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Ironmaster Super Bench Pro V2 Review (2025): Our Expert’s New Favorite FID Bench

When building out a home gym, we often focus on gearing up with power racks, barbells, weight plates, and dumbbells. However, bringing home one of the best weight benches, like the Super Bench Pro V2 from ... Continue Reading

Titan T3 Power Rack Review

Titan T3 Power Rack Review (2025): An Expert-Approved Rig Beckoning to Budget-Minded Athletes

When looking to elevate your home gym to support your strength training goals, a logical place to start is by researching some of the best power racks available today. The T3 Power Rack from ... Continue Reading

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Rogue Resistance Bands Review (2025): Tested by a Certified Personal Trainer

Rogue Resistance Bands are the Swiss Army knife of fitness gear: they’re versatile, durable, and small enough that you can carry one around in your purse and pull it out for a little workout whenever you ... Continue Reading

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Force USA G3 Review (2025): Our Experts Tested This Compact All-In-One Rack for Small Home Gyms

Functional trainer, all-in-one trainer, one of the best home gym machines: Call it what you want. The Force USA G3 is a heck of a deal. Equipped with a Smith machine, pull-up bar, core trainer, suspension ... Continue Reading

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X3 Bar Review (2025): After Years of Use, Here’s Our Honest Expert Opinion

If you’re in the market for the X3 Bar, you’ve probably heard the claims — big ones. And our expert fitness equipment tester has owned the X3 Bar for a couple of years now, and he has thoughts — big ones. ... Continue Reading

PowerBlock Adjustable Kettlebell Review

PowerBlock Adjustable Kettlebell Review (2025): An Expert-Tested Powerhouse for At-Home Kettlebell Training

When looking to make the most of your home gym space, the best adjustable kettlebells can be convenient options for kettlebell enthusiasts combining multiple weights into one silhouette. To make ... Continue Reading

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Ironmaster Adjustable Dumbbells Review (2025): Expert-Tested, Durable Option for Heavy Lifters

While there’s no doubting the value of a full set, the best dumbbells all share one problem — they’re hungry for floor and rack space. To maximize the versatility of this weight room staple, the Ironmaster ... Continue Reading

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Fat Gripz Review (2025): Expert Approved Thanks to Hands-on Testing

This is a hot take, but Rose from “Titanic” could have saved Jack if she had a stronger grip. For those looking to take their grip strength and overall upper body training to new heights, Fat Gripz ... Continue Reading

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FLYBIRD Adjustable Dumbbells Review (2025): Save Some Space and Cash With These Budget-Friendly Dumbbells

The best adjustable dumbbells solve two issues for athletes — limited space and limited budgets. FLYBIRD Adjustable Dumbbells can tackle both, with an emphasis on the latter. While experienced muscle ... Continue Reading

Gorilla Bow Bands and Bow

Gorilla Bow Review (2025): Not Your Average Resistance Bands, Personally Tested

Home gym equipment is traditionally large and bulky. Often, one piece of equipment — say, a squat rack — requires a lot of space that not a lot of people have. Thankfully, the best compact exercise ... Continue Reading

Iron Bull Kettlebell Review

Iron Bull Kettlebell Review (2025): The Price Is Right

Whether you lift them, swing them, thrust them, or play hackysack with them, the best kettlebells can help boost your overall strength, aerobic power, and physical fitness. (1) Despite having loads of ... Continue Reading

Bells of Steel Hydra Rack Review

The key to any solid home gym is finding the perfect centerpiece. Some may opt for a high-tech smart gym, cable machine lovers may want a functional trainer, but those who love working ... Continue Reading

REP Fitness Double Black Diamond Power Bar Review

Many home gym weight thrashers opt for a multi-purpose barbell to incorporate Olympic and CrossFit-style workouts into their routine, but if you’re looking to stick to the big three ... Continue Reading

REP Fitness Hades Deadlift Bar Review

Barbells come in many shapes and sizes, and while many home gym owners opt for an all-purpose bar to use across all their lifts, specialty barbells like the REP Fitness Hades Deadlift Bar are designed to ... Continue Reading

Living.Fit Grip Strengthener Review

Grip strength is one of the most overlooked areas of strength despite its importance in various lifts, from deadlifts to snatches. Plus, grip strength comes in handy (get it?) in so many areas of your ... Continue Reading

Bells of Steel Competition Kettlebell Review

If you want to add a lot of workout options to your home gym without taking up a lot of space, a kettlebell is a great way to go. And if you’re going to get a kettlebell, you’ll have a hard time finding ... Continue Reading

Bells of Steel Barenaked Powerlifting Bar 2.0 Review

Many home gym owners opt for the versatility of a multi-purpose barbell, but dedicated powerlifters might be better off targeting a powerlifting-specific bar. While you’ll find a variety of ... Continue Reading

REP BlackWing Feature

REP Fitness BlackWing Weight Bench Review

An adjustable weight bench is a no-brainer for home gyms, as it allows for an array of exercises like dumbbell shoulder presses, chest-supported lateral raises, and incline bench ... Continue Reading

Colorado Bar Feature

REP Fitness Colorado Bar Review

A high-caliber barbell is a staple of any home gym, and the REP Fitness Colorado Bar could be the only one you need. Since it’s a multi-use bar, the Colorado has traits you’ll find with both powerlifting ... Continue Reading

Bowflex SelectTech 840 Adjustable Kettlebell Feature

Bowflex SelectTech 840 Adjustable Kettlebell Review

Adding a kettlebell to your home gym can be a game changer since it can work your entire body, but you usually need to purchase multiple weight options to coincide with specific ... Continue Reading

Living.Fit Weight Plates Feature

Living.Fit Weight Plates Review

Thanks to their added versatility, bumper plates tend to reign supreme over metal plates for most home gym owners, and the Living.Fit Weight Plates are some of our favorites. Because of the rubber coating, ... Continue Reading

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Living.Fit Barbell Review

A barbell is one of the most utilitarian pieces of home gym equipment one could have at their disposal and the Living.Fit Barbell is one of our favorites on the market. Home gym ... Continue Reading

REP Fitness Open Trap Bar Review

Adding a high-caliber trap bar to your home gym can bode well for your gains, as the design allows you to perform your deadlifts more naturally than you would with a traditional ... Continue Reading

Ativafit Adjustable Dumbbell Feature

Ativafit Adjustable Dumbbells Review

Adjustable dumbbells save you money and space compared to purchasing a full set of traditional dumbbells while still providing the same utility. While there isn’t a shortage of options on the market, the ... Continue Reading

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