Equip Your Gym

Every standard, straight barbell available to buy explained in detail with diagrams, images, and use cases.

Nordic Track Select-A-Weight adjustable dumbbells might be one of the best kept secrets in home gym dumbbells!

There are a few things that belong in every home gym, and a barbell brush is one of them. Is the Barbell Rescue the right one for you?

When you look at barbell tensile strength, how many PSI/KSI should your barbell be? Is bigger number really better? You might be surprised!

Not sure if you need a weight bench that declines? A lot of people swear by them, but why? Do we really need this feature any more?

Buying a bare steel barbell is one way to save money when building your garage gym. But are the drawbacks worth the savings?

Stainless steel barbells are getting more popular every day. They have great looks, feel, and durability. But are they worth the money?

Manual treadmills are far less complex than their motorized counterparts and somehow much more expensive. Are they worth the price difference?

Technique barbells are one of many types of specialty barbell whose purpose might be a bit of a mystery to many garage gym owners.

Shopping for weight plates can be confusing. It is challenging to know exactly how much weight you need in total, but knowing what weight plate sizes to buy can also be tricky.

Cerakote™ bars look amazing. Cool colors and designs can tempt us into spending more money. Sometimes it’s worth it, sometimes it’s not.

Probably one of the poorest named pieces of home gym equipment, “women’s” barbells can benefit a wide variety of people, many of whom are not women! Find out how a women’s bar is different and whether or not you might need one!

Want bumper plates for your home gym? We don’t blame you, they’re awesome! But what, exactly, do bumper plates cost these days?

There are so many barbells on the market that it can be incredibly tough to pick one out. Add to that the wide range of prices and it becomes very easy to spend too much or too little.

Many people avoid the trap bar because they are not aware of how many trap bar exercises there are. To fix that, we outline 31 full-body options.

If I were only allowed to have one barbell of any kind in my garage gym, it would be a trap bar. Find out why and which one I’d buy in this article!

If you are looking for an overly aggressive knurl pattern on your bar, one that can shred your hands in one set flat, this is the bar for you. For 95% of the people out there, though, this isn’t a suitable barbell. Which group are you in?

If you are looking for the perfect barbell for your garage gym, look no further than the Rep Fitness stainless steel power bar V2. It’s the bar I use every day and the one I recommend more often than any other bar!

Last updated on July 9th, 2022 at 06:35 pmA landmine attachment is one of the most versatile and least expensive pieces of gear you can add to your garage or basement gym. So much so that it doesn’t make sense not to have one! I get a lot of questions about landmines here at GymCrafter, but … Read more