2022 Year in Review

Part 1: General Overview Mark Brown December 25, 2022 This year has been a period of progress in my strength training. It also saw multiple shifts in my thought process towards lifting and everything that goes into it. Certain areas and lifts saw more improvement than others did. I will detail them in subsequent entries. …

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. …

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 …