – at commercial gyms, Crossfit boxes and home gyms. I believe this partly due to their use in Crossfit workouts, but also their versatility for being able to do a total body workout with just one piece of equipment. Figuring out how much a kettlebell weighs,…
When shopping for a new treadmill, there are a lot of features that go into the decision making process. What’s the top speed, how much of incline does it have, does it have tv and what’s the price are all popular means to which to filter through treadmills until you find the one you want….
The squat rack is the centerpiece for a home gym. It’s the biggest piece of equipment making it the main focal point and it’s the piece of equipment that will serve as the foundation for over half of your lifts. Buying a squat rack is also one of the first big decisions that any home…
Building out a home gym properly takes a good amount of planning. Gym equipment, including a barbell and weight plates, is expensive and you can blow through a home gym budget incredibly fast. A key to making your budget stretch as much as possible is to know what equipment you need and, just as importantly,…
Trying to overhead press with a low ceiling is an obstacle that many of us garage gym owners have run into. My garage back in Philly had about a 7-foot ceiling. It was low enough that I could easily reach up and touch the ceiling, even without a barbell loaded with plates in my hand….
Exercise bikes can be a great piece of cardio equipment for home workouts and work perfectly for a quick warm-up before a lifting session. They’re one of the most beginner-friendly pieces of exercise equipment, yet still yield great health benefits. If you’re in the market for an exercise bike, one of the most important factors…
If you deadlift heavy, then you already know that one of the biggest pains in the rear of deadlifting is switching weights out once you have a good amount of weight loaded onto the bar. Someone then came along with a solution to that problem: The Deadlift Jack. While deadlift jacks work great, they bring…