Archive: April 2014

A weighted workout vest allows you to get more “miles” out of your bodyweight workouts by allowing you to properly overload your muscles. I recommend this vest from ZFOsports because it’s comfortable, sturdy, and allows you to add up to 60 lbs to your body, which is perfect for pull-ups, dips, and push-ups.  

Good clips are one of those easily overlooked aspects of equipping a home gym. But the wrong clips can actually be quite annoying. These are easy to clip on and off and hold everything in place nicely.

You need either a power cage or multi-press to be able to properly perform your squats, bench presses, and military presses. Rogue makes a really solid multi-press rack with a 1,000 lb load capacity.

A pull-up is absolutely necessary for a proper bodyweight training routine, and the Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar is very easy to assemble and attach and remove from a doorway, it causes no damage to the door frame, and it feels very stable when used. You can even travel with it. When I’m traveling, I disassemble […]

I highly recommend using a mat in your home gym to protect the floor and equipment from wear and tear. CAP Barbell makes great products, and their interlocking high-density foam mat squares are no exception. They’re sold in packs of 6, covering 24 square feet.

Schwinn knows how to make bicycles, so it’s no surprise that their exercise bikes are top notch. My favorite type of cardio is cycling because it’s no-impact, it has helped me improve my leg strength, and it’s great for high-intensity interval training (treadmills aren’t so good for this because their speed limits are almost always below full […]

Rogue makes some of the best home gym products out there, and I love this bar. You get a high-quality Olympic barbell at an affordable price. You can’t beat it.