Home Gym Life was created in 2019 out of a passion for training and trying new equipment. Over the years, the gym has expanded from a living room to a garage, and now onto a second garage. I hope that we can serve as your go-to resource for your home gym. Take a look around for gym design tips, equipment guides and training recommendations.
The Rogue Echo Bar 2.0 is Rogue’s budget entry into the barbell world. Coming in at $265 USD, at the time of writing this (originally it was $245 USD, but has increased recently. Check the current price here), it is about $30 less than Rogue’s next level of barbells. The
We all resistance train and lift weights for different reasons. Some may train for general health, others to get strong, change our body composition or to improve athletic performance. However, I would guess that we all like to look in the mirror to check if our muscles have gotten bigger.
There are all kinds of theories out there about building muscle. Every gym bro will give you their opinion – lift to failure to build muscle, don’t lift to failure, lift heavy weights, stay light …but rarely is their advice rooted in science. Instead, these gym bros just spew the
Self-massage guns and vibrating massage tools are taking over the athlete warm-up and recovery world. Seemingly overnight every athlete that I work with as a Strength and Conditioning Coach now has some sort of self-massaging piece of equipment. People swear by massage gun’s ability to decrease muscle knots, improve flexibility
The Internet is a beautiful place. With the likes of r/HomeGym and r/MaleLivingSpace we get a glimpse into some of the most beautiful, well-designed houses and home gyms in the world. When I saw this post by u/peterreis I had to reach out to him to see if I could
Grip strength is usually overlooked in strength athletes’ development. Lack of grip training leads to a muscular imbalance that never allows the individual to reach his or her full potential (Sorin, 2001). Improved forearm and hand strength allows for greater force production (Sorin, 2001) because you are better connected to