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🏋️ Did Gronk make the best budget Leg Extension/Curl machine?

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Erin Chancer
July 16, 2024

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What’s in today’s newsletter:

  • Coop tried out the Gronk Leg Extension/Curl machine.

  • Check out our Prime Day Deals page for the best fitness sales.

  • Curious about the AssaultBike Elite? We took one for a test ride.

  • Our nutrition experts break down the GOLO Diet.

  • We’re sharing 3 excellent bench workouts from a certified personal trainer.

Watch Party

Budget Leg Extension / Leg Curl KING: Gronk Review

We’ve previously reviewed the functional trainer from Gronk’s fitness equipment line and really liked it, so Coop was excited to get his hands…er, legs…on Gronk’s Leg Extension/Leg Curl combo machine and put it through his Leg Day workout.

In this video, Coop breaks out his magnifying glass and examines all the accoutrements, including:

  • Strength curve & adjustment angles

  • Leg extension vs. curl function

  • Padding & vinyl quality

  • Pricing & comparison

Is this another touchdown or a fumble? You’ll have to watch the video to find out!

Deals, Baby!

Best Amazon Prime Day Fitness Deals

We love the yearly Prime Days because we get an opportunity to do one of the things we love most: save money on fitness equipment.

And, in terms of finding big discounts on just about anything, Amazon Prime Day is almost right up there with Black Friday. This year, Prime Day (actually, Prime Days) will take place from July 16-17.

We found sales on fitness equipment of up to 65% off. You’ll also find discounts on fitness trackers, cardio equipment, and Bluetooth speakers (you gotta have tunes while you work out). We’ll keep updating this page as we learn about more deals for Prime Day 2024.

Right now, you can find excellent deals on name brands like:

  • Therabody

  • Assault Fitness

  • CAP Barbell

  • Hydrow

  • Peloton

Note: You have to be an Amazon Prime member to take advantage of these deals.

Cardio Zone

Assault Bike Elite Review

We’re big fans of air bikes. Get it? Because air bikes have giant fans? You get it.

Few brands have the reputation of Assault Fitness when it comes to the best air bikes. There was a time when Assault air bikes filled CrossFit gyms, offering athletes a full-body workout through intense cardio training.

Assault Fitness has specialized in three options for their exercise bikes: the Classic, the Pro X, and the Elite.

For our AssaultBike Elite review, we’ll take you through the bigger, bulkier brother of the Classic that claims to have a smoother, more comfortable ride. While it’s a solid piece of equipment, does the Elite have enough improvements on the original design to warrant its higher price? Let’s talk about it!

Fuel Up!

GOLO Review

Want to know the secret to lasting weight loss and wellness? According to GOLO—which stands for “GO LOse weight, GO LOok great, GO LOve life”—it’s all about controlling glucose, maintaining healthy insulin levels, and ditching conventional starvation diets.

Appealing, right? We asked registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) Sydney Lappe—who can easily spot gimmicky, weird diets among evidence-based principles—for her honest thoughts. While she supports some of GOLO’s concepts and appreciates the catchy wordplay, she remains cautious about many of their recommendations—and thinks you ought to know about them.

If you’re curious about how the GOLO Diet works and if it’s worth your time and dollars, join us for this GOLO review. We’ll objectively lay out the GOLO program’s pros and cons so you can make an informed decision.

Train Station

3 Dynamic Bench Workouts

Whether you’re into powerlifting, CrossFit, or just general strength training, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a workout routine that doesn’t include some variation of the good ol’ bench press. A classic weight training movement that targets your triceps and chest muscles, it offers excellent strength- and muscle-building upside for people of all fitness levels. Best of all, the bench press is a highly versatile exercise that you tailor to your goals and abilities.

As a certified personal trainer (CPT) and longtime rugby player, staff writer Stephen Sheehan has always incorporated this movement into his weightlifting regimen to help develop upper-body strength and size. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean every bench workout should look (or feel) the same. Some sessions may focus on higher repetitions for enhancing muscular endurance, while others may center around the incline bench for building thick upper pecs.

Whether you prefer home workouts or training at a commercial gym, Stephen designed these goal-specific bench workouts to help you get the bar and your PR moving in the right direction.

Assault Fitness

Assault Fitness is a brand we talk about a lot when reviewing the best cardio machines. Here are some of their best deals on popular equipment like the AssaultBike Pro X (available for pre-order), AssaultRower Pro, and AssaultRunner Pro.

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