Athena Side-Mount Functional Trainer for REP Racks
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Athena Side-Mount Functional Trainer for REP Racks

Turn your REP power rack into a Functional Trainer with new Athena Side-Mount. Nothing beats functional trainers when it comes to strength and resistance training. Their cables and weight stacks assure that the weight will not slip or cause injury to the user, and there is no need for a spotter when executing heavier lifts. With functional trainers, you get to work most of your muscle groups in the most comprehensive ways, and it also provides safe training for all age groups able to do resistance training. Make your REP PR-4000 or PR-5000 rack a functional trainer: Athena Side-Mount Functional Trainer – Overview The Athena Plate-Loaded Side-Mount Functional Trainer is a low-key cable attachment that integrates into the side of your PR-4000 or PR-5000 series power rack. Additionally, it delivers a lower price point (and smaller footprint) than the Ares Attachment, which includes a lat pulldown and low row. Build your upper body and get in accessory and isolation work without needing space for a stand-alone unit with Athena Side-Mount. The patent-pending Athena highlights a trolley that enables you to [Read more …]

AbMat Barbell Bomb
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AbMat Barbell Bomb

Make any barbell a landmine with the innovative AbMat Barbell Bomb from Rogue. AbMat developed the design of the Barbell Bomb with Gut Wrench and inventors Eric Chessen and Ryan Pitts, adapting their original product with an excellent spheroid shape and grippy exterior. This ensures the attachment maintains its position and turns smoothly without needing a rack, wall, or weight plate. Make any barbell a landmine with this innovative garage gym equipment: AbMat Barbell Bomb The Barbell Bomb is a lightbulb-shaped sleeve that glides tightly onto the end of any traditional barbell, making the same functionality as a standard landmine attachment. It is a lightweight (4 oz.) attachment made from AbMat’s tried and tested high-density foam, making it exceedingly durable and slip-resistant on almost any type of training surface, whether indoor or outdoor. It fits easily in any gym bag at a length of 7 inches, allowing unrestricted landmine workouts anywhere you have access to a barbell. Along with standard landmine movements (presses, rows, rotational work, squats, push jerk, lumberjack deadlifts, etc.), athletes can use a Barbell Bomb on the [Read more …]

Longhorn Bar – Camber Bar from Fringe Sport
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Longhorn Bar – Camber Bar from Fringe Sport

Take the strain off your shoulders with this new Camber Bar from Fringe Sport. Fringe is based in Texas, so they’ve christened this as the “longhorn bar”. A camber bar is a cutting-edge and effective squat accessory that helps improve your squat strength and strategy. It is designed for those with shoulder mobility problems or upper body injuries. With this bar, the weight plates are placed a little off-center from the upper part of the barbell rather than underneath. Get it now, from the wise-guys (and gals) at Fringe Sport: Longhorn Bar – Camber Bar from Fringe Sport – Overview The Longhorn bar provides incomparable stability and comfort on your back, ideal for those long training drives. It rests naturally on your back, either in a high bar or low bar position. The bar also offers relief and comfort to your shoulders, wrists, and even biceps. Because of its altered angles and relaxing bend, you can enjoy the smoothest ride as it reduces shoulder torque and wrist strain. You can squat easier and deeper with it as it is made [Read more …]

Rack Builder from Rep Fitness
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Rack Builder from Rep Fitness

If you are serious about working out – you need a power rack. Spec out the power rack of your dreams (nightmares?) with the new Rep Rack Builder – it’s an interactive, 3-D option for visualizing the ultimate garage gym gear. A power rack or power cage allows you to execute barbell exercises and weight training exercises inside it. With a power rack, you will no longer need a spotter because it already functions as one for free weights and barbell-based workouts without movement constraints. Build the rack of of your dreams now: Rep Rack Builder – Overview Power racks are primarily created to do exercises like squats, rows, bench presses, shrugs, overhead presses, and more in a safe manner. They have adjustable safety rails which can be placed at a specific height to confine the descending travel of your barbell. Power racks are well-built and can withstand several uses. Power racks from Rep Fitness are made of 3×3” 11-gauge steel with a 1,000lbs rackable capacity. They are versatile, and adding different accessories can make them even more functional. You [Read more …]

Innovative Open Trap Bar from Rep
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Innovative Open Trap Bar from Rep

Trap bars are great – they let you deadlift without the bar scraping up and down your shins. But Rep Fitness thought they could do even better – check out the new Open Trap Bar. It’s the most innovative trap bar in the game – can’t call it a hex bar because it’s open! With an open trap bar, you can perform some movements better than with a closed bar and even execute new movements that are not achievable using a closed bar. It is exceptionally well-balanced and comes with a built-in deadlift jack—one of the best features of an open trap bar. A trap bar you can use for safety bar style squats – and it is rackable? Where do I get one? Only from Rep: Open Trap Bar – Overview The Open Trap Bar has a level and open design allowing you to step in and out of the bar and won’t restrict the range of motion of your lower body. This makes the bar functional for numerous movements, such as pressing, lunging, and carrying. The handles are [Read more …]

Half Racks
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Half Racks

Make the most of your garage gym floor space with a Half Racks. What’s a half rack? It’s all the safety, convenience, and stability of a 4 post power rack – in a much smaller foot print There are two types of lifting racks that you can add to your home gym—half rack and full rack. A half rack has a compact size perfect for a smaller space, while a full rack is a massive cage in full size compared to the half rack. There’s a variety of half racks to choose from: Half Racks for your Garage Gym – Overview A half rack contains a solid base with two metal bars that extend up to the top. These bars attach at the top by a fourth bar for added stability. It has a spotter that keeps you safe and catches the weights when something goes wrong. A half rack is cheaper than a full rack and takes less space in your home gym. You can also exercise more easily outside the half-rack than a full rack, giving you more [Read more …]

T-Bar Row
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T-Bar Row

Get deep range of motion in your rows with the new Rogue Indy T-Bar Row. The over-built 83LB Indy T-Bar Row platform is as stable as most stand-alone T-Bar Row units. It also has added characteristics to protect your equipment and open up expanded functionality. A T-bar row works your upper, middle, and lower back muscles and is part of movements that depend on the pulling movement to train the back muscles. Here’s some of the styles we are going to look at: Rogue Indy T-Bar Row – Overview The Rogue Indy T-Bar Row is a new cost-effective system for a total body workout, offering comparable stability and functionality as the stand-alone Rogue T-Bar Row Machine at half the overall footprint (36” x 24.3” vs. 76” x 39.75”). This machine is manufactured in the USA and includes a 3×3” 11-gauge steel frame with formed-and-welded gussets and a pair of 7-gauge diamond-tread footplates. This elevated, inclined platform becomes fully functional when combined with any standard barbell + a rack-mounted Monster or Monster Lite Landmine independent T-Bar Row station with built-in notches. [Read more …]

Bumper Plates with Flair
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Bumper Plates with Flair

Ditch the boring look for your garage gym with these Bumper Plates with Flair. Are you unmotivated to lift? Do you not run out of excuses on why you shouldn’t train? Check out these unique bumper plates from different brands to spur and excite you on your next lifting session. Here’s a variety of exciting options for your home gym: Bumper Plates with Flair – Overview Bumper weight plates are created from high-density rubber wrapping a steel core to furnish the desired weight. Compared to metal plates, bumper plates are much quieter and are designed not to damage the bar, floor, and surroundings when dropped. They have low bounce with a thinner profile, so there’s more control over the barbell when it hits the ground. They are made to fit a standard 2-inch Olympic barbell and are utilized primarily for Crossfit and Olympic weightlifting. They come with the same size diameter even if they have different weights, so the barbell can be loaded evenly, and all sets can be performed off the floor at the same height. 10lb Donut Bumper [Read more …]

Better Ways to Squat
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Better Ways to Squat

We all know the squat is the king of exercises. But let’s face it – not everyone is cut out to do a deep squat. Here’s some ideas for Better Ways to Squat. Squats are functional training that benefits your joints, muscles, and posture and helps you run faster with the proper form. Doing squats can be more powerful if you know how to do it properly and have some equipment to help you do it easily. Get that squat up there with these helpful things: Better Ways to Squat – Overview Proper form is necessary to avoid injuries and fully get the benefits of the exercises you are doing. You can achieve the correct form for squats by keeping your feet roughly shoulder-width apart and turning them out slightly, between 5 and 30 degrees. Tighten your feet to the floor to engage your lower muscles and build stability. Doing squats is not just all about the lower body as your upper body, specifically your chest, is involved by keeping it up to avoid rounding your upper back and shoulders. [Read more …]