When it comes together
It’s 4:30 in the morning. I cannot stop thinking about how the new toy turned out. It landed at our gym at 5:20 pm last evening. I quickly unload..
Equipment
Making a push and pull rig
Ideas, by definition, are always fragile. If they were resolved, they wouldn’t be ideas. They would be products that were ready to ship.Jony Ive We ne..
All the shapes and sizes
Why is the dumbbell so popular? Does it approximate everyday objects? Nope. Is the shape uniquely suited to performing every exercise? Not exactly...
Why the tool matters
Here is a timeline of when we first introduced different tools in our gym: 2014Barbells Rings Kettlebell Resistance bands Bu..
A different angle
The pull up bar is one of the most elegant and straightforward gadgets in a gym. It’s a straight bar mounted at a height. You ca..
Gym equipment as art?
One could make a good case for certain pieces of gym equipment being worthy of applause as works of art or industrial design. But you rarely hear of g..
Gym equipment: more a design landfill, less a playground
The margins to getting it right are really small. One of the things that really bugs me about equipment made by Decathlon, Amazon Basics, Cult Fitnes..
An ode to the G-shock
My name is Adarsh. I am a G-shock addict. This is a weird Sunday night post before i revert to my fitness, nutrition and quality of life rants on Mon..
More tools, more options
Gyms are expanding their toolkits rapidly. Machines are making a comeback. As are implements like centermass bells etc.1 The barbell or trap bar will ..
Standalone dip stands
Never having being a barbell enthusiast (helps that i am not great at the big three lifts), i gravitated towards pull ups, push ups and dips very earl..
