Introduction
In this post, we’ve prepared three different sections of survey data to analyze. This includes:
- The Sunday Survey Results shows what equipment people own.
- The Hot or Not Results compare REP Racks, some of Rogue’s top barbells, and more.
- A Head to Head Match between the Force USA G3 and REP FT-5000.
- Also, don’t forget to check out the 🤑 $1,000 Giveaway Happening Now 🤑
Sunday Survey Results
What Do You Own?
Last week’s Sunday Survey asked if you owned an item. There were 30 items asked about, and each one received an average of nearly 10,000 responses. Highlights include:
- This survey was done 6 months prior and there was a shakeup. With 91.45% of survey respondents saying they own a barbell, this is the new number 1 item owned, replacing resistance bands, which fell to #3.
- Only 6 differtent items are owned by 70% or more (barbell, dumbbells, resistance bands, jump rope, squat/power rack, and bumper plates.
- The large specialty items came in at the very bottom with the order of the bottom 6 not changing from the last survey done in March.
Notable Comparisons
- Less than 5% own bumper plates (71%) compared to iron plates (66%)
- About 7/10 own kettlebells compared to 9/10 owning dumbbells.
- Nearly 3x more own Horse Stall Mats compared to deadlift platforms.
- 11% more own an adjustable bench vs. flat bench.
- When it comes to “heavy cardio equipment,” it’s close, but the Air Bike is the winner over its competitors.
Changes since March
This next section takes a look at the “rank changes” and overall differences since March. For example, you’ll see that the barbell moved from the #2 ranked item in March to the #1 ranked item in September. In addition, the “% Difference from March” is in reference to it going from 86.41% in March to 91.45 in September.
Other highlights include:
- Overall, there wasn’t a ton of change. Most either moved one spot or stayed in the exact same ranking as the time before.
- Only the stationary bike actually had a lower % owned in September vs. March. It moved down three spots, which was the most of any other piece of equipment.
- “Steel” storage racks were the only item to move up multiple spots.
| Rank | Item | March Rank | September Rank | Difference | % Difference from March |
| 1 | Barbell | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5.04% |
| 2 | Dumbbells | 3 | 2 | +1 | 8.29% |
| 3 | Resistance Bands | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1.15% |
| 4 | Jump Rope | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.68% |
| 5 | Squat Rack/Power Rack | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4.23% |
| 6 | Bumper Plates | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3.69% |
| 7 | Kettlebell | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6.30% |
| 8 | Adjustable Bench | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3.46% |
| 9 | Iron Plates | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4.85% |
| 10 | Horse Stall Mat | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5.33% |
| 11 | Flat Bench | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7.11% |
| 12 | Medball | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11.32% |
| 13 | Plyo Box | 14 | 13 | +1 | 4.33% |
| 14 | Adjustable Dumbbells | 12 | 14 | -2 | 3.75% |
| 15 | Specialty Barbell | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8.04% |
| 16 | Landmine | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5.72% |
| 17 | Slam Ball | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3.72% |
| 18 | AbMat | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2.75% |
| 19 | Gymnastic Rings | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3.34% |
| 20 | Air Bike | 21 | 20 | +1 | 4.70% |
| 21 | Steel Storage Rack | 23 | 21 | +2 | 5.12% |
| 22 | Rower | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3.28% |
| 23 | Stationary Bike | 20 | 23 | -3 | -0.33% |
| 24 | Treadmill | 24 | 24 | 0 | 2.05% |
| 25 | Belt Squat | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3.92% |
| 26 | Functional Trainer | 27 | 26 | 1 | 4.34% |
| 27 | GHD | 26 | 27 | -1 | 1.90% |
| 28 | Reverse Hyper | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2.77% |
| 29 | Leg Press Machine | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1.10% |
Hot or Not Results
Hot Ratings
Based on Instagram Story Voting, the “Hot Rating” is an average of the points per vote where:
- Hot = 3 points
- Warm = 1 points
- Neutral = 0 points
- Cold = -2 points
Therefore, the highest possible average is 3, and the lowest is -2. Below are the results.
Highlights
In the highlights below, we note some of the notable matchups from last week and prior weeks.
- The Rogue Ohio Power Bar is the new #1 after narrowly surpassing the Rogue RM-4 from prior weeks. It was also much more popular than the Rogue Freedom Bar
- We also have a new low as the Titan Smith Machine scored below zero. Over 40% voted the item as cold.
- The REP PR-5000 defeated the REP Omni Rack but was no match for the The Monster Cave from Rogue.
- Kabuki Open Trap Bar easily wins against the basic Rep Trap Bar
- Titan Fan Bike was no match for other top cardio pieces of equipment from the week before. For example the Rogue Echo Bike scored about 2.4 times higher.
That’s it!
All results of this V2 Version of the Hot or Not Survey can be FOUND HERE.
Nearly 2/3 Choose the REP FT-5000 over the Force USA G3
In an Instagram Story matchup, the function trainer beat out the all-in-one trainer with 63% of the votes.
