1 on 1 with the Chicken

This is part 2 of our episode with The Chicken! We discuss YouTube, basement gyms, Canadian companies to buy gym equipment from, and more!

*This episode can be listened to on Spotify, Apple, Anchor, and likely wherever you get podcasts! 

(0:08) Before we start talking about your home gym, can you tell us about your other YouTube channel?

Chicken has been on YouTube awhile, but he didn’t start out doing home gym content. He has thousands of YouTube videos up of video games.

(1:25) Can you tell us when and how you started your home gym?

• His gym was closed during coronavirus so he decided to start a gym for himself. As he did that he watched quite a bit of videos on YouTube. Ultimately, he decided to set up a gym for himself.

(2:15) How has your basement gym evolved over time? 

• It took months of cleanup work to even get started. The unfinished basement was seemingly untouched before.

(5:13) Do you have any tips for someone thinking about putting a gym in their basement?

• Plan in advance and understand the climate in the basement before making any purchases for your home gym.

(7:16) What are the top 3 purchases you’ve made for your home gym?

• Rack, Belt Squat, and another upper body machine focused on triceps/biceps.

(10:24) Worst 3 purchases you’ve made for your home gym?

• The Chicken has a “worst purchases list” different than just about everyone else on the planet with a couple of popular Rogue items at the top of the list.

(12:18) What do you think you’ll be adding next?

• Maybe some adjustable dumbbells or two single pulley systems🤯?

(15:29) For Canada, who are the best companies to get gym equipment from?

• Rogue Canada, Bells of Steel, Strongarm Sport, Gorila Fitness, and MORE. More companies from the US will ship to Canada soon as well.

(23:23) What’s the most difficult part of growing your content on YouTube?

• Consistency and not having the