One of the few belts that is small enough for young athletes, which is great for training kids with shoulder injuries. It still had hot spots for skinny kids, so I ultimately added the AbMat pad to the belt. Definitely padded adequately for adult users, though.

I hadn’t used these since I got them as a gift, because I have a DL jack. Then I started working with an axle. Since I have wide bumpers as the first plate on the axle, these work very well to add plates. As an inexpensive, easy to store item, these are great for axle work. For me, they do not work well enough on steel plates to make them worth using over a DL jack when not using an axle. I would always have plates just tip, making the wedge useless or at least not allowing me to place the plates as tight as I wanted them.

This is a very heavy bench, but the handle, wheels and the ability to stand it on end make it easy to maneuver in the gym. Strangely, this bench has a small pad that you remove to incline. Adjusting the angle of the back and seat is easy and it snaps solidly into place. Durability and safety is not an issue with this bench. All in all, this is a rock solid, durable bench. The main drawback is that the bench is higher than a competition bench. You can prop your feet on the bench’s feet to adjust for this, but I would still avoid this bench if you regularly compete in bench.

I had an old pueblo gold colored Airdyne with a non-functioning monitor. The Assault monitor is $99-$130 new and it easily mounts to the Airdyne. It includes all the cables you need to attach it to the Airdyne’s pickup at the hub of the fan to measure calories. It’s an excellent upgrade that can potentially save you a ton of money.

I have absolutely no complaints. I wish this company were still active, because I love my 60lb KB. I wish I had bought two. Handle has good grip, it’s durable and corrosion resistant. I also have a Rogue KB and I far prefer this one.

These are decent plates, if you can get them at a decent price on FBMP. The tolerances are good enough to deadlift with them and have it not be distracting, but the hub is far from tight.

I have the PR1000 version, which are easily moveable but very solid. The end caps do fall out eventually, but I expected that.

These are good, but I only ever use them for loadable DBs. It makes it much easier to get them into position and keep the weights in place as I’m not dropping the DBs at all.