DIY extraordinaire Kyle from Kaizen DIY Gym joins us to discuss some DIY survey results and share his story. In this episode, you'll get a sense of the overall interest in DIY projects within the home gym community, what got Kyle interested in the space, chat about some specific DIY projects, and MORE. Show Notes: (0:52) Overall Level of Interests in DIY Projects for Home Gym? (2:54) Have you have completed at least one DIY project for their home gym. (3:52) Have you completed at least 1 DIY pro...
Jan 11, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Seb Ostrowicz is the founder of Weightlifting House , a company bringing people closer to the sport of Weightlifting with podcasts, articles, videos, apparel, and equipment. In addition, WH provides Weightlifting education through their Coaches Only and Athlete Only portals. Seb is also the author of two books: one is a weightlifting historian's guide to the greatest Sinclairs of all time, and the other is The Pendlay Method which is everything Seb learned from coach Glen Pendlay before he passe...
Jan 07, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Adam from Garage Gym Lab joins us in this episode. We discussed survey questions from Christmas about holiday workouts, strength sports interest of the community, who will be the most popular equipment supplier for home gym strength in 5 years, and also asked Adam a number of questions about his home gym experiences. In addition, he retells how he invented the Preacher Pad . Additional charts/info: https://bit.ly/3zxjfY8 Survey Questions (1:23) Do you typically train on the holidays? (2:44) Do y...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 1
This is our 2021 yearly wrap-up of survey results. We’ve taken the most “relevant” pieces of data and summarized them into one episode. Within this summary, you’ll find: (1:28) Who is Answering these Questions? (4:46) More about those answering these questions (13:32) Benefits of the Home Gym (15:34) Issues that Home Gym Owners Face (19:53) What is Owned? (28:24) Home Gym Space (36:35) Barbell Data (41:50) Rack Data (44:40) Equipment Preferences (50:37) Cardio Equipment (54:34) Have You Heard of...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Ryan McGrotty is one of the entrepreneurs behind REP Fitness . He co-founded it with his brother back in 2012 and retold the story in this discussion. We also talk about the REP product roadmap, many “Made in China vs. Made in America" details, what it likely means if we see a copy-cat product and more. Much of this information hasn’t ever been publicly stated. I look forward to hearing what you all think. Enjoy. (0:00) Intro (0:41) What do your days look like today? (2:10) Other stuff to know a...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Intro We are winding down 2021 and are preparing a summary of the 2021 Survey Results. This is the episode before the overview where we are going to discuss some interesting findings that probably won't make that summary episode, which tackles much more of the "necessary" information." This week's guest analyst is Dylan Tellam, a Co-Owner and product developer with AbMat . Hear his story in episode 4 . Survey Results: (1:28) Benefits of the Home Gym, Wrong Answers Only (4:53) In 5 Years, who wil...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Patryk Bielawski started his Bridge BUILT journey back in 2012 while still in college. This discussion takes us from the beginning to where the company is now. Other topics include: starting 75 Hard just before the holidays, American manufacturing, his ideas around innovation, and more. ______________ Show Notes: (0:00) 75 Hard (4:41) Who is Patryk (5:48) The Idea of Bridge Built (10:22) All In. What's Next? (17:18) 1st Year in Business Summary (23:35) The Story of the Phoenix Rack (26:38) Going...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This episode is joined by another special guest "analyst." - Kurt, AKA The Kurt Locker , on social media. Kurt competes as a strongman. He is a Veteran, DIY enthusiast proud father, and has one of the nicest garage gyms in Ohio. We talk rack hardware, DIY projects, think of new product ideas, strongman equipment for beginners, and more. Survey Results (1:27) What is your "Rack Hardware" Preference? (4:40) About 28% bought gym equipment during a November 2021 sale (6:36) Vertical Folding > Fol...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week's survey questions were all over the place. There wasn't a proper theme but many "random-ish" questions that had been asked back in 2020. For the podcast, we had a special guest analyst - Matt Pendergraph . He's a fellow home gym junkie and added quite a bit of insight throughout. Plus, a Q&A where he answers some questions about his equipment preferences is later in the episode. Survey Questions: (0:43) When buying gym equipment, how important is it that it was made in your countr...
Dec 02, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week we have a few quick hitters talking about the Assault Bike, "specialty bar" storage, and the new Bridge Built adjustable bench. Then, we'll discuss a typically repeated survey each season, which revolves around the "issues" we face as home gym owners. There are two "issues" that are easily the biggest problems that home gym owners face. __________ Show Notes: (0:26) Quick Hitters (0:57) Assault Bike Relevance and (1:13) Assault Bike vs. Rogue Echo Bike (1:33) Specialty Bar Storage - Go...
Nov 24, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Dylan is currently a Co-Owner and a product developer with AbMat , which has evolved into a "platform for single product inventors over the past few years. It's much more than just the "AbMat" now, and a whole lot of the credit goes to Dylan. This chat is an overview of how he got to where he is today, what AbMat is doing and includes several other miscellaneous questions. ______ Show Notes: (1:44) The story begins with Dylan's dresser breaking while holding his feet during sit-ups. He ends up g...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week we reveal some results of a little this or that, a repeat question that we have been keeping our eye on as more Black Friday sales are getting released, and some other home gym space questions. We start by discussing some "good" or "bad" product potential product ideas: (1:15) - Intro (2:47) - Good or Bad Idea? (5:38) - Concept 2 Rower vs. Echo Bike (6:32) - REP vs. Sorinex (7:29) - Powerlifting vs. CrossFit (8:07) - Garage vs. Basement (9:07) - Expect to make BF purchase? (10:57) - Us...
Nov 18, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This episode analyzes a number of head-to-head matchups like REP vs. Titan and Half Racks vs. Power Racks, along with some other random questions like what is your foldaway rack of choice and if you expect to make a gym equipment purchase this month (again)? _____ *Want a closer look at these numbers? Check out the blog post . _____ Episode Outline: (2:02) - Intro (3:03) - REP vs. Titan (5:11) - Power vs. Half Rack (5:32) - Concept 2 vs. Everyone Else (6:37) - 3 Hex DBs vs. Any Adjustable DB Set...
Nov 11, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This week's podcast looks at our Halloween Sunday Survey Results, best bench for most people, Wide Pads from REP, and the RX505. _____ *Want a closer look at these numbers? Check out the blog pos t. _____ Episode Outline: () - RX505 () - REP Wide Pads () - Best Bench for Most People () - Trick or Treat Results () - What companies or products should more people know about? () - Conclusion...
Nov 05, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 1
