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So you just started your own home gym, but you don't know how to put together the basic pieces to make a home gym a reality. However, from part 2 of this blog post series, you know that having J-cups/J-hooks with your squat rack is essential to perform basic movements such as squat, overhead press, and benchpress. But did you know that there are a variety of J-cups? There are sandwich cups, roller cups, regular J-cups, and bolts or pegs to hold your barbell. We will cover each of these below.   Bolt/Peg: on some older or cheaper racks, the...

So you just started your own home gym, but you don't know how to put together the basic pieces to make a home gym a reality. However, from part 1 of this blog post series, you know that a squat rack is a good place to start. A squat rack can really make a difference as you start building out your home gym. You can perform all sorts of weightlifting movements using the squat rack, from benchpress and deadlift, to overhead press and squat. Basic compound movements which will increase your strength, help with weightloss, increase your energy level, and...

The FreedomCast Podcast was started by a dude buying and selling fitness equipment in his backyard. In less than a year, Ashton quit his full-time job, and started a fitness empire. He now interviews people who have built businesses around helping others get active. It's fun, it's entertaining, it's informative, it's what fitness should be. In this premiere episode, Ashton talks about the journey, the business, and where it's all going. Freedomcast is supported by Freedom Fitness Equipment, based in the Charlotte, North Carolina!Check out our store in Charlotte, NC, at freedomfitnessequipment.com   Full video below:  

So you just started your own home gym. You looked at Coop from Garage Gym Reviews, or Brandon Diamond, or Allan Thrall's videos on Youtube and saw that their setups were amazing and you want to give it a go. Unfortunately, you don't know what anything means, or how to put together a home gym, and you don't even know what terms to use when searching for products in the home gym space. Terms like "free weights," "Olympic plates," "cambered bars," and "monolifts" sound like Greek to you. You know they have been talking a lot about "racks", and that's...