Things You NEED To Know B4 Buying Garage Gym Machines | Ep 56

18/08/2025 48 min
Things You NEED To Know B4 Buying Garage Gym Machines | Ep 56

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Episode Synopsis

Exercise machines for your garage gym are getting more and more popular by the day. In this episode I go over everything you need to know BEFORE you buy a machine for your home gym.



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0:00 Intro

3:05 Need To Know More

4:15 Knowing Your Training Style

6:34 3 Costs of Buying a Machine

15:59 Movement Patterns

17:19 Adding Volume

18:52 Limiting Systemic Fatigue

20:14 PT Applications

23:09 Ease of Use

25:10 Companies Gotta Sell!

26:13 Team Free Weight

26:52 More Enjoyable

27:10 More Versatile

27:49 Efficiency

29:01 Movement Patterns

30:02 Aging Well

31:32 Variability

32:29 Team Machine

33:07 No Barbell!

34:12 No Learning Curve

34:53 Better for Families

35:28 Training With Injuries

35:57 Hypertrophy

37:29 Cubs vs Sox

38:46 Which Team are You On?

40:10 What Should Your Gym Look Like?

43:00 Return of the ’70’s?

46:55 Wrap Up



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