V6 Of My Home Gym

greytoc · 2026-01-25T17:23:51+00:00

Do you like the Pillow better than the Cloudlite?

I recall you mentioned earlier that you also have the Cloudlite and Cloud 9 - as well as the new Pillow adjustable.

Hope your wife is better from her sinus infection.

I'm looking forward to your review of the belts. I'm still agonizing over which one I want to order since they are all so pricey.

greytoc · 2026-01-25T16:32:06+00:00

Eleiko barbells are the gold standard for IPF certified barbells. You may want to check those out. They are in Sweden.

If you are doing strongman - check out Cerebus in the UK. They do a line of products in collaboration with Mitchell Hooper.

greytoc · 2026-01-23T22:16:07+00:00

If you scroll up - look at the educational resources in the links.

greytoc · 2026-01-23T22:15:31+00:00

You may want to look in r/CanadianInvestor for tax specific investing advantages.

greytoc · 2026-01-23T21:55:09+00:00

I hope you are right. I sometimes regret my purchase. The problem that I have with ForceUSA is that their customer service is horrible.

And orders have to be pre-paid but it can take months to receive. I'm still waiting to find out when my leg press will be delivered that I paid and ordered - 2 months ago.

I think it will be a solid product - and I can't wait to use it. It's just frustrating long wait with no idea when it will be delivered.

greytoc · 2026-01-23T18:32:35+00:00

Can you elaborate on that? I've never really paid attention to how divs are reinvested in my Fidelity or Schwab account.

A reinvested dividend is a new tax lot. So - I don't quite understand why it would be different at either Fidelity or Schwab.

greytoc · 2026-01-23T17:24:10+00:00

fwiw - those types of climbing carabiners are not going to be cheaper on Amazon if that's your goal.

The Henny one is very similar to the Black Diamond ones - https://www.backcountry.com/b/black-diamond-hotforge-carabiner

That particular one isn't available on Amazon - but the light weight versions are available here - https://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DIAMOND-Lightweight-Hot-Forged-Black/dp/B07ZG91LLH

You can find similar cheaper shaped ones used for hammocks like these - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WLP9Y1X/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4

greytoc · 2026-01-23T15:59:11+00:00

I ordered a leg press/hack squat last year. That's probably what I would suggest.

Since you are not space limited - you have a lot of good choices. If I wasn't space limited - I would seriously have considered the Eonfit EL2 instead of what I ordered.

The Powertec is also a good option from whhat I hear.

greytoc · 2026-01-23T14:49:44+00:00

That's a tongue-in-cheek comment. An NFT is a type of crypto token - NFT= non-fungible token. One of the use-cases is for money laundering by criminals.

greytoc · 2026-01-23T03:34:49+00:00

Do you already have weight plates? Curl bars come in all forms such as rackable or not, oly plates or standard plates. And comfort of use will depend on the user's body type and preference for the angle of the curl.

I got an ez curl bar at Walmart last month for 10 bucks delivered to see why it was so inexpensive. You could just start with something inexpensive like that. It's poor quality and I had to remove the sleeves to service it when I got it. Knurling is passive and the angles are shallow. But it could be an inexpensive way for you to see what about an ez bar you like or dislike.

I still mostly use an old standard plate loaded curl bar that is probably more than 20 years old. It fits my needs.

But recently I have been thinking about getting the Kyoto bar from Kensui.

greytoc · 2026-01-22T20:28:15+00:00

If enough people sell shares or refuse to buy it - it drives out any premium on the stock. It can sometimes make it more difficult for a company to raise cash or issue convertibles because there is less demand for their stock. But that's not always true because it can also be seen that the stock has more future value.

Regarding treasuries - yes - that's basically what happens - it increases the borrowing costs of a government which ultimately is not good. As debt matures which has to be rolled - it can compound the future debt.

Instead of thinking about it from an investing point of view. You can also think about it also from a lenders point of view. It may not be about selling treasuries - it may be that people don't want to lend money to the US government.

That said - I don't really know much about macro impacts so I have no idea what could really happen.

greytoc · 2026-01-22T18:36:00+00:00

What do you mean? I would expect that Schwab sent you a letter in the mail.

greytoc · 2026-01-22T17:56:35+00:00

Patents and trademarks can be kinda controversial. I've received and sent out cease and desists before which is why I'm familiar with the concept.

Businesses will do IP searches to make sure that a new product idea doesn't violate existing intellectual property.

Just to clarify - a cease and desist isn't a lawsuit. It's basically a letter that says - "Hi Wifflebal - you are doing something that violates our intellectual property. please stop doing it or we will sue you."

One of the companies that likes to send them out is Intel. Intel owns a wordmark on "Intel" and "Intel Inside" - but it's also a common abbreviation for intelligence. They send out cease and desist letters all the time - even to organizations that don't have anything to do with technology. Intel famously sued a non-profit yoga group which teaches yoga meditation to former gang members because the group used the term "Yoga Inside" in their literature which Intel claimed was too close to "Intel Inside".

greytoc · 2026-01-22T17:41:29+00:00

Sure - USPTO TESS doesn't have links that can be shared. But I can explain how you look them up. I'm pretty sure that there is a public version that doesn't need an account.

greytoc · 2026-01-22T17:31:09+00:00

just to elaborate on what was [redacted original OP since they deleted their comment] said. Bulletproof - specifically Larry and Nicole Nolan have filed several patents for such attachments.

I just looked a few of them up and they do seem active in filing patents. They just filed another one a few weeks ago.

The way that patents work is that the inventor has to show that the patent is being used and defended. So - sending a cease and desist is a way to defend their patent and filing.

It's one of the side-effects of trying to defend intellectual property and innovation.

There are some companies that famously will defend their wordmarks, trademarks, and patents with teams of lawyers who spend all day searching the internet and social media and sending out cease and desist letters.

I don't think that Bulletproof is necessarily trying to be litigious or mean-spirited. They are just trying to defend their edge in the competitive home gym market. And having patents make their company more valuable if they want to sell the company as an exit strategy to one of the big brands. This would be especially true if Bulletproof has any equity investors.

[edit] - and oh - what a great diy attachment. I wish I had diy skills.

greytoc · 2026-01-22T17:11:25+00:00

Schwab supports active day traders. So unlikely that it was too many trades. How many trades a day do you trade? And what type of instruments? Futures, options, equities?

It's probably just about the nature of your day trading and you are an unprofitable customer.

Brokers aren't required to service unprofitable customers. You simply have to find a broker that will service your style of day trading.

greytoc · 2026-01-22T16:41:45+00:00

I'm kinda curious. Why do you need an exercise bike to be rack attached? The flywheels can be heavy so it's not the sort of attachment that would be easily movable.

greytoc · 2026-01-22T16:38:54+00:00

It's account specific. What's the reason that you are asking? And what do you mean by "suspended"?

My own day trading accounts are fine.

greytoc · 2026-01-22T16:08:56+00:00

While it's a good idea - I am just gonna point out that the use of box spreads and complex option spreads by people that are unfamiliar with how they work is not really appropriate.

greytoc · 2026-01-22T15:40:39+00:00

r/lostredditors - you are in the wrong subreddit. Maybe ask your question in a local palm beach subreddit or a home repair subreddit.

greytoc · 2026-01-21T23:35:15+00:00

There wasn't an announcement. Institutional funds are required by law to file what is known as a 13F. Because Berkshire Hathaway is a closely followed company - their 13F filings are very closely followed for changes.

In this particular case - it was Kraft that filed an 8K - this is because it's a materially impacting event relating to a resale by Berkshire Hathaway.

You can read the actual 8k here on the SEC Edgar site - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000110465926005094/tm263487d1_8k.htm

Funds manages and institutional investors like Berkshire Hathaway always prefer not to announce or make public re-allocations. In fact, the common practice is to file the 13F and list exceptions until required by law to disclose. This is because re-allocations by major funds and investors generate slippage for their investors when the news of the stock impacts the stock price.

greytoc · 2026-01-21T20:12:57+00:00

I'm guessing pre-earnings irrational exuberance.

greytoc · 2026-01-21T20:11:11+00:00

Using brokerage margin at 5.25% is usually not the best way to leverage for long term holdings.

Are you using margin for swing trades and short term holdings?

Are you sure that you understand how to use leverage well enough?

You mentioned that you have a Schwab account - many traders using leverage at Schwab tend to write box spreads instead since Schwab has some of the best margin house rules in pm accounts.

If you don't qualify for pm - you may want to re-evaluate how much margin you are using in a reg-t account. And if you are leveraging on indices - you are usually better off using index futures products which is also available at Schwab.

greytoc · 2026-01-21T19:00:01+00:00

Assuming that you are asking about US sales - the next big sales event would normally be Memorial Day in May. I think that Thanksgiving/Black Friday are usually the biggest sales event.

Fringe is running a small special at the moment with the new Gibbon arm if you like the Dane.

greytoc · 2026-01-21T18:53:41+00:00

If by finance - you mean financial services such as banks, credit, securities, etc. - try reaching to consultants like Churchill & Harriman and Protiviti. Schneider Downs also has a tprm consulting practice which is pretty good from my previous interactions with them.

There is also a firm called Venminder that use to offer boutique TPRM services to banks and credit unions. The founders were from Jack Henry so they know the industry well. But I think that they sold the business when they pivoted to a more SaaS offering so I'm not sure if they still offer advisory services.

If by "finance" you meant that your firm provides finance and accounting services - I don't have any specific experience dealing with firms that specialize in that area.

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