About the coach
I'm Tom, a lead CrossFit coach. I've spent years on a gym floor watching which racks wobble, which barbells spin smoothly after a thousand cleans, and which shoes fall apart by the third box jump workout.
Most gear reviews list 25 options and call them all great. That doesn't help when you're about to spend $1,500 on a rack or $150 on lifters. So every page here does one thing: names the one I'd buy, names the one I'd skip, and tells you why in plain words.
How a pick gets made
- Two products that a real buyer is choosing between, at similar jobs.
- Specs and prices checked against the seller's own page, with the date shown.
- A second check of every fact before anything is published.
- A clear exception: when the product I'd skip is actually the right call for you.
What I won't do
- Invent a sale or a fake 'was' price.
- Pick a winner because it pays a bigger commission. Some winners have no affiliate link at all.
- Recommend gear I wouldn't put in front of my own athletes.
Last updated October 26, 2026.