Joe Gray
My name is Joe Gray - aka Gray Matter Lifting - and I've been lifting at home since 2013. In that time I've built a badass gym, deadlifted over 600lbs, helped grow r/Homegym to over 1 Million subscribers, created the Garage Gym Competition and written a ton of posts here on this site. I love the Garage Gym Community... If you do too, I hope you stick around.
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Freak Athlete ABX Review – The Best All Around Bench in 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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ForceUSA Tandem Tower – The Best Cable Tower in 2026?
The ForceUSA Tandem Tower is one of the more unique cable towers on the market with 3x3 1" uprights and hardware, paired with swivel arms, a 250lb stack, AND dual uprights.
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REP Belt Squat Review – Unexpected Winner w/ VOLTRA I
I’ve done a lot of belt squat variations over the years, and nothing has stayed in the rotation very long. The REP Belt Squat w/ the Spud Inc Pillow Belt and VOLTRA I combo looks to be a mainstay for the foreseeable future.
