Gym Equipment Articles

Do you want a compact commercial power cage? Have you been drooling over high quality commercial power racks but wished they were just a little more compact? Well the Barbarian BB-9030 Commercial Power Cage might just be your answer! I recently posted Peter’s awesome home gym picture he sent in. Other than being a classic home […]

Powertec or Megatec – which way should you go? What is better Megatec or Powertec? This is the question on everyone’s lips! Now let me give you a bit of background on why we have these two very similar lines of gym equipment on our website. Megatec is the result of a falling out between Powertec […]

If are looking for reviews on the Powertec Compact Leg Sled, one issue that might read about is that the Leg Sled can not hold enough weight. One of the beauties of home training is that there is nearly always a way to solve your issue. In this case it is both simple and cheap! […]

Here is a review of the Powertec Compact Leg Sled and the issue related to it’s rollers. We get asked a lot of questions about this so I thought I would take the time to set the record straight once and for all. A bit of background on the Powertec Leg Sled first. The sled […]

We often get asked why our Bumper Weight Plates are more expensive than similar-looking bumpers that our competitors sell. Just like all the other gym equipment we sell, we always opt for the better quality version when we have a choice. For starters, there are plenty of factories we could use in China, but a […]

Buying gym equipment online is pretty much going to be the main option for most Australians, and probably the rest of the world eventually. You see gym equipment is such a niche item that it is going to be hard to maintain a network of retail outlets with so much competition. But that is not […]

We hear at Sam’s Fitness pride ourselves on our after sales service. If you are researching gym equipment online some of the claims made on things like load capacities and warranties sound pretty amazing. But it is easy to promise a generous warranty. A totally different kettle of fish to deliver on it. When you […]

Boydy has always had one of the best home gyms in Australia. Not only has he got a great range of gym equipment, it is all the little details that make it great. If I had to list them this page would be longer than War and Peace! Boydy has already done some modifications to […]

Just thought I would post my highly biased review of the Ironmaster IM1500 after reading a review of the half rack on bb.com. It copped a bit of a hammering, which I thought was a bit harsh considering that the people making the comments don’t actually own one. But everyone has a right to their opinion, […]

I always have a soft spot for home gyms like Huss’s. It is exactly what I would have got when I was ready to give training at the gym the flick. It is simple, heavy duty and you have got limitless exercises – if you put your mind to it. S Instead of me jibbering […]

We have been getting a few questions regarding the weight load capacities for the Barbarian Line gym equipment. Many of them are below that of Ironmaster, Powertec and other competitors products. The reason is simple: the Barbarian Line is capacity-based equipment in terms of use, not on static loads. Safety Standard You will see on […]

Over the years I have read several times on forums about the wobble associated with the Powertec benches. We even started to get customers coming and raising the issue when checking the bench out. So I have decided to do a video that addresses the issue and shows you how to “tune” your Powertec gym […]