Below you’ll find the survey results for 11/20/22 where trap bars, lower body tools, Rogue/Rep benches, entrepreneurs in the space, and more are discussed.
You can hear these survey questions discussed on Garage Gym Radio, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
REP wins the Open Trap Bar Battle over Kabuki and Giant
- With 46% of total votes, REP received nearly 2x more votes than Kabuki and 5x more than Giant when it comes to the open trap bar they are going to go with.
- Less than 20% did not know which one they preferred.
SSB Beats Out Transformer, Marrs, Belt Squat as First Lower Body Tool
- The most economical option (traditional SSB) received about half of the votes when asking which one you’d likely add first to home gym.
- Only 22% said that they would not be interested in any of them, which is pretty low and helps show the evolution of specialty bars over the past few years.
- The standalone belt squat narrowly beat out the “Marrs or Transformer Bar” option.
Battle Rope Beats out Interia Wave, but many are unsure
- The Battle Rope received about 5x more votes than the newer Inertia Wave. The level of interest in the inertia wave is down even further than when this was originally polled last year.
REP Benches Beat Rogue Benches
- Last year REP received 52% of the votes, so their lead grew. They continue to have the reputation of having the best value home gym benches.
Have you heard of these Gym Equipment Entrepreneurs?
- Chris Duffin and Dave Tate were the only ones above 50%. All others were below 25%. The overall average was 24%.
| Name | % Yes |
| Chris Duffin | 56.5% |
| Dave Tate | 50.1% |
| Bill Henniger | 42.8% |
| Bert Sorin | 42.2% |
| Donnie Thompson | 41.4% |
| Buddy Capps | 36.3% |
| Zac Marrs | 23.0% |
| Steve Slater | 19.8% |
| Mike Bartos | 19.1% |
| Jason Campbell | 18.1% |
| Brian Henesey | 13.4% |
| Kaevon Khoozani | 10.2% |
| Pete Keller | 7.9% |
| Grant Broggi | 6.7% |
| Ryan McGrotty | 5.2% |
| Patryk Bielawski | 4.3% |
| Dylan Tellam | 4.1% |