We made some BIG improvements from 2018 in terms of sponsors and prizes, and it paid off for participation too. I started planning year 2 almost immediately after year 1 ended. We went from MS Paint flyers to Photoshop. We snagged some HUGE prizes from some big names. Jumping from 80 to 211 Competitors was MASSIVE with over 212,000 pounds lifted! The 2019 Garage Gym Competition Results solidified that we weren’t a fluke, and that this was something worthy of the investment in time.
Lifters
You can find the 2019 Garage Gym Competition Results by lifter here.
Items of Note
Year 2 was something else. I had become a moderator for Reddit r/HomeGym at the tail end of the first GGC. I began scheduling AMAs with companies and discussing the competition. They seemed interested. As I continued to expand my discussions, things started going in a weird direction. Companies were tossing in HUGE amounts of prizes. I was blown away by the support. I kept thinking… for me? For this little competition? Why? Fast forward and I know better now. But at the time, I was just so stoked to go from a flat bench, to multiple bars, a rack, a rower, and much more.
It all comes back to the community. They showed up in year 1, and they came back almost 3x the amount for year 2. The support from the lifters has always been drives me and the competition forward.
A few other notable stats
29 returning competitors
182 new competitors
Biggest squat of 725lbs
Biggest bench of 425lbs
Biggest deadlift of 555lbs
Biggest total of 1795
Honorable mention for Jared Neal, who trains in his garage and competed in a sanctioned meet the weekend before the Garage Gym Competition, with a 1961 total.
2019 Garage Gym Competition
2019 Garage Gym Competition
Lifters
You can find the 2019 Garage Gym Competition Results by lifter here.
Items of Note
Year 2 was something else. I had become a moderator for Reddit r/HomeGym at the tail end of the first GGC. I began scheduling AMAs with companies and discussing the competition. They seemed interested. As I continued to expand my discussions, things started going in a weird direction. Companies were tossing in HUGE amounts of prizes. I was blown away by the support. I kept thinking… for me? For this little competition? Why? Fast forward and I know better now. But at the time, I was just so stoked to go from a flat bench, to multiple bars, a rack, a rower, and much more.
It all comes back to the community. They showed up in year 1, and they came back almost 3x the amount for year 2. The support from the lifters has always been drives me and the competition forward.
A few other notable stats
Honorable mention for Jared Neal, who trains in his garage and competed in a sanctioned meet the weekend before the Garage Gym Competition, with a 1961 total.
Huge shout outs to our biggest sponsors including Body Solid, Rep Fitness, and Edge Fitness Systems.
Donations
We donated to Special Olympics with a $200 donation again!
Local Meet Hosts
Working Class Barbell took his local meet to an entirely new level… INSANE!
GGC Meet Shirts
We had our first GGC Meet Shirts available.
After Event Fun!
The 2020 had me learning at rapid speed, and I formed the GGC Council shortly after to steer the direction for the future.