I first met Stan “The Rhino” Efferding at The Arnold Schwarzenegger Fitness Expo in 2013. He struck me immediately as someone who loves to give of their time to help others. So when I found out that Stan has a garage gym in addition to the Iron Addicts Gym, he owns in Las Vegas, I […]
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The Story Thus Far Ever been threatened with a hernia by your doctor? I had my annual physical in December 2017 and one joyful tidbit of information was that there was some weakness on my driver’s side lower abdomen. That sounded ominously like, “You’re heading for a hernia, Son.” So my natural reaction was to ask, “What
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Joe Gray was the first YouTube channel that we did a promo on for the Garage Gym Magazine channel because I enjoyed his approach to reviewing products. I’m glad that we were able to talk him into sharing some of that knowledge and perspective with our readers. Read on to learn more about Joe’s philosophy,
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High level Olympic Weightlifting competitor Kristin Pope, like many strength athletes before her, trains in a garage gym! The driving factor for a lot of us in choosing the home gym lifestyle is being able to pursue our training without abandoning our families for hours at a time. High level athletes are no exception. Kristin
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Origin of Brian Pankey #thewinteruncle The hashtag #thewinteruncle came from a video Brian Pankey and I did Thanksgiving 2016. It’s a play on a scene from Captain America: The Winter Soldier. But Brian Pankey’s story began years ago. He’s built his backyard gym from a dream and gone from an undersized kid to a local celebrity
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The Twisted Gardener is one of the coolest blogs on the web! There you can find musings on getting out of debt, training philosophy, faith, productivity and of course setting up a garden. The founder, Joe Robinson, is an intensely thoughtful, humble follower of Christ who hates the spotlight almost as much as he loves
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Yolanda Presswood will not be silent or ignored. Don’t like her revealing photos or aggressive stance on veganism? Well get over it! This fan of Wu-Tang, powerlifting and her husband, Steven, is unapologetic about living wholeheartedly. She’s a USPA M1 State and American record holder, ISSA Fitness Facilitator Nutrition Specialist, online nutrition coach and an INSPIRE International
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The Home GHR, according to inventor Brian Schwab is “a floor based glute ham raise that is affordable for home gym users with the benefits of a full scale model. It adjust from 39.5″ to 46.5″ in length an dis 21.5” in width. It’ is lightweight yet sturdy and can handle even the heaviest lifter
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As you read this, I’m at the Arnold Sports Festival enjoying the sights and reconnecting with old friends around The Animal Cage and at The National ABC. In honor of that, I’m putting out the very cool story of a garage gym athlete who I met on the Animalpak Forvm, Ed Eliason. Ed is a
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Retired U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant “Iron” Mike Reid doesn’t back down from a fight. After a phone call told him he was in danger of a stroke, Mike began fighting Type 2 Diabetes with the same no nonsense approach that won him the respect of his Marines. You’ve been on a weight loss journey, dropping forty
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