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Building a garage gym is not only a great idea but it’s a dream and exciting project for most avid weightlifters. Finding your perfect equipment, having unlimited access to it, and doing so from the comfort of your own home are all very enticing reasons for owning a garage gym. Ignoring the excitement and dream […]

A key to effective workouts is good quality equipment. Training in a commercial gym is one thing but once you have your own gear, maintenance becomes essential! Something that often gets ignored though is barbell maintenance and something that gets ignored almost entirely is barbell sleeve maintenance. If you have a good quality Olympic barbell,

Most gym equipment is fairly low maintenance (when talking specifically about home gym equipment). As gym equipment is also relatively expensive to purchase though, you want to make sure it lasts for as long as possible so low maintenance or not, you’ll still want to maintain equipment as regularly as possible. Cast iron plates need

Apartment training is arguably the most difficult form of training that you can try to implement. You’ll have issues with space, weight capacities, setting up gym equipment, and disturbance to neighbors just to name a few.  Having a decent home gym set up in an apartment is not unheard of (I’ll show some pictures of

Creating a good home gym setup is not easy. One of the leading reasons why is a lack of room. Sure you can utilize a garage, shed, conservatory, or even outdoor space but for those that are really limited on space, you are going to be looking at the upstairs of a home/apartment as a