Gym Equipment Articles

The new ATX Blackline Cable Attachments have been a real eye opener for not just our customers but also myself. Being a simple man with simple tastes, I go for the basic things in life. As long it functions right and is durable it gets a green light. To put it in perspective one of […]

Introduction If you are currently researching a gym equipment purchase, you are probably reading a lot of recommendations for power racks, especially on forums. And for good reason. In terms of functionality, safety and effectiveness – probably the most important factors in any fitness equipment purchase – the power rack would be one of the […]

If this doesn’t convince you to set up a home gym, then nothing will! A recent study by Fit Rated revealed some pretty interesting findings… Gym equipment like free weights – dumbbells and barbells – has up to 362 time more bacteria than a toilet seat! Which to me, is really no surprise, when you […]

We have started adding the ATX line of Power Racks and Cages to our range. They are relatively unknown in Australia, but a rapidly growing brand in Europe. So I thought I would give you a bit of background on how they came about. Certain American brands have grown in popularity with the explosion of […]

We have decided to offer the Ironmaster Super Bench with the Megatec Half Rack and Megatec Smith Machine packages because it delivers you the best bang for buck. The price we sell these benches for easily makes them the best value gym bench in Australia. We can do this because we buy in massive quantities. The […]

If you are looking for a compact power rack gym package, the Megatec Power Rack + Ironmaster Super is proving to be a very popular partnership. Good old fashioned barbell free weight training is the simplest, most effective – in terms of cost and benefit, for setting up a home gym. With our special deal, this […]

The Powertec Power Rack does not currently have a spotter bar option like the Barbarian Power Cage Spotter Bars. We have had many Powertec customers inquire about such a solution and after some playing around, we came up with an alternative. We have managed to fit the Ironmaster IM2000 Spotter Arms to the Powertec cage. They […]

Finally getting a chance to go through a lot of the old photos our customers have sent in. This is yet another classic piece of Aussie ingenuity from our mate Boydy. He has mounted his Barbarian Vertical Knee Raise on his cable crossover – bloody brilliant! This is a very clever piece of thinking by […]

Our gym equipment warehouse and showroom is located in Banksmeadow, Sydney (10 mins from the airport at Mascot). Understandably we get a lot of inquiries from interstate customers wanting to check out our gym equipment before they purchase. I would love to have a showroom in more capital cities. I have looked into it and […]

Premium bumper plates are a dime a dozen these days. There are some fitness equipment retailers that sell some pretty crappy gym equipment who offer “premium” or “elite” bumper plates. They often have flash brand names printed all over them, backed up with some pretty wild claims. But how do you know if they really […]

The Powertec LeverGym really is the heavy duty multi gym. Normally we normally show pictures of shiny looking cool home gym set ups, but today with big thanks to Gary, we have a nice crusty shot. This gym might have seen better days, but it is still in service, just proving that the LeverGym is […]

We have rubber hex dumbbell stands available to sort out your dumbell collection. A vertical rubber hex dumbbell stand is the perfect way to organise your dumbbells without eating into valuable gym footprint. But if you have a custom set of dumbbells and you are not certain they will fit on a particular stand, no […]