What the Abductor Machine Actually Does and Why Every Serious Gym Should Have One

What the Abductor Machine Actually Does and Why Every Serious Gym Should Have One

Some pieces of gym equipment earn immediate respect. Squat racks, barbells, cable machines, and benches get purchased first, featured prominently, ...
What the Abductor Machine Actually Does and Why Every Serious Gym Should Have One

What the Abductor Machine Actually Does and Why Every Serious Gym Should Have One

Some pieces of gym equipment earn immediate respect. Squat racks, barbells, cable machines, and benches get purchased first, featured prominently, ...
Why Hammer Clad Is the Flooring Standard for Serious Training Spaces

Why Hammer Clad Is the Flooring Standard for Serious Training Spaces

Most gym builders spend a significant amount of time researching equipment and very little time researching flooring. That pattern reverses quickly...
Power Rack vs. Folding Squat Rack: Choosing the Right Setup for Your Training Space

Power Rack vs. Folding Squat Rack: Choosing the Right Setup for Your Training Space

Walk into any serious training facility, and the rack is the centerpiece of everything. It determines what movements are possible, how safely those...
How to Plan a Gym Build From Scratch Without Wasting Money on the Wrong Equipment

How to Plan a Gym Build From Scratch Without Wasting Money on the Wrong Equipment

Building a gym from scratch is one of the better investments a serious athlete or fitness-focused person can make. The access, the convenience, and...
Why Indoor Cycling Is One of the Most Practical Cardio Investments for Home Gyms

Why Indoor Cycling Is One of the Most Practical Cardio Investments for Home Gyms

Cardio equipment has a reliability problem. Not mechanical reliability, though that is a real issue with certain categories. The bigger problem is ...
Rubber Gym Mats vs. Interlocking Tiles vs. Rolled Flooring: What Works Best Where

Rubber Gym Mats vs. Interlocking Tiles vs. Rolled Flooring: What Works Best Where

Flooring is the part of the gym build that most people think about last and wish they had thought about first. You spend time researching racks, ba...
What to Look for in a Commercial-Grade Rack for a Small Training Facility

What to Look for in a Commercial-Grade Rack for a Small Training Facility

Setting up a small training facility is a different challenge than building a home gym. The equipment needs to handle more users, more volume, and ...
What Should Be in a Starter Gym Equipment Package for Serious Training?

What Should Be in a Starter Gym Equipment Package for Serious Training?

Most people who get serious about training eventually arrive at the same conclusion: a gym membership works until it does not. The commute gets old...
What Are Yoga and Pilates, and Can They Help Me Lift More?

What Are Yoga and Pilates, and Can They Help Me Lift More?

Ah, I’m guessing you’ve seen the growing number of yoga and Pilates studios and wondered, “What exactly goes on in there?” It's not really a gym, a...
What Are Weight Loss Drugs Like GLP1? - A Guide

What Are Weight Loss Drugs Like GLP1? - A Guide

If you're like me, you’ve no doubt gone no more than a few minutes without seeing a GLP-1 agonist advertisement - whether it is on TV, a billboard,...
It's Freezing! How Do I Heat My Home Gym?

It's Freezing! How Do I Heat My Home Gym?

Home gyms are great. I mean, you can’t beat the convenience, the space all to yourself, and picking whatever music you like, played as loud as you ...
Why Working Out with Self-Defense Classes Can Save Your Life

Why Working Out with Self-Defense Classes Can Save Your Life

We all know the benefits of training and working out - things like increased muscle mass, decreased fat, strength gains, improved cardiovascular fu...
How To Workout Without a Home Gym

How To Workout Without a Home Gym

So you want to start working out, but don’t have a beautiful, fully stacked home gym? Well, lucky for you, there are countless people who make it w...