With all the different flavors of home gyms on the market, trying to figure out the best home gym to get for at home workouts has become more difficult than ever.
There are home gyms for strength training, rehab work, plate loaded machines, dumbbells, power rods, leverage gyms, free weights, cages, single station and smith machines all vying for a piece of the home gym market.
So how are you suppose to find a gym that’s appropriate for your goals and easy on your budget?
Enter the Exercise Equipment Expert’s Home Gyms Super Guide where you get detailed analysis and home gym reviews of all most popular brands and models on the market today.
From Bowflex to Weider and exercise bands to weight benches I’ve got you covered!
Question I was wondering how you rated the bullworker gym?. I am having difficulty finding a review on it anywhere. Is static contraction a waste of time? Answer I had a hard time finding a Bullworker review online as well, so I decided to do one for you right now. Keep in mind I haven’t tried [...]
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Question I have an option to buy a Weider Pro 4900 slightly used for $50. I see your reviews are not very flattering for Weider equip. I am looking for versatility and for a basic toning muscle building workout, ease of weight changes. I am 55 and recovering from years of muscle atrophy now that [...]
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Question I appreciated your review of the Bayou Total Trainer and wondered if you have knowledge of the bodyrail which is similar but different. Apparently, the main difference is the cables on the bodyrail can be adjusted upwards for better body alignment and the bench can be made level by the footplate which swings down. This [...]
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Question What is the drawback relative to using exercise bands and how can I determine the force v. strain (pounds) when I stretch the device? Answer There isn’t a drawback to using exercise bands for strength training. Exercise resistance bands are a good option to bulky expensive machines and have advantages over home gyms that [...]
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Question Great site! I’m getting back into lifting and was wondering which one of these two home gyms to buy. I’m torn between the Bowflex Ultimate 2 and the PowerTec Leverage Gym with 300 pounds of plates. To start with I just want to get toned back up but would like to build some strength too. I’ve gotten into [...]
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Question I’m thinking about getting a Versa Climber. It looks like a great workout but is it really better than a treadmill or elliptical for cardio? Answer The company who makes the Versa Climber and companion training product the Versa Pulley is called Heart Rate Inc. Although the Versa Climber hasn’t gotten much publicity from the mainstream [...]
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Question What do you think of the Vigorfit Gym? Answer I’ve seen the Vigorfit gym website and wasn’t impressed with what I saw for the money. They go to great lengths to compare the Vigor fit to the Total gym and try make you think that it’s the bargain of the century for the price they [...]
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Question Hi there. I am in need of good leg press machine for excercising and building up my legs. I have a good system with free weights for my upper body, but I really don’t prefer excercises in which you hold weights in the hands, and leverage that into your leg muscles. I want all the work [...]
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Question Trying to decide between the rock solid pro-series hack squat hip and leg sled machine (model rs-2000sl) and the body solid machine vertical leg press. Me and my 2 high school aged sons are planning on using the machine—so, it will get a lot of use. Any opinions on these leg press machines? Answer [...]
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Question Have you tested the cheaper version of a “total gym” sold by Big 5 Sporting Goods with the name “Total Body Trainer” for $149? I was wondering about the stability of these and if they are a good bargain? Answer The gym you refer to as the Total Body Trainer is actually called the Total [...]
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