Tao Of Garage Gym Life: The Garage Gym Life mission is to inspire and inform home gym owners so that they can successfully pursue their strength and physique goals right where they live. Unlike other brands that focus on the sport or fitness activity you choose, we seek to encourage all forms of exercise that people do from home.
We discovered PRess It Wrist Wraps last year on Instagram when we were considering expanding what we offer in the Garage Gym Life online apparel store. Although we eventually decided to go in a different direction, I was really impressed with Rachel Baird, owner of PRess It Wrist Wraps. It didn’t hurt that her husband […]
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Protein Bars At Home If you’re looking for more ways to add protein to your diet, you may be tempted to add one of those expensive protein bars as a snack. But did you know you can quickly make your protein bars at home that will not only be cheaper but will probably taste better,
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Sammy Sebok has taken the term “Renaissance Man” to new heights. He’s juggling two careers that involve caring for people in addition to being a husband and powerlifting coach. That schedule hasn’t stopped him from being named Athlete of the Year by the Natural Athlete Strength Association (NASA) in 2016 achieving Single Ply meet lifts of
We all know what a timeshare is. And many of us are familiar with Uber. Because home gyms are nothing new, they have been around before the Internet came along. But like anything else post-Internet, home gyms, and garage gyms especially, have become more and more popular and in the public’s eye thanks to social media. It
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If you are tired of the typical particle board pegboards, or simply need to rethink your current storage options, Wall Control offers an attractive and functional option for the equipment heavy garage gym athlete, though you are going to pay for it. Background The first thing EVERYONE says when they walk into my gym, is
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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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If you already have a SSB and Multi-Grip bar, want a multipurpose specialty bar out the gate, or are looking for a specialty bar that more closely mimics a straight bar back squat without the shoulder strain, the Edge Fitness Cambered Squat Bar might be a good choice at a market leading price. Background When
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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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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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During my first in-person workshop, I was witness to something few have ever seen. I watched the Grandmaster Strongman, Dennis Rogers roll up a teflon coated frying pan so tight, that after snapping off the handle, he was able to stuff the entire thing into a re-usable water bottle! And I was, and still am,
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