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  • Home
  • My Home Gym
    • Evolution of The Lab
    • Planning
    • Pilot Testing
    • Version 1
    • Version 2
    • Version 3
    • Version 4
    • Version 5
    • Version 6
    • Interviews
  • Garage Gym Basics
    • What Is a Home Gym?
    • Cost of A Home Gym
    • Home Gym FAQ
    • You Need These
    • Used Gym Equipment
    • Plate Refurbishing
  • Buying Guides
    • Barbells
    • Benches
      • Adjustable Benches
      • Leg Developers
      • Biceps Attachments
    • Specialty Bars
      • Safety Squat Bars
    • Collars
    • Dumbbells
    • Cable Machines
      • Accessories
      • Carabiners
    • Cable Attachments
      • FIRST 5 To Buy
      • MAG Grips
    • Landmines
    • Wall Control Storage
    • Powertec Levergym
  • Reviews
    • All Product Reviews
    • Benches
    • Cable Attachments
    • Cardio & Conditioning
    • Gym Accessories
    • Machines
    • Non-Gym Accessories
    • Rack Attachments
    • Recovery Tools
    • Specialty Bars
    • Supplement Reviews
  • Review Pipeline
    • Reviews In Progress
    • New Releases
  • Discount Codes

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Buy THIS Adjustable Bench For Your Home Gym In 2026

We are going to walk through my past decade of experience with adjustable benches, and help YOU pick the right one for YOUR Home Gym.

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Freak Athlete Hyper Pro Review – The BEST Got Better – 2026

The Freak Athlete Hyper Pro is our current reigning champ for the BEST Nordic Machine for Home Gyms, and the one we are keeping in our gym. But it might…

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The BEST Carabiner For Your Home Gym – 2026

This article is going to be a deep dive on the BEST Carabiner For Your Home Gym that will leave you fulfilled, educated, and a little poorer.

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THIS Is The Barbell You Should Buy For Your Home Gym In 2026

A barbell is likely one of your first purchases for your home gym. In fact it was my first purchase as I started deadlifting in my garage before anything else.…

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Beyond Power VOLTRA I – Full LONG Term Use Review – 2026

The Beyond Power VOLTRA I is the first of its kind, a SMART device made for the serious home gym owner. The specs, the updates, the build quality, all shape…

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The BEST Cable Attachments For Your Garage Gym – 2026

For me, cable attachments are one of the items in a garage gym we likely don’t have to sacrifice due to space constraints. I can’t have the best of the…

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The BEST Cable Machines For Your Garage Gym – 2026

After you tackle the basics of a bar, bench, plates, and a rack... there are two items that tend to stand out as next purchases. One is dumbbells, the other…

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    Buy THESE Mag Pins For Your Home Gym in 2026

    / March 4, 2026

    I bought all of the MAG Pins so you don't have to. After 6 months of testing with multiple athletes and a number of rack attachments, we are ready

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    PowerBlock Pro 100 EXP

    / February 17, 2026

    The PowerBlock Pro 100 EXP Adjustable Dumbbells are legendary, but can they compete with the newest offerings on the market?

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    Freak Athlete ABX Review – The Best All Around Bench in 2026

    / February 13, 2026

    The Freak Athlete ABX isn’t the best at any one thing, but I think it is the most suitable one and done bench for a home gym with multiple lifters on the market right now.

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    Buy This Preacher Curl Attachment For Your Home Gym In 2026

    / February 5, 2026

    Preacher Curls can go from great to terrible if the angles, padding, and features aren't dialed in. After using half a dozen, here are my favorites.

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    REP x Kleva Built Adroit Landmine Review – Almost Perfect

    / February 4, 2026

    The REP x Kleva Built Adroit Landmine is the gold standard for top tier landmines. I could see some areas for minor improvement, but it is damn near perfect.

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    Buy THIS Landmine For Your Home Gym In 2026

    / January 31, 2026

    Landmines come in a number of different shapes, sizes, builds, and budgets, so choosing the right one for YOUR gym is important.

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    The Gray Matter Lab – V6

    / January 14, 2026

    Today we are going to do the first Home Gym Tour in over 2 years of what I call… The Gray Matter Lab - V6!

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    Yosuda EM1 Long-Stride Magnetic Elliptical Machine

    / December 19, 2025

    The Yosuda EM1 Long-Stride Magnetic Elliptical Machine is a compact cardio option with a budget price and basic offerings. That is all I want in my cardio. But will it hold up?

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    NordBench Pro Review – Over 6 Months Of Expert Use

    / December 19, 2025

    The NordBench Pro is a quality BUDGET option for Smaller Athletes looking to add a few exercises to their rotation, or build a fairly robust inside home gym with this as their cornerstone piece.

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    Balancefrom SKI MACHINE – Budget SkiErg in 2026

    / December 12, 2025

    The Balancefrom SKI MACHINE is a STUPIDLY low price. But there are already some tradeoffs right out the gate that concern me.

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    SleepEatLift
  • Standing O for such a comprehensive review and beneficial post.
    RogueCrusher
  • he let's me lift weights, climb trees, coaches my soccer and basketball teams... he's pretty cool!
    Audrey Gray
  • This is truly a great review. Fair review. Made me want it more despite its shortcomings.
    tgr_strength
  • Fantastic review. I really feel like it is fair, balanced, and straightforward. I really appreciate the transparency regarding how you received the bar. Great job!
    Christian Ernst
  • great review, just ordered the medium pronate today, im sure I will be getting more in the future
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    Jamie Gray
  • Man this is just a great review! Think you kinda helped me make the decision to try this Thanks for the review
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    Betty Gray
  • Well done review. Touched on every single concern and consideration I would have regarding this piece. You very clearly defined who this is for, which includes me. Keep up the great work!
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  • First time coming across your channel. Absolutely great review. Really appreciate the thorough walk through per movement. I think this is the best review of the Freak that I've seen. Look forward to checking out more of your videos.
    @chrisgraves5322
  • Perhaps the best, thorough review have ever seen on any equip video. Thank you for taking all this time and effort putting together this video!! Appreciate your work!
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  • Everytime I was about to comment a question you answered it before I could finish typing. Great review.

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  • The opening segment was awesome, Joe! Great review presented in a creative format!
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  • Very thorough review! This confirms that this piece doesn’t meet my needs, but I can see the value for a lot of home gym owners.
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Gray Matter Lifting

My name is Joe Gray. My goal has always been to create garage gym content that I would want to watch, read, and participate in. My thought was, if I was interested, someone else might be too. Thanks for checking out what I do!

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