When you know people who re-tread tires you can get your pick. The pain is having to explain to people who don’t understand why their are random tires laying around the gym.

As solid as power bars come. If you haven’t used a Texas bar you are missing out. While many of their specialty bars aren’t my top pick, the Texas Powerbar has been my recommendation to multiple gyms in my area when they ask about upgrading equipment.

A lot of brands offer, but I get to use one at a gym I visit while traveling for work and it is rock solid with great angles. A “someday” piece to add to my space, and keep using when I can find. Very comparable to Elite FTS version. If you find on secondary market, scoop it up!

Really nice monolifts, though two of the gyms I’ve used them in everyone walked out squats, so they were only using for adjustable height, which defeats the purpose. For my dollar I like Elite FTS and Metal Militia monos better, but that simply a brand preference as I’ve never seen a functional issue with a Dynabody

Really nice steps if you can find. You can’t lose the legs and I never found an unsturdy position. That said, they are more of an aerobic step than a weighted step so I’d only use for that purpose or plyometrics. Every commercial space I know with them has been using for years!

I saw someone buy a set at a big discount and recommended them to others. When I saw how the others came in, it was clear that quality and consistency are optional. They can be extremely useful if you get a good pair. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Our ball moved from the gym space to the living room and has become the designated “video game seat” for about everyone. While I can’t say that was its purpose, it fills that role really well and I’m sure would be useful in the intended role if it can hold me up

We initially got for kids training and they come with the undercured rubber smell we all appreciate in a gym, but they things absolutely hold up. Not fancy, not pretty, not name brand - but they perform admirably and we have beat the crap out of them for 5 years.