Steve Wilson's Reviews (14)


(5.00)
9/4/2026
A little bigger and thicker than the 1.25lb plates. I had one pair but bought another pair. The gym I work out at has 10lb jumps in dumbbell weights above 50 lb. I was trying to progress on farmer walks and 10 pounds was too much of a jump. These were perfect for making that jump. Great product
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(5.00)
9/4/2026
Need to add a pound click on one. Need two pounds add two. Great to help push weight up on dumbbell exercises that are notoriously hard to add weight on. The MicroGainz plates are excellent quality. These are slightly less useful than the 1.25lb plates but are nice to have
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(5.00)
9/4/2026
The MicroGainz fractional plates are great for fixed as well as adjustable dumbbells. The 1.25 lb plates are great for getting 2.5lb jumps in your fixed dumbbells. They're also great when you use one plate (1.25). Yes your dumbbell will be unbalanced but I don't find that a problem. Fit, finish, and build quality are spot on.
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(4.33)
8/26/2026
I saw this on Garage Gyms Reviews Everything and it's a little brother to some of the larger and more costly units that Ekrin makes. It's very portable, fits in a gym bag, and is still very strong. I've had mine for a year and a half and it still works great, holds a charge for a long time, and you can bare down on a knot if you need too. I frequently use mine attached to a massage gun control stick to work the back and lower shoulders. It does the job just fine. It comes with 4 attachments that perform as advertised and none of the attachments have worn out yet. I'm very pleased with this massage gun.
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(2.67)
8/2/2026
Style wise it's okay, but in use it's too high for me. Height should be adjustable (like the newer G3 rack) since you have to rerack the weights nearly vertical. I'm 5'10" and I have to use two hands to rerack any weight more than 50lbs. The proper height should be to walk in, slightly kneel, grab weights, and lift without getting your wrist involved. Anyhow, it's not so much a pain that I'm willing to take a price hit and swap it out for something better. Anyhow, build quality is so-so. It's functional but not great.
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(3.67)
8/2/2026
twenty bucks to my door on clearance, why not? It's pretty good and does what's intended. It's a lot better than using a 5lb dead blow mallet. Quality is pretty good. Mine aligns just fine and you get a couple of weight collars. There're some bougie things worth getting, this isn't one of those. It's simple, effective, okay, and isn't going to break. I like that it's setup so when I want to use it, it's there. I use a therabar for some bicep tendon issues and this fits in with that use case as well and wrist, forearm, and hand work. And who knows, when Apex Fitness becomes a huge company some of their early works will become collector items :)
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(3.00)
7/8/2026
I like how these are smaller in size which is perfect for being crash pads for my adjustable dumbbells. I can't address their bounciness since I try to place my dumbbells on them instead of dropping them from height. I find them also useful to raise my rear end off my bench when doing knee extensions with the tib-bar device. Pretty good and a decent price.
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(3.33)
7/8/2026
Decent piece of kit. I use mine for mobility work and sometimes for stability. I'm working on getting my shoulders back so I can use a squat bar properly. This is helping in that endeavor. Having the Olympic rings mark is a good landmark for me regarding hand placement. Nice to have and it doesn't take up space
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