2023 Mega Home Gym Tour: Updated Transformation: New Gear, No Rogue Fitness, and Made in the USA

[@babygiantbarbell1014]

Awesome review, Kurt! Space is looking great, and that French cleat system is PACKED with equipment. I love the vibe in there.

[@TheKurtlocker]

More to come on the cleats.

[@labdogdrum]

love your gym and everything being made in America. Love it :-) because of you I have more stray dog strenghth and love their gym equipment their customer service is amazing

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thanks for the kind words. Straydog definitely brings a few innovative solutions to the table!

[@Asymmetrical.athlete_]

Those Ohio bar collars were looking at you sideways when you said you have no rogue stuff lol

[@TheKurtlocker]

Yea. I missed those in my statement. Bahahahaha. They were cannibalized anyway so they’re used to being neglected.

[@Asymmetrical.athlete_]

@@TheKurtlocker 😂 fair enough

[@TheKurtlocker]

@Asymmetrical_athlete_ I did face palm during editing though when I realized…

[@keithhoneycutt2324]

Glad to see you back in my yt feed buddy.

[@TheKurtlocker]

@keithhoneycutt2324 thanks man. It’s good to be back

[@torchmartin]

Amazing gym! I’ve had the opportunity to see in person. It’s incredible!

[@TheKurtlocker]

Looking forward to sharing the podcast out!

[@jared.freedom.gym2021]

Excellent garage gym and organization we should all aspire to match

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thanks! There are some folks who definitely don’t appreciate it but a lot who do. I’m actually reorganizing the gym today getting ready for winter training

[@tonyallen3138]

Nice setup overall, glad to see the updates and thanks for sharing.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thanks for taking the time to watch

[@TheCarterHomeGym]

Awesome gym and great use of space! My gym is a similar size but in my basement. It's plenty of space but we definitely need to get creative and selective when it comes to equipment.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thank you for watching. I’ve never actually built a basement gym but I’m hoping to at least help someone build one someday in the future

[@twistedbarbell3950]

Good use of limited space! You've got everything a great home gym could need. I've always loved your use of the French Cleats and If I ever have to move the gym to the Garage, I'd do the same.

[@TheKurtlocker]

The French cleats are amazing

[@twistedbarbell3950]

@@TheKurtlocker I love em! I do wood working too and have a heavy framed mirror and a tri-fold bulletin board that I made, hanging on them in my home. Freedom to move laterally as you please - can’t be beat.

[@TheKurtlocker]

@twistedbarbell3950 that’s the idea. It works great. No more finding a stud or making holes in the walls

[@Thepokechoprx]

Awesome use of space. Setting up my basement gym again after a move. Almost analysis paralysis with all the options

[@TheKurtlocker]

I bet! Starting from scratch can be a daunting task

[@meisdetermined]

SO MUCH in a relatively small space. Quality equipment!!

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thank you. I’d love to eventually have a bigger area but I think I’ve done well given the size of my gym.

[@fwiffo42]

Great use of space! Your normal camera angles definitely make the gym space look bigger than it is. I think you have one of the best uses of wall storage. I’m renting so I haven’t wanted to mount things permanently to my walls. Thankfully there was an existing pegboard where I could put a lot of my cable attachments and other things that hang well.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Peg boards are awesome for that kind of stuff for sure. I had peg board for years before I finally did the cleat system. Do you think that people would be interested in a flat-pack style French cleat system like I have for sale?

[@fwiffo42]

@@TheKurtlocker absolutely! I’m planning to build a new house in the next couple of years, and I’d love to do at leas one French cleat wall. I showed it to me wife, and they want to put one in the basement to rapidly reinvent a wall!

[@scooobyj8714]

What a great space to work out and have a workshop. Still think one of my favorite all time videos of yours is the homemade logs! No rogue??? What about your kabuki bar sleeves? Haha

[@TheKurtlocker]

I did totally forget about those when I made the statement. But hey, clickbait is just a part of KZbin. I’ve always appreciated your comments. I want to make another log but I need to get the time set aside to do it.

[@scooobyj8714]

@@TheKurtlocker haha. I am just giving you a hard time about the sleeves. I always enjoy DIY videos.

[@runiniscrazy]

You can't fool me! I've had experience with stray dog and I know they suuuucck!

[@TheKurtlocker]

What did you get that sucked?

[@runiniscrazy]

@@TheKurtlocker Helpped my friends do a build out on one side of their personal training studio. About 80 percent of the uprights came with a significant amount of rust on the inside of the tubes, like you can see orange when you stand a few feet back from the uprights. When emailed they said don't worry it doesn't affect the strength it's just surface rust. This is just one example, honestly so many things that went wrong with them that even though they have a few items I might liked to have I've decided never to buy anything ever again from them.

[@TheKurtlocker]

@runiniscrazy that sounds frustrating as hell and inconsistent with the gyms I’ve helped design and assemble

[@runiniscrazy]

@@TheKurtlocker It was very frustrating. I'm guessing the gym I was helping wasn't big enough to get great service. The weird part is the girls that own the gym talked with Salesman, Management, accounting, and someone I believe he said in engineering the the only person that ever could be bothered to apologize was the lady in accounting. Quick summary: Missed their delivery date by months and delayed opening the gym. Didn't appologize, just 2 days before they were supposed to be there offered expedited delivery and we could then assemble ourselves then charged us more for shipping then missed the new shipping date by another day. Guy in management said well he shouldn't have sold you assembly in your area anyways. Design did not fit the space for the measurements we provided Rusted uprights. Splatter not cleaned off before painting (not usually a big deal but considering one of the delays was supposed to be because the paint shop didn't get paint correct this was annoying). Bad powder coat on the low row(faraday effect when powder coating but could have been done better) Randomly got charged and recieved 2 extra crossmembers that accept the pulley assemblies. Some other small design issues that I would have preferred be done differently but not really something they did "wrong". I felt personally insulted because I was responsible for listing out equipment and giving them a list of companies to contact and I had recommending stray dog so not only did they mess up and not really apologize they made me look like a fool so I took it rather personally.

[@TheKurtlocker]

@runiniscrazy that is wild. I know that most of the crossmembers come with the cutouts to accept the pulleys, but being billed for extra parts is unsat. That entire situation actually seems completely unsat and I would probably feel the same way to did if that was my experience.

[@aptn22]

Rogue free but still the majority is American made. Very awesome! Really nice efficient use of space. Love it Kurt!

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thanks! I do have to throw myself under the bus and call out the rogue power bar sleeves on the kabuki shaft

[@BrimhallBarbellClub]

I have the opposite issue. I have an extra set of OPB sleeves and need a 29MM shaft only to Frankenstein a bar. I’ve had no luck finding just the 29 mm shaft.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Sometimes you get lucky, other times you don’t. I hope you find something soon though

[@LukesGarageGym]

Bro the space is sick!!

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thank you! Always learning how to jam more into a small space without ruining functionality

[@GavinBrown]

Thanks for the tour. Sweet space. [2:27] Tried to sneak some Rogue stuff past us... Nice try. [5:40] I'm sure that's a Rogue Ab wheel too 😉

[@TheKurtlocker]

You know…I think you’re right on the ab wheel. Just looked it up. Got it second hand and didn’t even think about it. The sleeves were an oversight though. You got me there

[@carps_gym]

My man Kurtlocker

[@TheKurtlocker]

Comin back!

[@JoshR324]

I’d love to see a video dedicated to those farmers handles from BWTG. I remember the proconomy handles you had from MBPC years ago. Those two are my top 2 choices for handles right now.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Video incoming

[@Firesealb99]

Your Gym is gonna rival Mike's here soon man! Best thing I did for mine was insulation and AC, these 120 days up here in WF are brutal and I hated not performing my best because of the heat.

[@TheKurtlocker]

I’d love to have a space like Chronos Strength someday. A separate structure would be ideal!

[@Ice_Box_Gym]

Can't wait til I have space. Concrete just poured for my shed yesterday 💪

[@TheKurtlocker]

Your space is gonna be lit!!

[@briand5047]

I almost asked if a new tour video was in the works on the yoke video. Good tour.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Thank you. Hoping to keep pumping out more new content that people want to watch.

[@carlgibson7850]

Great garage. I'm also a big fan of MBPC. Have you ever used his 2 inch axle? I have EliteFTS's El Gordo Fat Bar and it is wonderful. However, I'd like an axle without knurling and I can't decide between Mike Bartos' and Ironminds. Chicagoland suburbs so humidity is also a concern as both are bare steel. Though, that I may just have to get over it if I want a premium axle.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Go with the bartos. I’ve used both, the bartos is better

[@carlgibson7850]

@TheKurtlocker Thanks for the suggestion. Hard to argue with 2.5x the steel for nearly the same cost.

[@P3ak930]

Beautiful set up. How are you utilizing the plate spacers with the bartos power center? Is this specifically for bars that aren’t long enough? i.e a power bar in opposed to deadlift? Thanks.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Exactly. For bars like the FuBar and some power bars where the are too close to the uprights on the PR Platform, it is nice to have some wiggle room.

[@Notsostrongman375]

I actually tried building my gym without Rogue equipment. Only bought where it made sense - the Westside Reverse hyper since nobody makes a good portable RH; the Glute Floor since I got it at a pretty big discount on FB Marketplace; and their LB-3.

[@TheKurtlocker]

Mine was just to showcase a gym where it was as absent of rogue as possible. I like a lot of their equipment but it’s not the only thing or the end-all-be-all

[@guyhorowitz158]

Awesome! How often do you use the PR Platform, now that you had it for a while...

[@TheKurtlocker]

I use it 2-3 times per month on slow blocks and 2 times a week on blocks with more accommodating resistance in the Deadlift

[@guyhorowitz158]

cheers man, and the log bar, how often?@@TheKurtlocker

[@TheKurtlocker]

@guyhorowitz158 it all depends on my training cycle. If I’m training log, at least once to twice a week. If not, I’ll throw it in once a month or so just to have fun

[@MIDTOWNE1]

What happened to THE REP yoke? And where do you recommend getting strongman equipment from. Maybe we can get a video. Welcome back to KZbin if only once and awhile.

[@TheKurtlocker]

The rep yoke is hiding behind the Arc storage unit along with the bartos yoke. I keep them stored back there and bring them out on Saturdays. I realized while editing I had kind of forgotten to show there

[@GoGoZebras]

It's been awhile since I've checked out your channel, didn't you have a lot of rogue things in your home gym? Like rogue jammer arms and stuff. What made ya switch out your rogue stuff? I know a simple answer is "the price" but wondering if there's more to it. EDIT: nvm I just now finished the video lol

[@TheKurtlocker]

Ha. I’ll be putting some rogue pieces back in but I sold almost everything from rogue just to see if I could still build an awesome space. Kind of forced myself into it and it was an awesome adventure.

[@928guy]

We gonna get a review on the Primal Armor Denali Power Bar ? Great video 👍

[@TheKurtlocker]

You bet. It’s incoming

[@BrimhallBarbellClub]

Been thinking about adding the isolator but the price and size (storage) are keeping me from pulling the trigger.

[@TheKurtlocker]

I’ll address those in my review for sure.

[@NoFate247]

OK OK OK Getting the popcorn out!!!!

[@TheKurtlocker]

I can always count on you to be supportive!

[@michaelderenne9838]

You're like me you have way more crap than you need but it's always nice to have options

[@TheKurtlocker]

Oh yes. I consider “need” to have a different definition than normal folks

[@NoFate247]

ZERO ROGUE FITNESS!!!

[@TheKurtlocker]

With an exception for the rogue sleeves on the kabuki next gen shaft…so almost. I’m embellishing a little..

[@keithhoneycutt2324]

99% rogue free 😂

[@TheKurtlocker]

@@keithhoneycutt2324 I'd need to do the math but I'm in public so 99% sounds good to me. Maybe @kabukiStrength would hook a brother up?!