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🏋️ Did Coop find the KING of budget home gym equipment?

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Erin Chancer
September 06, 2024

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What’s in today’s newsletter:

  • Coop gets ready to crown the Freak Athlete Hyper Pro the new Budget King.

  • We narrowed down the best red light therapy devices.

  • Our nutrition experts share the best creatine for muscle growth.

  • A CPT tells you all you need to know about the viral 75 Hard Challenge.

Gear Heads

Freak Athlete Hyper Pro Video Review

Is the Freak Athlete Hyper Pro the new go-to home gym essential on a budget?

Coop certainly seems to think so. But before the coronation, Coop does what he does best and dives into the nitty-gritty of this wallet-friendly 9-in-1 functional machine.

Here’s what Coop covers in his comprehensive Freak Athlete Hyper Pro review:

  • Nordic functions

  • Angle adjustments

  • All the options!!!

  • Overall quality & stability

  • Upright storage ability

  • Pricing & comparison

Are we entering a golden age of home gym equipment? Check out the video for Coop’s full assessment and final thoughts.

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Recovery Zone

Best Red Light Therapy Devices

In the fitness and health world, new alternative recovery methods are constantly being released and improved upon. We’re going to cover one of the latest biohacking products to gain momentum in the market: red light therapy devices.

A team of certified personal trainers, CrossFit Level 1 trainers, weightlifting coaches, and athletes at Garage Gym Reviews has tried out top brands and different light therapy treatments to bring you a well-rounded list of top products to fulfill your needs for muscle recovery and skin care—and some benefits you may not know about yet.

Senior Staff Writer Caine Wilkes, an Olympian and internationally competitive weightlifter, has used red light therapy for the past year for his recovery; he’ll go over his experience with these red light therapy devices, as well as the results found by the rest of our fitness experts. Along with the effectiveness, we looked at other factors:

  • Irradiance

  • Coverage

  • Ease of use

  • Value

If red light therapy interests you, then you’ll want to check this out.

What’s Supp?

Best Creatine For Muscle Growth

The best creatine for muscle growth may sound redundant when you consider the fact that literally hundreds of studies have proven that creatine is effective at boosting gains in lean body mass. That said, because it is such a well-established supplement, there are plenty of brands out there looking to con you with underdosed, junky creatine supplements.

Enter the team at GGR. We had our group of experts in sports nutrition, strength training, and bodybuilding try out some of the most popular creatine brands on the market to see which ones stack up as the very best for your goals of getting more gains.

There are some forms, types, and doses of creatine that are better than others, along with some tricky labeling that could fool you into buying a subpar product if you aren’t careful. So, let’s see what our testers experienced while on the hunt for the best creatine for muscle growth.

Brain Fuel

What Is the 75 Hard Challenge?

In order to transform your body, you must first transform your mind.

GGR Staff Writer Stephen Sheehan learned that lesson back in 2022 when he embarked on a major weight-loss journey that put him on a path to becoming a certified personal trainer.

Scrolling through social media actually brought something incredibly invaluable into his life: The 75 Hard Challenge.

The brainchild of 1st Phorm CEO and entrepreneur Andy Frisella, this transformative mental toughness program requires you to make some substantial lifestyle changes to build the discipline and fortitude you need to accomplish any goal. But what is the 75 Hard Challenge, exactly? And what results can you expect from following a strict set of rules for nearly three months?

Stephen shares his experience with this fitness challenge to help you decide if it fits your goals.

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