Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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There are a ton of great companies in the garage gym space, but none of them are perfect. If many of them fixed these 10 things today, we'd all be happier customers and probably spend more money!

Bells reverse hammer install video: youtube.com/watch?v=HtHym-5hLqA
Force USA leg sled: gymcrafter.com/recommends/force-usa-compact-leg-press
Bells cable tower: gymcrafter.com/recommends/bos-single-stack
Bells reverse hammer: gymcrafter.com/recommends/bos-reverse-hammer
Kaizen DIY YT channel: youtube.com/@KaizenDIYGym
Rep Badlands bar: gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-badlands-bar
Badlands review: youtube.com/watch?v=tTTYCiYkrzs&t=129s
Rep Black Canyon bar: gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-black-canyon-bar
Black Canyon review: youtube.com/watch?v=pBOFRMhWzqQ&t=5s
Rep X Kleva collab: gymcrafter.com/recommends/rep-x-kleva
Frog Fits: instagram.com/_frogfits
Darko barbell anchor: gymcrafter.com/recommends/darko-anchor
9.22_designs: instagram.com/9.22_designs

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0:00 Intro
2:14 Bad instructions
3:38 Installation videos
5:31 Instructional videos
9:00 Better beta testing
13:24 Innovation
16:49 Better mid-tier products
21:39 Better packaging
23:35 More collabs
27:26 Customization
31:15 Lifetime warranties

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