What’s in Stock?
Rogue Echo Bike in stock!
Fitness Factory has opened there store for a bit! You can find treadmills, dumbbells, bikes, select kettlebells, select barbells, and MORE! This will not be open for long!
Rogue SML-1 is in stock but probably for just a short time! Rogue shipping time has decreased to just 3-5 days.
Rep Fitness store is live again! The larger power racks and some benches will be ready to ship in, but there are other items like dumbbells, barbells, and other benches ready to go now.
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1 Year of Sunday Surveys Summarized
From April 2019 to March 2020, there were Sunday Surveys done through the Garage Gym Experiment Instagram Account nearly every Sunday. Hundreds of questions were asked and most received several thousand responses. There are very informative insights from this data collected about the home gym population. Some of the key findings included:
- Space is the biggest issue most home gym owners face
- Time saved is the most important benefit of the home gym. Almost half say they save at least 45 minutes a day by owning one
- 3/5 would consider storage for their gym an issue
- Not buying quality equipment to begin with is one of the biggest mistakes people make when first starting their home gym
- Nearly all read consumer reviews before making a big purchase and 3/4 read expert reviews
You can find the full summary here.
What’s in Stock?
Kettlebells, dummbells, plates, and other barbells are selling out nearly instantly. However, here’s a list of what’s available as of 4/25. Still some quality stuff!
- Rep Fitness will begin accepting orders again on MONDAY after several weeks of catching up.
- Bells of Steel Specialty Bars are available, but probably not for long…
- Fray Fitness has a number of “Commercial” items available like a glute trainer, lat pulldown, t-bar row, and more.
- Medball, speed ropes, slam balls, timer, and some more from X Training Equipment
- American Barbell has heavy kettlebells, slam ball, plenty of barbells, and more
- Batl Performance has plenty of barbells and the MARRS Bar for sale
- Rogue has heavy dumbbells (110-125), 5.11 Vests, Wood Rings,
The More You Know: Why You Should Own a Slam Ball
Slam balls are one of those items that not a lot of people know about or talk about much. Unlike most pieces of equipment, you can slam them to the ground or drop them without fear of breaking. They come in all sorts of sizes and can be used for a wide variety of exercises. They also have the ability to provide a full body workout and do not take up a massive amount of space.
Colts Long Snapper Gives a Killer Workout.
Luke Rhodes took over the GGE Instagram Account to give a killer workout. This is something that you can do with a very limited amount of equipment.
Wil Fleming, who holds 9 masters national records in weightlifting, will be taking over next Wednesday. We are hoping to make this a thing because there was an awesome turnout to view!
The Garage Competition is Coming Up….
What is it? It’s an annual “virtual” powerlifting meet that you can accomplish in your own home! Starting May 10, you have seven days to complete the squat, bench, and deadlift. You’ll then need to upload the videos to Instagram in one post using the hashtag #garagegymcompetition and then enter your results in the tracker that’s been created. For more you can check out the links below:
What else to check out?
- Stevie Richards unboxes, assembles, and works out with the new Walkthrough Trap Bar from Force USA.
- A quick rundown of the Brige Built Phoenix Squat Rack, a folding squat stand.
- Georgia gyms are reopening. Ready more about this from Morning Chalk Up
- How to Find Your 1-Rep Max from Barbend
- DIY Toaster Rack Instructions
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