Is It Necessary

When building any form of a home gym, you’ll often see bumper plates listed as something of a necessity. One key reason is that home gym (or garage gyms) are often designed on Crossfit-Esque setups with a Rogue power rack, air rower, and a solid weight plate collection usually consisting of bumper plates as standard.  […]

Most people will have heard of the term “spotter” when it comes to lifting weights. A spotter is almost essential when performing heavy compound movements like the squat and bench press. The main reason being that if you can’t finish a rep (due to fatigue or another reason) you’ll be left in a very dangerous

Barbells are used when lifting weights and often use a separate bar onto which you load plates. These plates can be hard to keep on the bar without a barbell collar. With that said, are barbell collars necessary? Barbell collars are necessary for barbells with threaded sleeves and are used to prevent the weight plates