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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
    • Cable Machines
      • Accessories
      • Carabiners
    • Cable Attachments
      • FIRST 5 To Buy
      • MAG Grips
    • Cardio Equipment
    • Collars
    • Dumbbells
    • Flooring
    • Landmines
    • Power Racks
      • Mag Pins
      • Rack Attachments
    • Powertec Levergym
    • Specialty Bars
      • Safety Squat Bars
    • Storage
      • Wall Control
    • Weights
  • Reviews
    • All Product Reviews
    • Benches
    • Cable Attachments
    • Cardio
    • Gym Accessories
    • Machines
    • Non-Gym Accessories
    • Rack Attachments
    • Recovery Tools
    • Specialty Bars
    • Supplements
  • Review Pipeline
    • Reviews In Progress
    • New Releases
  • Discount Codes

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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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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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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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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Beyond Power VOLTRA Review – 2+ Years Of Testing

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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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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    EVOLPOW P3A Tank Review – The BEST Budget All-In-One Home Gym Rack in 2026?

    / June 16, 2025

    The EVOLPOW P3A Tank All-In-One Power Rack does a LOT, in a small space, with a tight budget. But it does have some compromises to do so.

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    Iron Bull Strength Frankenstein Power Rack – The BEST Home Gym Power Rack in 2026

    / June 8, 2025

    The Iron Bull Strength Frankenstein Power Rack ticks a lot of boxes, but will it be the right solution for the average home gym owner?

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    The 10 BEST Cable Machine Accessories For Your Home Gym

    / May 2, 2025

    Today we are going to take a look at a few of the cable machine accessories I have collected and use in my home gym, with my cable machine, to help you take those next steps.

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    The BEST Carabiner For Your Home Gym – 2026

    / May 2, 2025

    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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    Prime Prototype Trap Bar – 4 Bars in 1

    / April 25, 2025

    The Prime Prototype Trap Bar promises to be a 4n1 Specialty Bar unlike any other on the market. But will it be a Jack-Of-All Trades, Master of None?

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    The FIRST 5 Cable Attachments To Buy For Your Home Gym

    / February 10, 2025

    Today’s list of five cable attachments are going to be pieces that I still use today, regularly, and so does my wife and my daughter, despite having a plethora of options… and honestly might be the only 5 cable attachments you need to build a VERY well rounded collection for your home gym.

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    ZELUS Weighted Vest Review – Solid Rucking Alternative Under $100

    / January 24, 2025

    The ZELUS Weighted Vest is a budget but well built option for Rucking, Workouts, and any activity you'd like to add a little weight to.

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    MERACH NovaRow R50 Rower Review – BUDGET Concept2?

    / January 20, 2025

    The MERACH NovaRow R50 Rower is half the cost of the Concept2. But there is 1 key consideration before you buy.

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    5 Items To Buy Instead of a Tonal

    / January 17, 2025

    The TONAL is expensive, requires professional installation, and has a lot of proprietary features that make it more difficult than a LOT of the other options available.

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    FIT KING Air Compression Recovery System Review – Must Buy For Athletes in 2026?

    / December 19, 2024

    The FIT KING Air Compression Recovery System is awesome, but leaves plenty of room for improvement. Find out the pros and cons here.

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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
    Fitness You Can Live With
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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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  • He is the best son a mom could ask for.
    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!
    @CaptainThemerica
  • 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!
    @babygiantbarbell1014
  • 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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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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