You know I like T-bar rows. I told you so before, when I sang the praises of the land mine I bought. I've been using a narrow-grip pulley attachment with it, but with my latest purchase, I'm one step closer to a garage gym T-bar row. This is the first piece of equipment I've had … Continue reading Equipment Review: A Step Closer to a Garage Gym T-Bar Row
Category: Equipment
Materials, weights, gadgets and more that I’ve invested in to build my gym.
Equipment Review: Save Space With This Land Mine
One of my favorite pulling movements is the chest-supported T-bar row. When I was still a gym patron, my upper-body pull days would almost always feature this lift, along with pull-ups or chin-ups, cable rows, pulldowns, and dumbbell rows. In garage gym life, the T-bar setup is more challenging: Not only is it a prohibitively … Continue reading Equipment Review: Save Space With This Land Mine
Equipment Review: Maybe Don’t Buy Perfect Fitness’ Ab Straps
Toward the tail end of 2016, I bought the Perfect Fitness Ab Straps for hanging leg raises. I liked the price point, and Perfect Fitness (you probably recognize them more for their as-seen-on-TV Perfect Push-Up equipment) seemed to have carved a respectable foothold in the equipment industry for niche products. As far as pads strapped to … Continue reading Equipment Review: Maybe Don’t Buy Perfect Fitness’ Ab Straps
Equipment Review: Bowflex SelectTech 1090
The time came for me to finally pony up and invest in more dumbbells. It's been coming for a while now — not only has my rack housed the lonely 10s, 25s and 40s I've had for a couple years now, but I'm getting stronger in all of my lifts. On top of that, I'm … Continue reading Equipment Review: Bowflex SelectTech 1090
All hail the Dead Wedge, the deadlifting thing we never knew we needed
Will the Dead Wedge help you shatter your PRs, brah, or ultimately shatter your perception of what the deadlift can be? Nah. But it's a quality-of-life add, to be sure.
The Shoes I Wear to Lift
One question I get a lot is about the shoes I wear when I share photos of my garage gym.
Equipment Review: Dip Bars for Valor BD-7
I was delighted to find that Valor made these handles after I'd bought my BD-7. They feel high-quality and stand up to the same kind of punishment you'd inflict on a commercial dip station.
Equipment Review: Mava Knee Wraps
Mava's knee wraps are an outstanding combination of comfort, performance and quality.
Equipment Review: Valor BD-7 Squat Rack
I've been using the Valor BD-7 regularly for almost two years, and I have to say I'm still pleased with my purchase. I would recommend it to anyone operating within a budget.
Equipment Update: Bumper Plate Rack
Quick fix: This bumper plate rack. (I definitely enjoyed free shipping on this one.)
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