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The News Your Home Gym Needs

Jake Jaworski
September 06, 2024

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🗞️HomeGymCon Update

About 45% of the 84 vendors have chosen their HGC Booth locations, and it will likely take another two weeks to get through the rest of the 45-ish vendors.

In addition, one of a handful of competitions is live. You can now sign up to compete at the Strongman Throwdown at HomeGymCon - only 10 early bird sign-ups remain.

The Kurt Locker recently released update #1 on his YouTube Channel, which you can check out below.

🆕Fooring Options from REP

REP has added two flooring options to their catalog. They are not close to as price efficient as horse stall mats, but will

Gray Fleck Puzzle Tiles: These interlocking rubber tiles are easy to install, protect your floors, and offer a stylish workout space. They're made with recycled materials and come in various sizes and shapes to fit your gym layout. To give you an idea of cost. It would take 50 tiles to fill 200 square feet. The overall cost for those tiles are $909.88. They do look good though and it is likely a 1 time purchase.

Commercial Flooring Rolls: Made from recycled materials, these rolls are ideal for commercial gyms and high-performance home gyms. You can hoose from various thicknesses and colors to create a customized workout space that is both functional and visually appealing. To see pricing, you’ll need to “request pricing.”

🆕Feather Barbell for VTS

The VTS is in many home gyms now, and the overall feedback seems to be that it is an impressive tool.

In an effort to continue building a better experience around the product, BF has added a "Feather Barbell and Weight Horn” option that you can use rather than your own barbell.

This will allow those with the unit to have a significantly smaller starting weight and will allow for faster swapping times to the single-handle option or vice versa.

The bar includes a 29mm diameter and 1,000 lb weight capacity.

🆕All Color Rogue Echo Weight Vests Available

Rogue initially launched the Rogue Echo Weight Vest in Coyote Brow, but it is now available in Black and Ranger Green.

On paper, this looks like the best option for those who want a minimalist weight.

🆕Utility Seat for Hydra/Manticore - Cushion and Utility Seat for Hydra/Manticore

Rack-attached utility Seats can be used for a number of different movements, such as box squats, seal rows step-ups, hip thrusts, Bulgarian split squats, and many plyometric exercises like box jumps.

Bells of Steel now has a utility seat for their 3×3 racks.

Some key features include:

It fits TRUE 3"“x3”, 49-in wide racks with 5/8” or 1” holes.
It weighs 30.6 lbs without the pad and is steel-reinforced wood, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to
An additional cushion can be purchased to help make certain movements (like seal row) more comfortable

It’s 10% off right now. Check it out.

🆕The Milo

Rogue released a bike?

Yep. It’s called The Milo, and they partnered with Aaron Stinner, owner of Stinner Frameworks in Santa Barbara, California, who has been designing since 2010.

I am not a bike expert (so keep that in mind), but the biggest differentiator is that this is a belt-driven bike, as opposed to a chain. Therefore, it should require less maintenance, will be quiet, and you won’t have to deal with the grease of a chained option.

In the product description, it states that a belt-driven system should outlast chans by 3:1 or more and that it is designed for long-distance urban commuting or off-road cycling.

Thus, it’s most likely not intended for the most serious bike riders.