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The Garage Gym Experiment Podcast — 309 episodes

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1

The UNbell Story, Product Details, Launch, and More

2

What's Changed in the Home Gym Space and More - Home Gym Roundtable

3

1:1 with the Creator of The Better-Fly

4

Blind Ranking Specialty Machines, Survey Results, MORE

5

Made in America Data, Smith Machine Choices, Brian Shaw at HomeGymCon, Bigger Year - Rogue or REP?

6

2026 Predictions, Cable Attachment Blind Rankings, MORE

7

2025 Home Gym Insights - Survey Summary of Garage Gym Experiment Survey Results Last Year

8

FLEXICON, Resistance Bands 101, Selling on Amazon, Wall Street, and more with Blake Kassel

9

Rack Attached or Standalone Machine for your HomeGym?

10

Home Gym Predictions for 2026

11

Building a Community with Synagein

12

The Tinkering Surgeon: Creator of Freemax Fitness

13

Behind the Scenes at RitFit

14

Vintage or Brand New Plates | Cardio Dilemma | Home Gym Spending #s | Strength Sport Blind Rankings

15

12 Home Gym Items You Just Don't See Much of Anymore

16

5 Non-Essentials to Consider for Your Home Gym

17

Navigating Litigation in the Home Gym Industry

18

The Home Gym Big Four or...... Everything Else???

19

1:1 with Temple of Gainz Founder: Scrappy Beginnings, What's Next, and Everything in Between

20

Fitness Industry Veteran and Chisel Fit Founder, Joe Ellis

21

Matt Moore - Project Manager for Major Fitness - Strongman, Working for Major Fitness, Future of Home Gyms, and Much More

22

1:1 with Vast Strength - Up and Coming YouTube Channel AND Strength Brand

23

5 Home Gym Upgrades You Won't Go Back From, Rack Surveys, and This or That - REP vs. Ironmaster

24

This or That?

25

Bench Blokz: Origin, Benefits, Knockoffs, and What’s Next

26

Mutant Metals' Updates

27

6 Potential Home Gym Trends

28

The Power Bells Story

29

RepOne Estack Update with Jordan Berke + Company Story, Velocity Based Training, MORE

30

7 Questions to Watch in the Home Gym World Over the Next Year

31

Garage Gym Lab Check-In

32

Bulletproof Predictions, Smith Machine Choices, Specialty Machine Data, MORE,

33

Home Gym Products We Wish Existed

34

Rich Galgano and D McCormick: 6 Months Later (TAKEOVER Strength, Tariffs, Kabuki, STRAPBAR, More)

35

1:1 with the Creator of the Quantum Free Trainer, Glen Davis

36

Titan Selectorized Leg Curl/Extension, Internet Controversy, Tariffs, Home Gym Issue Survey Results

37

Blue Ocean Strategy - Home Gym Edition

38

The MAIAK Story with Product Updates

39

2025 Training Shoe Guide with Jake Boly aka @thatfitfriend + Building a Store, Media Business, More

40

Pete Holman: Glute Slide, Building Fitness Products, Distribution, Collaboration, Licensing, More

41

UClips Founder - Origin Story, Marketing Strategies, Future Plans, Manufacturing, and Much More

42

Force 6 Fitness Interview Reaction

43

Launch of the FREEBELL

44

1:1 with Force 6 Fitness - Controversy, Community, Collaboration, Manufacturing, Influencers, More

45

Made in Country/Creator Data, Premium Home Gym Choices, Made in USA Cable Attachments, MFK Barbells

46

2025 Home Gym Predictions

47

2024 Home Gym Survey Summary Results

48

1 on 1 with Weight It Out Founder, Brian Fleck

49

Home Gym Trends Going into 2025, New from Bells of Steel, and a Look Back at 2024 Predictions

50

The Gronk Fitness Past, Present and Future with Dan and Rob Gronkowski

51

REP X Kleva, Dumbbell Stands, Temu, Slump-Busters, More

52

1:1 with JD Gym Equipped

53

Black Friday Product Releases, Home Gym Appreciation, HomeGymCon Map, More

54

Holiday Gift Ideas, Product Ideas, Best Products of 2024 Bracket, Comments from last week, Powerlifting at HomeGymCon, More

55

Emily Samuel’s Creation - “The Booty Box” Story and Product Launch

56

Top Product Releases of 2025 (bracket), Handle Follow Up, Smith Machine Choices, Rogue Rhino Trainer, More

57

European Home Gym Discussion with @homegymvaulteurope

58

Cable Attachment Discussion, Open Trap Bar Choices, Best Product Release Data, Bells of Steel Smith Machine, More

59

Election Choices, 5 Post Power Racks, Steadfast Lifting Drama, Bremmy Spotters, New, RX3 vs. Ares

60

The Padded Wall's Journey to Production

61

Synergy Custom Fitness

62

Rorman Strength & Vendetta Strength and Athletics

63

Home Gym Roundtable - Product Copying, Companies to Follow, Trends, Tech

64

Steadfast Lifting is Back, Product Feature Ideas, HGC Logo, New Products from Gronk/AbMat/C2, Surveys, Ironmaster Super Pro Bench Review

65

Rich Galgano Interview Recap, Jocko Fuel at HGC, Product Feature Wish List, New Company Spotlight, New Products, MORE

66

Rich Galgano - At the Helm of Kabuki Power

67

Basement Gym Tips, Chat GPT Home Gym Builds, New from Titan/PRx Strength Sport Interest Levels, MORE

68

Home Gym Roundtable - Worst Purchases, Companies with Bright Futures, Kabuki, Reward Systems

69

$5K Home Gym Builds, 91 Vendors, Home Gym Sizes Survey Results, Kratos Flywheel Review

70

Adam's Home Gym Tour, Home Gym Setup Rules, Trust Levels, Tornado Pivot Arms, Medusa, MORE

71

Home Gym Builds for 200 SQ FT and a $10k Budget, New Products, Which Rower/Air Bike are You Getting?

72

From Flipping Gym Equipment to Founding Gym Bro and Mayhem Fitness with James Rodriguez

73

Rogue Echo Rower First Impressions, New from Kabuki/Freak Athlete/Aviron, Impressed with Rogue in 2025?

74

1 on 1 with HAVAK Founder

75

Rogue Rower, Favorite 5 under $100, Bells of Steel Pumping New Products, and With Cost in Mind....

76

2 on 1 with GymPin - Origin Story, Worldwide Analysis, Social Media, Dealing with Copycats, More

77

Product Upgrades, Top Strength Company in 5 years, PRx Visit Takeaways, New Products, + MORE

78

The Garage Gym Games - Meeting #1

79

Products Bought But Not Used, Garage Gym Games, Single Column Trainers, ,Lots from BOS, More

80

The Bare Steel Equipment Story

81

9 Collab Ideas, Rogue CTM or REP Adonis, Where are you buying a power rack, New products, + MORE

82

Home Gym Roundtable with Teachers

83

Roundtable - Is Rogue Back?, Kabuki Follow Up, Potential Collabs, What can PRx Do?, and More

84

Pulley Systems if Starting Again, The Dane, New from Kleva, Data, Product Idea, More

85

2024 HomeGymCon Awards & Review - Roundtable

86

Rogue Functional Trainers, Smith Machines in Home Gyms, C10, New Calf Options, 2025 HomeGymCon Update

87

Can BAMF Hammer Survive This?

88

Exponent Edge Founder, Jay Benoit

89

2024 HomeGymCon Roundtable Recap

90

PEPIN x REP Reactions, HomeGymCon Prizes, Rogue or REP Home Gym, Would You Rather with Jake, MORE

91

The Story of the T-Bell

92

Adonis vs. Bulletproof Results, ARES 2.0, Specialty Bar Data, Full Rogue Gym or REP GYM???

93

Home Gym Roundtable - March 2024

94

Adonis vs. Bulletproof, IHRSA Recap, Kinda Famous People at HomeGymCon, and MORE

95

Grip Strength Championships, New Pulleys from Rogue, and Dumbbells if we had to do it again.

96

Predictions on Bulletproof Fitness, Armlifting Comp Changes, Dreadmill, and 1st Specialty Bar Purchase

97

2024 Home Gym Issues, $2,500 Home Gym, Clear Coat Benches

98

Made in USA Data, First Rack Attachment, Updated STEPR, More

99

2024 Predictions, Bells is Back, & MORE

100

Home Gym Trends, Markets, Retailers, Future and More with Body-Solid CEO, Scott McDonald

101

Powerlifting Meet Cancelled, 2023 Predictions Revisited, New Products and Top 3 Products of 2023

102

Strongman Throwdown at HomeGymCon

103

Home Gym Roundtable: Best Product Release of 2023, 2024 Predictions, Will Rogue Impress next year, and MORE.

104

Partnerships We'd Like to see, New from Bells/Get RXd, Bench Data, and Innovation Predictions

105

The Vintage Gainz Story with @vintageweightsPGH, Pretty Plates from REP, Mammoth Belt Squat Update, First Buy After Basics

106

Innovation from Bells & Bridge BuilT, Cardio Machine Choice, Holiday Gift Ideas, and MORE

107

New from Rogue x REP, Non-Equipment Business Ideas, and Dream Specialty Bar Lineup

108

Home Gym Roundtable: Black Friday Deals, Titan, Nike, Home Gym Marketplace, 5/8 " vs. 1" holes"

109

Strongman Throwdown, Titan Impress, Made in USA Belts, Bench Choices, & MORE with THE KURTLOCKER

110

SS4, More from REP, 2 Double-Side Product Ideas, Worst Ideas, and How Many are Mad at Eleiko?

111

Founders of Fringe Sport and Crandall Fitness Discuss Nike, Amazon Re-Sellers, Made in America vs. China, Robotics, MORE

112

The STEPR Story with Dan Alenaddaf

113

Quickdraws, Crocs, Rack Attachment Level of Interest, Limited Edition, MORE

114

These Texans are Licensing Their Products to a Mystery Company

115

Rack choice if you had to do it again, Manticore, 2 Product Ideas, and MORE

116

The Story of How Some Suburban Legends Created Hero Barbell Co.

117

The SwingSesh Story & Benefits of Working Out Around Kids

118

Home Gym Roundtable #19: What are Product Knockoffs Doing to the Home Gym Industry & Affiliate Discussion with Dylan from AbMat

119

Favorite Product from September, RIGS, The Best Tricep Pushdown Ever?, and Hidden Gyms for your Home Gym

120

Home Gym Roundtable: Knockoffs, Will Someone release better products than REP, Content Creator Probs, Wish List and MORE

121

Product Ideas from Chat GPT, Eleiko vs. Abmat, Jake/Adam's Most Used Items, Home Gym Entrepreneurs, and more

122

Jake and Adam's Actual/Reasonable Wish Lists, PCD, Kleva Attachments, MORE

123

Home Gym Roundtable - Eleiko vs. AbMat, Saxon Grips, Bulletproof Fitness Thoughts, MORE

124

Just Knurl Everything

125

Matthew Porter's Home Gym Story, Brilliant DIY's, and Plans for the Future

126

Flywheel Training Deep Dive

127

What Did Adam Upgrade His Rack to & MORE

128

The SQUATMAX-MD x Titan Story with Brian Henesey

129

3 Product Ideas, New from Fringe/Oak Club/PRx/AbMat/More & How Much Have People Spent on Their Home Gyms?

130

Another Stand, Selectorized or Plate Loaded, HGC Sold Out..?? and More

131

Home Gym Issue Data, Two New Pads, Adroit 2.0, & MORE

132

Home Gym Roundtable: Disappointing Purchases, Strongman Comp at HomeGymCon, Rogue or REP, and MORE

133

7 New Products, Trust Levels from Titan/Rogue/REP, and Rogue/Sorinex added to HomeGymCon

134

Roundtable with Gluck, NoFate247, and Flex Marks the Spot

135

So Many New Barbells & Jake's favorite addition to the home gym in the past year

136

Intro to the Wide Body Bench

137

The Crandall Fitness Story

138

Inventors Roundtable from HomeGymCon

139

That was a random question

140

New Attachments from Bells of Steel, Isolator Stand, & Survey Results

141

2023 HomeGymCon Recap

142

Mutant Metals x Rogue, the Future and More with the Mutant Metals Founder

143

WE BACK - Updated FT's, Rhino Mag Pins, Who Are You Building Out Your Gym (Cost in Mind) and MORE

144

A Few New Strength Machines & Are Budget Pulleys Dead?

145

The Inertia Wave Story with Dave Parise

146

What is HomeGymCon?

147

Rogue Arnold Plate Interest, Corrections from Last Time, and Lighter Specialty Bars?

148

The BAMF HAMMER Story is Crazier Than You'd Think

149

New Products from Rogue & One Bench Not Good Enough?

150

A Deep Dive into the Gym Equipment Industry with the Founder of Havak

151

Rack Attached What?

152

An Armlifting Overview with the President of Armlifting USA

153

The Reason for Barefoot Shoes and The Founding of Tolos

154

How to Start a Home Gym Building Business with Preston Wilson

155

Community Feedback on the Monster Velocidor & More

156

Fitness Fad Data, New Rogue Products, & MORE

157

Home Gym Roundtable #13

158

The Executive Fit LLC Story

159

5 Products Jake Wants to See & Much More

160

Why are they teasing us like that?

161

A Home Gym Hangout - The Rogue FT-1 Functional Trainer Story and More with Nick Gills

162

Home Gym Roundtable #12

163

Made in Country vs. Made by Creator Support Level & More

164

The ANCORE Story with Co-Founder, Isaac Lewis

165

Titan Open Trap Bar Level of Interest, Magnet Idea, HomeGymCon Update, and More

166

2023 Home Gym Predictions

167

2022 Sunday Survey Result Summary

168

Top 25 Products Released in 2022 for the Home Gym

169

The Stix and Stone Story

170

Peter Keller: Assistant Pig Keeper (aka CEO) of Fringe Sport

171

Trust in Amazon vs Titan vs REP vs Rogue

172

Home Gym Side Hustle with Home Gym Content Creators

173

Phil Patti - Industry Legend & American Barbell Founder

174

Spotify Wrapped Results, The Peloton of Stair Steppers, and Ceiling Height Probs

175

Chase's Dilemma, Home Gym Issue Survey Results, New Products, & More

176

Chronic pain leading to The BREATH BELT, Discovering the Landmine Grip, and More with Jesse Ohliger

177

AbMat 2022 Year in Review

178

Open Trap Bar Breakdown, Have You Heard of These Gym Equipment Entrepreneurs, and MORE

179

Pete Holman on Creating the Nautilus Glute Drive, Entrepreneurship & Much More

180

The Story of Mutant Metals

181

Powerlifting Up, Bodybuilding Down? + Landmine Grip + Storage Idea + More

182

Building Kabuki Strength with Chris Duffin

183

Primal Armor on a Mission

184

Home Gym Business Survey Results, Items 7-12 in the Journey, and Height Adjustable Jammer Arms?

185

Upset Partners, Sellers Remorse Upgraded Pulleys, Eye Bolt Hardware, & More

186

The Story of the Coffin Bench

187

Titan AMA Highlights and "Where are You Buying Home Gym From?" with Cost In Mind Results

188

The Airbnb of Home Gyms? An Interview with the Founders of GORX Fitness

189

HomeGymCon Update, Next Level Roller J-Cups & More

190

Home Gym Roundtable #11

191

ARC Racks, GHD Battles, Best 2022 Releases and a Product Idea...

192

Q3 Product Interest & Top Clips of the Quarter

193

From Beginning to End: XII:XI Fitness

194

1:1 with Jason Campbell of Surplus Strength

195

Specialty Bar Data Check-In (September 2022)

196

The Muscle Wizard Chats Home Gym, 1K DL on Titan Bar, Weight Loss Journey, & MORE

197

Do You Own Anything from These Companies?

198

Inventor's Roundtable #3 with Surplus Strength, Bridge Built, Kleva Built, AbMat, and Micro Gainz

199

Used Marketplace Roundtable

200

Used Marketplace Survey Results (September 2022)

201

Home Gyms and Energy Drinks with NoFate247

202

Home Gym Roundtable #8 - Gluck, Garage Gym Lab, and The Kurtlocker

203

Round 9 of "have you heard of these companies?"

204

What do Home Gym Owners OWN & Level of Interest in HomeGymCon

205

It's Jake from Straydog

206

Home Gym Decor Survey Results

207

Athena Side Mount, Fray Fitness Feedback, and A Bad Product Idea?

208

Home Gym Roundtable #7

209

Creating the Genesis Jack, Dealing with Copycats, the Future and More with Steve Kleva

210

Darko's Customized Home Gym, Inventions, That Car & MORE

211

1 Minute AMRAP with Darko

212

Tech Interest Going Down, How Many use Programming, Vintage Weights Interest, and More

213

John Greaves III Starting Garage Gym Life, Changes in the Industry, Advice for Creators, & More

214

The Amount of Time Saved, Rogue or Titan, Workout Struggles, & More (Survey Edition)

215

The Story of Whiteboard Daily with Karl Eagleman

216

Nice Like Mike's Home Gym Journey

217

Workout alone vs others, free shipping, storage data, and more (survey edition)

218

The Strength Co Plates Review, Vacation Workouts, Wish List, and a Product Idea

219

1 Minute AMRAP with Nice Like Mike

220

Deep Dive into The No Whine Cellar

221

Titan is Improving, REP over Sorinex, Garage Gyms are Better, and MORE

222

Stick Figures, Floor GHD, and, Cerakote Attachments?

223

The Marrs-Bar Story

224

1 Minute AMRAP with Keith from The No Whine Cellar

225

Rogue will still dominate in 5 years?

226

Home gym Deep Dive with FLEX.MARKS.THE.SPOT

227

Manufacturing Switching, Adjustable vs. Flat Bench, # of Fitness Apps, & MORE

228

1 Minute AMRAP with flex.marks.the.spot

229

The Most Overrated Bar in the World, New Products, and Tips to Start a Home Gym

230

1 on 1 with Brian Henesey - Creator of Squatmax MD & Henny Attachment

231

Top Clips & Survey Results from Q2 2022

232

Airbnb Home Gyms, Spending Over $1k to Start Home Gym, Henny Interest, More

233

(trap) Bar is Open - Knurled News Edition

234

Interview with Barbell Rescue

235

Top Product Releases of Q2 (1 of 2 Quarter Summary Episodes)

236

Can you knurl those handles? - (audio only)

237

The Stealth Leg Press Story, Maverick Bar, and more with the PhenoX Founder

238

1 Minute AMRAP with Creator of Maverick Bar, Gordon Briley

239

How Juggernaut AI Came to be with Chad Wesley Smith

240

The Birth of the ISOLATOR with Larry Nolan

241

A State of the Union on Gym Equipment Marketplace with Ashton from Freedom Fitness Equipment

242

Where are you buying a bench, barbell, and rack? + Oxylus Yoke, Top Strength Machines, Best Dumbbells, Strength Sports, and MORE

243

300 Deals and it's Free with Jay from @myfreegym

244

Importance of Made in your Country, Spring Collars, and More with @myfreegym

245

Equipment designing, patents, predicting the future, and more with Gavin Laird (Equipment Design Consultant)

246

New Space, Preacher Pad on Rogue, Favorite Parts of the Job, and More with Garage Gym Lab

247

The Largest Issue for Home Gym Owners is....

248

Home Gym Predictions from the Founder of Texas Garage Gym Builders (May 2022)

249

Vintage Weights Deep Dive with Rob from Vintage Weights PGH

250

Garage Gym Experts Talk Economy? Sort of...

251

The Founder of Texas Garage Gym Builders, Preston Wilson

252

Non-Equipment Items in the Home Gym, Leg Press Options, and Curl Bars💪

253

Quick Advice for Someone Looking to Create their Own Equipment Brand

254

Home Gym Discord Deep Dive with Brick and Hogie

255

"Non-Essentials Gym Equipment" Levels of Interest

256

The One Man Army of Vendetta Strength, Britton Cameron

257

Rack Attachment Level of Interest - May 2022

258

Weightlifting AI with Seb Ostrowicz

259

Budget Home Gym Options to Start, Do You Go to Another Gym, Weaknesses, , Winter Workouts, and New from Force USA

260

Garage Gym Reviewer Life with Gluck

261

Do People Save Money by Owning a Home Gym? + Much More

262

Plateaus Broken! The Story of Micro Gainz from its Founder

263

Juggernaut AI Review from Non-Powerlifters

264

The Story of The Garage Gym Competition

265

KURT DO STRONGMAN

266

Rogue Recent Releases, REP vs. Titan, Ares vs. Plate Loaded, and Where is Your Equipment From?

267

Level of Interest in Some New Gym Equipment and the "Process" of Building Out a Home Gym

268

Home Gym Roundtable #4 with Inventors

269

The Story of RPM & The "Peloton of Functional Fitness?"

270

Q1 2022 Podcast Recap

271

Home Gym Roundtable #3

272

A Garage Gym Update for @garagegymupdates

273

What company has the best price/quality ratio? (part 2 of 3 with Garage Gym Updates)

274

3/20/2022 Survey Results in 5 (Part 1 of 3 with Garage Gym Updates)

275

Curls in the Rack Interview

276

Adjustable vs. Loadable Dumbbells, Plate Loaded Machines, Pulley Data, and MORE

277

1 on 1 with The Strength Co Founder, Grant Broggi

278

Interview with PRx Founders

279

Ashton from Freedom Fitness Equipment

280

Have You Heard of These Companies & Leg Extension/Curl Options

281

What is in your home gym, the hottest plates, clear coat upgrades, + MORE

282

1 on 1 with the Bells of Steel Founder, Kaevon Khoozani

283

The Tale of Gluck's Gym

284

Survey Results for Fully Knurled Dumbbells, Stainless Steel, and Specialty Bar DEEP DIVE (with Gluck part 1)

285

The Story of Plate Snacks

286

Home Gym Sizes, Bumper Plates vs. Iron Plates, Bench Data, and MORE

287

Inventors Roundtable #1 with Surplus Strength, Bridge Built, Kleva Built, AbMat, and Micro Gainz

288

Reviewing Shoes & Apparel (Part 2 with Jake Boly)

289

Shoes, Lifting Barefoot👣, # of Barbells, Scout Hyper, and more

290

Hacks, DIY, and are 6 Post Power Racks Overrated?

291

Basement Gym Life, Canadian Companies to Buy from and More with the Chicken

292

Home Gym Roundtable #1

293

#18 With Cost in Mind Question Again, Rest Day Sucks, Flooring, 2022 REP Releases, and More with the Chicken

294

#17 Blogging, Building Out a Home Gym, Reddit, and the Garage Gym Competition (Part 2 with Joe Gray)

295

#16 Rogue or REP with Cost in Mind? (Part 1 with Joe Gray)

296

#15 Programming, Tech, Personal Preferences, and SURPLUS STRENGTH!

297

1 on 1 with the Founder of Weightlifting House, Seb Ostrowicz

298

Preacher Pad Invention, Predicting the Future, and More with Garage Gym Lab

299

#11 Full Year 2021 Sunday Survey Summary

300

#10 with REP Co-Founder, Ryan McGrotty

301

#9 Not Good Enough for the Year End Summary w Guest Dylan Tellam

302

#8 Interview with the Founder of Bridge BUILT, Patryk Bielawski

303

#7 Rack Hardware, Benefits of Home Gym, Strongman Advice, and More with The Kurt Locker

304

#6 What Do You Lift With, Bro? + Favorite Bench and More with Matt Pendergraph as Guest Analyst

305

#5 The Biggest Issues for Home Gym Owners Are....

306

#4: Dylan Tellam - From Ab Amigo to AbMat, "Collaboration not Competition," American Manufacturing, the Future of the Industry, and What to Do if you have a Good Idea

307

#3 Echo Bike vs. C2 Rower, Detachable Center Knurl, Facebook Marketplace, and MORE

308

#2 Rep or Titan, Power Rack or Half Rack, Concept 2 or Everyone Else, and MORE

309

#1 Trick or Treat