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Home Cardio Workouts – Mix It Up

home cardio workouts mix it up

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.

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concept 2 rower for weightlifter gift

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.

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weight bench ultimate review and shopping guide with comparisons

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.

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At Home Workouts vs Gym Workouts

great home workouts

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.

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Bumper Plates Buying Guide - Selecting Weights

Is it time to pick out some Olympic weights for your home or garage gym? Are you not sure which type of plates to buy? Should you buy bumper plates or metal plates?  Where should you buy them? Should you buy your plates brand new or used? Are they expensive to ship, or should you expect free shipping on large weight sets or even pairs?

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Building a Garage Gym First Steps

Building a Garage Gym - First steps

So you’re ready to jump on the bandwagon and start building a garage gym? Maybe you are tired of paying good money at the global gym each and every month just to wait in line for one of the few pieces of useful equipment that they offer, or perhaps you’re sick of all the time wasted driving to and from the gym. There are many good reasons to want to work out at home, and regardless of what your particular reasons are I am more than certain that they’re justified, and I support you!

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Garage Gym Flooring Options

Garage Gym Flooring Options - Rubber Flooring - Reviews and comparisons

So you’re setting up a garage gym and in need of some flooring? Or perhaps you’re already set up with a gym and you’re tired of working out on a concrete slab? Sounds like it’s time to explore some garage gym flooring options. High-quality, durable flooring protects your homes foundation and your expensive exercise equipment, and even more importantly than that it can do wonders for you and your joints!

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