Product Reviews

Iron Mind Dip and Chin Belt

January 3, 2012

So, you can do your pull ups, chins, and dips almost effortlessly. You’re wondering: what’s next? Well, you could do more reps. More reps is always an option, but the more reps you do, the more time it takes. Besides, you want a really strong upper body. I say, add weight. If you want a [...]

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Review: Lifeline Weighted Speed Rope

January 2, 2012
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Jumping rope is a great exercise, jump ropes travel well (as shown above), and jump ropes help you develop your feet, ankles, and calves, as well as your wind. Sure, big arms are cool. But, in the grand scheme of things, big arms aren’t really that important. What is important is foot, ankle, and calf [...]

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Reasons to Buy a Swiss Ball

January 2, 2012
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I support the idea of a minimalist gym. There are a few items, however, that I don’t like doing without. One of those items is a Swiss Ball. A Swiss Ball is worth owning just for doing backbends on it. Because so many of us spend the majority of our days hunched over in one [...]

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Review: Dandy Blend as Coffee Substitute

December 10, 2011

A college friend once said, once you get addicted to coffee, you’ll never stop drinking it. I have to say that I’ve found the coffee and caffeine addiction quite powerful. Its health effects certainly aren’t as bad as alcohol’s, but anything that addicts you lowers your level of day-to-day freedom. An inability to start the [...]

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Review: Lifeline Jungle Gym

September 12, 2011
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The Jungle Gym isn’t what you think at first. It’s not that thing you used to play on when you were a kid. It’s just a strap with a few pieces of plastic. But, that strap opens up a world of exercise possibilities, makes exercise on the road easier, and makes exercise at home more [...]

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Trapeze Rigging Pull Up Bar Review

July 28, 2011

When buying things online, particularly things that cost in the hundreds of dollars, you want to be careful. I was skeptical about the Trapeze Rigging pull up bar, but it delivers. What I Like About the Trapeze Rigging Pull Up Bar It assembles in under a minute. If you don’t have a place for your [...]

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The Way to Live

April 14, 2010

The Way to Live—it’s a book. I’m not becoming a guru and preaching from on high. The guy who wrote the book, George Hackenschmidt, lived to be 90 years old. Hackenschmidt lived a most unusual and colorful life. He’s travelled the world, known intimately presidents and kings. Well educated, in later years he became a [...]

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Captains of Crush Grippers by Iron Mind

March 16, 2010
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I’ll never forget the day my first Captains of Crush grippers arrived. Office mates crowded around my desk trying to give them a squeeze. Of course, the fad wore off, but I persisted and to this day have a strong set of hands that can close the #2. I know of no better way to [...]

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The Kettlebell is Present-Day Culture’s Saving Grace

February 11, 2010

Proper kettlebell exercise burns calories so fast that you can’t eat enough to keep weight on. Well, you could—but you shouldn’t. And anyway, that’s what the recession is for. Who’s going to spend all their money on food when we can’t afford gas? That’s right, the system is self-correcting. Here’s why the kettlebell is better [...]

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Review: the Pro Fit Iron Gym doorframe pull up bar

November 28, 2009
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If you want to decrease the amount of time it takes to work out, become acquainted with the pull up bar. The pull up simultaneously develops your gripping muscles, your forearms, your biceps, your lats, your shoulders, and your coolness. Telling your office cohorts you can do a pull up is practically guaranteed to receive [...]

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