
Jack Atkins
Home Gym Equipment Specialist, Best Exercise
Racks, barbells, benches and calisthenics kit
Jack Atkins is a home gym obsessive who has built setups in a shed, a garage and a spare bedroom, on budgets from shoestring to serious. Along the way he has assembled, used and occasionally cursed at racks, benches, barbells, dumbbells and a small mountain of calisthenics kit.
At Best Exercise he specialises in strength and home gym equipment, where his focus is build quality, safety and value. He knows which corners manufacturers cut, how much steel gauge and weight ratings actually matter, and how to put together a capable gym without overspending. Every pick is weighed against the alternatives at its price.
Jack's guiding belief is that a good home gym is built, not bought all at once. He would rather steer you to the few pieces that earn their footprint than sell you a room full of kit you will not use.
Latest from Jack
- Best Barbell UK 2026: Olympic Bars for Home Lifting
- Best Battle Ropes UK 2026: Ropes for Home Conditioning
- Best EZ Bar UK 2026: EZ Curl Bars for Arms
- Best Gym Flooring UK 2026: Mats and Tiles for Home Gyms
- Best Plyo Box UK 2026: Jump Boxes for Home Training
- Best Power Cage UK 2026: Power Racks for Home Gyms
- Best Squat Rack UK 2026: Stands, Half Racks and Folding Racks
- Best Weight Plates UK 2026: Bumper and Cast Iron Plates
- Best Weightlifting Belt UK 2026: Lifting Belts Compared
- Gritin Resistance Bands Review: The Best-Selling Loop Set, Tested Against the Hype
- Mirafit Adjustable Dumbbells Review: Cheap, Cast Iron and Honest About It
- Preacher Curl: How to Do It, Muscles Worked and Benefits
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