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The blog is a deep deep dive into home gym trends, products, lifestyle, and more. Here you’ll find product assessments, survey results, podcast recaps, and more.
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What Type of Barbell do Most Home Gym Owners Use?
What is your primary barbell? This is a question we’ve asked 5 out of the past 6 years, and have seen some changes. In the most recent poll, the power bar received over 54% of the votes and can easily be touted as the home gym community’s primary choice for a barbell. How has this…
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New Home Gym Product Releases of Q3 2026
Below is a look at all the product releases we could find for the last three months To get notified of these weekly, subscribe to our other newsletter, Knurled News, which highlights product releases on a weekly basis. M20 Force USA’s M20 rebuilds its all-in-one trainer on true 3×3, 11-gauge uprights with 1″ holes. It…
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Home Gym Survey Results for September 2026
Below is a look at all survey results from September 2026. What interests you most in the home gym space right now (digital resistance, specialty machines, bench ecosystems, rack ecosystems)? Rack ecosystems narrowly lead at 34%, with digital resistance close behind at 32%, specialty machines at 24%, and bench ecosystems far back at 10%. What…
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Levels of Interest in Digital Resistance for a Home Gym: Survey Results
Digital resistance is one of the hottest topics in the home gym space right now. It’s flashy and new, and creators are posting about it daily. It’s also raising a lot of the same questions: Many of these questions haven’t been fully answered yet, which I think helps explain the results below. When I asked…
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Go Bro Athletics Launches the Mother of All Bars
Go Bro Athletics recently unveiled The MOAB Camber Bar at HomeGymCon. It’s arguably the most premium multi-grip bar on the market and certainly the most versatile. This product took years to get to market and I got to hear the story from the founders. Check out the story on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you…
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HomeGymCon is Two Weeks Out
In two weeks, thousands of the most influential home gym owners, brands, creators, and industry names will descend on Louisville, KY, to show what this industry is capable of. We’ve got a mix of large and small companies ready to unveil their latest innovations. Expect new product releases and prototypes, networking, collaborations forming on the…
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The Story Behind Husker Power Locks with New Owner, Tanner Paxton
In this episode, Tanner Paxton shares the fascinating story of how he acquired Husker Power Locks, a company with a rich history in manufacturing barbell collars, and how he is innovating within the home gym community. We explore the origins of his business, the unique features of his collars, and his vision for the future…
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What did HomeGymCon look like in 2023?
We are just seven weeks out from HomeGymCon 2026, and I took a stroll down memory lane. Here’s a quick history of the event so far. The idea of an event had been on my mind since starting Garage Gym Experiment, and a few people had mentioned over the years that it is something I…
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The UNbell Story, Product Details, Launch, and More
Jamie Leupold shares the journey of creating the innovative UNbell, a versatile weight training product inspired by Y-bells and designed for unbalanced training. Discover the design process, challenges, and future plans for this unique fitness tool. Listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Chapters: Links: