Coop Critiques Sam Sulek's EPIC Private "Home" Gym

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Welcome to Home Gym Club! What’s in today’s newsletter:

• Coop critiques Sam Sulek’s epic “home” gym

• We review a potential Tonal alternative: the Echelon Strength Home

• A heart-pumping, sweat-inducing kettlebell cardio workout

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Sam Sulek’s Private Gym Gets the Coop Treatment

You’ve seen his lifts. You’ve seen his TikToks. You’ve seen his ridiculously impressive physique.

But have you seen his “home” gym?

Social media fitness star Sam Sulek has never been shy about sharing what he eats, how he lifts, and where he shops. Recently, the 23-year-old IFBB Pro peeled back the curtain to show viewers his stacked private gym.

Naturally, Coop had to weigh in on Sam’s setup. While our founder had a few quibbles with the budding bodybuilding star’s training space, it’s safe to say Sam should have no trouble continuing to climb the mountain with the sheer amount of strength training tools he has at his disposal.

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Echelon Strength Home Review

The best smart home gym equipment lets you enjoy a focused, streamlined workout without having to pack your gym bag, waste time driving, and pray there isn’t a long line for the machine you need. While the uber-popular Tonal offers an immersive, footprint-friendly solution, not everyone can afford to spend $4,000+.

Luckily, there’s a more affordable alternative from Echelon Fitness that checks many of the boxes we look for.

In this Echelon Strength Home review, I’ll break down everything from the design to the performance of a tech-driven machine that earned a stamp of approval from GGR Everything Lead Reviewer and fellow fitness enthusiast Lindsay Scheele.

So, if you’re ready to work smarter from the comfort of your own home, it might be time to clear out some space for your next investment.

Trainer’s Corner

Kettlebell Cardio Workout

The reason kettlebells are sometimes used as doorstops isn’t because of their lack of efficacy. In fact, the best kettlebells are perhaps some of the most versatile pieces of equipment you can have in your home gym since you can use them to build muscle, enhance your conditioning, develop core strength, and even work out those annoying knots in your upper back.

And with the scorching days of summer right around the corner, it’s time to crank up the intensity of your home workouts utilizing nothing but a kettlebell.

If you’re looking to add some variety to your routine, we invite you to leave the land of bent-over double delt flies and mirror-assisted single arm curls, and enter a land of sweat and soreness with this kettlebell cardio workout.

To paraphrase the legendary Pavel Tsatsouline: It’s time to enter the kettlebell.

Deal Zone

Best Exercise Equipment Memorial Day Sales

On Memorial Day, we honor those who have made the greatest sacrifice for our country. In the fitness world, many gyms, like CrossFit boxes, do workouts specifically commemorating fallen men and women, such as the Murph Challenge.

Memorial Day always falls on the last Monday in May, which this year is May 26, 2025.

Popular fitness brands like REP, Titan, PowerBlock, NordicTrack, and more will also have top-tier Memorial Day sales, so be sure to load up your virtual shopping cart. With the help of a lot of coffee, we’ve compiled the best 2025 Memorial Day deals for exercise equipment.

Plus, check out GGR’s exclusive coupon codes in the article to save even more cash on all things fitness.

We Asked, You Answered

In the April 30 edition of the Home Gym Club newsletter, we asked, “What is your go-to muscle recovery tool?”

Here’s how you voted:

1. Massage Gun (24%)

2. Other (20%)

3. Supplements (16%)

4. Cold Plunge (16%)

5. Foam Roller (14%)

6. Massage Chair (6%)

7. Massage Ball (4%)

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