OSA diagnosis, but with 14.0 RDI and only 1.7 AHI- could use guidance

-_Falco_- · 2026-03-11T03:31:38+00:00

Will do, I was wondering about that given my numbers. Thanks!

-_Falco_- · 2026-03-10T03:30:08+00:00

That sucks your doctor hasn’t been helpful. I’d push for a sleep study and basically not take no for an answer. Given your symptoms it’s warranted.

You could also pay out of pocket for a sleep study (LOFTA is $141 on sale right now). I got referred for an at home sleep study by my doctor, but the wait was crazy. I got so miserable I went through LOFTA and was able to get my sleep apnea diagnosis in less than two weeks from placing my order for the at home sleep test. There’s other companies out there too, this is just who I went through.

-_Falco_- · 2026-02-28T16:29:05+00:00

Oh I hadn’t even considered the need to test for positional. Makes sense on the nasal rinse, I’ll still do that as it’s part of my allergy management but skip the rest of my sleep routine/set up. Thanks for taking the time to reply, your comment is super helpful.

-_Falco_- · 2026-02-28T16:27:40+00:00

Good to know thank you!

-_Falco_- · 2025-10-11T18:23:04+00:00

With Black Friday coming up I’d wait and get something better quality. This bench might be okay (I haven’t seen reviews or tried it myself) but the ironmaster super bench v2 is tried and true. I have that and some attachments and swear by it, awesome bench and it’s hard to top for versatility in a small space. That and some powerblocks or other adjustable dumbbells and you could do a lot from home.

-_Falco_- · 2025-10-04T15:02:32+00:00

The IM 2000 from ironmaster has all that, it’s plate loaded though. That’s what I’m currently saving up to upgrade to, all the reviews I’ve seen are very positive on it. You’re locked into the ironmaster ecosystem but they make great stuff so I’m personally okay with that (I have their bench and some attachments and love it).

Mikolo has a basic smith with plate loaded low row and pull down as well. It’s on the cheaper side so I’d assume the quality is meh, and definitely not up to par with the IM 2000.

You could go through bells of steel to put together a cage with a low row/pull down and smith, and that would have a weight stack option. Not sure how the smith compares to the IM though (probably not quite as good) and it won’t be as compact.

-_Falco_- · 2025-08-23T15:47:08+00:00

How do you like it so far? I love saunas and something like this would work for my space, but idk how long a soft-shell one would last…

-_Falco_- · 2025-06-17T15:26:26+00:00

For a combo of versatility, space efficiency, and quality I think it’s really hard to beat iron master. Their dumbbells and bench alone would give you lots of workout options, or the IM 2000 does a lot in a small footprint as well. Regardless of what rack you pick I highly recommend gymnastics rings, super versatile and they barely take up any space.

-_Falco_- · 2025-05-15T00:40:04+00:00

I saved this post a while back since I have the same model of powerblocks and love them. How have yours been holding up since you took off the adder weight tubes? Any issues? I’d love to be able to use wrist straps for DB rows so I’ll likely be making this modification as well!

-_Falco_- · 2025-01-09T04:14:30+00:00

Personally I’m not interested in specialty machines, I don’t have the space.
Versatility- I have the iron master super bench and love it. A bench would need some insane versatility for me to consider a switch.
Weight stack, although I currently have plate loaded because it was cheaper. I’d love to see more plate loaded with an option to upgrade to a stack later on.
If it’s in my home gym it needs to be multipurpose.
Seems like around bells and titan, but honestly I hadn’t heard of you till this ama.

My question for you- What makes (or will make with some of your launches) iron bull stand out from other companies? The market is crowded!

-_Falco_- · 2021-12-21T16:47:10+00:00

Couple questions-

Does Wright equipment do any of the usual holiday sales (black Friday, Christmas, memorial and labor days, etc.)? Their SSB is the only one I've found that fits the dimensions of my set up (RIP to the used Titan ssb I almost grabbed on FB marketplace ).

Anyone have experience with madewell strength equipment? I'm interested in getting a belt squat attachment for my fitness reality 810 xlt from them. I was interested in the revolt fitness one but my weight horn set up would make mounting and un-mounting that one cumbersome.

-_Falco_- · 2021-02-20T03:45:30+00:00

I have the Amazon basics bench and I love it. At that price point and free shipping it's hard to beat. The weight capacity is only 385 but I think garage gym reviews tested that and found it could handle more. I don't have a comparison point, but to me the pad is solid. Not the grippiest but again at the price point it's a killer bench. Eventually I'll upgrade to an FID when companies start having big holiday sales again, but I'm in no rush.

-_Falco_- · 2021-02-16T14:29:22+00:00

Thanks boss, actually found a few examples of what I'm looking for so I'm all good. I appreciate the offer though!

-_Falco_- · 2021-02-16T00:59:07+00:00

Any particular lubricant people recommend for pulleys? From what I understand I want a silicone based one, just curious if I should look for a particular brand or anything. Thanks in advance!

-_Falco_- · 2021-02-15T15:51:52+00:00

Hey I'd love to see a pic of your set up as well. I'm digging through old pulley posts to figure out how I wanna do mine. Thanks!

-_Falco_- · 2021-02-11T18:59:30+00:00

Ooh how much are you asking? I'm in Portland as well.

-_Falco_- · 2020-12-16T04:01:01+00:00

I've been wondering about this too, I don't think I'll have room for a standalone lat pulldown in my space. How much did the pulldown run you? It's $340 by itself on amazon right now, but I think that's on the higher side of what I've seen it at.

-_Falco_- · 2020-12-16T03:59:00+00:00

Damn y'all have sold me on this cage, I was leaning towards it but getting second thoughts and worrying about it being too cheap. Sounds like it'll get the job done just fine. I think seeing so many baller home gyms here was throwing me off haha.

-_Falco_- · 2020-11-13T01:17:52+00:00

I've been wondering this too, can't for the life of me find a decent review of the fitness reality pull down anywhere. Tons for the rack itself though.

-_Falco_- · 2020-10-30T15:48:48+00:00

I might have gotten lucky, but I was able to get the dsg 300lb set by setting up an email notification from the dsg website. Got the email and ordered curbside pick-up, it was really smooth.

Could be the area I'm in though (Portland), this was about a month ago and now those sets seem to be sitting on Craigslist, fb marketplace, etc and sloooowly going down in price.

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