It's six months into the coronavirus situation, and you're still having a heck of a time trying to get basic gym equipment like weight plates. Why? Well, I'll tell you about it further below. First, I Wasn't Hallucinating About Rogue's USA-Made Plates Last week I mentioned seeing these with little confidence that I didn't have [...]
Most new gym equipment products are near-clones of another brand or small upgrades. Once in a while I take notice of something. These few products are a big enough deal to get my attention... Texas 27mm Body Building Bar A unique bar worth a mention! Capps Welding - aka Texas Power Bars - released a [...]
In the first photo I saw, the two racks grabbed my attention. I had to guess: Is this for two people? Nope. Both racks are for him. Mostly. When someone has two racks in his garage just for himself, it's the kind of thing that I have to feature on this site. Technically his wife [...]
This woman in her 70s is killing it. Thought you might like to see. https://www.facebook.com/SportsCenter/videos/567473200569439 (video posted by SportsCenter, filmed by mrjames_cpt on IG) Updates I would be publishing new content more often, but right now anything I've been inspired to write about is out of stock for the foreseeable future, and it's pointless to [...]
A set of kettlebells is way different than dumbbells in that you can more easily get away with just two or three kettlebells, while with dumbbells you need pairs of each size in a large range, 5lb increments, to effectively train with. This is due to the types of exercises done with each. Kettlebells are [...]
Manufacturers are still trying to catch up with demand from everyone at home who can't go to their regular gym anymore. Some conditioning equipment or functional training equipment is easy to find: sleds, weight vests, medicine balls, resistance bands... It's the staple weight lifting equipment like barbells, weights, benches and racks that are badly sold [...]
"Regular" kettlebells are the solid cast iron variety that you see the most of. They get bigger with increasing weight. "Competition" style kettlebells have a steel exterior, not iron, and are a uniform size, with only the amount of weight inside of the hollow body changing. They aren't just for competitors. They have a number [...]