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Listen to your body. 💪

Friday I competed in the Fall Garage Gym Competition, hitting a 315 squat, 275 bench, and 365 deadlift.

Those heavy lifts left my hips and lower back feeling a little beat up, so today I switched things up.

Instead of forcing another heavy session, I focused on accessories:

💪 Lateral Raises – Beyond Power VOLTRA
💪 Bicep Curls – VOLTRA + Travel Platform
💪 Floor Skull Crushers – REP x PEPIN Dumbbells
🦵 Calf Raises – U4CFitness Calf Curve

Consistency doesn't mean going all-out every workout.

Sometimes it means making adjustments, giving certain muscles and joints time to recover, and finding another productive way to train.

Don't confuse modifying your workout with missing your workout.

And yes, I'm rocking the new "Home Gym Almost Finished" shirt. 😂

🔗 Equipment affiliate links and the Sweat Shop Store are all in my bio!

#HomeGym #GarageGym #StrengthTraining #WorkoutTips #SweatShopDad by @sweatshopdad

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5 days ago

Getting my lifts in for the Fall Garage Gym Competition! 💪 Don't mind the mix match of steel and bumper plates, its a budget operation here 😂

🏋️ Squat: 315 lbs
🏋️ Bench: 275 lbs
🏋️ Deadlift: 365 lbs

Total: 955 lbs

Nothing crazy, just showing up, moving some weight, and having fun in The Sweat Shop! 🔥

#26fallggc #GarageGymCompetition #HomeGym #SweatShopDad #Powerlifting by @sweatshopdad

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8 days ago

Reverse Nordics on the new Freak Athlete Hyper Pro X 👀

One of my wife’s go-to movements for lighting up the quads without loading up a barbell.

Full Hyper Pro X review drops on YouTube tomorrow — subscribe so you don’t miss it.

#HomeGym #ReverseNordics #FreakAthlete #LegTraining #HomeGymWorkout by @sweatshopdad

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12 days ago

DTR Mode might be one of the most interesting additions in Beyond Power’s Firmware 2.0 update.

Instead of the resistance staying the same throughout the rep, DTR lets you manipulate the load based on where you are in the movement — opening up some really creative ways to train with the VOLTRA.

Definitely one of those features that makes the VOLTRA feel less like a normal cable machine and more like its own training system.

Full Firmware 2.0 breakdown is up on YouTube.

#BeyondPower #VOLTRA #HomeGym #GarageGym #HomeGymTraining by @sweatshopdad

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18 days ago

Freak Athlete calls the Hyper Pro X a lower-body bench… but after seeing it at HomeGymCon and now getting one in the gym, I almost think of it as a core machine first.

Back extensions, abs, GHRs, Nordics — then add the leg developer and it starts opening up a much more complete lower-body setup.

First impressions only for now. I still need to build it, train on it, and see how much I actually use each movement.

Full review coming soon.

#HomeGym #FreakAthlete #HyperProX #GarageGym #HomeGymEquipment by @sweatshopdad

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21 days ago

How much can you really do with just a good adjustable bench?

Before adding a single attachment, you already have a ton of options for pressing, rowing, single-leg work, core training, and more.

It’s one of the reasons I’ve started looking at the bench as more than just something that sits inside a rack.

Full video on the channel.

#HomeGym #AdjustableBench #GarageGym #StrengthTraining #HomeGymWorkout by @sweatshopdad

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22 days ago

Are horse stall mats dead for home gyms? Not at all.

They’re still inexpensive, durable, and can make perfect sense in a garage gym. But with more purpose-built rubber flooring options available now, I don’t think they’re automatically the best choice for every space anymore.

Full breakdown is up on YouTube.

#HomeGym #GarageGym #HomeGymFlooring #HorseStallMats #GymFlooring by @sweatshopdad

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a month ago

“Buy once, cry once” sounds great… until you remember how strong the used home gym market is.

If I buy a piece for $600, use it for four years, then sell it for $200 when I upgrade, did that piece really cost me $600?

That resale value changes the equation.

Sometimes upgrading doesn’t mean the first purchase was a mistake. It just means the equipment served its purpose — and now you’re ready for something different.

Check out the full video on YouTube

#HomeGym #GarageGym #HomeGymEquipment #GymEquipment #BuyOnceCryOnce by @sweatshopdad

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a month ago

Want a bench that can do it all?

ABX GON’ GIVE IT TO YA. ❌

Leg curls.
Bulgarian split squats.
Rows.
Weighted dips.
Military press.
Rear delts.
Biceps.

All from one bench.

The more I use the Freak Athlete ABX and its attachments, the more I realize this thing is basically turning into its own little home gym.

Could you build an entire workout around one bench?

#homegym #garagegym #freakathlete #ABXbench #homegymequipment by @sweatshopdad

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a month ago

Replicating machine movements with a VOLTRA — Part 2 🦵

This time: the seated calf raise.

Using:
• Beyond Power Travel Platform + VOLTRA
• U4C Fitness Calf Curve
• Better Fly cable attachments
• A bench

One of my favorite things about the VOLTRA isn’t necessarily replacing every machine perfectly — it’s figuring out how many machine-style movements I can recreate without actually owning the machine.

Especially when space is limited.

What machine should I try to replicate next?

#homegym #voltra #calfraise #homegymworkout #gymequipment by @sweatshopdad

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2 months ago

Replicating gym machines with a VOLTRA — Part 1: Hip Adduction.

One of my favorite things about cable resistance is figuring out ways to recreate movements that would normally require a dedicated machine.

For this setup I’m using:
• 2 Beyond Power VOLTRAs
• Better Fly cable attachments
• Pilates plates
• A bench

Is it as simple as sitting down at a dedicated hip adduction machine? No.

But when space is limited in a home gym, being able to recreate movements like this without adding another 500-lb machine is pretty useful.

What machine should I try to replicate next?

#homegym #voltra #hipadduction #garagegym #homegymideas by @sweatshopdad

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2 months ago

Sled pulls without the sled, plates, rope… or runway.

That’s what I like about the new Sled Mode in VOLTRA Firmware 2.0.

Traditional sled work is great, but it can be a pain to set up in a small home gym. This gives me a way to get that same style of training with a much smaller footprint and a lot less friction.

That’s a win for me.

#BeyondPower #VOLTRA #HomeGym #SledTraining #HomeGymTraining by @sweatshopdad

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2 months ago