Here’s a little summary of what went down in November! The news was heavily dominated by sales during this time of year, but check out what else happened.
November 2021 New Product Releases: New items for the gym released in November.
Podcasts: If you haven’t heard, we started a Podcast in November!
Blog Posts: Knurling FAQ, a DIY Project, and guide for someone looking to get their first barbell for the home gym.
Data Highlights: A handful of the most interesting data points from November.
November 2021 New Product Releases
The PR Deadlift Bar
This Deadlift Bar was created from Kabuki Strength and engineered to optimize one lift. The deadlift. It includes a diameter of 27mm, tensile strength of 190k PSI, and has a bar length of over 8 feet. Use code GGE5 to save 5%.
Phoenix Adjustable Bench
This “beefy” adjustable bench from Bridge Built goes from 0-90 degrees and can be folded to just 9″ in height to help with easy storage.
Build Limitless® Series
PRX no longer offers just foldaway racks after this new product release. The Build Limitless® Series are 3×3″ 11-gauge steel racks with 5/8″ laser cut holes similar to other popular racks on the market. Each rack can be added to the expansion packs offered. Click through this link to automatically save 5%.
Genesis Jack Pro by Kleva Built
A full deadlift jack to allow for easy loading and unloading of plates.
Rogue AML-2 Adjustable Monolift 2.0
A Monster Lite version of the Adjustable Monolifts is now available from Rogue after releasing Adjustable Monolift for the Monster racks for their Monster Racks the month before. In the 2.0 version, each monolift weighs less, and “a grip-friendly design on the J-Hook opening allows for more comfortable maneuverability.” The most significant selling point is likely their ease of adjusting, which can be tedious on some other models offered by other companies.
Rogue Monster 3 Tier Dumbbell Rack
Rogue adds to their storage options with this overbuilt 3 Tier Dumbbell Rack, which includes 3×3″ 11- gauge steel, 1″ hardware, a bright zinc upgrade option, and weighs 275 pounds.
Peloton Guide
Peloton adds a strength training option with this new release that is expected to be released in early 2022.
Plyometric Machines from Titan
These adjustable jump platforms are geared towards commercial facilities and allow for easy adjustments. Two different options are available.
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November Podcast Episodes
Below is a recap of the November podcasts released. Fun fact. These are ALL of the podcasts so far because we started last month. They include four weeks of survey recaps along with an interview with a product developer.
- Trick or Treat: Halloween Sunday Survey Results, best bench for most people, Wide Pads from REP, and the RX505.
- Rep or Titan, Power Rack or Half Rack, Concept 2 or Everyone Else, and MORE: 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)?
- Echo Bike vs. C2 Rower, Detachable Center Knurl, Facebook Marketplace, and MORE: we reveal some results of a little this or that, a repeat question that we have been keeping our eye on as more Black Friday sales are getting released, and some other home gym space questions. We start by discussing some “good” or “bad” product potential product ideas
- #4: Dylan Tellam – From Ab Amigo to AbMat, “Collaboration not Competition,” American Manufacturing, the Future of the Industry, and What to Do if you have a Good Idea: Dylan is currently a Co-Owner and a product developer with AbMat, which has evolved into a “platform for single product inventors over the past few years. It’s much more than just the “AbMat” now, and a whole lot of the credit goes to Dylan. This chat is an overview of how he got to where he is today, what AbMat is doing and includes several other miscellaneous questions.
- The Biggest Issues for Home Gym Owners Are….: a few quick hitters talking about the Assault Bike, “specialty bar” storage, and the new Bridge Built adjustable bench. Then, we’ll discuss a typically repeated survey each season, which revolves around the “issues” we face as home gym owners. There are two “issues” that are easily the biggest problems that home gym owners face.
Other Blog Posts
- What Type of Barbell Should I Get? breaks down the different types of primary bars one should consider for their home gym – multi-purpose, power, Olympic weightlifting, and women’s?
- Barbell Knurling FAQ is an article from The Chicken that discusses the different types of knurling and why it matters.
- The DIY Drink Spotter from Kyle Divine replicates the Massenomics spotter that just came to market.
Data Highlights
The Sunday Survey results are summarized in the podcasts above, but here are some exciting findings from last month.
- In the “Trick or Treat,” a A whopping 78% said the AB-3000 FID bench was the best option for most people when taking into consideration what people want to pay for a bench.
- In “REP or Titan?” these two companies went head to head. REP won 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.
- A sandbag that can also be used as a “Ruck” bag? showed us some potential products (highlighted below)? In addition, 86% believe that “Specialty Bar Storage” would be a good idea (“The Biggest Issues for Home Gym Owners Are….”).
- The two largest issues for most home gym owners are easily “lack of space for home gym” and “price of obtaining more equipment.” This came from “The Biggest Issues for Home Gym Owners Are….”
- Concept 2 proves it’s dominance amongst this group with taking over 60% of the votes in a head to head matchup with ALL OTHER CARDIO MACHINES in “REP or Titan?” The C2 Rower also beat out the Rogue Echo Bike (via A sandbag that can also be used as a “Ruck” bag?), which has typically been the most popular piece of cardio when doing these types of surveys.
That’s it!
Please reach out if you have something you’d like to see in December!