Rogue Fitness deserves recognition for the effort they are putting in to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. First, some context. This image was on Rogue's homepage on March 22nd: Starting March 16th, depending on the state or county, gyms across the country were being shut down as part of the emergency COVID-19 guidelines. By Friday, [...]
Introduction: Important Considerations for a Bench The way a bench feels makes a huge impact on your comfort and sense of safety when lifting, especially heavy bench presses. Poorly-made benches that are sold for $100-150 are not worth your time. A bench like that ruins the experience. It doesn't feel like the bench at a [...]
For this I'm focusing mostly on lifting weights in an apartment, as that's what most readers of this blog are into. After that I'll go over some possibilities for doing cardio and other workouts. Deadlifts & Olympic Lifts These are the noisiest barbell lifts you could possibly do. A layer of 3/4" plywood and 3/4" [...]
Introduction Here we have two seemingly great multi purpose bars with similar specs, both suitable for a garage gym or commercial gym, and for powerlifting or olympic lifting. How do you pick between them? To elaborate, these two Rogue bars use the same exact steel shaft, same dimensions, same medium knurling cut and pattern, same [...]
While these kettlebells are not as functionally perfect as traditional styles, most of them will work pretty well. It's a good gift idea for Crossfitters and other lifters, or a fun way to make your gym unique. The level of detail on some of these suggests to me that they used some kind of modified [...]
Very few things are as important for strength training as a power rack. While you can get a budget power rack at around $300, spend more and it's a whole different world. A better rack feels as solid and safe as one at a commercial gym and has several features you might have taken for [...]
Intro: Why This Gym? Not long ago, I found a photo of a stunning looking but mystery gym. Tony recognized it as the gym of 'AttyGuy', a longtime regular on the bodybuilding.com workout equipment forum. I quickly realized that nobody has done this gym justice. The brand new commercial grade equipment is nestled in a [...]