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After months of debating different options, the decision was made to upgrade the main weight plates in the home gym to the Rep Fitness Equalizers in urethane. Weight plates are usually the last place worth spending real
Shoulder training is one of the easiest muscle groups to solve in a home gym. With nothing more than a set of adjustable dumbbells, you can effectively train every part of the delts. The real challenge is understanding w
If you have ever used MAG style grips during back training, you already know how effective they can be. Their ergonomic design allows the palm to support the load rather than forcing all of the weight into the fingertips
A barbell and rack might be the most powerful quad building setup you can own. Squats and lunges alone could carry the entirety of your quad training with no issue. But even with such a simple setup, there are ways to sq
At some point, every home gym owner asks the same question: what is the first specialty bar worth buying? There are dozens of options, but one category that rarely gets discussed is the cambered bar. After spending time
Home gyms are exceptionally well equipped for back training. A pull up bar, barbell, dumbbells, and an adjustable bench are more than enough to build an impressive back. The challenge comes when lower back issues limit c
There is a good chance you have never seen the Marrs Bar, much less used it. For some lifters, it can be a complete game changer. For others, it will feel unnecessary and overpriced. After seven or eight months of use an
Most home gyms do a great job training hamstrings through hip dominant movements. You can deadlift, Romanian deadlift, perform good mornings, and add single leg hinge variations. All of those are excellent exercises. The
Shoulder training in most home gyms revolves around presses, rows, and the occasional lateral raise. Those movements live almost entirely in the sagittal and frontal planes. They are valuable, but they miss an important
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