There is a good chance you have never seen the Marrs Bar, much less used it. For some lifters, it can be a complete game changer. For others, it will feel unnecessary and overpriced. After seven or eight months of use and a lot of experimentation, it has earned a

Shoulder training in most home gyms revolves around presses, rows, and the occasional lateral raise. Those movements live almost entirely in the sagittal and frontal planes. They are valuable, but they miss an important piece of shoulder development: rotation in the transverse plane. The shoulder is essentially a golf ball

I just got my hands on Rogue’s new rotating V-grip cable attachment, and after spending a few weeks training with it, it is already shaping up to be one of the easiest wins heading into 2026. This is one of those small accessories that does not look groundbreaking at first

It is the end of 2025, and it is time to take a look at the best and worst home gym equipment I used this year. It has been a busy year of training, moving into a new house, and completely transforming my gym space. With all of that came

Adding a true leg curl movement to a home gym is one of the most common gaps lifters run into once the basics are covered. A rack, barbell, plates, adjustable bench, and dumbbells handle most training needs, but they do not provide a knee-dominant hamstring exercise. That movement pattern, most

Evolpow reached out to have me review the M2B, and what immediately stood out was the price. This is not a category I typically shop in. The M2B sits firmly in the budget tier, which made me curious what a true all in one setup would feel like at this

The Merach R50 air resistance rower enters the home gym market as a direct competitor to the Concept 2, which has long been considered the gold standard in rowing machines. This unit was sent to me free of charge for review, and after spending several weeks using it consistently, I

Designing a home gym is often about the equipment itself, but the space you train in matters just as much. The floor, the temperature, the lighting, and the overall layout can completely change how inviting a room feels and how often you want to use it. The flooring and lighting

Gift buying season always brings a familiar challenge for anyone who trains at home. There is always another small item that can make workouts smoother, more comfortable, or more effective. If you have a home gym owner in your life, or you are one yourself, there are several low cost

The RitFit Gazelle Pro delivers a full-size leg press and hack squat machine at a price that normally belongs to compact sleds and hybrid units. At around one thousand dollars, it is the least expensive machine of its kind that still operates like a traditional full size setup. That price

My home gym tour after 5 years of adding equipment and moving into a new house. Roughly 1,000 square feet of space dedicated to heavy strength training, bodybuilding, and powerlifting. GymScape – Design your home gym My gym in GymScape https://youtu.be/snV3q4-4S2M

GymScape is a new web app created to solve a familiar problem for home gym owners: planning, visualizing, and organizing a training space before moving equipment in real life. Most people end up sketching layouts, using generic room planners, or experimenting with software that was never meant for gym design.