REVIEWS
I Took A Cold Plunge Everyday for 30 Days: The $100 Ice Pod and Chiller Review (The Pod Company) (Copy)
The Centr 3/Inspire Fitness SF3, is a fantastic home-gym oriented functional trainer that blends a dual sided functional trainer, smooth cables, and smith machine all in a compact footprint.
I Took A Cold Plunge Everyday for 30 Days: The $100 Ice Pod and Chiller Review (The Pod Company)
The Ice Pod is an extremely affordable, at-home cold plunge tub, that you can customize to your exact needs over time.
XMARK CAT 5 Hurricane Air Bike Review: Affordable FEATURES with Heavy Duty Performance!
The XMARK CAT 5 Hurricane Commercial Air Bike is the newest challenger in the home-gym cardio space featuring multi-grip handles, directional wind vents, a super comfortable seat, and more!
Keppi Weight Bench 5000 Review: The Cheapest FID Adjustable Bench...Quality or Hype?
The Keppi Weight Bench 5000 is one of the cheapest, FID benches on the market. It boasts an included leg holder attachment, a vertical storage stand, and 13 different angle adjustments.
1 Year Review: Is the $700 Walmart Commercial Leg Press Worth It? (BalanceFrom/Signature Fitness)
The BalanceFrom/Signature Fitness SF-L2 commercial leg press is one of the best value leg press machines available, coming in at $800 including free freight shipping to your door.
RitFit PLC01 Leg Extension and Curl Machine Review: Plate Loaded with a Perfect Resistance Curve?
The RitFit PLC01 Plate Loaded Leg Extension and Leg Curl machine is a pulley driven leg accessory/combo machine featuring an even resistance curve throughout the entire range of motion.
REP x Pepin Fast Series Adjustable Dumbbells Review: Compact, Drop Tested, and Lifetime Warranty!
The new REP Fitness x Pépin Fast Series Adjustable Dumbbells live up to the high standards set by the original Pépin made in Canada version, for only a fraction of the cost.
REP x PEPIN vs. Original PEPIN Fast Series: Hands On Comparison of the Best Adjustable Dumbbells!
Check out the close up, in depth, and side by side comparison of the original Pépin Fast Series and the new REP Fitness x Pépin Fast Series Adjustable Dumbbells.
Speediance Gym Monster 2 - First Impressions: The Future of Smart Home Gyms?
The Speediance Gym Monster 2 is the newest interactive all-in-one smart home gym offering that allows you to get a variety of great workouts in from the comfort of your own home.
XMARK Black Diamond Adjustable Weight Bench Review: Superior Stability and Compact Design!
The XMARK Black Diamond Commercial Adjustable Weight Bench is one of the best, and definitely the most stable bench I have ever used. It boasts overbuilt quality, sleek aesthetics, and ideal comfort.
Mikolo Falcon Functional Trainer Review - 1:1 Pulley Ratio, Multi Grip Pull Up Bar, and Much More!
The Mikolo Falcon is the most affordable functional trainer with a 1:1 pulley ratio for heavy single sided exercises, like lat pulldowns and low rows, all while maintaining a very reasonable footprint.
Major Fitness Drone Review: The Cheapest Amazon Power Rack and Functional Trainer...
The Major Fitness Drone 1 is one of the most affordable functional trainer and power rack combo's I have seen to date and packs a lot of versatility into a relatively small footprint.
Dialed Motion Ibex Cable System Review: Turn Any Power Rack into a Functional Trainer!
This Dialed Motion cable system is super smooth, extremely functional, feels and looks absolutely premium, utilizes your racks existing footprint, and is available at an extremely reasonable price.
Epic Home Gym Build: Inside My Dream $20K Home Gym Tour
Over four years and hundreds of hours spent training went into designing this most recent version of my carefully hand selected home gym. Come talk a walkthrough of my setup with this home gym tour video.
RitFit BLP01 Leg Press and Hack Squat Review: The Best Value HOME GYM Machine?
The RitFit BLP01 2-in-1 Leg Press and Hack Squat Machine combo is one of the cheapest, yet most functional, dedicated machines you can have in your home gym.
Major Fitness F22 Functional Trainer Power Rack Review: All-In-One Starter Home Gym
The Major Fitness F22 is a good starter all-in-one home gym that combines the functionality of a power rack with the endless versatility of a functional trainer.
Bolt Fitness Gemini Peregrine Lateral Raise and Chest Fly Combo Review
This has the potential to be one of the most innovative power rack attachments I’ve seen to date.
After months of using the Bolt Fitness Storm Series Gemini Peregrine Lateral Raise Chest Fly Combo power rack attachment it in my training, I can safely it’s both unique and provides a great price per functionality especially for home gym users. It combines arguably two of the most important muscle groups of all time and would be a great addition to anyone looking to add versatility without sacrificing space or their wallet.
Fray Fitness Plate Loaded Leg Extension and Curl Combo Machine Review
The Fray Fitness Plate Loaded Leg Extension and Leg Curl combo is one of many budget friendly options that allows home gym users to have a dedicated quad and hamstring accessory machine combined, in a small footprint, and at a reasonable price. The functionality of this machine is on par with its competitors, but being at the higher end of that range, I think it falls shorts in a few select categories. Overall, it’s a good price per value but I don’t think it stands above the other options in that $300-700 price range as being significantly better or worse, but if you can find it used or on sale, I would definitely recommend this machine as it does work exactly as intended.
1 Year Review of the BalanceFrom/Signature Fitness Stair Climber
The BalanceFrom/Signature Fitness stair stepper aka. “The Walmart Stair Climber” is one of the cheapest stair machines on the market today. I’ve owned it now for over a year, using it 4-5 times every week, and it’s still going as strong as it was on day one. At the time of posting this video, it’s still sold and shipped via Walmart.com and now even Amazon, for approximately $1500. The price per functionality of the machine cannot be beat and I highly recommend this stair climber for anybody looking for a budget friendly cardio option for their home gym or light commercial setting.
Signature Fitness Rowing Machine Review
The Signature Fitness Rowing Machine for $300 on Amazon had all the potential to be a cheap but functional alternative to the Concept 2 RowErg. However, in dramatic fashion, this rowing machine failed to live up to even the minimal expectations that I hoped for it. The overall design, fit, and finish was acceptable for the price point but the machine quickly broke and was rendered useless despite very limited use.
Since I was almost forcibly ejected from the rower during breakage and for other reasons discussed in this video, I don’t recommend this rower to anybody regardless of the individual use case. I would highly advise that if you are looking for a budget Concept 2 alternative, even just for occasional use, you stick to the name brand options. A tried and true name brand rower for $600 used is still more cost effective than a potential trip to the ER.