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Rep Fitness Garage Gym Wall Storage

December 22, 2021 Tim Comments Off

Let’s review the new Rep Wall Storage solutions. Imagine your house with no cabinets or storage for clothes, shoes, kitchenware, toiletries, etc. It looks chaotic, right? Imagine the same to your garage gym – your barbell plates, belts, bands, bars, rollers, and other equipment all lying down on the floor. Aside from showing how disorganized you are, it is also not a pleasant sight to look at. Good thing there are storage and racks where you can store them to keep your garage tidy and organized. Here are some of the styles we are going to look at: Rep Wall Storage – Overview Whether it’s a steel shelf storage or a simple DIY project, having an organized area can make [Read more …]

Rep Fitness Sports Plates Product Highlight

December 22, 2021 VA Worker Comments Off

Let’s review the new Rep Sports Plates from Rep Fitness. Sports plates, also known as bumper plates, are dense rubber plates with an iron hub in the center to shape and safeguard the center hole. They are primarily built for the Olympic Games, weightlifting, powerlifting, and CrossFit-style workouts to harmlessly release a loaded Olympic bar from an overhead position without any danger of breaking the platform, the bar, or the plates themselves. They can also be used as a part of your fitness routine in the convenience of your home. Here’s some of the styles we are going to look at: Rep Sports Plates – Video Review on our YouTube Channel Why read when you can watch? Check out this [Read more …]

Rep Fitness PR-4100 Folding Squat Rack low back squat-crop

Rep Fitness PR-4100 Folding Squat Rack Product Highlight

December 22, 2021 VA Worker Comments Off

Let’s review the new PR-4100 Folding Squat Rack from Rep Fitness. Folding squat racks are great – you can lift heavy and still keep the car in the garage! Want to get strong? You have to lift heavy – and that means heavy barbells. But getting a heavy barbell up onto your shoulders requires a rack to be done right. (Sure, you can clean the weight up – but that’s going to seriously limit how much you can lift.) So don’t let a lack of floorspace be an excuse – get a folding rack like the PR-4100. Here are some of the options we are going to look at: Let’s take a look. PR-4100 Folding Squat Rack – Overview Squat [Read more …]

Rep Fitness SR-4000 Squat Rack back view carrying barbell

Rep Fitness SR-4000 Squat Rack Product Highlight

December 22, 2021 VA Worker Comments Off

Let’s review the new SR-4000 Squat Rack from Rep Fitness. Want to get really strong? You need a squat rack or power rack. It’s really the only way to use super-heavy barbells for strength training – and heavy barbells are the best way to build strength. The squat rack is one of the more expensive gym equipment and can sometimes be intimidating because of its size. But once you know what a squat rack is and how to use it to its full capacity, it can become one of the essential equipment in your workout. It is intended to support weight when doing squat variations. Here are some of the models we are going to look at: SR-4000 Squat Rack [Read more …]

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Rep Fitness FB-5000 Wide Pad Bench Product Highlight

December 22, 2021 Tim Comments Off

Looking for a wide bench for your home or garage gym? You might want to take a look at the FB-5000 Wide Pad Competition Bench from Rep Fitness. This beefy, robust bench is a remarkable piece of equipment for the price you pay. In this article, we’re going to highlight the features of this competition class gym bench: FB-5000 Wide Pad Bench – YouTube Video Overview Rather watch than read? Check out this video on YouTube. Let’s take a look, courtesy of Rep Fitness: FB-5000 Wide Pad Bench – Why a Wide Pad? A serious competition and training bench needs a wide pad option – and Rep has it. A wide pad gives you better scapular positioning – and the [Read more …]

Rep Fitness Black Friday - Everything is on sale for Black Friday 2019.

Rep Fitness Black Friday 2020

November 2, 2022 Tim Comments Off

NEW FOR 2022! Check out REP Black Friday 2022 Sale – starting NOW. Rep Fitness Black Friday 2020 Will Rep Fitness hold a Black Friday sale for the year 2020? They will not be holding the usual holiday sale – the quantities of equipment just aren’t there because of unprecedented demand. But they are doing a really cool promotion instead – ANY order placed in November gives you a chance to win one of 204 awesome prizes: The grand prize is a Golden Ticket $1,000 REP Gift Card and one of a kind Golden Ticket gym flag. Other prizes include Three Gift Cards worth $500 each, 100 Gift Cards worth $100 each and 100 Gift Boxes full of REP Swag. [Read more …]

Rep Fitness Bumper Plates

December 22, 2021 Tim Comments Off

Bumper plates are the most versatile Olympic sized plates you can use in your home gym or garage gym. These plates are made from rubber (or other materials) that allow you to safely drop them from overhead. They are quiet, durable, and can be used for the slow strength lifts – but they are a necessity for the quick Olympic lifts. If you are interested in the Oly lifting – you need bumper plates. It’s simply too much hassle to have to lower steel plates under control – it’s a waste of energy. Given that, we recommend bumper plates for your garage gym. The downside is that bumper plates are significantly more expensive than steel plates – and harder to [Read more …]

Rep Fitness Weight Benches

December 22, 2021 Tim Comments Off

Got bench? A complete garage gym or home gym needs a good weight bench. And, if it is for your home gym – make it versatile – as you won’t want to waste the space on a separate flat and incline bench. You can even get a bench that does all 3 things: a Flat/Incline/Decline bench – otherwise known as a FID bench. Shown above is the Rep Fitness AB-5000 FID Bench from Rep Fitness. This bench does it all – Flat, Incline, or Decline – plus it has wheels for easy re-positioning. Best of all, it’s bargain priced for what it is. Rep Fitness has carved out a niche in the fitness equipment industry – they make the best [Read more …]

Rep Fitness Barbells

December 22, 2021 Tim Comments Off

The Olympic Barbell is the primary tool of strength training – and Olympic lifting. With the 2″ sleeve diameter these bars accommodate the 18″ diameter Olympic plates. Olympic barbells are made for serious weight – and they are heavy – weighing 20 kilos or 45 lbs – usually. Shown above is the Sabre Bar from Rep Fitness. This is an example of a high-quality, but affordable Olympic weightlifting barbell. In this article, we’re going to review the barbells available from Rep Fitness: Basic Barbell from Rep Fitness The Basic Barbell from Rep Fitness is just what it claims to be. This is a no-frills Olympic-sized barbell. And it’s probably the cheapest bar you are going to find. But there are [Read more …]

Rep Fitness Power Racks

December 22, 2021 Tim Comments Off

Let’s look at power racks for your garage gym. A good power rack is a garage gym essential – because it lets you lift heavy weight safely. As a bonus, the best power racks let you do a whole lot of other exercises too. Shown above is the PR-4000 Squat Rack from Rep Fitness as an example. It is an exceptionally well-built product, and has all the essential features we look for in the best squat stand or rack for a garage gym. Better still, it has a lot of options for expansion – which is part of the fun of customizing your power rack. We’re going to highlight products from Rep Fitness. They make high-quality gear – at bargain [Read more …]