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Not many functional trainers come with a 1:1 pulley ratio, but the Dane 2.0 certainly does. If you load 100lbs, you’re actually going to feel 100lbs.

However, sometimes the 10lb jumps in weight can be too much for certain exercises. So what do you do?

That’s where something like fractional plates can be a huge benefit. The Midas Touch plates allow for jumps as low as 2.5lbs at a time.

And if you’re on a 2:1 system, those same jumps can be as lot as 1.25lbs!

30” CROSSMEMBERS WITH STORAGE ARE LIVE 👀

Listen, we’re not releasing this to go in EVERYONE’S home gym. This is aimed at people looking for unique storage solutions due to limited space.

The crossmembers come with a pair of hooks on either side, and aren’t exclusive to storing JUST barbells. If you have belts or bands laying around, you can throw those on the hooks.

Just to reiterate, these are meant to either replace your crossmembers on a standard squat cage (not half rack functional trainer), or be used as an extension off your 3x3 rack. 5/8” adapters can be used to convert the 1” holes as well.

If you use spotter arms to do rack pulls, this might be worth listening to.

Rack pulls are a great exercise for people that want to either work from a specific sticking point in their deadlift, or those that physically can't pull from the floor anymore but still want to perform a deadlift variation.

Here's the problem: spotter arms can sometimes limit the range of motion.

In the age of half rack functional trainers, it's very rare to see racks that allow lifters to do barbell movements on the inside of the uprights (disregarding smith machines), let alone set some spotting mechanism (arms, pipes, straps, etc.). In cases like the Dane 2.0, you'll be doing those movements on the outside which means you'll need to set some spotter arms.

The traditional spotter arms that come with the Dane 2.0 have a minimum bar-to-floor distance of 20". That's okay, but for a lot of people this means rack pulls will be from just below the knees. Low profile spotter arms like the Needles give back 6", which can completely change the feel of the movements for a lot of trainees.

The Needle Spotter Arms give you back real estate for your attachments, but also for your barbell movements 😉

Rack real estate is king when it comes to home gyms, and that's exactly where low profile spotter arms like the Needles come in.

Traditional spotter arms that come with half rack functional trainers are USUALLY bulky by design. In some cases, there's nothing wrong with this because the whole point of spotter arms is to...well...spot you. Now that we've entered a new age of home and garage gyms where that same rack is the centerpiece, most people are going to need that precious upright space.

The Needle Spotter Arms only take up 7" on uprights with standard spacing (this goes for racks with 1" or 5/8" holes). Meanwhile, traditional spotter arms like the ones that come with the Dane 2.0 take up DOUBLE that real estate.

It's pretty safe to say who the winner is here 😅

What's even the point of low profile spotter arms? 🤔

It primarily comes down to something very specific: real estate.

Traditional spotter arms already to a great job at their main function: catch the bar in case you fail on a barbell lift. Cool.

The problem here is that a TON of room usually gets taken up by those same arms, sometimes up to 16" on an upright.

Low profile spotter arms are smaller by design, in both depth and height. In the case of the Needle Spotter Arms, the arm itself extends 20" off the rack (decrease of 5" from traditional arm) and only takes up 7" of vertical space on an upright.

This freeing up of room gives you back space for additional attachments, and can even help increase the range of motion on movements like rack pulls since these low profiles can be set much lower than traditional spotters.

The Needle Spotter Arms drop THIS FRIDAY!