Gym Equipment Articles

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 […]

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 […]