I am a big fan, but with a very specific caveat. Any police department gym should have one. The issues with duty belts and shift work are genuinely helped by RH. This works well in a huge space, but is way too big for most home gyms.

I have no idea why the TRX is so well regarded. I bought this setup prior to a deployment and I used it almost every day. It was needlessly complicated. There is nothing that the TRX does that a set of rings with a Thule strap doesn’t do better. The loops aren’t Independant, so you have to do a silly weaving dance to use one side without the other. The only positive IMO is that they hold their value and sell at a decent price. If you are going to a remote place, be it military or otherwise, buy RINGS and a Thule strap, not this nonsense.

I had such high hopes. The rack attachment is really great. Unfortunately, the pulleys don’t keep the cable on track. There are so many pulleys that can keep the cable on track when not under load, and this just isn’t it. I will still use it to train kids, but I spend so much time adjusting the cable in the pulley that it seems like a waste of time.

My preference is for a sharper knurling, and my favorite bar is a bare steel TPB. This OPB is an excellent bar, but I just don’t like the muted knurling. The non-cerakoted OPB has a more defined texture, not sharp, but super grippy. The cerakote just dulls that IMO. I think this is a personal preference, just not my cup or tea. The build quality is excellent, and the cerakote takes a serious beating. It will wear off the j cups, but that doesn’t bother me

It’s a good log. Having a low empty weight makes it easier to warm up with, or to move it around your space for presses, etc. It has a weird clunk to it, hard to say if it’s about balance or straight build quality. It makes you have to place it down gently, even on crash pads, in a crowded gym so it doesn’t make that loud clunk from the inside. It feels light and hollow on the lap and chest. I’m nit picking, but it just isn’t on par with pit bulls and other available logs. If there weren’t so many quality logs out on marketplace, I would rate it higher.

This is an awesome axle. Takes standard collars, coating feels awesome in your hands, and just a solid overall feel. Not to mention, it’s also 45lbs so I can stop doing fuzzy math. Best axle I’ve ever used.

There is nothing that I have found that does what the flexbar does. I bought it to fight tennis elbow, and it has become an almost daily part of my injury prevention/grip strength regimen. Start using one of these early, in incorporate it into prehab for lifting, jujitsu, and a host of other sports.

They’re ok. If you can avoid the hex dumbbells with the bulge in the grip and just buy straight handled DBs, you should. And don’t buy any DBs with a rubber insert in the grip, as that grip can rotate.