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Two Rep Cave | Gym equipment blog
3w ago
General Advantages of an Open Trap Bar Skip to the next section if you know, but for those unaware, the open-ended design is miles more versatile than a traditional closed trap bar (also called a hex bar), with hardly any disadvantages other than the fact that it's more expensive. Perhaps the biggest selling point is ..read more
Two Rep Cave | Gym equipment blog
3M ago
Sometimes the fit of your bar is so tight on your power rack that you're left disappointed at how carefully you have to center the bar when re-racking. Is it supposed to be this hair-raising? Safety is meant to be a major point of having a rack! 7ft olympic bars of typical dimensions, usually 51.5 ..read more
Two Rep Cave | Gym equipment blog
8M ago
Updated 2023 to add the Bells of Steel rack and make several updates. The Problem Many of us are short on space in our garage, back room, or basement. A traditional power rack, or even an open-ended squat rack, takes up a painful amount of space. In the past, your best option for space efficiency was ..read more
Two Rep Cave | Gym equipment blog
1y ago
The movement The movement is much like dumbbell deadlifts with your hands at your sides, also called dumbbell squats. A major feature to look out for in these hex shaped bars is the "high" or "low" handles. "Low" handles are handles flush with the height of the rest of the bar. So if the bar ..read more
Two Rep Cave | Gym equipment blog
1y ago
Rewritten in 2023 to better organize things and give better advice on cleaning various items. It doesn't cost much time or money to keep your gym equipment in good shape. Surfaces you touch get grimy, metal rusts in some environments, rubber can develop cracks, and the moving parts in machines can start feeling rough. General ..read more
Two Rep Cave | Gym equipment blog
1y ago
A few months ago Nautilus had to recall two treadmill models that could start on their own without user input. Yesterday another popular manufacturer of treadmills, Horizon Fitness, announced a recall for a treadmill that can unexpectedly change speed or stop without user input. Both of them were due to bugs in the software, making ..read more
Two Rep Cave | Gym equipment blog
1y ago
Black November Incoming As I do each year, the Black Friday page will be updated starting in early November when the early deals start rolling out. Bookmark it and check back, or get on the email list to be notified. Hydra Rack Attachments Now Available Separately A few days ago Bells of Steel made all ..read more
Two Rep Cave | Gym equipment blog
1y ago
See the dumbbell microloading article also. I split this article off to focus on better solutions for barbell microloading with fractional plates and rewrote the dumbbell one while I was at it. The Problem Microloading is using small weights - usually 1lb or less - to load your barbell in small enough increments that you ..read more
Two Rep Cave | Gym equipment blog
1y ago
2022 Update: Bells of Steel and Giant Lifting plate options, various edits and reorganizing. When your max lifts get stuck at a number and you can't push past it, it's known as a plateau. Every experienced lifter hits a plateau now and then. One way to overcome it is to push past it in tiny ..read more
Two Rep Cave | Gym equipment blog
1y ago
New 3x3 Racks from Bells of Steel Bells of Steel today released their new Hydra Series power racks, half racks, and wall mounted racks that you should take a look at. They use a true 3"x3" tubing with 5/8" holes and Westside hole spacing, making them fully compatible either direction with Rogue Monster Lite. Some ..read more