This post analyzes a number of head-to-head matchups like REP vs. Titan and Half Racks vs. Power Racks, along with some other random questions like what is your foldaway rack of choice and if you expect to make a gym equipment purchase this month (again)?
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Which One?
To start, there were several head-to-head matchups where you had to choose which one you preferred. Matchups included:
- Rep vs. Titan
- Half Racks vs. Power Rack
- Concept 2 vs. All Other Cardio Machines
- 3 Traditional Hex Dumbbells (Any Weight) vs. 1 Set of Adjustable Dumbbell (Your Choice)
- Rogue Rack vs. REP Rack (with price in mind)
REP over Titan
- REP wins this one pretty easily over Titan with 75% of the votes. This head-to-head matchup was also featured in June where just under 69% went with the equipment supplier based out of Denver. Therefore, the gap did widen a bit.
Power Rack over Half Rack
- This question was also a repeat from June, with 79% choosing power rack before. It went down slightly to 74%. Nevertheless, power racks are still dominant over the half rack.
Concept 2 over All Other Cardio Machines
- Concept 2 proves it’s dominance amongst this group with taking over 60% of the votes. When this question was asked, it was even noted to take into consideration the Rogue Echo Bike and Peloton.
3 Traditional Hex DB Pairs over Any Adjustable Dumbbell Set by a Smidge
- This was another repeat from June where 3 traditional hex dumbbells received 50.4% of the vote. That number did not change much with 3 traditional hex dumbbells getting 51.5% of the votes.
Rogue Rack over REP Rack (with price in mind)
- About 59% went with the American made option. However, with over 41% of the votes, REP didn’t get blown out.
More expect to make a Black Friday Purchase than 2 weeks ago
- This question was also asked two weeks ago. The overall % is up about seven percentage points. Therefore, after seeing some deals, more are likely to purchase.
Many have a slope, but say it does not affect much
- Only about 1 in 10 say that the slope they have in their workout spot affects their workouts. 47% say no and the other 43% say that one exists, but it doesn’t hurt their workouts too much.
- Keep in mind that a portion of these gyms are in basements or another spot around the home. Therefore, it does seem that most with a garage do have at least some type of slope they are working with.
Rogue is top foldaway rack choice
- Rogue received over 53% of the votes. While in second place, PRX, who is known for their foldaway racks, received about 19% of the votes and slightly beat out the third place option of REP or Titan.
When working out at home, most do it alone
- About 2 in 3 are doing every single workout alone. Only 5% are working out with a partner at home a majority of the time.
Low Interest in All-in-One Trainers
- An all in one trainer is not at the top of most lists. More said they didn’t know what they were vs. “high interest.”
What’s the #1 Item on your wish list?
Top Items mentioned in this discussion included:
- Cardio options like the Echo Bike, SkiErg, and Concept 2 Rower were high on many lists.
- GHD was a “specialty item” mentioned quite a few times.
- The SSB was the barbell highlighted the msot often.
- All responses are in the Instagram post below:
I just purchased an AB-3000 2.0 after a few months of reading online about different weight benches. (I was replacing a brand new flat bench that I bought at “never again sports” about 20 years ago.) I really thought it would be a snap to put together until I started. Some bolts looked like they were used i.e. all scratched up and threads did not work with some of the nuts and had to be forced on. The part I saved for last turned out to be the hardest to put together…..the seat attachment to the frame. My hands are pretty small, size 6 ring finger, and I could barely fit my hand under there to start the bolts into the seat. Then to try to get a wrench under there was almost impossible. My regular sized ratchet did not fit, my combination wrench did not fit (which is what the instructions show to use) and my tiny adjustable wrench did not fit. I finally settled on a very tiny ratchet with matching socket that is so small for my hand that I have never used it that I can remember. It was still a tight fit and I managed to get it tight, cockeyed as the line was between the bolt and the socket. Now that that’s done, the bench feels good and I believe it is going to work well for my workouts. I only hope the bolts stay tight a long time and don’t need re-tightening as often as my old bench did!