Product Reviews

Product reviews to help you set up and customize your home gym to your needs and fitness goals!
There are tons of home gym products out there but some aren’t high quality and others just aren’t a good fit for you and your home gym.
  • Some things I look for when testing a product are:
    Does this product meet a need?
  • Does this product do what’s intended to do?
  • Is this product user friendly including set up?
  • Does this product come with a warranty?
  • Is this product made by a reputable company?
And much more! I don’t review every product that’s sent our way and I won’t give a positive review to any product that doesn’t deserve it because I remember what it was like when I first started my home gym over twenty years ago. This site is intended to help you avoid the pitfalls I encountered early in my home gym journey because I want you to be able to say that you own the best gym in town!
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Why Was the Bells of Steel Industrial Rackable Trap Bar Discontinued?

In the home gym community, there’s been some confusion over why the incredibly popular Bells of Steel Industrial Rackable Trap/Hex Bar was discontinued. So, at HomeGymCon 2023, I tracked them down to ask why they discontinued one of their most popular products. About Bells of Steel Bells of Steel is built around providing home gym

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Personalize your home gym with accent pieces like these that I found on Etsy!

Personalize your home gym: 3 Etsy purchases that set your home gym apart

When designing your home gym, you probably focus on what pieces of equipment you want to add. Of course, you should prioritize getting the equipment you need to do your exercises, like barbells, plates, kettlebells, power racks, benches, and so forth. But, once you get set up, it’s important to personalize your home gym too!

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How to keep bugs out of your garage gym: LIAMSTLife garage door screen review

Garage gyms are great, but there is nothing worse than swallowing a bug during your workout or not being able to swat away gnats by your face during a heavy lift. During the warmer months, I love being able to open my garage door. It helps keep the garage gym cooler and let it that

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Klatre LS1 Bone Conduction Fitness Headphones Unboxing

Unboxing the Klatre LS1 bone conduction fitness headphones was a new experience for me. I’m normally anti Bluetooth headsets because I don’t like headsets that can fail because you walk away from the device or the battery dies. But these headphones had some features that I found intriguing. The Number One Thing I Like About

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