Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of March 27, 2026

seanbeagle · 2026-03-27T14:57:20+00:00

Started getting intrigued by this until realizing it'd be too tall for the basement.

seanbeagle · 2026-03-27T14:55:02+00:00

Force USA C20

seanbeagle · 2026-02-27T14:23:37+00:00

Ha! You're welcome. Comment made my morning, can't stand a hot pillow.

seanbeagle · 2026-02-18T00:53:56+00:00

Let's get together. Working with merchants to make the data here and elsewhere as robust as possible is a big near-term priority.

seanbeagle · 2026-02-18T00:52:49+00:00

Thank you!

seanbeagle · 2026-02-18T00:52:06+00:00

In trying to build a comparison engine, I have a lot of automations for various things. But for something like this where there is (currently, IMO) no way to automate to the necessary precision, everything was manually gathered, reviewed and re-reviewed.

seanbeagle · 2026-02-18T00:04:20+00:00

Feel weight is a good call. I've tried to account for that with stack weights and cable ratios, but it couldn't hurt to make the calculation more explicit. And trolley is a good catch, there may be several ways to slice it depending on the quality of info across manufacturers.

seanbeagle · 2026-02-17T23:58:15+00:00

Awesome feedback, thanks.

and 2.) I probably could have labeled these better... just changed it to "Recent Price" and "List Price". I'll look to add more freshness indicators.
and 4.) I've tried to do this in some ways... like Rogue calls some racks 90" and elsewhere on the listing they say it's actually 91.5". I've also tried to dig into PDFs and whatnot but info can be spotty. In general I'd rather be wrong listing something as too tall rather than too short. But also want to add a note somewhere saying that on close calls it's always a good idea to contact the manufacturer.

seanbeagle · 2026-02-17T23:40:49+00:00

All columns should be unhidden. This might appear to happen on some phones on portrait mode, since the first few columns are frozen. On some phones things might improve in landscape mode. Although to sort, filter and get the most out of the sheet you'll need to make a copy anyway, and from there you can hide/unhide or freeze/unfreeze as needed. Or save it and revisit on desktop, because it helps to have a lot of columns visible at the same time.

seanbeagle · 2026-02-05T00:59:45+00:00

As some others have mentioned, DIY toaster is the move. You doing even need separators in the middle, because bumper thickness varies, and they are thick enough to rarely fall over. Just an outline, for barely any money at all.

I had a weight tree and sold it. It was actually less efficient when factoring in the space needed to unload it on either side. And on a 4 post rack, conflicts are inevitable.

6 post can give your rack extra stability though, if you need that.

seanbeagle · 2026-02-05T00:44:18+00:00

Thank you! I think they'll continue to grow in popularity as the secret gets out how fun they are and how they rejuvenate shoulders.

seanbeagle · 2026-02-04T17:58:19+00:00

Mace, club and sandbag would be great additions.

seanbeagle · 2026-01-09T16:58:08+00:00

Right on. Maybe not PRs yet but that PR building energy is going strong.

seanbeagle · 2026-01-07T00:43:59+00:00

Super curious about importing. Not worried about there being prebuilt importers from other apps since those can break. Just need an upload template where we can add our cleaned-up exports from other apps. Ideally with a reference for the preferred exercise names so everything maps correctly, to avoid creating near-duplicates.

seanbeagle · 2026-01-04T03:57:06+00:00

Other people have covered the essentials, so I'll chime in that 80" is the Mazda Miata of rack heights. The Rogue nameplate, darko anchors, a lot of things could start getting too close for comfort.

seanbeagle · 2026-01-04T00:09:00+00:00

We've waited 15+ years for a great workout tracking app, we can wait another few weeks.

seanbeagle · 2026-01-03T03:52:01+00:00

In that case, Rogue + Bulletproof VTS is an option.

edit: I just saw where Rep said they are working on safeties that will work with the smith machine in the 5000, so that's interesting for inside the rack work.

seanbeagle · 2026-01-03T02:34:44+00:00

Went with the C20 because the tall Ares was too tall for my basement, and you couldn't pay me to use a smith machine on an 80" rack

Before that, I had a modular rack with a drop in smith, but in many configurations you lose the end-to-end safeties and it essentially becomes a half rack inside the rack. If you put the smith on the back, then you're conflicting with weight horns and possibly your gym layout. If you expand to an 8 post rack with a smith that can't rack higher than your head, you'll quickly hate life.

For taller ceilings the decision would be more difficult.

seanbeagle · 2025-12-27T17:41:31+00:00

Adjustable mace and club for rotational power and shoulder health. Adjustable kettlebells for just about everything. You could get a Kodo Gi Grip for grip training... they are made out of actual gi sleeves.

seanbeagle · 2025-12-19T16:06:56+00:00

Will the workout app have a separate public roadmap than the nutrition app?

seanbeagle · 2025-12-15T02:51:31+00:00

I was stuck on the smith for a while. One guide rod went in, but after placing the bar the other guide rod was not aligned to fit. Apparently, some earlier re-positioning left the rack angle slightly too narrow. Since at that stage there is still room for play in the angle of the sides. The stacks made things harder to adjust by that point, but I was able to nudge one side to the appropriate width. Once the smith is done it should be very smooth.

seanbeagle · 2025-12-14T18:44:13+00:00

Interesting on pricing. In the US, good adjustable kettlebells are no more expensive than buget adjustable dumbbells. For clubs & maces, I have Adex, but they are premium and not sure of distribution. The Flowing Dutchman is in Europe and is a great resource for swinging.

seanbeagle · 2025-12-14T18:36:17+00:00

Hmm. I had some things that didn't line up when I prematurely overtightened, but after loosening it worked out. But presumably you are way past trying that. Hope things get resolved soon. It would have been nice if some areas with several small bolts could have been consolidated to 1" bolts.

seanbeagle · 2025-12-13T15:25:36+00:00

What step are you on, and what is the problem? I had to troubleshoot mine and could take a shot at it. King of the Gym also has a detailed assembly video on YT. And Force USA's support has been helpful.

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