What is HomeGymCon? HomeGymCon is a convention designed specifically for people who enjoy working out at home or anyone who wants to see the latest and greatest gym equipment! At this event, you can expect to test out equipment firsthand, save on purchases, meet fellow enthusiasts, learn, and compete! This will be the second year of the event, and it’s just two weeks away at the French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana. Here’s a quick rundown of what you can expect. So Much Gym Equipment The number of vendors nearly tripled from 2023, and nearly all supply gym equipment! We have nearly all ..read more

Introduction Below is a quick look at some dumbbell data from the most recent sunday survey. Please let me know if there is any other questions surrounding dumbbells that you’d like us to ask. You can listen to us chat about these results plus what dumbbells we’d choose if we had to do it again on this episode of The Garage Gym Experiment Podcast. Traditional Dumbbells are Still the Most Popular Choice with Space and Budget in Mind Traditional dumbbell sets narrowly beat out adjustable dumbbells & they combined for nearly 90% of the votes. “Traditional dumbbell sets” would likely have bee ..read more

**After reading this review and deciding if this is for you, feel free to use code GGE to save on the Shogun Nord-Ex. Introduction Posterior chain movements and Nordic curls, more specifically, seem to be having their time in the sun at this moment of social media-influenced fitness. Don’t misinterpret what’s being said. These movements are extremely beneficial and have been around for ages, but they do seem to be ‘in’ right now. Whether it’s a fad or something they are hearing about, we are happy to see some new innovative pieces of equipment hitting the market. The Shogun Nord-Ex is an innov ..read more

*If you work within the home gym industry & are on LinkedIn, please consider joining this Home Gym Professionals Group that I am trying to grow. Also, HomeGymCon is less than 2 months away!!! Introduction This week, we have a number of random topics, as described in the title of this post. You can also watch us chat about this data on the most recent episode of the GGE Podcast. Let’s get to it! 3/5 choose “Community Involvement” over “Made in Country” when buying gym equipment Obviously, these are typically two of the important traits that many look at when buying gym e ..read more

*If you work within the home gym industry & are on LinkedIn, please consider joining this Home Gym Professionals Group that I am trying to grow. Also, HomeGymCon is just 2 months away!!! Subscribe to this blog: Subscribe Introduction For this survey, we had 14 different “issues” that home gym owners face, and you simply needed to say whether it was a large, medium, minor, or no issue at all. This is a survey that is accomplished each year, and the number one “issue” did change! Last year, the “price of obtaining more equipment” was the top issue, but it has been narrowly beaten out by “l ..read more

Introduction There have been 5 other “summary blog posts” for the 2023 surveys. They are below. Who Answers these Questions? Home Gym Purchasing Decisions Power and Squat Rack Data from 2023 2023 Bench Data 2023 Barbell Data This is the last one, where I’ll just cover some of the most interesting “other” survey results. Stay in the loop with 2024 results by subscribing below. Subscribe And here we go. Space & “Current Prices” are home gym owners’ top issues when building out their home gym. With 24% voting “large issue” and 38% voting medium issue. The price of obtaining more equipmen ..read more

*HomeGymCon is 10 weeks away! Introduction Last week’s survey data asked some repeat questions about buying equipment made in your country, buying from the original creator, and more. Much of the “support data” aligns with this article (Buying Gym Equipment that’s Made in Your Country – Interest Levels) written about one year ago. In general, there weren’t any significant changes at all. You can listen to us chat about this on Garage Gym Radio or wherever you listen to podcasts. Below is the data. About 38% typically look to see what country their equipment was made before purchasing This is o ..read more

Introduction The G1 is Force USA’s newest and most basic All-in-One. This unit is a plate-loaded functional trainer that can also be used as a half-rack. It looks like a smaller version of the G3 but behaves differently. The biggest difference with this option vs. some of the others in the G-Series Line is it does not include a Smith-Machine In this review, I’ll go over the key specs, compare it to the G3, discuss who it is for, and more. What is the G1 from Force USA and how is it different? The G1 is a dual-sided functional trainer that utilizes a single-weight carriage that sits in the mid ..read more

Introduction For the second straight year, the first survey of the year focused on some “predictions” for the upcoming year. If you have more questions you’d like to see responses to, please reach out. I’d love to do another follow-up survey! The Results Here are some predictions regarding a few of the largest in the industry. Most think REP will continue to pump out impressive product releases, while Rogue/Titan will not necessarily impress. 67% believe REP will have the most impressive list of new product releases (62% last year). 39% think Rogue will have better product releases in 2024 v ..read more

Introduction Force USA has built a solid reputation for its all-in-one racks. As home gym junkies, when we hear all-in-one, we typically think of mediocre attempts from companies to give us the solution to all of our fitness needs, but in actuality, they fall way short. I would argue this is not the case for the Force USA G3. While the G3 doesn’t do everything perfectly, it impressively delivers on its multi-functionality. The G3 may be the underdog of the Force line-up when you consider price and what it can do, and while it may not be the best at everything, it is a really neat option that ..read more