The GymCrafter Podcast

With so many good home gym options out there, is it worth spending more on gear that all looks the same online? What do you get when you spend more on your garage gym? What do you lose when you spend less?

Featured in this video:

🏋🏼‍♂️ Rep Ares 2.0: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-ares-2-0/

🐕 Fringe Great Dane: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/fringe-great-dane/

🔥 Porter Phys Ed: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/porter-phys-ed/

👕Check out the new GymCrafter merch store!!!

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0:00 Intro

1:44 The Home Gym Problem

6:21 “Free” Shipping

10:21 Packaging

15:35 Finish

18:48 Details

22:16 Overall Feel

28:32 Testing, Specs, Insurance

32:29 Safe Materials

35:54 Great Dane vs Ares 2.0

44:50 Real World Examples

48:08 Wrap Up

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It looks like the marketers have their hands all over the garage gym space these days! In this episode, we'll review 3 times in the last week that marketers made the home gym space worse, not better. We'll also talk about what you might be able to do about it!

Featured in this video:

💪🏻Freak Athlete Hyper Pro X: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/fa-hyper-pro-x/

🇺🇸Freedom Fitness: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/freedom-fitness/

Use code GC1 for 5% off!

👕Check out the new GymCrafter merch store!!!

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0:00 Intro

2:55 Freak Athlete Hyper Pro X Launch

10:24 Your Comments

12:37 The Verdict

15:14 The Video That Started It

18:30 Based in the US?

21:02 Your Comments

26:43 The Verdict

32:54 The Apex Controversy

34:04 Your Comments

37:22 The Receipts

43:03 Get RXd Apex

49:16 Memes

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AI is part of our world now, whether we like it or not. And that means that all aspects of the garage gym world will be affected. Not just by ai, but by the acceptance of mediocrity that it brings with it. Is ai going to make your home gym better, or worse? It's up to you!

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It's time for a fun episode specifically for all the home gym NERDS out there! If your favorite garage gym company was a superhero, which one would they be? I answer that question for 20 garage gym companies in this episode!

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0:00 Intro

2:51 ATX3:36 Temple of Gainz

4:57 BulletProof Fitness

6:13 Prime

7:44 Bells of Steel

9:20 Fringe Sport

10:42 Titan Fitness

12:34 Force USA

14:54 Apex

16:22 Body Solid

17:46 Freak Athlete

20:05 Dialed Motion

23:47 Darko

25:53 Vulcan

27:06 Porter Phys Ed

28:30 American Barbell

29:41 Beyond Power

30:21 Giant Lifting

32:18 Rep Fitness

35:18 Rogue

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Clickbait title and thumbnail? Yep! Still worth a listen? Yep! Rep Fitness has recently made some decisions that have upset their PR4000 and Altitude rack customers. Some of them, anyway. In this episode I cover the issue completely as well as chime in with some tips for Rep on how I think they should handle it.

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Featured in this video:

Rep articulating arm video: https://youtu.be/Iss8uQp9mEQ

Rep PR 4000: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-pr-4000/

Rep PR 5000: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-pr-5000/

Rep Altitude: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-altitude/

Giant Bazooka Arms: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/giant-bazooka-arms/

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0:00 Intro

6:13 You guys rock!

7:52 Why make this video?

11:12 Who is affected?

24:23 Westside spacing?

31:21 What to buy?

33:51 Who is actually mad?

37:26 Terrible theories

44:59 This is THE standard

48:26 Losing money

56:15 Your options

1:11:22 What should Rep do?

1:25:20 Wrap up

*GymCrafter is viewer-supported. I may earn a commission if you purchase through my links. A huge thank you to anyone who helps out in this way. It's what allows me to continue to make videos like this for you as often as I do!

One of the best things about Home Gym Con is being able to step back and look at the industry as a whole. With everyone who matters in attendance, it's easy to see the future of the space. And the future looks bright!

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Featured in this video:

🏃🏻‍♂️Rep Strive Treadmill: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-strive-tread/

🎨JD Gym Equipped: https://jdgymequipped.com

👟Porter Phys Ed: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/porter-phys-ed/

💪🏻Rorman Strength: https://rormanstrength.com

⚙️Dialed Motion: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/dialed-motion/

🐹Buffed Animals: https://buffedanimals.com

🐸Frog Fits: https://frogfits.com

🎖️922 Designs: https://922designs.com

🏋🏼‍♀️Executive Fit: https://executivefitllc.com

🛒Home Gym Marketplace: https://www.homegymmarketplace.com

⚒Home Gym Forge: https://homegymforge.com

🎽Barbell Voodoo: https://barbellvoodoo.com

👊🏻Gym Radar: https://gymradar.com

Check out the new GymCrafter training channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GymCrafterTraining

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0:00 Intro

1:30 Merch Store!

4:23 Old School Home Gyms

6:05 Singular Trends

9:30 Maturing Companies

17:03 Supporting Companies

26:22 It’s ALL Good, Now What?

45:48 Who Needs That?

*GymCrafter is viewer-supported. I may earn a commission if you purchase through my links. A huge thank you to anyone who helps out in this way. It's what allows me to continue to make videos like this for you as often as I do!

The best thing about going to Home Gym Con is the memories you make while you are there. In this episode, I tell some of my favorite stories from the trip and review some of my favorite gear too!

Check out the new GymCrafter training channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GymCrafterTraining

Featured in this episode:

Freak Athlete Adj Dumbbells: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/freak-athlete-dumbbells/

Porter Phys Ed: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/porter-phys-ed/

JD Gym Equipped: https://jdgymequipped.com

Giant Lifting: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/giant-lifting/

Rep x Dialed Leg Developer: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-x-dialed-leg-dev/

Push N Pull Arms: https://push-n-pull.de/en/products/mini-arms

Vesta VForce Racks: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/vesta-vforce/

NGage Grips: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/ngage-grips/

Rep Strive Treadmill: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-strive-tread/

Better Fly: https://www.thebetterfly.com/products/the-better-fly

Wildman Athletica: https://www.wildmanathletica.com

ATX USA: https://www.atxfitness.com/available-now

Partners & affiliates: GymCrafter.com/partners

Website: GymCrafter.com

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0:00 Intro

1:27 HGC Review

7:52 My Favorite Thing

10:01 Louisville!

16:11 How I Ruined Media Coverage

19:32 The Viral Video

25:43 Karma is Real

27:35 Gym Minimalism

35:35 More Than Just a Product

42:55 My First Interview!

50:23 I Was Wrong!

1:09:25 Stories From The Crow’s Nest

1:14:17 Eww, Salespeople!

1:25:40 The Final Workout

1:34:30 The Best Part

1:38:18 Wrap Up

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It's easy to forget about the basics, the oldies but goodies, or just the things you never knew about in the first place. In this podcast, I share a sizeable list of things that will add an outsized impact to your results in your garage gym!

Featured in this video:

👴🏻Training over 40 episode: https://youtu.be/7Vj_an00L-4

♭Rep FB5000: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-fb5000/

🏋🏼‍♀️Freak Athlete Kettlebell: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/freak-athlete-kettlebell/

🏋🏼‍♂️Pro Kettlebell: https://prokettlebell.com

💥Kleva Landmine: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-kleva-landmine/

Check out the new GymCrafter training channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GymCrafterTraining

Partners & affiliates: GymCrafter.com/partners

Website: GymCrafter.com

Insta: Instagram.com/gymcrafter

Review Guidelines: GymCrafter.com/review-guidelines/

0:00 Intro

2:05 Contest winner

6:02 Training for health

11:18 Sleep

16:04 Flat benches

18:50 Incline pressing

22:11 Basic training

24:26 Hire a trainer

31:55 Kettlebells, clubs, and maces

35:46 Less, but nicer

39:39 Landmines

51:30 Safeties and collars

56:01 Cable towers

1:02:33 Wrap up

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