I’ve had the Burgener & Rippetoe multi-purpose weightlifting/powerlifting bar in my garage gym for about fifteen months now. This bar has been the primary bar in my gym, and it has been used consistently by two people for over a year now. Since I’ve had the B&R bar for a good amount of time now and I’ve have had a chance to put some real miles on it, I want to review it and share my thoughts on it.
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I wanted to include this DIY adjustable squat box guide because not only does this squat box look sturdy as hell, but I see no reason why this couldn’t also be used as an adjustable plyometric box as well. Kristoffer is not big on the details when it comes to the assembly but honestly the pictures alone make this pretty self-explanatory. You’ll need wood, drill, wood screws, a tape measure, a marking pencil, and a saw.
Previously I wrote an article on the benefits of adding battle rope training to your workouts. Since then I’ve been practicing what I preach by consistently using my own battle rope and I wanted to briefly touch on subject once more.
This is a power rack review for the Rogue R4 Infinity Rack. I’ve had my R4 for a little over a year now and I figure that’s plenty of time to form an opinion on it. In this review I’ll go over what I fancy about the R-4 and, what I don’t like about it. I’ll cover everything from the rack’s specifications, included equipment, available accessories, price, and hopefully everything in between. First, I’ll briefly explain the difference in the Rogue rack lines and why I chose the R-4.
Yes it’s that time of year again when the people who have let their fitness slide decide to get back on the wagon. Some of them will go back to the global gyms and others will resolve to get fit at home. Regardless of which, let me see if I can suggest some items that will make great CrossFit, weightlifting, and general strength training gifts. Be it a family member or a friend we want them get those gains and achieve those goals; so get them a gift that shows your support.
Keeping normal garage stuff out of your garage gym is much easier said than done. Just because we’ve set up a gym in our garage doesn’t mean all the tools, storage boxes, and landscaping crap that was kept in the garage gets to go inside the house; especially if you are not single. If you’re anything like me, you’d no doubt love to have 100% of the garage reserved for the gym, but sadly things probably aren’t going to work out that way.
Do you know the differences between a powerlifting bar and an Olympic bar? Did you even know there was a difference? Well they may be easy to miss as a novice lifter and they may even be subtle to a veteran, but different they most certainly are. In this article I will explain the contrasts between these two barbell types so that you can make an educated decision when buying your garage gym bar.
Chicken and broccoli, chicken and broccoli! Eating the same high protein foods every day can get boring!
Sure you can do a million things with chicken, but it’s still chicken. I’d like to suggest a few alternative high protein foods that are low in calories and delicious. These aren’t mystery foods; you’ve heard of them all, but when was the last time you cooked with them? Introduce some variety into your daily protein intake regimen by learning to cook with the following foods. They’re not just tasty and packed with protein, but they’re good for you too!
You know that feeling you have when you first decide to exercise regularly and get fit – that drive and that fire inside you? Do you feel like you’re losing that motivation sometimes? Do you want some training tips that may help you keep that fire alive and stay motivated with your workouts? Here are some things you can do to minimize the chance of you skipping a training session and/or missing those meals.
Battle rope workouts? What’s that?! Battle ropes themselves aren’t really new, but they’re kind of a new thing. They were developed by a fellow named John Brookfield. He didn’t call them battle ropes, but actually referred to the activity as battling ropes. He came up with the system for himself originally, but it got out and now we see it everywhere.
You dropped your gym membership in favor of training at home. Your garage is becoming more and more like a true iron gym every day, but you need still need some form of home cardio. Obviously you don’t want to go back to using treadmills like you did in the gym; not that you’d actually want to buy a treadmill anyway.
With Christmas coming, it’s time to start looking for gifts. If someone close to you is a gym junkie or fitness enthusiast (be it a weightlifter, powerlifter, bodybuilder, CrossFitter, and so on) then this is your chance to blow their mind. I’ve listed and priced out some pretty solid gift ideas for gym rats of all kinds. Surprise them with an addition to their gym and you’ll be their favorite person for the whole next year.
A weight bench is one of the first pieces of equipment you should buy when setting up a garage gym. A bench is not only needed to perform the barbell bench press and its many variants (which is all the reason you should need to own one), it’s also useful for loads of other common movements such as skull crushers, dumbbell rows, dumbbell flyes, and so on. When it comes to prioritizing your new equipment purchases, don’t simply think of the utility bench as an accessory; consider it a necessity.
Do you enjoy working out but despise going to the gym? Do you wish you could cancel your gym membership and just start to lifting at home? Global gyms are crowded and expensive, and you can spend just as much time driving to and from the gym and waiting in a queue to use equipment as you actually spend training.
