Hypertrophy Protocol

Home gym equipment, rack compatibility & hypertrophy science. Specs, research and firsthand testing. Real Equipment. Real Answers.

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What's the next #HomeGym buy on your list?

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5/8" or 1" rack holes? It's not about strength. It's about which attachments fit.

Check hole size, upright size and spacing before you order:
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Measure this before you buy any rear-facing weight horn attachment: the distance from your rack uprights to the wall.

Mine sit 17" off the wall. That number rules out more attachments than my budget does.

What's the measurement you forgot to check? #GarageGym

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@Jduntrades Love this. Best training partner there is.

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@JulesonX A rack with safeties. Everything else can come later, but the rack is what lets you train heavy alone.

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@homegymcoop The used Airdyne trick is real. The old ones are basically a fan, a chain and a seat, so there's not much to break.

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Unpopular #HomeGym opinion: once you're past a certain age, a belt squat is a better buy than another barbell upgrade.

Legs still get hammered. Spine stays out of it.

I moved most of my squatting to a hip belt and my back noticed.

Belt squat or barbell, where do you land?

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Same pin, half the resistance.

On a 2:1 cable machine, 100 lb on the pin feels like about 50 at the handle. On a 4:1, about 25.

Free calculator, 79 machines from 27 brands:
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@homegymcoop Clever. Anyone with a cranky lower back should try this. Chest-supported rows let you go heavy without the low back doing half the work.

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@homegymcoop My Voltra 1 tops out at 230 lb, and that range covers most cable work. An open-source unit near that ceiling would be a big deal for home gyms.

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@homegymcoop My NUOBELL 80s have held up great. With adjustables the lock is the whole product, and it's the first place a cheap set cuts corners.

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@kenzietuff And nobody times your rest periods. Best gym membership there is.

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@onewildcat_ Cold garage season is the real test for bare steel. Condensation hits the bar and rust shows up fast. Wipe it down after every session.

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@JimStoppani Same reason belt squats work so well for legs. The quads don't care where the load sits, only how much tension they see.

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@gregcello Respect. Every home gym starts as a gift for someone else.

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@rajmichaelsfit Solid list. I'd add the floor. Stall mats are cheap and they save the plates, the bench and the slab.

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@homegymcoop The store-it-out-of-the-way part is underrated. Rack space fills up fast once you start adding attachments.

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@homegymcoop Agree. The rack is rarely the expensive part. The attachments you add later are. Check upright size and hole spacing before buying the cheap rack, or you're locked out of half the add-ons.

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Home gym people: what's one piece of equipment you bought, used, then sold?

Mine: a Smith attachment. Smooth, worked great, but it ate two full rack uprights I actually needed.

Rack real estate > features. Every time.

What's yours?

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