When trying to save money on your garage gym, it can be tempting to go cheap. But other options will serve you much better in the long run. Learn how to save money AND build a gym you love in this episode!

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0:00 Intro

1:40 Recap of last episode

5:44 Commercial to home gym

9:10 Other’s mistakes

11:12 New to working out

12:40 Lever gyms

14:19 Starting small

16:57 2 more appropriate options

21:02 When you can’t afford it

23:14 When you might actually want to go cheap

25:03 Never do this!

Ever wonder how two pieces of garage gym equipment with the same specs can cost drastically different prices? In this episode I take a close look at budget, mid-tier, and high end garage gym gear to see why they cost what they do and if they are worth your money.

0:00 Intro & Overview

3:55 Pricing & Value

5:58 Hidden Differences

7:28 Barbell Steel

12:00 Rack Uprights

17:46 Bolts & Fasteners

21:16 Pulley Quality

22:38 Cable Quality

26:30 Weight Capacity

30:53 Finish Quality

33:26 Small Touches

36:06 Customer Service

47:16 R&D and Product Development

54:45 IP Theft

56:24 Buying on a Budget

1:02:44 What Do YOU Want To See?

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It's hard to find reliable information when buying things for your garage gym. And there's way too much to pick from these days, a lot of it from sketchy companies. So how do you pick to make sure you don't waste your money? By checking out this podcast, of course!

Links:

Fringe Sport Dane 2.0: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/fringe-sport-dane-2/

Dane 2.0 Initial Review: https://youtu.be/nYHUbUN3V2g

Fringe Sport SilverBack Dumbbells: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/fringe-sport-silverbacks/

Fringe Sport Bumper Plates: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/fringe-sport-bumpers/

BOS Manticore Rack: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/bos-manticore-4-post/

Pod #39 It’s Not Me, It’s You: https://youtu.be/0QMLA9H1Z0A

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0:00 Intro

0:47 Rack Recap

6:00 Ask Yourself These Questions

9:50 Buy For Your Needs

15:54 How To Check For Fit

25:40 Finding Reviews You Can Trust

37:17 Limiting the Selection

50:55 How to Not Overthink

56:34 The Finalist Racks

1:05:07 Two Key Lessons

1:08:00 Wrap Up

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There are a ton of great companies in the garage gym space, but none of them are perfect. If many of them fixed these 10 things today, we'd all be happier customers and probably spend more money!

Bells reverse hammer install video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtHym-5hLqA

Force USA leg sled: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/force-usa-compact-leg-press/

Bells cable tower: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/bos-single-stack/

Bells reverse hammer: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/bos-reverse-hammer/

Kaizen DIY YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KaizenDIYGym

Rep Badlands bar: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-badlands-bar/

Badlands review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTTYCiYkrzs&t=129s

Rep Black Canyon bar: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-black-canyon-bar/

Black Canyon review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBOFRMhWzqQ&t=5s

Rep X Kleva collab: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-x-kleva/

Frog Fits: https://www.instagram.com/_frogfits/

Darko barbell anchor: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/darko-anchor/

9.22_designs: https://www.instagram.com/9.22_designs/

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0:00 Intro

2:14 Bad instructions

3:38 Installation videos

5:31 Instructional videos

9:00 Better beta testing

13:24 Innovation

16:49 Better mid-tier products

21:39 Better packaging

23:35 More collabs

27:26 Customization

31:15 Lifetime warranties

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It breaks my heart, but companies we want to love sometimes don't give us reasons to be more than friends. In this episode, we talk about 4 large garage gym companies that have found themselves stuck firmly in the friend zone. Is there hope for them to be more than friends? Let me know in the comments!

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0:00 Intro

2:59 Companies you can date

6:57 I want everyone to win!

7:48 Iron Bull Strength

15:13 Titan Fitness

22:25 Body Solid

28:02 Get Rxd

33:32 Wrap up

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In this episode, I'll answer the single most asked question I get about cardio: " Which form of cardio burns the most calories?" I'll also help you pick out gear that you'll actually like using to burn those calories (and hopefully do a few things more important than that!).

Hydrow: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/hydrow/

Tib Bar Guy SledTred: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/tbg-sledtred/

M1 Tank Sled: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/torque-tank-m1/

TImeless Jump: https://www.timelessjump.com/gymcrafter

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James DeLacey, the Sweet Science of Fighting: https://www.instagram.com/sweetscienceoffighting/

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0:00 Intro

1:12 Gear update

3:39 Podcast update

6:54 3 types of conditioning

9:00 Do it for free

9:31 Which cardio burns the most calories

12:15 How to save $

16:07 Variety

17:01 Zone 2 tools

21:29 Aerobic tools

28:23 Anaerobic tools

36:56 Starting with why

37:30 Wrap up

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Cardio gear has become some of the most expensive clothes racks ever sold. What starts as a motivated idea quickly turns into an unused dust collector for many. But if you approach buying cardio a bit differently, that doesn't have to be the case!

RP interviews Knees Over Toes Guy: https://youtu.be/48H3Kk5pufo?si=gG8cjBPf9oBEdgnv

Tib Bar Guy: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/tib-bar-guy/

Peter Attia Drive Podcast: https://peterattiamd.com/podcast/

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0:00 Intro

1:38 Gym Update

5:14 Defining Cardio

7:55 3 Types of Conditioning

10:35 You Don't Need to Buy Anything

12:15 Indoor Cardio?

12:55 Zone 2 Training

17:06 Aerobic Conditioning

20:59 Anaerobic Conditioning

23:25 Wrap uUp

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When I make mistakes, you learn stuff! After a recent training and nutrition setback, in this episode I go over a valuable tool everyone can use in their garage or home gym to keep themselves on track and get amazing results!

Knee Ability Zero: https://amzn.to/4gVYESc

Back Ability Zero: https://amzn.to/40wCuA1

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0:00 Intro

2:18 My mistake number one

5:10 My mistake number two

5:50 Death by 1,000 cuts

7:00 Accountability

8:36 Seeing yourself

11:35 The new gym

12:41 The Wheel of Life

15:18 The Wheel of Health

26:30 Wrap up

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Will this year really be different? Will you follow through on your fitness and health resolutions and goals in 2025? Will your garage gym be the place you do it? If that all sounds good to you, this podcast will give you 5 proven strategies used by some of the world's most successful people.

Extreme Ownership: https://amzn.to/41NXvau

The ONE Thing: https://amzn.to/4gQDvs5

The Five Why's: https://www.mindtools.com/a3mi00v/5-whys

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Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

2:36 Don't do these 3 things

7:27 Background

9:18 Structure

9:52 Everything is your fault

13:42 Start with why

19:19 Majoring in the Minors

25:37 Desired outcome

31:10 Inputs vs outputs

39:37 Summary

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A handful of home and garage gym companies are poised to become power players in 2025. Find out who will be most worthy of your home gym dollars this year in this episode of the GymCrafter podcast!

RitFit leg extension: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/ritfit-leg-extension/

Force USA leg sled: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/force-usa-compact-leg-press/

Rep X Kleva Built: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-x-kleva/

RitFit: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/ritfit/

Weight It Out: https://www.weightitout.us

Fringe Sport: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/fringe-sport/

Fringe Sport Dane: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/fringe-sport-dane/

Fringe Sport Bumpers: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/fringe-sport-savage-bumpers/

Black Widow Training Gear: https://www.blackwidowtg.com

Bells of Steel: https://gymcrafter.com/recommends/bells-of-steel/

ATX: https://www.atxfitness.com/?gt=1#googtrans(en)

Home Gym Con: https://homegymcon.com

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0:00 Intro

1:35 Gym Tour

12:04 2 Traits of successful companies

18:07 #1 Kleva Built

22:12 #2 RitFit

26:49 #3 Weight It Out

30:59 #4 Fringe Sport

35:13 #5 Black Widow TG

38:13 #6 Bells of Steel

42:45 #7 ATX

45:34 Home Gym Con

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