(0:00) Intro
This was a good one.
Adam from Garage Gym Lab joins us in this episode. We discussed survey questions about holiday workouts, strength sports interest within the home gym community, who will be the most popular equipment supplier for home gym strength in 5 years, and more. These are the first survey results of 2022. We will continue to build off of these and compare them to what we saw in 2021.
In addition to the survey results, Adam answered a number of questions about his setup, home gym story, and retells how he came up with the Preacher Pad!
Charts that go along with each survey question and this episode can be listened to on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts! If you have some extra time, feel free to leave us a rating or review!
Survey Questions
(1:23) Do you typically train on the holidays?
- One of the perks of having your own home gym is that it’s always open, even on the holidays when most gyms are closed. Those answering the surveys are taking advantage of theirs. Only 14% say they are not typically working out on the holidays.
(2:44) Do you get something for your home gym as a present this holiday season?
- Less than half did :(. About 44% said they received something for their home gym.
(4:22) Do you stay consistent with eating/drinking during the holidays?
- In general, it doesn’t seem than too many try to stay consistent during the holidays. Only 11% say yes, 37% absolutely do not, whatever happens happens for 27% and then 25% “try.”
(5:13) About half typically set gym related goals going into each year?
(8:12) Which strength sport interests you most?
- This was pretty consistent with how this looked in August 2021. Powerlifting is still #1 but bodybuilding isn’t too far behind.
(10:02) What’s worse for home workouts? Hot summers or cold winters?
- This question shouldn’t have been asked because it ws asked about a month ago. Results were nearly identical to what people said in December. Cold winters are worse for most.
(10:25) How much will you spend on your home gym in 2022?
- Most plan to spend a pretty substantial about this year on their home gym. Just 10% will spend less than a hundred dollars. 24% plan to spend between $100 and $300, 43% between $300 and $1,000, and 23% over $1,000. This isn’t too suprising since we know that most are building their home gym out one step at a time.
(20:26) What’s a bigger issue during home workouts?
- 3 out of 5 say that it is tougher to get a good warmup than finish strong. Last June this was asked and 64% said a good warmup was the bigger issue.
(21:12) How many people do you know with “serious garage gyms?”
- Only 8% said they know more than 4 people with “serious” garage gym. This question emphasized not counting internet friends. The results are nearly identical to the time this was asked in February 2021.
(24:15) Regular or Strongman Sandbags?
- Last year strongman sandbags received more votes by less than 1%, but this year “regular” wins with nearly 5% more votes. There are quite a bit of people who don’t know the difference though.
(27:57) In 5 years, who will be the most popular equipment supplier for home gym strength?
- How did that change since this was asked in February of last year? REP made the biggest jump, but Rogue still owns a pretty big lead as we mentioned above.
| Company | February 2021 | January 2022 | % Change |
| Rogue | 61.6% | 56.2% | -9% |
| REP | 12.6% | 21.4% | 70% |
| Amazon/Walmart | 18.6% | 13.0% | -30% |
| Other | 7.2% | 9.4% | 31% |
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Q&A with GGL
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(33:26) Your gym is filled with some of the best things to outfit a gym with flooring, racks (Sorinex + REP), bars, but I’m sure it didn’t start that way. How long have you been building your garage gym?
(36:07) Was there a product along the way that felt as if it took your gym to the next level?
(37:03) If you had to pick one with price in mind, are you picking the Prime Single Stack or the Flywheel?
(39:46) Favorite rack attachment?
(42:12) Favorite specialty bar that you own? Most used specialty bar? Are they the same?
(44:58) Rack attachments or Specialty Bars? What are you choosing if you could only have one?
(46:12) There are a number of garage gym accounts these days and many have the hopes of making it a career like you have. What sort of advice would you give them to help make that happen?
(47:55) Can you retell how you invented the preacher pad?
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