Equipment Review: CB-1 Rogue Cambered Bar

Performance Review and Programming Thoughts Mark Brown August 30, 2022 The Rogue Fitness CB-1 Cambered Bar has produced a unique experience for me in the garage gym since I bought it last year in July. It has helped me gain more raw strength in a variety of ways during that time. Today’s essay will be …

Equipment Review: EliteFTS Muscle Mace

Bonus Triceps Discussion! Mark Brown August 2, 2022 The EliteFTS Muscle Mace is a tremendously useful piece of equipment for any gym. I will explain why through a comparison of triceps pushdown and pulldown options. Triceps are a muscle group that can be isolated through numerous means that all basically hinge on the same premise. …

Not Just an Equipment Review: Rogue 13mm Powerlifting Belt

Mark Brown July 28, 2022 A powerlifting belt shouldn’t be at the top of the list of equipment to get for any lifter for awhile. There is no reason to prioritize a belt unless a lifter is that bad off before they step into a gym. A powerlifting belt will not save anyone from an …

Equipment Review: RML-390F

Bonus Review of Rogue Fitness SML-2 90’ Mark Brown July 19, 2022 It’s about damned time I do this review. I have had my power rack in its current state since the middle of October 2020 so I have given it enough time to give a healthy review. It started out life as a squat …

Equipment Review: Ohio Power Bar

Thoughts and Performance Review Mark Brown June 30, 2022 Ha! I bet you thought I only had EliteFTS Stuff. Reviewing a bar like this is harder to do than a specialized bar because the latter is designed to something very specific exceedingly well. That’s why they exist and are extremely valuable to have in a …

Not Just An Equipment Review

EliteFTS Shoulder Saver Pad Mark Brown June 2, 2022 This would be the shortest review to date because it would be the easiest but that’s not what I do. This little piece of gym equipment is very worth getting for anyone who bench presses and wants to get better and stronger at it. I will …

Equipment Review: Collars

Rogue HG 2.0 Axel Collar and EliteFTS Shark Collar Black Mark Brown It’s time for another equipment review! This week I thought I would do a a review of one of the most important pieces of equipment anyone has in their gym. Barbell collars are used to keep plates held in place so if a …

EliteFTS American Cambered Bar

Equipment Review and Thoughts Mark Brown April 21, 2022 This specialty bar is the one that I miss the most when it becomes too cold to lift in the garage during winter. It is a bar that I believe every public gym should have available to lifters because it’s that effective. I cannot recommend this …

EliteFTS Safety Squat Yoke Bar

A Review and Thoughts Mark Brown April 14, 2022 This isn’t my typical type of blog entry but I thought enough time has elapsed since I bought the equipment for the garage. One of the specialty bars I bought earliest was the Safety Squat Yoke Bar by EliteFTS. I had heard what people said and …