You gotta acknowledge a home gym may not be good for some people. Because some people buy things and dont use it. They need a gym to motivate them plus it is expensive in the short term. In the same way a comission based income is not good for some people. Some like to know exactly how much money they will make in the end of a shift.
I live in a very rural area. My grandparents that live 10 minutes away have a garage gym, and it has basically everything a starter needs. My grandpa and my dad bought it all from a neighbour that was moving away, he had made all the equipment himself. That had to be over 25 years ago, I never met the man that made it, but he did an amazing job. The equipment is on par with or better than what you’d find at most commercial gyms. It’s all made out of heavy steel, has held up with no signs of wear. Currently we have: -2 weight trees and plates ranging from 1.25 kg to 20kg -A bench press rack -A bench -A Smith machine -A leg Press -Standing calf machine -Sitting calf machine -Back Extension harness -Cable machine -Incline bench -Sitting preacher curl setup -Dumbbell Rack with 2kg-44kg All of this was made by one guy (minus the plates and dumbbells) Along with this we have -3 Olympic bars -A good quality squat rack (You can do chin-ups/pull-ups off of it, can put in handles to do dips, and it came with an adjustable bench that a leg curl/extension thing can be attached into) -An elliptical -Treadmill -A sit-up chair that can be adjusted into a decline bench I’ve been thinking about making some strongman equipment now, and will likely work my way up into having everything in this video. Living on a farm it’s very easy to acquire tractor tires and easy to build projects. Thanks for this video, it sure will be helpful.
Thank you again Alan, I've benefited so much from your videos over the past 8 months now and its such refreshing fun & informed content. Cheers from Australia mate.
It would have been funny if the context of Rippetoe's actual point wasn't spot on (which I'm sure Allan knows... And I'm no Rippetoe fan). When he jabs at something Rippetoe says that is biomechanically accurate and contextually inarguable, it just seems childish.
Nick Walker's reply simply illustrates my point and The Chocolate One what do you specifically mean? Can you direct me to these articles to which you refer?
@@axeman7509-tf2kf, perhaps I should have more clearly stated my position because based on the web page you directed me to (thank you), we seem to agree on what I thought Rippetoe’s main point was and is what my main point is. Trap bar deadlift and barbell deadlift are biomechanically different exercises. Unlike Rippetoe, I find the trap bar highly valuable in my training, though. The article you directed me to, as well as the articles referenced in Nuckol’s webpage, and this scientific study [Camara, K. et al. (2016) An examination of muscle activation and power characteristics while performing the deadlift exercise with straight and hexagonal barbells. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 30(5): 1183-1188.] AND this one [Anderson, V, et al, (2018) Electromyographic Comparison of Barbell Deadlift, Hex Bar Deadlift, and Hip Thrust Exercises A Cross-Over Study. Journal of Strength and Conditioning. 32(3) 587-95] all say the same thing - the two exercises are not biomechanically equivalent, which is what I thought Rippetoe’s main point was and why I said, “biomechanically accurate.” Within several things he said that are verifiably wrong, like people can deadlift more with a barbell than a trap bar and that the trap bar is a “useless piece of junk,” etc., the context of his primary argument (I thought) was that the military is substituting the trap bar deadlift for the barbell deadlift and they are not biomechanically equivalent exercises, which is what I meant by “biomechanically accurate and contextually valid.” I guess the next time I say anything that smells like support for Marc Rippetoe, I need to highly qualify why I support him.
10:03 hahahah. I remember watching your video about trap bar deads recently and then watching new Rippetoe video on trap bar. Honestly, I thought you would make a "I was wrong about trap bars" video
Unpopular opinion: trap bar is fine for conditioning. It makes a suitable farmer carry implement and if you're gonna keep the reps high and do something like emom 3 trap bar deadlifts or 10 rep sets its gonna be easier to recover from. Rippetoe is right about it being trash for lifting heavy but its not a completely useless tool.
@@frodothehobo9938 rippetoe isn't right about it being trash for heavy lifting. What does that even mean? You think there is no training effect if someone pulls 800 lb on a trap bar?
@@grimtrigg3r of course theirs a training effect. it's trash because you have to use more weight to get the same effect of a conventional deadlift because of the leverages involved and also it overlaps too much with heavy squatting, these can lead to imbalances and also recovery problems. it's not enough of a hip hinge. it's fine for reps as a conditioning tool because you won't be using a lot of weight and the back angle will be easier to recover from but it's not a thing you max out on.
@@frodothehobo9938 we will have to agree to disagree. There's so much in your statement that I disagree with and that have no evidence to back them. Imbalances, recovery issues, etc. We just have differing opinions, and that's cool.
Nice Death t-shirt, in tribute to Sean Reinert perhaps, who played the drums on that album. He passed away just recently. Love these videos Alan. Thanks.
I've been tossing the idea around of putting together a home gym for those days I can't make it to the gym. I've been thinking about getting a yoke that I could use for squats and bench as well as carries and stones.
I've been wanting to get into strongman training, kind of getting bored with my current routine. That said, the tier list for this was absolutely dope. The only thing I question is, I'd think a yoke would be tier 1, to me it seems like that would be a hugely important piece.
Yoke is normally only half an event, quite expensive, and requires a fair bit of space. Also- most people can do log if you're practicing other carries and squatting.
Great video. Would be interested to see you do one on the common substitutions people can make if they have limited equipment or only access to commercial gyms. I know you mention a few examples here, would be good to see a more in depth chat on how to utilize common equipment to simulate strongman movements...asking for a friend ;)
So weird that this video dropped yesterday after I've been researching garage strongman the past few days. Are you hardwired into Google? Thanks for helping me narrow the focus.
Alan, im a guy from spain i´ve hitted a very decent muscular size in and strenght in a year at 17 and now i am checking all your entire channel to correctly perform a program with progression in volume and the basics and i have to say that your channel is as informative or even way more than the ones placed at the top of the fitness community. Man thank you for all the information, such a beast, keep grinding, greatings from spain.
Alan. Do you think you could give us an upload schedule so we know when your videos are going to come out. So i dont have to wake up everymorning thinking is alan going to upload today? Only to be disappointed. Thanks for the great content
I know this is a couple months old, but at what point should one start incorporating strong man lifts as opposed to the big stuff. I was into lifting before my kids and got out of it for years. now I am getting back into it building back up my core lifts. is there a general rule of thumb when to shift to the strongman movements (bench at 1xBW, squat at 2x BW, etc.)? thanks
Already well into tier 3 :) great video! What about when you already have all that stuff and a crew coming to train?(I weld so I have ideas lined up, always looking for more insight!)
Hey bro, it’s Franco. Do you still train with a body bag like you did at the barracks? If so.. can make a DIY video? Would also like to see some workouts with the body bag I can do in the ole garage. Thanks !
Came here for basic strong man equipment but what he showed was all the equipment that a person needs for his next 40 years of lifting + How to Open your own Gym......... Honestly to say I will have set up a Full gym with good business in my locality if I had that Tier 2 Equipments he showed....
I have no intention of building a gym, never mind a strongman one.
Am I gonna watch an 11-minute video about doing just that? hell yeah.
@Evil Morty of course, what else is there to do
I didn't even realise this was green-screen until Alan mentioned it. That's some expert level lighting!
So, young Thrall was basically Eric Bugenhagen
It's a mind set.
Yes
Григорий Шаханов but weaker and not as cool
@@ddw-ge1ss false. equally as cool.
Damn it, more stuff to add to my "to buy" list.
0:40 perks of living in the middle of the woods up North, the neighbors can't hear my metal blasting through the snow storms
Natural Hypertrophy
Grim and frost bitten kingdom
Northern Quebec, cause of your accent ya know
I feel personally attacked with that first bit thank you very little...
I was wondering what you would say, Coop!
You gotta acknowledge a home gym may not be good for some people. Because some people buy things and dont use it. They need a gym to motivate them plus it is expensive in the short term. In the same way a comission based income is not good for some people. Some like to know exactly how much money they will make in the end of a shift.
😂 you have to admit though, this was a great intro
Well I mean, he does OWN a gym xD Cant be encouraging people not to patronize his place of business xD
@@blackblaze1996 I think coop does too
Essential:
- Rack/squat stand
- Barbell
- Plates
- Deadlift platform
- Flat bench (personal recommendation, you can use blocks against a wall to incline or decline it)
Tier 1:
- Sandbag
- Axle bar
- Farmer's handles
- Sled
- Bumpers
Tier 2:
- Log (10-12")
- Tractor tire
- Atlas stone (Slater>Hybrid)(
Love the "Don't Curl In Me" flag. This should be at every gym!
Ray A its our mission to get one in every gym!
@@Massenomics where can we get in the UK?
I had to take a moment just to appreciate that flag
@@Massenomics need more of the crispy boys banner in stock. I may require one.
Wild Bill literally just got more and updated inventory a few minutes ago on the Crispy Boys banner!
Hell yeah, now i just need a garage
Live in the woods no one is going to try to steal a 300 pound atlas stone
@@danboofin5094 makes sense
I would love to see a montage of your crazy training from the early garage days
Buuuut eriiicccc
I want a thrall and Bugenhagen crossover episode where thrall returns to garage gym form
The Mark Rippetoe line solidified this video as a like for me
Lmao that jab at Rippatoe.
"It's a good piece of equipment."
sajjinnnall plaaane
I live in a very rural area. My grandparents that live 10 minutes away have a garage gym, and it has basically everything a starter needs. My grandpa and my dad bought it all from a neighbour that was moving away, he had made all the equipment himself. That had to be over 25 years ago, I never met the man that made it, but he did an amazing job. The equipment is on par with or better than what you’d find at most commercial gyms. It’s all made out of heavy steel, has held up with no signs of wear.
Currently we have:
-2 weight trees and plates ranging from 1.25 kg to 20kg
-A bench press rack
-A bench
-A Smith machine
-A leg Press
-Standing calf machine
-Sitting calf machine
-Back Extension harness
-Cable machine
-Incline bench
-Sitting preacher curl setup
-Dumbbell Rack with 2kg-44kg
All of this was made by one guy (minus the plates and dumbbells)
Along with this we have
-3 Olympic bars
-A good quality squat rack (You can do chin-ups/pull-ups off of it, can put in handles to do dips, and it came with an adjustable bench that a leg curl/extension thing can be attached into)
-An elliptical
-Treadmill
-A sit-up chair that can be adjusted into a decline bench
I’ve been thinking about making some strongman equipment now, and will likely work my way up into having everything in this video. Living on a farm it’s very easy to acquire tractor tires and easy to build projects. Thanks for this video, it sure will be helpful.
Thank you again Alan, I've benefited so much from your videos over the past 8 months now and its such refreshing fun & informed content. Cheers from Australia mate.
Took me a while to notice that he’s not in a real garage🙃 those damn green screens
Wait he wasnt. I thought he was joking. Why is his green screens so big?
10:05 - DYING 🤣🤣
10/10 cant breathe.
poor marc
It would have been funny if the context of Rippetoe's actual point wasn't spot on (which I'm sure Allan knows... And I'm no Rippetoe fan). When he jabs at something Rippetoe says that is biomechanically accurate and contextually inarguable, it just seems childish.
Nick Walker's reply simply illustrates my point and The Chocolate One what do you specifically mean? Can you direct me to these articles to which you refer?
@@axeman7509-tf2kf, perhaps I should have more clearly stated my position because based on the web page you directed me to (thank you), we seem to agree on what I thought Rippetoe’s main point was and is what my main point is. Trap bar deadlift and barbell deadlift are biomechanically different exercises. Unlike Rippetoe, I find the trap bar highly valuable in my training, though. The article you directed me to, as well as the articles referenced in Nuckol’s webpage, and this scientific study [Camara, K. et al. (2016) An examination of muscle activation and power characteristics while performing the deadlift exercise with straight and hexagonal barbells. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 30(5): 1183-1188.] AND this one [Anderson, V, et al, (2018) Electromyographic Comparison of Barbell Deadlift, Hex Bar Deadlift, and Hip Thrust Exercises A Cross-Over Study. Journal of Strength and Conditioning. 32(3) 587-95] all say the same thing - the two exercises are not biomechanically equivalent, which is what I thought Rippetoe’s main point was and why I said, “biomechanically accurate.” Within several things he said that are verifiably wrong, like people can deadlift more with a barbell than a trap bar and that the trap bar is a “useless piece of junk,” etc., the context of his primary argument (I thought) was that the military is substituting the trap bar deadlift for the barbell deadlift and they are not biomechanically equivalent exercises, which is what I meant by “biomechanically accurate and contextually valid.” I guess the next time I say anything that smells like support for Marc Rippetoe, I need to highly qualify why I support him.
Throwing shade at Rip was amazing. I could watch that bit again and again
I love the bucket bench in the intro.
That intro was gold!
Hell yea
He doesnt look THAT freakishly strong.
But my god.... he tosses around some serious weight like a small toy. A true viking legend
Love the Death shirt 😎
10:03 hahahah. I remember watching your video about trap bar deads recently and then watching new Rippetoe video on trap bar. Honestly, I thought you would make a "I was wrong about trap bars" video
Unpopular opinion: trap bar is fine for conditioning. It makes a suitable farmer carry implement and if you're gonna keep the reps high and do something like emom 3 trap bar deadlifts or 10 rep sets its gonna be easier to recover from. Rippetoe is right about it being trash for lifting heavy but its not a completely useless tool.
@@frodothehobo9938 rippetoe isn't right about it being trash for heavy lifting. What does that even mean? You think there is no training effect if someone pulls 800 lb on a trap bar?
There's nothing wrong with the trap bar. Rippetoe went full potato.
@@grimtrigg3r of course theirs a training effect. it's trash because you have to use more weight to get the same effect of a conventional deadlift because of the leverages involved and also it overlaps too much with heavy squatting, these can lead to imbalances and also recovery problems. it's not enough of a hip hinge. it's fine for reps as a conditioning tool because you won't be using a lot of weight and the back angle will be easier to recover from but it's not a thing you max out on.
@@frodothehobo9938 we will have to agree to disagree. There's so much in your statement that I disagree with and that have no evidence to back them. Imbalances, recovery issues, etc. We just have differing opinions, and that's cool.
Finally a new video, made my monday. Thanks Alan!
Sir, never be gone for that long again.
I love your tshirt Alan.. was this a tribute to Sean Reinert?
RIP Sean, I can rest assured I ain't seeing Cynic playing live ever.
Love that Death t-shirt 🖤
Gustavo Landín Same!
Perfect timing. Just got my fist couple piece of equipment for strongman. Keg and and axle.
Nice Death t-shirt, in tribute to Sean Reinert perhaps, who played the drums on that album. He passed away just recently. Love these videos Alan. Thanks.
Alans make celebrations give me life
10:39 great endorsement for your favorite brand, Titan Fitness. You should get sponsored 🤣
They should send him even MORE sled pegs!
Alan read my mind. I don't want to go super hardcore. I just want to be able to do some strongman-esque conditioning at home with my son.
A like for the Death shirt alone! Great video
Love the subtle nod with the shirt RIP Sean Reinert
bonus points for the DEATH shirt and R.I.{ Sean Reinart
I've been tossing the idea around of putting together a home gym for those days I can't make it to the gym. I've been thinking about getting a yoke that I could use for squats and bench as well as carries and stones.
10:50 I've almost spat my coffee on the monitor 🤣
Good callback for those of us who have been watching for a while!
Serial killer garage !gyms are still the funnest
welcome back to 2020 allan
Thanks for posting videos you truly inspire me
I've been wanting to get into strongman training, kind of getting bored with my current routine. That said, the tier list for this was absolutely dope. The only thing I question is, I'd think a yoke would be tier 1, to me it seems like that would be a hugely important piece.
Yoke is normally only half an event, quite expensive, and requires a fair bit of space. Also- most people can do log if you're practicing other carries and squatting.
Sick shirt man, human is such a great album
Great video. Would be interested to see you do one on the common substitutions people can make if they have limited equipment or only access to commercial gyms. I know you mention a few examples here, would be good to see a more in depth chat on how to utilize common equipment to simulate strongman movements...asking for a friend ;)
Saved for later. Still liked because I trust Alan
About the best strongman video on ytube
Green screen, nice one!
Very helpful. Thank you!
So weird that this video dropped yesterday after I've been researching garage strongman the past few days. Are you hardwired into Google? Thanks for helping me narrow the focus.
Alan, im a guy from spain i´ve hitted a very decent muscular size in and strenght in a year at 17 and now i am checking all your entire channel to correctly perform a program with progression in volume and the basics and i have to say that your channel is as informative or even way more than the ones placed at the top of the fitness community. Man thank you for all the information, such a beast, keep grinding, greatings from spain.
Awesome shirt Alan!
Don’t worry Adam Paul you have a sick death shirt
Took me a while to notice you actually aren't inside a garage lol
Love sandbags. I travel a lot and they are easy to pack and you have equipment you are familiar with.
Alan looking small AF!!!! Crossfit in the future?
For me the yoke is essential. Get yourself a versetil one and you can use it as a rack, platform and obviously as a yoke
Alan, I found farmer's handles pretty cheap at Titan, but you wouldn't recommend anything from them, would you?
Nice shirt!!
I get amped-up every time I see the clip at 6:13. Shoot that energy straight into my veins!
Thanks for another awesome video!
I would love to have this sort of equipment
Great video! Do you have any recommendations for pre workout?
Trap Bar! Hell yeah!
the spiders and snakes in the back yard will love the new big ass tire that will be gracing their presence
Alan. Do you think you could give us an upload schedule so we know when your videos are going to come out. So i dont have to wake up everymorning thinking is alan going to upload today? Only to be disappointed. Thanks for the great content
I also had 3 yolks..... for breakfast!
To clear up any confusion: when one leaves the military one must then master the art of the long beard. It’s not a choice, it’s an ethos.
AWESOME VIDEO.... GREAT STUFF.... GREEN SCREEN....🤔 FAKE GARAGE...😂👍🏼🤣👍🏼😅👍🏼
Nice death shirt 🤟
I love the death shirt
Great video thanks.💪👍
I used 8" gas main with pea stone for farmer carry.
Handle is similar, rope and pvc
I know this is a couple months old, but at what point should one start incorporating strong man lifts as opposed to the big stuff. I was into lifting before my kids and got out of it for years. now I am getting back into it building back up my core lifts. is there a general rule of thumb when to shift to the strongman movements (bench at 1xBW, squat at 2x BW, etc.)? thanks
Already well into tier 3 :) great video!
What about when you already have all that stuff and a crew coming to train?(I weld so I have ideas lined up, always looking for more insight!)
Conan's wheel, fingal finger, power stairs, all the big strongman stuff
@@AlanThrall I plan to replicate this conans wheel: th-cam.com/video/thfOAN0nidk/w-d-xo.html
I lost my fucking shit when you made the sagittal plane comment and Mark Rippetoe appeared. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Barely into the video, but love the shirt in honor of Sean Reinert passing just the other day. One of the most influential drummers in metal.
10:07 did you just throw shade at Rip?
rips kinda dumb so why not?
@@bregottmannen2706 technically Alan is a starting strength coach so he is one way or another his affiliate
Didn't barbel medicine had a split with ss?
@@ankeetghoshal9626 yeah. But I dont know if alan is in good terms or not with them.
@@ShayanGivehchian Not anymore he isn't. He stuck with Barbell Medicine when they left SS
Followed your videos for a while, always been a fan from a distance. That Death shirt has won my Subscription though, Alan.
That fake garage gym is now a TRUE garage gym
Dude, young Alan was such a bro
“Throw a raging party”😂😂😂
Squat deep or go home! 🤣
He was already at home tho
hi alan great video.would you happen to have a link for the sandbags?
Well then I’ll just cover my entire barbell in fat grips, problem solved.
Hey bro, it’s Franco. Do you still train with a body bag like you did at the barracks? If so.. can make a DIY video? Would also like to see some workouts with the body bag I can do in the ole garage. Thanks !
Came here for basic strong man equipment but what he showed was all the equipment that a person needs for his next 40 years of lifting + How to Open your own Gym......... Honestly to say I will have set up a Full gym with good business in my locality if I had that Tier 2 Equipments he showed....
Cellar dweller for life!!! 😡🏋🏻🤘🏻
Nice tribute to Sean there Alan, RIP
I love the sagittal plane comment.
Remember to use your HIP DRAIVE
did you make your own sandbags? Do you have a tutorial on how? Or, if you bought them, which brand did you go with?
I am going to do it all DIY...
Thank you.
I want a garage gym so bad. I am not a social lifter hahaha plus YEA a squat rack is ALWAYS open
Use fat grips and a thin pool noodle sliced down the center to simulate the thickness if you dont have an axle bar
dear alan.
none of this will work for me because here in england we have tiny garages. even our cars do not fit inside. what shall i do?🤔🤔🤔
What is inside a keg, I guess its not empty, do you fill it with water or you weld somthing inside?
Damn this video was great.
I love the “don’t curl in me” flag. I wish every gym had one of those.
Shots fahred!
excellent thank you.
What is the deadlift to tire flip ratio? If you can deadlift ~405 how much should your tire weigh, assuming you could find the tires?
thanks Alan
Nice shirt Alan! Rip sean